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(Message started by: koonie32 on Dec 10^th, 2006, 1:31pm)

Title: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by koonie32 on Dec 10^th, 2006, 1:31pm

John is angry at Roger for some unknown reason. (edited)
Suddenly they start fighting. They each bring out knives and duke it out. Eventually they end up on a balcony 10 stories high. John pushes Roger over the edge and Roger (edited lol. It said John before) is dead.

The strange part about this is that an onlooker was charged for the death. In fact Roger himself had no charges at all. He was free. The onlooker
had the whole blame. Whats going on? Why did the onlooker get charged?

Note : Onlooker never spoke to either john or roger.

Note 2 : Onlooker had no involvement in the fight that was going on. He did not "rig" the balcony in anyway to kill John.

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by towr on Dec 10^th, 2006, 1:51pm

Errr.. Could you rewrite it so it makes more sense?
Because it doesn't make sense for Roger to cheat on John's wife. Or for John to push Roger over a Balcony and dying himself. Generally the person falling dies..

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by Icarus on Dec 10^th, 2006, 6:41pm

Puzzles like this one are more suited to the "What happened?" forum. This is something of a judgement call, but I really think it's a better fit there.

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by cchris on Dec 10^th, 2006, 9:42pm

Sniper?

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 10^th, 2006, 10:14pm

He caused John and Roger to fight by threatening to kill them if they didn't?

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by Laudie on Dec 10^th, 2006, 10:29pm

The onlooker never got a good look at John who was on the tenth story of the building. John escaped from the building as soon as he pushed Roger off, and the onlooker was the closest person to the body when the police arrived. The police charged him because John identified and testified against the onlooker as the murderer.

(morbid and stretchy, but this is inspired by something that I heard about, two "witnesses" were actually the murderers and the scapegoat was on deathrow for about 5 years before they found out that he was innocent)

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on Dec 10^th, 2006, 10:42pm

This sounds like the start of a terrible soap opera.

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 10^th, 2006, 10:44pm

on 12/10/06 at 22:14:40, flamingdragon wrote:

He caused John and Roger to fight by threatening to kill them if they didn't?

Hmm, as an addition:
WTF paid the onlooker to start the fight.

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by koonie32 on Dec 11^th, 2006, 3:48am

All right the onlooker had no weapon. He had never even TALKED to john or roger. Ask yes or no questions people. its impossible to guess.

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by cchris on Dec 11^th, 2006, 11:47am

Was the onlooker on the ground?

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 11^th, 2006, 11:49am

Did the onlooker know that they were fighting?

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by ChunkTug on Dec 11^th, 2006, 12:09pm

Were John and Roger trying to hurt eachother?

Were they actors?

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by koonie32 on Dec 11^th, 2006, 12:11pm

Was the onlooker on the ground?

Yes

Did the onlooker know that they were fighting?

Yes

Were John and Roger trying to hurt eachother?

No

Were they actors?

Dang you got the riddle. I thought it would last for a BIT longer you know :(.

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by cchris on Dec 11^th, 2006, 12:33pm

Wow, I was just about to say that. Dangit. So to wrap it up, the guy was responsible for catching (with an inflatable thing) Roger, but he didn't.

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by towr on Dec 11^th, 2006, 12:42pm

on 12/11/06 at 12:33:32, cchris wrote:

Wow, I was just about to say that. Dangit. So to wrap it up, the guy was responsible for catching (with an inflatable thing) Roger, but he didn't.

Or it was a movie.

The precision of the answer isn't 100% yet..

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by koonie32 on Dec 11^th, 2006, 2:02pm

[hide]Well the answer I was going for was that roger and john were actors and the guy who was an onlooker was actually the guy who made the stunts and props safe etc. When the guy died the net to save him broke through. Therefore the onlooker got charged.[/hide]

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on Dec 11^th, 2006, 5:22pm

That wouldn't be murder though.

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by TheNumberScott on Dec 11^th, 2006, 5:24pm

on 12/11/06 at 17:22:34, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote:

That wouldn't be murder though.

he never said it was murder, just charged for the death.

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 11^th, 2006, 5:42pm

That was burn WTF. You gonna let him get away with that?

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by koonie32 on Dec 11^th, 2006, 5:49pm

Just wondering. What is WTF? I hear it everywhere and I am like uh..

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by koonie32 on Dec 11^th, 2006, 5:49pm

Sorry I meant WHO is wtf. It sounds like a person.

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 11^th, 2006, 5:53pm

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

W T F
H A O
I N X
S G T
K O R
E O
Y T

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by SMQ on Dec 11^th, 2006, 6:45pm

Also more commonly, "What The F..."

--SMQ

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 11^th, 2006, 6:49pm

I think he knows that one. ::)

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on Dec 11^th, 2006, 7:34pm

And "Why's that furry?" I'm very acronymical.

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 11^th, 2006, 8:21pm

So why do want people to be calling u WTF? ::)

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on Dec 11^th, 2006, 9:04pm

Why do you want people calling you flamingdragon? ;)

Title: Re: A minor quibble turns into a death
Post by flamingdragon on Dec 11^th, 2006, 9:12pm

.......................

Good point.

Just dragon will do fine though.