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Shotgun Wedding
Shotgun Wedding as told by South London gangster, Frankie "Mad" Fraser
"Most people have heard of the phrase 'Shotgun Wedding', and that certainly includes the people that read my Viewpoints.
But the phrase took on a new meaning when a bride-to-be in Hobart, Indiana, USA went to a local bridal show and tried on several of the dresses.
She finally decided upon a beautiful Oleg Cassini designer off-the- shoulder creation with beads and sequins, but baulked at the price of nearly a thousand dollars. So the disappointed, betrothed lady left empty-handed.
Later in the day her husband-to-be went back to the store, pulled out a semi-automatic handgun, waved the gun at one of the employers, grabbed the expensive dress, and ran out.
I hope the wedding photos don't appear in the local newspaper or on local TV, because the Hobart police statement that the couple's bridal suite, where the occupants are be separated by bars, is being prepared - in the local jail - will soon have residents.
What puzzles me is how did the store know the gunman was the husband-to-be? I can't believe he gave them an invitation to the wedding, or did he?"
Excerpt quoted from Frankie's website:
www.madfrankiefraser.co.uk.
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Sally Davis - 11/05/03
If girls got pregnant they had to get married. It was difficult for young lovers, contraception was unknown. My parents always said that if I ever got into trouble, it would be over the wall to the workhouse, that was the threat!
Most chaps did the gentlemanly thing and married, as it was a matter of honour if they got a girl in trouble!
Thanks for your contribution Sally
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