The guy fought back. He managed to get away. He didn’t call 911 immediately because—get this—he was embarrassed.
“I didn’t want to tell anyone a hot dog almost killed me,” he likely thought. But eventually, he went to the cops.
When officers arrived, they found the woman still holding the hot dog. She was arrested on the spot. The charge? Attempted murder with a deadly weapon. Deadly weapon = hot dog.
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The Legal Angle: Is a Hot Dog a Weapon?
Legally, anything can be a weapon if you use it to harm someone. A shoe. A pencil. A frozen hot dog. Or, in this case, a cooked one.
Prosecutors are scratching their heads. Is this assault? Aggravated battery? Or a really bad joke? The woman’s lawyer will have a field day.
Imagine the cross-examination: “Officer, was the hot dog still in its bun? Was it plain? Did it have ketchup?” This is comedy gold.
