Boy throws rocks at car and gets shot by crossbow - Page 22

On August 31 2011 15:39 TwoToneTerran wrote:


Alright, replace every instance of child and [adjective] child with "dumbass" and it is still not okay.

On August 31 2011 15:45 101toss wrote:

It's not the potential for lethality, it's the frequencies of the occurrences. There are plenty of stories regarding injuries or deaths due to rocks thrown at cars; however, this is the first time I have heard of a driveby crossbow shooting.

Imagine if the story was "kid throws rock, gets hit by driveby rpg." It would be even more ludicrous and garner some chuckles

On August 31 2011 15:47 Aulisemia wrote:
To anyone saying "You should just call the police or stop the car and give him a stern talking to":

Even if there was a cop 5 seconds away when you made the call, all the kid has to do is say 'that wasn't me' and there's nothing the police are going to be able to do about it except take an incident report.

Get out of a car and chase after a kid who just threw part of a cinder block at you? What if the kid has a gun? What if he screams foul and you get arrested for potentially assaulting a kid because his friend lies?

If a kid is out throwing rocks at cars, you can be pretty sure "a stern talking to" isn't going to be any sort of deterrent. A bolt through the chest? Pretty sure he won't be pulling any sort of crap again. At some point you have to give some ownership of the incident to the kid.

On August 31 2011 15:45 101toss wrote:

It's not the potential for lethality, it's the frequencies of the occurrences. There are plenty of stories regarding injuries or deaths due to rocks thrown at cars; however, this is the first time I have heard of a driveby crossbow shooting.

Imagine if the story was "kid throws rock, gets hit by driveby rpg." It would be even more ludicrous and garner some chuckles

On August 31 2011 15:37 KwarK wrote:

A man who, when he gets angry, fires lethal weapons at children should not be allowed to walk free.

On August 31 2011 15:36 TidusX.Yuna wrote:
I looked up some other articles. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/08/san-diego-teenager-impaled-with-arrow-in-fight-that-began-with-rocks.html

San Diego "Teen". Believed to be shot by "Teens". I don't know how many times in the past 30 minutes I've read people rushing to the defense of the "small child" against the "grown man". The only place in the OP that mentions "child" is the fact that he went to a children's hospital, which is for anyone under 18.

Don't get me wrong, I believe that this is an awful case where both parties should have severe consequences. But please, I beg, at least read the articles before arguing your sides to the cases.

On August 31 2011 15:41 Fission wrote:


I am absolutely unconcerned whether you find it funny or not. The people I'm speaking about are the ones who are accusing people like me of being "sick, inhuman monsters etc etc". What I find amusing is how you took a post that probably isn't even being directed at you, and somehow took offense to it. You understand WHY I find it to be funny, correct? You might disagree, or not, or anything in between, and that's great.

Edit: summary: hurting people is bad. absurd things are funny->the situation is absurd-> therefore I find it is funny-> people don't understand that and mistakenly assume people find killing children funny and overreact -> I am annoyed at them

On August 31 2011 15:47 TwoToneTerran wrote:


That's not what he was saying. By your logic, guns are much more dangerous than nukes because they've, as a whole, killed more people because of the frequency.




Ahaha what the christ kind of logic is this. "A stern talking to won't work, but trying to kill them will so it's okay"

SAN DIEGO -- A 16-year-old boy who police said was throwing rocks at several vehicles was recovering Tuesday after being shot with a crossbow fired by someone inside a small sport utility vehicle, San Diego police reported.

The victim and another boy were throwing rocks at vehicles about 2:15 p.m. Monday in the vicinity of Linda Vista and Mesa College roads, police said.
"That's where we're sorting out the stories," said SDPD Det. Gary Hassen. "One story says they were throwing rocks on Linda Vista Road. Another story says they were throwing rocks at another location."

Hassen said the boys got on a bus, and when they got off the bus, two young men in a black Toyota RAV 4 drove up. Someone in the SUV fired a crossbow, and an arrow hit one of the boys in the abdomen. He was treated at the hospital and is now at home, 10News reported.

Police don't know yet if the Toyota had been hit by rocks. The two teenagers in it, described as 16- to 17-year-old Latinos, got away and were last seen heading south on Linda Vista Road.

Bob Fromme of Performance Archery in San Diego said crossbows can do considerable damage.
"It's not a self-defense weapon," he said. "It's a recreational-type weapon. Sometimes people do things they're not supposed to. They get hit with baseball bats and maybe stabbed with steak knives. But that's not what this was designed for."

Police don't know what type of crossbow was used, but Fromme told 10News they can fire an arrow at more than 350 feet per second and hit a 4- to 6-inch circle from 60 yards away.
As for people getting shot with crossbows, Hassen said, "I've been doing this for well over 20 years, and this is the only the second time I've ever seen anybody shot with a crossbow. It's very unusual."
Fromme agreed, and added, "Archery's not meant to be shooting people."
The name of the boy who was shot is not being released.

On August 31 2011 15:50 ShadeR wrote:
If the guys who shot the crossbow were of close age with rockboy would people react in a similar way to beast master casey smashing up that ratty kid?