have gun will travel???? its getting to be as bad as dodge city

[StevNimrod]

Re: have gun will travel???? its getting to be as bad as dodge city

Hog,

I get what you're saying completely. It's happened to me on more than one occasion. But I think it's less a matter of police involvement and more a matter of getting parents to actually bother raising their kids with some good sense. If I did something like that as a kid, and it got back to my parents house, I would have been traveling on feet for a while.

Century,

If you followed through on your statement, it would have landed you in jail. Lipp is right - know the law folks. In many states you have both a "duty to flee" and a requirement that deadly force is used only in cases of imminent and serious physical harm. Operating a boat while it's under way makes it hard to beat the duty to flee part, and catching a couple of treble hooks in the hand hardly counts as imminent and serious physical harm. Between us girls, we all know what happens when people mess with those we have a duty to protect; but in practice we don't do them any good sitting in jail while the legal defense fees pile up.

I don't think society at-large is afraid of people being armed; I think they're afraid of arming people who think it's acceptable to use deadly force in response to what would be considered misdemeanor crimes.

 

[mommicked]

Re: have gun will travel???? its getting to be as bad as dodge city

I heard a good quote on a TV reality show tonight. Arsonists were caught setting a house on fire on the homeowners security cameras. He told the newsman, "If you can't SHOOT'EM, shoot'em w a video camera!

 

[NYBo]

Re: have gun will travel???? its getting to be as bad as dodge city

Where YOU live. Trust me; along the East Coast, there are plenty of fights and accidents between people who are hostile with eachother (esp NJ/NY/Philly shore/beach towns).

I blame Snooki and company.

 

[Philster]

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Snooki and company are a sign of the problem -- not the cause. At a minimum, they're mere symptoms of the disease. Just some of the lovely people you'll find.

Ugh.

Thank Og for the Upper Chesapeake. Good people. Good times.

 

[NYBo]

Re: have gun will travel???? its getting to be as bad as dodge city

Snooki and company are a sign of the problem -- not the cause. At a minimum, they're mere symptoms of the disease. Just some of the lovely people you'll find.

I won't even mention the fact that Snooki lives about 10-15 miles from me.:facepalm:

 

[KDAVID1]

Re: have gun will travel???? its getting to be as bad as dodge city

Some people are oblivious to ramp etiquette, spending 10-15 minutes prepping while on the ramp when they should have done that at home, or they underestimate launching/retrieving by themselves. You start to get a mob mentality when there are 3-4 boats circling waiting to come in or trucks stacked up waiting to launch. I find it's a lot easier to offer help versus beeping and cursing.

Same here

 

[QC]

Re: have gun will travel???? its getting to be as bad as dodge city

This thread has cooled some, but still seems like it can go nowhere but down. Let's end it on a high note. Closed