Boy throws rocks at car and gets shot by crossbow

On August 31 2011 11:28 Zergneedsfood wrote:
On one hand, I was kind of amused

On August 31 2011 11:32 brain_ wrote:
Am I a bad person for laughing pretty hard at this story?

On August 31 2011 11:38 gostunv wrote:
i LoLed. i mean if it was something like a rifle or pistol then it wouldnt be as funny, but a crossbow?

were these guys on their way to LARPing or something?

i guess the little brat didnt have enough armor and didnt roll +5 to save himself from getting hit.

On August 31 2011 11:32 Ryusei-R1 wrote:
"Nobody has been arrested."

That guy is a fucking hero.

On August 31 2011 11:48 DoctorHelvetica wrote:
That's not heroic, shooting a kid with a crossbow is fucking reprehensible, he should have called the cops and reported that the kid was shooting rocks. What the fuck has everyone gone crazy do you all really think this is okay?

On August 31 2011 11:48 DoctorHelvetica wrote:
That's not heroic, shooting a kid with a crossbow is fucking reprehensible, he should have called the cops and reported that the kid was shooting rocks. What the fuck has everyone gone crazy do you all really think this is okay?

On August 31 2011 11:49 kaisen wrote:

I would've done the same thing if that asshole kid was throwing at my car and actually hit and dented my car.

On August 31 2011 11:48 rebuffering wrote:
should be a lesson to why parents should up their kids properly, and not let them do stupid shit like this. When i was a kid, i used to play games, on a computer, inside, and not doing stupid shit like this. Lesson learned kid.

On August 31 2011 11:49 kaisen wrote:

I would've done the same thing if that asshole kid was throwing at my car and actually hit and dented my car.

On August 31 2011 11:45 Kamais_Ookin wrote:
The crossbow shot was well-deserved, hope the kid squirmed on the ground like a fucking worm pinned with a rusty fork.

On August 31 2011 11:51 Looms wrote:
was DoctorHelvetica the kid who got shot?

On August 31 2011 11:37 Chairman Ray wrote:
Was that guy a Mongolian?

On August 31 2011 11:49 kaisen wrote:

I would've done the same thing if that asshole kid was throwing at my car and actually hit and dented my car.

On August 31 2011 11:52 MrMotionPicture wrote:
Who has a crossbow just chilling in their car? What?

On August 31 2011 11:52 DoctorHelvetica wrote:

yeah that's the only reason i would think it's not okay to shoot a kid with a deadly weapon for damaging your property that man deserves to be in prison

On August 31 2011 11:54 Irave wrote:
Impressive shot, I don't know why I laughed as I read the story.

On August 31 2011 11:54 tokicheese wrote:
Working in Auto Body Knowing a tiny little scrape on your bumper can cost 800 to sand it and paint it here in Canada having a big fat dent put into your car by some little shit that can cost you over a thousand dollars I would be pretty pissed. Maybe not shoot a child with a crossbow pissed but I would probably beat his ass...

On August 31 2011 11:49 Chargelot wrote:


Nerds like RPG-esque violence.

If the story was about a kid who was throwing rocks, and was consequently brutally murdered with a large battle axe, you'd get the same result.



Then you'd go to jail for assault with a lethal weapon, or even attempted murder if the injury was serious enough.

On August 31 2011 11:52 Haemonculus wrote:

I take it you're trolling here too, right?

Throwing rocks should be punished with torturous impaling, and cheating in marriage should be punishable by death? You're a swell guy.

On August 31 2011 11:56 RoosterSamurai wrote:

Except for that the kid didn't die, so nice try but you're not as cute as you think you are.

On August 31 2011 11:56 Kamais_Ookin wrote:
You should look at my recent posting history, there's also the soldiers as well. It's up to you to decide if I'm trolling or not.

On August 31 2011 11:56 RoosterSamurai wrote:

Except for that the kid didn't die, so nice try but you're not as cute as you think you are.

On August 31 2011 11:35 Nightfall.589 wrote:
I think we found Tyrion.

