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On August 31 2011 12:39 Gamegene wrote:Show nested quote +On August 31 2011 12:34 Tektos wrote:
I meant projectiles obviously.
I've clearly stated three times now that shooting him with a crossbow was a bit far but the kid definitely deserved to be punished. Get off my nuts.
And as for your examples of endangering other's lives:
I've never sped, I don't smoke and I stay at home when I have the flu so more examples please. Quit making shitty posts in this thread that just encourage people to call you an idiot. Seriously if you don't want to have people on your nuts then stop egging people on. 
Fail to see how I've been egging people on when the tl;dr of my posts =
Throwing rocks is dangerous, kid deserved to be punished.
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why are people assuming it was a fast moving car on a highway he was throwing it in a neighborhood i doubt it was going over 25
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On August 31 2011 11:33 Rice wrote:Show nested quote +On August 31 2011 11:32 brain_ wrote:
Am I a bad person for laughing pretty hard at this story? no, I laughed out loud from the thread title alone
oh my god yes rofl. That is hilarious jesus christ hope the kid isn't killed though lol.
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I'm not going to lie, this is really really cool.
I'd be on the other side if someone had been arrested or the kid had died, but for now the story is just plain awesome.
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On August 31 2011 12:46 DoctorHelvetica wrote:
why are people assuming it was a fast moving car on a highway he was throwing it in a neighborhood i doubt it was going over 25
If a car swerved into the other lane cause they see this big rock coming at their person, and caused a car accident, and multiple people died, what would you say.
Being hit with a rock at any speed is dangerous.
Being in a car accident can cause severe injury at very low speeds.
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I think the only funny part is why the hell is the guy carrying a crossbow?
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All things considered a crossbow is extremely deadly, he is very lucky to be alive.
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On August 31 2011 12:41 DoctorHelvetica wrote:Show nested quote +On August 31 2011 12:40 nemo14 wrote:
If you've never seen a crossbow in action then you probably have no way of conceiving exactly how deadly a loosed bolt is. I have watched deer take one through the heart/lungs and be dead before their legs even gave out, and I can tell you that what the guy in the car did was just as bad as any attempted murder with a firearm. If that bolt had landed six inches higher the kid would be IN THE GROUND right now.
You all just think it's funny because you don't connote a crossbow with dramatic death like you do a gun. no some people actually think the best way to have a society is to let people learn right/wrong by being beaten severely or injured/kill when they make mistakes i'm sure if it was a gun there would be quite a few people saying the same thing "his parents should have taught him better" "well he won't be throwing rocks ever again, he learned his lesson"
LOL Are you serious? Bumping into a stand and breaking a vase is a mistake, eating somebody else's pudding without knowing is a mistake but throwing rocks at moving cars is NOT a mistake. He didn't deserve getting shot or getting beat by a stranger, he deserved to be drug to a court and told the severity of his actions and made to see what could happen and do fucking community service. But just because he's the victim of a far greater crime DOES NOT pardon him of his reckless idiocy.
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are they kids or not (justice wise; sry i lack proper wording) you can teach kids right from wrong, but they still do not know how severly (?) their acting will be...
sry for spelling and grammar, please correct at will
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Wow, I didn't realize Robin Hood was actually from the "hood"
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so kids have no consequences these days but a crossbow bolt is a little harsh. If it was a hunting crossbow with a spring loaded broad head i have to disagree but if it was one of the compact jobs with a target blunt on it id say good job. this story should be told to all grade-school students maybe it would affect hooliganism stats.
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oh man this is hilarious. You gotta have some pure evil to be able to point a weapon at a kid, but you've also got to have pure aim to hit your target from a moving car. AND he didn't get arrested. This guy and the whole story is awesome LOL.
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You think this is the only case a kid got severily injured/murdered for doing stupid shit? The sad thing it's not even his fault. It's parenting failure, Which is pretty much the cause for all the cimes in the world. They don't know better.
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On August 31 2011 12:45 redoxx wrote:Show nested quote +On August 31 2011 12:44 Spacekyod wrote:On August 31 2011 12:40 nemo14 wrote:
If you've never seen a crossbow in action then you probably have no way of conceiving exactly how deadly a loosed bolt is. I have watched deer take one through the heart/lungs and be dead before their legs even gave out, and I can tell you that what the guy in the car did was just as bad as any attempted murder with a firearm. If that bolt had landed six inches higher the kid would be IN THE GROUND right now.
