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A man accused of murdering his son-in-law in Ramsey, NJ is claiming that he couldn't have committed the crime because he's too fat. William Ates, 65, is on trial for the 2006 shooting death of 40-year-old Paul Duncsak, who was shot six times in his NJ home, and who was in the middle of a bitter custody-dispute with Ates' daughter.
Ates' doctor testified during the trial that bounding up the stairs of the NJ home would have caused the 5-foot-9, 285-pound Ates "to become short of breath and shake, making it difficult to keep his wrist straight enough to accurately fire a gun at someone from a distance."
His lawyer also told WCBS 2, "He's a classic overweight, morbidly obese, diabetic man. He medically could not have done it.... Because he would have had to go through all of this effort, this accurate shooting, this rapid escape, and this 21-and-a-half-hour drive." Ates was picked up by police 24 hours after the crime in his mother's home in Louisiana, which explains the 21-and-a-half hour car ride. Ates also claimed he needed to take "breaks" during long trips, implying that the ride alone would have been impossible for him to do so efficiently.
The prosecution has shown evidence that Ates owned a gun and "bought books detailing how to build a gun silencer, did Internet searches on how to pick locks and how to commit the perfect murder." The "obesity defense" has only been used in a few cases so far, and has been met mostly by skepticism, but this could prove to be a landmark case were Ates to be acquitted.
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He has a point.
an oval has no points...
A very, round, squishy point.
...who couldn't point a gun.
Damn, the Dunkin Donut Defense.
285 ain't that much. most professional football players are that big.
Yeah, they're all about a foot taller though.
"How Commit + Perfect + Murder"
Everybody knows that guns don't kill people. Fat kills people. And this guy is really fat. Q.E.D. Guilty.
This is like saying:
"I couldn't have written my name, waist high on that wall! I'm in a wheelchair!"
he could run for governor of NJ
Murder could cause an adrenaline rush big enough to motivate that fat guy. (actually at 5'9 and 285 lbs he is not so fat to be the invalid he claims. 385 and I might agree)
Heavier people are running laps on "The Biggest Loser"
Just the fact that he is using that pathetic excuse is suspicious enough to believe that he actually did commit the crime. Murder is something that if you chose to commit would be worth having "had to go through all of this effort".
Murder is a powerful Motivational mental force.
Besides being too fat is really no excuse that he couldn't "keep his waist straight" to fire a gun accurately at a distance accurately is weak and so bullshit ridden it makes me laugh.
I have fired a gun accurately drunk standing on my head. Seriously. I used to shoot competition and tried some wacky stuff for fun just to see what was possible (In safe environments). But I realize there are exceptions to the rule, and I may be strangely in tune with seeing a straight line.
Besides your "Waist" does not need to be straight to fire a gun accurately. The gun just needs to be pointed in the right direction. Waist angle not being a factor.
His Lawyer is a far reaching douchebag.
Why do people believe this bullshit?
Yeah we all need to take breaks on long trips but if you just committed a murder (motivational factor) a little discomfort can be tolerated, and peeing in a bottle while driving is pretty easy. It is amazing what a human can do when "properly motivated".
Well, who knows what the jury will believe. Religion is proof humans will believe the most improbable, stupid, bullshit ridden nonsense.
With that in mind it would not surprise me people would believe this clown's weak obesity defense.