14 DAY TRIAL // A man has been shot in Russia after entering a disagreement on the works of German philosopher Immanuel Kant.
Kant authored The Critique of Judgement, The Critique of Pure Reason and The Metaphysics of Ethics, among others.
He was born in Prussia and spent his entire life in Koenigsberg, which is now a part of Russia, taking the name Kaliningrad. He often debated issues regarding morality and ethics.
Local officials have described two young men arguing over the merit of the 18th century author's point of view in certain areas.
The Independent mentions the incident taking place in the small city of Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia. The quarrel started as the pair were standing in line at a local store, waiting to buy beer.
It is almost an anecdote proving that one should never mix beer with philosophy and guns. The victim was not badly injured, as he was only shot with rubber bullets.
“In the course of the fight, the suspect took out a pistol firing rubber bullets and fired several shots at his opponent,” a police source described for a local news agency.
There is no further information about the attacker and the victim, except for the fact that they are both in their twenties.
The row started off with a heated debate on a philosophical topic. As it escalated, the men engaged in a fistfight before the assailant pulled out the air gun and shot his opponent in the head.
“After firing repeatedly at his opponent, the shooter fled the scene,” a police officer described for Russia Today.
The suspect was caught and police found the weapon in his possession. He has been detained and charged for the “intentional infliction of serious bodily harm.”
His victim has been hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds and he is now stable.