Why I get a little nervous when the Jr. VP insists on yelling “Hi! Hi! Hola! Hola!” to every person he meets:

Police: Hammer attack suspect previously hit child
PORTLAND, Ore. - A man charged with trying to kill a woman with a hammer at a Beaverton Fred Meyer over the weekend had previously been in court for striking a 6-year-old in the throat, police said Monday . . . On Monday police released more information about Osterholme’s background. According to police, he was arrested at his Beaverton apartment in May 2002 in connection with the striking of a 6-year-old boy. Police said the boy was playing outside in the apartment complex’s parking lot when he walked up to Osterholme to say hello. Police said Osterholme apparently swore at the boy and then hit the youth in the throat with what police described as a “judo-style chop.”

On the other hand though, if I had seen that happen to the Jr. VP I would have put aside my personal prohibition against murdering people (and would have repeatedly slammed a car door into that bastard’s head, most likely) and that poor Beaverton woman would still be fine today.