The article, at WeeklyWorldNews begins...........

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Gun-toting granny Ava Estelle, 81, was so ticked-off when two thugs raped her 18-year-old granddaughter that she tracked the unsuspecting ex-cons down - - and shot their testicles off!

Pieter, I thought they'd defanged you over there. Guess they forgot to take this woman's gun. Go Granny, Go

-- (4@5.6), February 07, 2000

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And I certainly hope they lived to enjoy their new status!! This is what should be done to all sexual predators. But never happen until we have 9 female Supreme Court judges. I have never understood why we can kill people, put them in isolation cells, but castrating is a cruel and unusual punishment. But then I am a woman! However, I do know there are a lot of good men out there that will agree with me. Taz

-- Taz (Tassi123@aol.com), February 07, 2000.

Might have "defanged" the general populace, but looks like one granny has the balls, er guts to do what needs to be done. Go get 'em granny!!!

-- justme (justme@myhouse.com), February 07, 2000.

It's about time there was some good news in the world. Does she need any more ammunition? Or a ferret?

-- I'm Here, I'm There (I'm Everywhere@so.beware), February 07, 2000.

Taz. Here is one man who agrees with you 100%. I hope granny has enough public support to protect her from the authorities who will surely be after he

-- Roy (bushwhacker @ north.com), February 07, 2000.

Taz. Here is one man who agrees with you 100%. I hope granny has lots of public support to protect her from the authorities who will be after her. A Canadian woman who defended herself against two home invaders with a sword faced several charges. These charges were withdrawn when there was a huge public out

-- Roy (bushwhacker @ north woods.com), February 07, 2000.

Personally, I think Aussie granny was too kind to 'em. I'd have used a watergun filled with H2SO4 on them there parts. Don't need a licence for it either.

-- mean (granny@two.gun), February 07, 2000.

She certainly had a point. In NY one time a guy was arrested after stopping two thugs from raping his neighbor. He, too, was let off after a public outcry.

-- Mara (MaraWayne@aol.com), February 07, 2000.

4@5.6,

Hehe, just booted this morning and was greeted by your post. The older generation eh? Now, there are real characters.

As for them that took some of our guns - well, there's plenty of weaponry around. We'd be nuts to hand over the only thing standing between a good nights sleep and the uninvited Canberra freak show.

Regards from OZ where we have some very pissed off grannies...hehe

-- Pieter (zaadz@icisp.net.au), February 07, 2000.