I'm sorry you shot me!
Whittington was sprayed with birdshot pellets to his face, neck and chest and suffered a minor heart attack due to a pellet near his heart. When he left he hospital about a week after the accident, he said "accidents do and will happen," and apologized to Cheney, saying he was "deeply sorry for everything" Cheney and his family had to deal with after the incident.
Not only were no charges brought about for the accidental shooting, Cheney wasn't even fined for illegal hunting as he had never gotten a license. Imagine any everyday schmuck doing this; even if the friend called fir no charges, the cops would have made some charges for sure.