Seriously though, I do hope they find the driver. And it's quite sickening to see people who think that the proper response to rocks thrown at a car... is the use of deadly force.

On August 31 2011 11:59 MaestroSC wrote:
What i wouldnt give... to have witnessed this first hand.

I would love to know how fast the car was moving when the bolt was shot.

Imagine the shock on your face sitting their being a piece of shit, thinking you are a badass.. suddenly.. "HOLY SHIT! WTF!!! AN ARROW?!?!? "

It seriously... would have made my lifetime. Talk about a lifestory.
"One time i was 9 yrs old... throwing rocks at cars like a retard... and BAM!!! Crossbow bolt to the stomach!"

seriously...who can top this shit?

"You got shot in a drive by? WAS IT BY A FUCKING CROSSBOW? I didnt think so."

On August 31 2011 12:00 kOre wrote:
So the question is ... why does he have a crossbow in his car? and an even bigger question is why was the crossbow ready to fire ... lol

On August 31 2011 11:59 rdj107 wrote:

He probably didn't have any rocks to throw back.

On August 31 2011 11:50 Antisocialmunky wrote:
I thought Riot nerfed Vayne, now she has an SUV...

On August 31 2011 12:02 Sufficiency wrote:
I wonder if the guy is found, he can be found guilty of inappropriate self-defense?

Btw, yeah, that was a sick shot.

On August 31 2011 12:01 Tektos wrote:
The kid was throwing rocks at PASSING CARS. People have died from rocks throw by shithead little kids hitting their car.

The people trying to pass this kid's actions off as "meh, just damaging property no big deal" need to seriously re-evaluate the risks involved at throwing rocks at moving vehicles.



I'm sure if the story was "Boy throws rocks at car, driver dies" your reactions would be a whole lot different, wouldn't they?
If a kid is going to endanger my life and the life of other innocent people, he deserves to be shot in the stomach with a crossbow.

On August 31 2011 12:01 DoctorHelvetica wrote:

it's not shocking considering a huge population of TL posters are extreme right-wingers/anarcho capitalists or socially outcast narcissists

On August 31 2011 12:04 Chargelot wrote:


So you're trying to pass off shooting a kid with a weapon used to hunt bucks, male deer much larger and stronger than children, as "meh, just property protection"?

On August 31 2011 12:01 Tektos wrote:
The kid was throwing rocks at PASSING CARS. People have died from rocks throw by shithead little kids hitting their car.

The people trying to pass this kid's actions off as "meh, just damaging property no big deal" need to seriously re-evaluate the risks involved at throwing rocks at moving vehicles.



I'm sure if the story was "Boy throws rocks at car, driver dies" your reactions would be a whole lot different, wouldn't they?
If a kid is going to endanger my life and the life of other innocent people, he deserves to be shot in the stomach with a crossbow.

On August 31 2011 12:01 Tektos wrote:
The kid was throwing rocks at PASSING CARS. People have died from rocks throw by shithead little kids hitting their car.

The people trying to pass this kid's actions off as "meh, just damaging property no big deal" need to seriously re-evaluate the risks involved at throwing rocks at moving vehicles.

I'm sure if the story was "Boy throws rocks at car, driver dies" your reactions would be a whole lot different, wouldn't they?
If a kid is going to endanger my life and the life of other innocent people, he deserves to be shot in the stomach with a crossbow.

On August 31 2011 12:01 Tektos wrote:
The kid was throwing rocks at PASSING CARS. People have died from rocks throw by shithead little kids hitting their car.

The people trying to pass this kid's actions off as "meh, just damaging property no big deal" need to seriously re-evaluate the risks involved at throwing rocks at moving vehicles.



I'm sure if the story was "Boy throws rocks at car, driver dies" your reactions would be a whole lot different, wouldn't they?
If a kid is going to endanger my life and the life of other innocent people, he deserves to be shot in the stomach with a crossbow.

On August 31 2011 12:07 Gamegene wrote:


=.=

either way shooting arrows at people is barbaric.

yes, throwing rocks is too but he's a kid so give him a fucking break we've all done stupid shit in our lives.

