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Hitchhiker shot while researching 'Kindness of America'

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Sticks out thumb, catches lead
By Joe FayGet more from this author
Posted in Bootnotes, 12th June 2012 15:27 GMT


A hitchhiker researching a book on "The Kindness of America" is currently recovering in hospital after a gun-toting truck driver gave him a small donation of some searing hot lead.
Ray Dolin, was hitching on Highway 2 in Montana on Saturday as part of a project to produce a memoir on the great things about the open road in the big country.


Dolin was sitting on his backpack, just west of of the town of Glasgow e:cry:arly Saturday evening when a pickup truck slowed down.

However, rather than extending the offer of a ride, the driver extended a gun out of the window and shot Dolin in the arm.
The pickup truck then headed west, leaving Dolin to use his other arm to flag down a passing driver, who then notified the authorities.

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A nurse at the hospital where Dolin is recovering told the AP he was not taking calls yesterday, suggesting he's had his fill of kindness right now. ®
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