The Ninja Warriors Among Us

"Not Really Sure if I Believe This Guy" by Chip Py, from our Flickr pool

If Seattle is going to make national news, it might as well be for ninjas. A lone man was found by Seattle Police on Monday night screaming atop a 5 foot fence post. He claimed he wasn’t being chased, and merely "overestimated his own ninja skills." This overestimation led to impalement atop said fence post and a trip to Harborview Medical Center. Apparently, the man found himself on the fence post after fleeing a fight outside of a sports bar. Police believe alcohol may have played a (very significant) role.

If inept ninjas weren’t enough for Seattle, today brings the news that a local man was shot with a crossbow Wednesday evening. The attacker apparently hid and waited outside the victim’s home. The victim is reportedly is in stable condition after also being taken to Harborview Medical Center. The attacker remains at large, presumably still in possession of a crossbow with one less arrow in its quiver.

Together, these reports raise some very serious questions. Is the change in seasons ushering in a new era of creative weaponry? Where are the pirates in all of this? And, is it just a coincidence that the new Warner Bros. movie Ninja Assassin comes out next week? We ponder the answers to these questions and hope that the next wave of ninja news isn’t quite so gruesome.