yamtx73 0 #76 January 18, 2006 QuoteWe should start a poll....How many people are scared that they agree with everything peacefuljeffrey says about this???? How many cops are DEAD, kids with no Moms or Dads, because the cop hesitated for a moment and wondered 'is that real?' or 'is he really going to hurt me?' Probably way more than people who got shot holding a toy gun that looks like the real thing. Whou would you rather live anyway? Someone who spends his life protecting us or some crackpot kid that would probably continue same behaviors for the rest of his life? If this little dead assholes parents sue, I hope they are shot dead in cold blood for principle. They can all be in looney heaven together. -- A bit harsh isn't that? Imagine what the kid's parents are going through. I'm not condoning what the kid did, the cop did what he had to. Even if the parents had told the cops it was a pellet gun they wouldn't take a chance the parents could be wrong. The kid raised the gun, the cop defended himself, now he has to live with the thought that he killed that boy. The boy's parents have to go through the rest of their lives without their son. It's a tragedy that it happened.....The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,127 #77 January 18, 2006 QuoteWhou would you rather live anyway? Someone who spends his life protecting us or some crackpot kid that would probably continue same behaviors for the rest of his life? How do crooked cops fit into this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #78 January 18, 2006 Whether or not the original pic is the right one I think the cop did the right thing. Suicide by cop isnt exactly a new concept. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #79 January 18, 2006 QuoteQuotepretty sad when a troubled young kid is killed and the best you can do is joke about it.... That's the 'worst' I can do about it Mister. And don't forget it. You've been in a mood this last week. Can we send you a care package? Some candy, perhaps? To prevent him from rioting, you know, as a precaution. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #80 January 18, 2006 Sorry to hear all that. We pay attention. Stay strong. I'd be happy to send a bag of good stuff if I could. But this isn't the place for vibes - but you deserve the exception. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #81 January 18, 2006 QuoteSome candy, perhaps? To prevent him from rioting, you know, as a precaution. This might be the time for a bit of slack on the dekkermeister..... ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #82 January 18, 2006 QuoteWe should start a poll....How many people are scared that they agree with everything peacefuljeffrey says about this???? Why am I the guy people are always frightened to be in agreement with? Maybe you should be frightened by how long it took you to realize I was right! --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #83 January 18, 2006 QuoteQuoteSome candy, perhaps? To prevent him from rioting, you know, as a precaution. This might be the time for a bit of slack on the dekkermeister..... Yeah, I was thinking that. ...But only if he promises to send it back around, once in a while. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #84 January 18, 2006 QuoteWhether or not the original pic is the right one I think the cop did the right thing. Suicide by cop isnt exactly a new concept. Come onnn... yearrrghghhhh... just come on out and say it! "I agree with you, peacefuljeffrey!" --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juanesky 0 #85 January 18, 2006 He can't he just joined Ian's club. Dekker, sorry for what you are going through."According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salsa_John 0 #86 January 19, 2006 Pellet guns are designed to look EXACTLY like the real thing EXCEPT for the blaze orange muzzle. Chinese (etc) manufacturer's reps show up at "O Dark 30" on the first day of the Shot Show ( a Trade show for industry professionals) http://www.shotshow.org to get pictures of all of the new firearms so plastic pellet gun replicas can be made. The gun in the image looks exactly like a Beretta 9mm. The boy painted it to more closely resemble the original (as per the news coverage). The bright ourange muzzle has been made a requirement on real looking pellet guns just to reduce erroneous shootings. This was enacted years ago after some incidents of children carrying realistic looking pellet guns being killed by police. He purposefully defeated a safety measure. You will see the absence of the blaze orange muzzle. Notice, I did not use the word "toy" as no firearm plastic or otherwise should be treated as a plaything. A pellet gun CAN still kill. I can provide more detailed information on the production of realistic looking pellet guns if you want. QuoteI look at that photo of the "pellet gun" and I think that CNN screwed up and posted a picture of a REAL handgun -- as in "firearm." I have never seen such a realistic-looking pellet gun. As I said, that magazine well, those control levers... I really think that's a picture of a real gun, not the pellet gun allegedly taken from the teenager. - "You did what?!?!" MUFF #3722, TDSM #72, Orfun #26, Nachos Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
