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[RamboLiberal]

An altercation over an exercise machine turned deadly in an East Flatbush gym Saturday.

Douglas Smith was jumped by two thugs wielding a knife and hammer after an argument over who claimed "first dibs" on a Nautilus machine. The 50-year-old social worker quarreled with another gym member, who in turn called the alleged killers.

The New York Daily News reports:

Witnesses said Smith was exercising on the elliptical machine when the duo ambushed him from behind, stabbing him three times in the back and walloping him in the head with a hammer.

One of the alleged killers, Shawn Hing, was arrested Sunday night and charged with second-degree murder. The other alleged killer and the gym member are still at large.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/15/douglas-smith-social-work_n_392505.html

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. Here's a little picture of the victim. :( nt

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2. They charged someone?

This is how we solve our problems in this country. Might makes right, and if you don't believe it, just look around. Now the authorities are going to get all upset because some guy learned that if he's going to get into an argument over some exercise equipment, he'd better be ready to back it up with something more than just "first dibs."