On August 31 2011 12:07 Gamegene wrote:


=.=

either way shooting arrows at people is barbaric.

yes, throwing rocks is too but he's a kid so give him a fucking break we've all done stupid shit in our lives.

On August 31 2011 12:06 Charger wrote:


First paragraph...ok I can understand that. But come on, you can't honestly think shooting a dumbass kid with a crossbow is an appropriate response.

On August 31 2011 11:37 Chairman Ray wrote:
Was that guy a Mongolian?

On August 31 2011 12:07 Enervate wrote:
How can you side with the crossbow guy? The kid could have been seriously hurt or killed. Wtf is wrong with you people?

I'm not saying it's not funny (because of how unexpected it is), but when people are seriously suggesting the kid deserved to get shot or when people applaud this guy, that's just really bad.

True shooting arrows is barbaric, but the stupid shit I've done in my life didn't have the risk of killing innocent people.

On August 31 2011 12:04 dangots0ul wrote:
I find it hard to believe that this was just one instance. For someone to get a crossbow and know where the boy was and actually hit him with the crossbow makes me think this was a reoccurring incident.

If he owned the car is that defense of property?

On August 31 2011 12:05 MaestroSC wrote:
Who else thinks it should be mandatory for all drivers to carry crossbows in their cars from now on for self-defense?

I hope the guy makes a youtube video and dresses up as a masked robin hood "To vandals, all I have to say, is I'm watching and always ready!"

Glad the kid didnt die. but im glad he learned his lesson in probably the COOLEST way i have ever heard about.

On August 31 2011 12:10 TheLOLas wrote:
.....what the hell......I mean yea the kid shouldn't be throwing rocks but you shouldn't shoot him. just beat him up once or twice.

On August 31 2011 12:07 Enervate wrote:
How can you side with the crossbow guy? The kid could have been seriously hurt or killed. Wtf is wrong with you people?

On August 31 2011 12:08 Mr. Wiggles wrote:


People who speed endanger the lives of others on the road. People die from people who speed and/or run red lights in their vehicles.

So, if I see someone speeding and am stopped at the same red light as them, I should be able to pull a gun, hop out of my car, and shoot them?

"If they're going to endanger my life and the lives of other innocent people, they deserve to be shot in the stomach with a gun"

That sound about right?

On August 31 2011 11:53 Chargelot wrote:


Hunters. People hunt with crossbows. :| How do nerds not know this? I feel like we should have a TL annual crossbow hunting party.

On August 31 2011 12:11 Tektos wrote:


The driver could have been seriously hurt or killed by the kid throwing rocks. Wtf is wrong with you?





I was being dramatic, get over it. The kid deserves sever punishment but obviously not getting shot.

On August 31 2011 12:14 GypsyBeast wrote:
this is some old school justice, im sure that kid will be a super mannerd kid now

On August 31 2011 12:13 Myrddraal wrote:


Judging by the majority of responses that actually sounds like a really bad idea haha.
We would potentially end up with a bunch of dead children and a bunch of nerds in prison, nobody wants that.

On August 31 2011 12:13 Shorty90 wrote:
Pretty sickening that people are actually defending the shooter. -.-

On August 31 2011 12:14 GypsyBeast wrote:
this is some old school justice, im sure that kid will be a super mannerd kid now

Pretty sickening that people are actually defending the kid who endangered people's lives by throwing rocks at moving vehicles. -.-

On August 31 2011 12:15 Tektos wrote:


Pretty sickening that people are actually defending the kid who endangered people's lives by throwing rocks at moving vehicles. -.-

On August 31 2011 12:12 Haemonculus wrote:
No one is defending the child's actions. Throwing rocks at cars is a shitty thing to do.

Retaliating with a deadly weapon is a far shittier thing to do.

On August 31 2011 12:09 MozzarellaL wrote:

No, because the act occurred after the act damaging property occurred, so unless the actor was under the belief that the boy was going to throw another rock at his car (unlikely, given the fact that cars travel pretty fast compared to the speed that a boy can run and/or throw a rock), defense of property is a laughable defense.

