Odd News: What's Up With Old People Lately?

Originally Aired: Wednesday, February 11, 2008 (Reloaded)

(DRUG DEALING MILKMAN SPARED JAIL)
LONDON A milkman who admitted he delivered cannabis as well as pints to elderly customers to ease their aches and pains, was spared jail Friday.Robert Holding, 72, from Burnley, told police he supplied the drug to 17 customers after detectives raided his home and found nearly 6oz (167g) of cannabis in an egg crate in the van he used for deliveries. Prosecutor Sarah Statham said “He said he sold the cannabis to existing customers because they were old and had aches and pains.” “He said he sold a 9oz (255g) bar about every three weeks and sold it for a relatively cheap value. He said that customers left him notes saying, for example, ‘Can I have an ounce this week or can I have an eighth.'” Holding, who admitted supplying and possession of the drug at a previous hearing, was given a 36-month prison sentence suspended for a year at Burnley Crown Court Friday, the Press Association reported. Judge Beverley Lunt told him the sentence was “an act of mercy” because he visited his wife, who has Alzheimer’s disease, every day in a care home. Philip Holden said his client “wasn’t making much of a profit” and that his oldest client was 92.

(MAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIMSELF AT HOSPITAL CAFE’)
LAFAYETTE, Colo. A man who reached into his pocket to pay for lunch at a hospital cafeteria in Lafayette accidentally shot himself with the gun in his pocket. Police and officials at Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center said it was an unfortunate accident. Officials said 59-year-old Steve Tapp of
Thornton was treated at the hospital and released. No one else was hurt. Officials said Tapp, who was visiting family at the hospital, shot himself in the right thigh Tuesday. Security guards responded and took the gun. Tapp faces possible misdemeanor charges of unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon, prohibited use of a weapon and reckless endangerment.The hospital forbids guns, although no sign was posted Tuesday stating the policy.

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