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This whole incident is wild. One of a million things I wish had been touched on in high school history class.

Sumner suffered head trauma that would cause him chronic pain and symptoms consistent with what would now be called traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, and spent three years convalescing before returning to his Senate seat. He suffered chronic pain and debilitation for the rest of his life.

Jesus, that's a lot to go through just for a speech.

Brooks claimed that he "meant no disrespect to the Senate of the United States" by attacking Sumner, and also that he had not intended to kill Sumner, or else he would have used a different weapon. Brooks was tried in a District of Columbia court for the attack. He was convicted of assault and was fined $300, though he was not incarcerated.

What a piece of garbage. If I'm ever in Edgefield, South Carolina, there's a ~~headstone~~ public toilet I need to visit.