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HAMPTON — A Hampton Beach Beautification Committee volunteer was reportedly shot in the back with a 4-inch metal needle Monday as he and his wife were removing weeds from the lilac bed near the Hampton Harbor Bridge. Police believe the needle that struck John Gebhart, 70, of Hampton, is alleged to have come from a blow dart gun that witnesses said was fired from a Honda Civic with Rhode Island plates. “We received a call reporting an assault and that an individual was struck with a blow dart,” Hampton Police Chief Jamie Sullivan said. “They were able to get a license plate from a vehicle they suspect was involved, and we are continuing to investigate it.” “John thought someone first had hit him with a BB gun,” Linda said. “He turned around and I just said ‘Oh my God, there is a dart in your back.’” “I hope this isn’t a new fad,” Linda said. “Maybe we need bulletproof vests now to go and pick dandelions. I mean, come on. I don’t know. It’s a sad commentary on where our youths are at today, that they have nothing better to do and that they think this is fun to do.”

For some reason I just can’t stop laughing about this story.  Just the image of some poor old dude trying to beautify Hampton Beach only to take a blow dart in the ass. Too funny. I guess that’s what you get for trying to make Hampton Beach pretty huh? Like at some point you just got to be like fuck it.  Doesn’t matter how many fucking weeds you pick it is what it is.  Just a shame that it took a blow dart to the lower abdomen to prove the point to this old geezer.