Even if the actor was under the belief the boy was going to throw another rock at his car, shooting him with a deadly weapon is not an appropriate defense. Not a single US jurisdiction allows for the use of deadly force to protect property as defense to a criminal charge.

On August 31 2011 12:13 Shorty90 wrote:
Pretty sickening that people are actually defending the shooter. -.-

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.

On August 31 2011 12:18 rdj107 wrote:

No one is really "defending" the crossbow guy either as far as I can tell, other than saying the situation is hilarious to think about.

On August 31 2011 12:14 Mr. Wiggles wrote:


I posted that before you said you were being dramatic. If you aren't serious about what you're saying, then don't say it in the first place, because it makes you look silly.

Also, people aren't saying that the actions of the child aren't reprehensible, just that shooting him with a deadly and potentially lethal weapon is in no way a suitable response.

On August 31 2011 12:16 Chargelot wrote:


You've already invalidated your point by claiming you were only being dramatic. Either stop the drama, or stop contradicting yourself.

On August 31 2011 12:18 JingleHell wrote:


Even when I was in Iraq, when the rocks could be followed by Molotov cocktails or grenades, we weren't authorized to even threaten deadly force for mere rocks. The fact that it was a crossbow certainly adds some WTF factor, but it's definitely over the top. I know if my kid was throwing rocks at cars, he'd get his ass in trouble, but if he got even threatened with a serious weapon, I'd be going after the person in the car...

On August 31 2011 12:15 Gamegene wrote:


or traumatized.



HE'S A KID. HOLY SHIT. We all know throwing rocks at people is a bad thing! We're not saying it's okay! We're saying don't do it but if you see someone doing it IT'S NOT FUCKING OKAY TO GET A CROSSBOW AND SHOOT THEM CAUSE IT'S NOT A GOOD THING (and you'll probably miss anyways)!

Stop deluding yourself! I'm fairly certain the majority of the posters don't think that AT ALL.

On August 31 2011 12:18 Amui wrote:
In just this case, I support the guy who shot the crossbow. Normally shooting a potentially lethal weapon at people isn't a good thing, but this kid needs to learn what karma is. In this case since the kid didn't sustain life-threatening injuries, I hope the crossbow guy gets away.

In no way do I support using crossbows on miscreants though.

On August 31 2011 12:10 DoctorHelvetica wrote:

the lesson he learned is that it's ok to use deadly force to protect your property against children like with most cases when adults are violent with children they aren't learning not to perform the behavior that caused the violent reaction but they are internalizing the idea that using violence is acceptable in the first place

On August 31 2011 12:01 Tektos wrote:
The kid was throwing rocks at PASSING CARS. People have died from rocks throw by shithead little kids hitting their car.

The people trying to pass this kid's actions off as "meh, just damaging property no big deal" need to seriously re-evaluate the risks involved at throwing rocks at moving vehicles.

On August 31 2011 12:23 Myrddraal wrote:


If you wanna throw down life lessons like this and actually be taken seriously, maybe you should use some punctuation and sentance structure. Also seems like you are taking the responses in this thread way too seriously.

On August 31 2011 12:21 RoosterSamurai wrote:

You would go after the person in the car, but surely you would punish your kid afterwards...Right?

On August 31 2011 12:22 Gamegene wrote:
"Oh yeah you shouldn't throw rocks but if you see some other kid throwing a rock start aiming potentially lethal projectiles at him and hope you don't kill him!"

On August 31 2011 11:33 konadora wrote:
lolol

as long as it wasn't a headshot! tsk kids nowadays. luckily they learn the meaning of karma more quickly.

On August 31 2011 12:20 DoctorHelvetica wrote:

are you an anarchocapitalist this is a serious qustion

On August 31 2011 12:28 Bobgrimly wrote:


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.

On August 31 2011 12:26 Tektos wrote:


If you see another kid throwing a rock start aiming potentially lethal projectiles at him?