You all just think it's funny because you don't connote a crossbow with dramatic death like you do a gun. How about getting hit in the head with a rock while you're driving 40mph? It was never stated whether or not the car was moving or how fast it was going.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/aug/29/boy-shot-crossbow/
"A boy was shot in the abdomen by a crossbow bolt Monday after he and another boy were throwing rocks at a passing car in Linda Vista, San Diego police said."
Car was moving.
How fast? That we do not know, but if the car is moving even at a reasonably slow pace it is still quite dangerous.
It also didn't say how hard they were throwing the rocks, how large the rocks were, etc.
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On August 31 2011 12:48 muse5187 wrote:
All things considered a crossbow is extremely deadly, he is very lucky to be alive.
Technically its the projectile. I could see always packing a crossbow with hard rubber bolts.
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On August 31 2011 12:42 Torte de Lini wrote:Show nested quote +On August 31 2011 12:36 Bobgrimly wrote:On August 31 2011 12:29 DoctorHelvetica wrote:On August 31 2011 12:28 Bobgrimly wrote:On August 31 2011 12:20 DoctorHelvetica wrote:On August 31 2011 12:19 Bobgrimly wrote:
If the kid died I wouldn't blame the shooter. I would blame the kids parents. My parents taught me right from wrong.
If you are stupid enough to discuss whether or not the shooter over reacted the first thing you should be discussing is how a child is not taught that throwing rocks at a moving vehicle can result in damage to not only property but to the drivers and occupants of said vehicles. Make excuses for the kid all you like. Because he is a kid is no excuse. What he was doing had potentially lethal consequences.
Lets all laugh at the dumb kid and enjoy this as it should be enjoyed. A relatively cheap lesson he learned without the help of his obviously useless parents. are you an anarchocapitalist this is a serious qustion Nope. Just believe that if you are foolish enough to analyse a random event and start making condemnations then you should start at the beginning. The kid obviously doesn't respect people or their property. Something my parents taught me. So blame the parents. If the kid wasn't being a little prick I doubt anyone would be laughing at the fact he was shot. Had he been minding his own business and was shot in the manner he was most people would be very eager to form a lynch mob for the shooter. So the problem started with the kid and his lack of respect. Hence its funny he got hurt. Stop trying to be all upset over something that is hilarious karma as many people have pointed out. you should look into it because what you're advocating is pretty much lawless vigilante justice You are a mindless troll but I am bored so I will bite. If you had reading comprehension past a 2 year old level you might be able to see I am pointing out that his parenting led to his current hospitalisation and perhaps if people taught their children respect for other people and their property, crime would be non existent. Unfortunately there are many bad parents so I guess its ok for kids to act like a delinquent and then for you to get upset when they suffer for their delinquency. Just remember next time you want to throw rocks... someone might have a crossbow or worse... a GUN. Tell your kids!!! Why are you being condescending? No amount of damage is the equivalent of hurting a child, despite the age. Believe it or not, kids know right from wrong, they just can't measure the severity. Throwing rocks at cars seems minor, it won't break the car and if the rocks were small, they wouldn't do any major damage. Do you think a child, who can't drive nor know the costs of cars or the ideas of scratching or denting is aware that rocks at cars causes severe monetary damage? Be realistic. A child's comprehension is not the equivalent of our's. The idea of "knowing right from wrong" is a broad generalization which you never refine on the finer points such as severity and depth of one's "wrongness". It's not bad parenting, it's just a lack of grasping the situation. You can't blame bad parenting all the time. Especially when the person overreacted. Just because the legitimate ways of reporting an incident or teaching a child what he is doing is wrong/discouraging isn't as strong or extensively treated to your standard doesn't mean going to the extreme is suddenly acceptable or the norm.
You can and should blame parents and children. Parents take on the responsibility of raising children when they make them. They should be responsible for their actions. Until the child is of legal age or emancipated the parents should be responsible for its actions. Simple really. Just means as a parent you ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE A PARENT to your child.
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On August 31 2011 12:48 MagicGunner wrote:Show nested quote +On August 31 2011 12:41 DoctorHelvetica wrote:On August 31 2011 12:40 nemo14 wrote:
If you've never seen a crossbow in action then you probably have no way of conceiving exactly how deadly a loosed bolt is. I have watched deer take one through the heart/lungs and be dead before their legs even gave out, and I can tell you that what the guy in the car did was just as bad as any attempted murder with a firearm. If that bolt had landed six inches higher the kid would be IN THE GROUND right now.
