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==Other deadly weapons== Any object designed, made, or adapted for the purposes of inflicting death or serious physical injury can be considered a deadly weapon. For example, a shoe or a shod foot used for kicking may be considered a dangerous weapon.<ref>''Commonwealth v. Marrero'', 19 Mass. App. Ct. 921, 922 (1984)</ref><ref>"Assault and Battery by means of a Dangerous Weapon", [http://www.mass.gov/courts/docs/courts-and-judges/courts/district-court/jury-instructions-criminal/6000-9999/6300-assault-and-battery-by-means-of-a-dangerous-weapon.pdf Jury Instruction 6.300], 2009 edition, p. 8</ref> A man from Florida was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after throwing a live alligator through the open drive-through window of a fast food restaurant.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/02/09/assault-with-a-deadly-weapon-florida-man-charged-with-throwing-live-alligator-into-wendys/ |title=Assault with a deadly weapon: Florida man charged with throwing alligator into Wendy's |author1=Niraj Chokshi |author2=Sarah Larimer |date=2016-02-09 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref> In Texas a federal [[grand jury]] decided that a flashing [[GIF]], intended to provoke an epileptic seizure resulting in death, can be considered as a deadly weapon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kurt-eichenwald-case-texas-grand-jury-says-gif-deadly-weapon-n736316|title=Kurt Eichenwald Case: Texas Grand Jury Says a GIF Is a 'Deadly Weapon'|date=March 21, 2017|work=NBC News|access-date=March 24, 2017}}</ref>
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