Potentially lethal projects, as in rocks?

On August 31 2011 12:31 SpectralFremen wrote:
If some kids was chucking rocks at my car whilst I was driving, being shot by a crossbow would be pleasant compared to what I'd do to him.

On August 31 2011 12:30 Chargelot wrote:


You're cute.
But I wouldn't consider rocks to be "projects".

But if you're fine with the idea, I'm sure I could find someone willing to shoot you with a crossbow the first time you do something that endangers a life, like speeding, smoking in public, having the flu and going outside.. etc.

On August 31 2011 12:29 DoctorHelvetica wrote:

you should look into it because what you're advocating is pretty much lawless vigilante justice

On August 31 2011 11:32 brain_ wrote:
Am I a bad person for laughing pretty hard at this story?

I mean sure, shooting someone with a potentially lethal weapon when they throw rocks at your car is an overreaction. But at the same time, I love to see little shits get what is coming to them.

On August 31 2011 11:48 DoctorHelvetica wrote:
he should have called the cops and reported that the kid was shooting rocks

On August 31 2011 12:36 Bobgrimly wrote:


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!!!

On August 31 2011 11:53 EMIYA wrote:
Honestly, the kid is lucky he didn't have a catapult strapped into the truck bed

On August 31 2011 12:21 Nothingtosay wrote:
What the fuck teamliquid? Do you not realize how easily that kid could have been killed if the shot was off by a little? You guys really think that shooting a deadly weapon at someone because they threw a rock at a car is ok? Really; the fuck guys....

On August 31 2011 12:36 Frigo wrote:

I believe you underestimate the weight of the kid's actions. A rock hitting someone in a fast moving vehicle can do VERY serious damage. I vaguely remember a case in Hungary where some kids were throwing rocks at a train, killing a passenger. Considering this is the United States, it might fit the definition of self defense.


Guess what the cops reaction would have been.

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.

You all just think it's funny because you don't connote a crossbow with dramatic death like you do a gun

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.

On August 31 2011 12:34 muse5187 wrote:
God how do you shoot someone in a car with a crossbow. Better yet what the fuck are you doing driving around with a crossbow. Poor kid though, his parents probably never taught him right.

On August 31 2011 12:38 DoctorHelvetica wrote:


i disagree that his parents are solely to blame or that he deserved to be shot therefore i am a troll and a 2 year old.

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.

On August 31 2011 12:44 Spacekyod wrote:


How about getting hit in the head with a rock while you're driving 40mph?

On August 31 2011 12:39 Gamegene wrote:


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.

On August 31 2011 11:33 Rice wrote:


no, I laughed out loud from the thread title alone

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

On August 31 2011 12:41 DoctorHelvetica wrote:

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"

On August 31 2011 12:45 redoxx wrote:

It was never stated whether or not the car was moving or how fast it was going.

On August 31 2011 12:48 muse5187 wrote:
All things considered a crossbow is extremely deadly, he is very lucky to be alive.

On August 31 2011 12:42 Torte de Lini wrote:


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.

On August 31 2011 12:48 MagicGunner wrote:


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.

On August 31 2011 12:51 Bobgrimly wrote:


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.

On August 31 2011 12:53 DoctorHelvetica wrote:

you don't know anything about this kids parents

On August 31 2011 12:26 JingleHell wrote:


Obviously. Someone else's stupid actions and decisions won't take away his responsibility for his.

On August 31 2011 11:33 Rice wrote:


no, I laughed out loud from the thread title alone

On August 31 2011 12:55 Bobgrimly wrote:


I know they couldn't teach one of their kids not to throw rocks at cars. And that is a very basic concept..... therefore they probably won't win mother and father of the year.

On August 31 2011 12:53 deathserv wrote:
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...

On August 31 2011 12:55 Bobgrimly wrote:


I know they couldn't teach one of their kids not to throw rocks at cars. And that is a very basic concept..... therefore they probably won't win mother and father of the year.

On August 31 2011 12:44 Spacekyod wrote:


How about getting hit in the head with a rock while you're driving 40mph?