On May 5th, Benjamin A. Middendorf had an argument with his older brother, Nicholas Middendorf. They returned from a night of drinking. 911 received a call from a man yelling "I just shot my brother on accident" Then he said "We were in a fight and I grabbed a gun and I shot him. Oh God," Middendorf said. Then after those words, a women's voices was heard telling the operator, "I'm going to kill my son." Spokeswoman Denise Roberts of St. Cloud Police confirmed that the argument involved a cheeseburger. Middendorf will face first-degree murder charges. Its mother's day weekend and the mother has lost a son.
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Questions:
Why do you think he had an argument with his brother over a cheeseburger?
Do you believe it was something else they had an argument about?
If you were the mother, how would you feel?
My opinion:
They were drunk and that is maybe why they argued over a cheeseburger. The police say that they were fighting over a cheeseburger and I believe that its possible to have another argument over something else. If I was the mother, I would have been devastated and I would be angry at myself for not raising my kids better.
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Well done Jazmine!
It must have been one good cheeseburger for them to fight to over. I think that there was something else fueling the fire for them to get to the point of pulling out a gun.
I think that they had an irrational argument over the cheeseburger because they were both drunk. This is a really sad story and it sounds like the one brother tends to get angry when he is drunk and he was just pushed over the edge with the argument.
Yes, a lot of people do crazy things while intoxicated and arguing about a cheeseburger is a crazy thing.
If I were the Mother, I would be so sad, horrified, and terrified to find out what had happened. I highly doubt she raised them to act this way. In just moments, she didn't just lose one son, but both of them.
Yes, I feel terrible for the mother. Yes, she did lose both, but she lost one forever.
I don't think it was about the cheeseburger, it had to be over something much more serious that they haven't told the police. I can't imagine killing my sister all because of food!
I think this was because they were drunk and acting stupid because of the alcohol. It could have also been an existing mental problem considering the situation when this far, sadly.
Because they were drunk and being stupid, this shows why heavy drinking is not a good idea, especially around guns. I would be so mad and confused in I was the mother because one of my sons just accidentally shot and killed the other.
Yes! Drinking is a very bad idea. The mother must be filled with emotions because she has lost a son on mother's day weekend.
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