"It's my lawn mower and my yard, so I can shoot it if I want." Right on, baby!
A local retailer said that Mr Walendowski might now have difficulty getting his lawn mower repaired.
"Anything not factory recommended would void the warranty," said Dick Wagner, of Wagner's Garden Mart in Milwaukee.
Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys (in 1987) wrote:A CHILD AND HIS LAWNMOWER
Some clown in Sacramento was dragged into court / He shot his lawnmower / It disobeyed, it wouldn't start / Might makes right, it's the American way® / They fined him $60 and sent him on his way / You know, some people don't take no sh*t / Maybe if they did they'd have half a brain left
