Nuclear Research Scientist Fatally Shot By 2-Year Old

[lame54]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/idaho-woman-shot-dead-by-2-year-old-son-in-walmart-was-a-nuclear-research-scientist/

The woman who was shot to death by her 2-year-son at an Idaho Walmart was identified as nuclear research scientist Veronica Rutledge, The Spokesman-Review reports.

Rutledge had taken her son, as well as her nieces and nephews, to Hayden Walmart so they could spend their holiday gift cards. She was carrying a concealed handgun in a purse specifically designed to do so — it had been a Christmas gift from her husband, Colt.

Her father-in-law, Terry Rutledge, told the Washington Post that the gun was “zippered closed” inside the new purse, which she momentarily left unattended while shopping.


“An inquisitive 2-year-old boy reached into the purse, unzipped the compartment, found the gun and shot his mother in the head,” Rutledge said. “It’s a terrible, terrible incident” — and one which his son is not handling well...

[Drahthaardogs]

1. Never confuse intelligence with wisdom. They can be mutually exclusive.

When I was in graduate school, I saw more than a few people with genius type IQ's, who were fundamentally imbeciles. Working with the military, I saw it there too. Full birds who were so enmeshed they were functionally stupid outside of their own little paradigm.

[peabody]

2. That's very astute.

It makes sense. My brother-in-law is very intelligent: got good grades and became a successful doctor. But he's a conservative and made some bad choices that left him nearly broke at one time in his life. I always wondered how someone so smart in school can be so stupid in other things.

[Drahthaardogs]

11. Wisdom is probably the most underrated trait out there

Yet the most important. Give me a bright employee with a habit of making wise choices over a brilliant employee prone to silly mistakes any day of the week.

[Dont call me Shirley]

3. Why, why, why didn't she have the safety on? She has traumatized her children for life!

On another note, another life gone due to guns.

Veronica

[randome]

7. It's not about guns, it's about...nuclear science. Yeah, that's it!

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Don't ever underestimate the long-term effects of a good night's sleep.[/center][/font][hr]

[Initech]

5. Yay guns!

[randome]

6. Did you hear what else her father-in-law said?

He said she was a responsible gun owner.

Incredible, isn't it?
[hr][font color="blue"][center]You should never stop having childhood dreams.[/center][/font][hr]

[lame54]

8. yes - loved his defense...

but, but, but she knew what she was doing

[El Supremo]

10. She should have been packing...

plutonium.

[Spirochete]

12. Her husband was named Colt?

Appropriate, I suppose...