Natural selection in action

Nature has a funny way of weeding out the gene pool. For instance, this story from the Yakima Herald:

A 20-year-old man shot himself in the groin early Sunday while trying to hide a shotgun down his pants, city police said. A news release did not describe the injury except to say that it was "serious."

Really? A shotgun blast to the family jewels is "serious"? These are the kinds of factoids that make the Yakima Herald invaluable.

The victim was being treated at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. His injuries were not expected to be life-threatening, medical officials told police.

Excellent. He's going to be okay. What a relief, especially considering that we're dealing with one of our community's most respectable citizens:

Officers responded to the 700 block of North 24th Avenue about 1:30 a.m. Sunday. They found the victim on the side of the road.

He had fired two rounds from the double-barrelled weapon, police said.

Police were continuing to investigate after they recovered the shotgun and an additional firearm reported stolen at the house where the shooting took place

That's right -- a man who tried to hide a reportedly stolen shotgun in his pants has shot himself in the groin.

Cosmic justice comes to Yakima.