You all just think it's funny because you don't connote a crossbow with dramatic death like you do a gun. no some people actually think the best way to have a society is to let people learn right/wrong by being beaten severely or injured/kill when they make mistakes i'm sure if it was a gun there would be quite a few people saying the same thing "his parents should have taught him better" "well he won't be throwing rocks ever again, he learned his lesson" LOL Are you serious? Bumping into a stand and breaking a vase is a mistake, eating somebody else's pudding without knowing is a mistake but throwing rocks at moving cars is NOT a mistake. He didn't deserve getting shot or getting beat by a stranger, he deserved to be drug to a court and told the severity of his actions and made to see what could happen and do fucking community service. But just because he's the victim of a far greater crime DOES NOT pardon him of his reckless idiocy.
Yeah I agree. It's a mistake of choice but by mistake I really mean bad decision, not an accidental mishap. By no means am I saying the kid wasn't terribly wrong or that he should be pardoned. I never said that. He by all means should have been arrested. All I'm saying is the actions of the driver were reprehensible.
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On August 31 2011 12:51 Bobgrimly wrote:Show nested quote +On August 31 2011 12:42 Torte de Lini wrote:On August 31 2011 12:36 Bobgrimly wrote:On August 31 2011 12:29 DoctorHelvetica wrote:On August 31 2011 12:28 Bobgrimly wrote:On August 31 2011 12:20 DoctorHelvetica wrote:On August 31 2011 12:19 Bobgrimly wrote:
If the kid died I wouldn't blame the shooter. I would blame the kids parents. My parents taught me right from wrong.
If you are stupid enough to discuss whether or not the shooter over reacted the first thing you should be discussing is how a child is not taught that throwing rocks at a moving vehicle can result in damage to not only property but to the drivers and occupants of said vehicles. Make excuses for the kid all you like. Because he is a kid is no excuse. What he was doing had potentially lethal consequences.
Lets all laugh at the dumb kid and enjoy this as it should be enjoyed. A relatively cheap lesson he learned without the help of his obviously useless parents. are you an anarchocapitalist this is a serious qustion Nope. Just believe that if you are foolish enough to analyse a random event and start making condemnations then you should start at the beginning. The kid obviously doesn't respect people or their property. Something my parents taught me. So blame the parents. If the kid wasn't being a little prick I doubt anyone would be laughing at the fact he was shot. Had he been minding his own business and was shot in the manner he was most people would be very eager to form a lynch mob for the shooter. So the problem started with the kid and his lack of respect. Hence its funny he got hurt. Stop trying to be all upset over something that is hilarious karma as many people have pointed out. you should look into it because what you're advocating is pretty much lawless vigilante justice You are a mindless troll but I am bored so I will bite. If you had reading comprehension past a 2 year old level you might be able to see I am pointing out that his parenting led to his current hospitalisation and perhaps if people taught their children respect for other people and their property, crime would be non existent. Unfortunately there are many bad parents so I guess its ok for kids to act like a delinquent and then for you to get upset when they suffer for their delinquency. Just remember next time you want to throw rocks... someone might have a crossbow or worse... a GUN. Tell your kids!!! Why are you being condescending? No amount of damage is the equivalent of hurting a child, despite the age. Believe it or not, kids know right from wrong, they just can't measure the severity. Throwing rocks at cars seems minor, it won't break the car and if the rocks were small, they wouldn't do any major damage. Do you think a child, who can't drive nor know the costs of cars or the ideas of scratching or denting is aware that rocks at cars causes severe monetary damage? Be realistic. A child's comprehension is not the equivalent of our's. The idea of "knowing right from wrong" is a broad generalization which you never refine on the finer points such as severity and depth of one's "wrongness". It's not bad parenting, it's just a lack of grasping the situation. You can't blame bad parenting all the time. Especially when the person overreacted. Just because the legitimate ways of reporting an incident or teaching a child what he is doing is wrong/discouraging isn't as strong or extensively treated to your standard doesn't mean going to the extreme is suddenly acceptable or the norm. You can and should blame parents and children. Parents take on the responsibility of raising children when they make them. They should be responsible for their actions. Until the child is of legal age or emancipated the parents should be responsible for its actions. Simple really. Just means as a parent you ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE A PARENT to your child.
you don't know anything about this kids parents
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I was amused by this as well, but as a law student, I also acknowledge that what occurred was potentially attempted murder depending on the sequence of events... I suppose that I shouldn't be surprised at the depths of stupidity in our country sometimes...
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I'd have to support the crossbow shooter. Seriously, the kid was absolutely callous in thinking that throwing rocks at cars is fun. At the very least, he should have learned that karma's a bitch that's willing to kick you right back in the ass if you decide to mess with it. If you're willing to potentially kill a driver, you better expect that something's gonna happen to you, either by the law or, in this case, someone with a crossbow ready to shoot you.
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