Does anyone see any reason why either of these two (Rivas and
Velazquez) shouldn't be lowered into a boiling vat of oil? Should they
EVER be allowed in public again?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/05/baby.shower.ap/index.html
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (AP) -- An argument at a baby shower
escalated into a brawl in which one man was shot and the pregnant
guest of honor was beaten with a stick, police said.

Three people were arrested after the fight, described by police as a
"baby shower gone bad."

Authorities said the shooting victim, Aristotle Garcia, got into a
fight with a man who is dating his ex-girlfriend. The argument, over
whether the woman let their 5-year-old daughter drink beer, escalated
and drew in two other people -- Jazz Rivas and Juan Velazquez, said
Police Lt. Cheryl C. Claprood.

When the baby shower's hostess tried to intervene, Rivas began hitting
some of the guests, including the 22-year-old mother-to-be, with a
large stick, she said.

Velazquez fired a gun in the air, then fired it into the crowd,
hitting Garcia in the stomach, according to police. Garcia, 26, was in
stable condition at Baystate Medical Center. The mother-to-be, who was
seven months pregnant, was treated after the incident Saturday and
released.

Velazquez, 19, was arrested Tuesday and charged with assault and
battery with a dangerous weapon and armed assault with intent to
murder. He pleaded not guilty Wednesday and was ordered held on
$100,000 bail.

The man Garcia was initially fighting with, Antonio Santiago, 25,
pleaded not guilty to similar charges Tuesday and was ordered held on
$50,000 bail.

Rivas, 22, pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault and battery
with a dangerous weapon and one count of assault and battery on a
pregnant female. His bail was set at $10,000.

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