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Raymond Dolin may need to change the title of his upcoming memoir.

Dolin, 39, is hitchhiking across the United States to gather material for his book, "The Kindness of America."

But on Saturday night, the West Virginia man was shot by a random passerby on the side of a highway, the Billings Gazette reports. Dolin was waiting for a ride a couple of miles outside of Glasgow, Montana around 6 pm. That's when, he says, a man driving a maroon pickup truck pulled up and shot him in the arm before speeding away.

The hitchhiker was able to get the attention of another passing vehicle, KRTV reports, and is now recovering at a Glasgow hospital. His injuries are non-life threatening.

After a manhunt lasting about four hours, authorities tracked the maroon pickup about 100 miles east of Glasgow and arrested the driver, Charles Lloyd Danielson III, of Washington State.

Police say the two men did not know each other. "It appears to be an absolutely random event," Sheriff Glenn Myer told KTVQ. "He just drove up there and shot him. We're unclear as to why."

Danielson, 52, is being held on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon and driving under the influence, according to the Great Falls Tribune. His first court appearance is scheduled for today.

SOURCE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/11/raymond-dolin-hitchhiker-shot_n_1586276.html



Irony doesn't even begin to cover this  :trollol:
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.....oh my.
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Fuck you, whore.

Johan is not nuts. At least not anymore nuts than the rest of us. He is ruled by his own psychology, which includes jealousy that he cannot sing that high.

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Mathematical.

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Fuck you, whore.

Johan is not nuts. At least not anymore nuts than the rest of us. He is ruled by his own psychology, which includes jealousy that he cannot sing that high.

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I hope, I do not wait.

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:lol: :lol:

I'm still trying to figure out how this has over 190,000 views.

I'll be honest, I probably watched that video 50~ times
Mathematical.

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Serves the fucker right IMO.
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I just can't wait to read the book, flip to like chapter 6 which is called "And then a stranger shot me"  :lol:
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And in an even more hilarious twist to this story...


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The 39-year-old West Virginian man who was reportedly injured in a random drive-by while hitchhiking in Montana confessed to police that he actually shot himself.

The case is still being investigated by the Valley County Sheriff's Office, and charges could still be brought against Ray Dolin.

52-year-old Charles Lloyd Danielson III of Tumwater, Washington, was arrested Saturday for allegedly shooting Dolin on Highway 2 outside of Glasgow. He was released yesterday, and the felony assault charge brought against him was dropped.

Dolin told authorities he was hitchhiking across the state while penning a memoir entitled Kindness in America.



SOURCE: http://gawker.com/5918821/kindness-in-america-author-admits-he-shot-himself
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What a fucking idiot
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Haha. What a tool. Only in America....

It's my guess that this was a publicity stunt; the author knowing full well that the supposed irony would generate publicity.

He probably felt guilty when somebody was arrested for it.
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