Author Topic: Dodging the Bullet, or how I learned to stop worrying and Love Trees (Read 2572 times)

Gadfly · « **Reply #15 on:** November 01, 2003, 10:01:12 PM »

M'F'er was playing tree elf, for sure.

BB Gun · « **Reply #16 on:** November 01, 2003, 11:28:56 PM »

pretty sad all the people around and no one stops him for a LONG time after he stops shooting and puts the gun away.

Dang....

Scootter · « **Reply #17 on:** November 02, 2003, 01:34:33 PM »

Good proof that handgun hits are not at all like Hollywood.

I believe he was using a .38 spl, based on the smoke and slight recoil from the round, could have been smaller though.

Makes ya think about stoping power, as the lawer was not a druged up nut case ( I don't think:D ).

I think the shooter should sue the gun maker and Hollywood for his failing to drop the Barrester on the first shot.

BB most peeps don't just run toward someone shooting someone, I know I would be a bit slow on the run myself, and I am carring most of the time. Gun shots are BAD things to happen to you.

Montezuma · « **Reply #18 on:** November 02, 2003, 02:01:29 PM »

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Originally posted by GScholz
Hollywood always gets it wrong!

It looked kind of like 'Police Squad'.

Maverick · « **Reply #19 on:** November 02, 2003, 04:33:19 PM »

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Originally posted by davidpt40
I bet the sherrifs deputy was watching the whole incident from the court house and waited for the guy to run out of ammo. Then he ran onto the scene "Heres my big chance to be a hero, even though the victim has been shot several times and the suspect is out of ammo!"

Just goes to show, in this world, you have to protect yourself.

You know you really ought to get a life. Your post smacks of a gross lack of experiance in any situation remotely like this. The time for someone to get out of a building was rather short. He then moved to attack an armed suspect while he himself was unarmed due to court regulations. That is conduct hardly deserving of your comments.

Sandman · « **Reply #20 on:** November 02, 2003, 05:12:34 PM »

Be sure to set the drag, david... you got one.

bigsky · « **Reply #21 on:** November 03, 2003, 06:17:13 AM »

whats the big deal? he only shot a lawyer, not like a real human being. watch the news, listen to why he went off on this lawyer. seems almost justified to me.

Torque · « **Reply #22 on:** November 03, 2003, 07:14:56 AM »

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Originally posted by bigsky
whats the big deal? he only shot a lawyer, not like a real human being. watch the news, listen to why he went off on this lawyer. seems almost justified to me.

Curval · « **Reply #23 on:** November 03, 2003, 07:18:30 AM »

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Originally posted by Airhead
It wasn't amazing at all in light of the fact dodging bullets from disgruntled clients is a prerequisite in law school. The fact the barrister took two rounds convinces me he got no better than a C minus in that course.

LOL!

Much safer being an accountant I guess....although I've heard that there are courses being offered on "off balance sheet" transactions and how to keep them that way.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #24 on:** November 03, 2003, 08:21:41 AM »

It was pretty obvious this clown had no prior experience with hand guns. Guys like this give licensed prudent gun owners a bad name, and gives more fuel to the anti-gun crowd.

Stringer · « **Reply #25 on:** November 03, 2003, 08:36:15 AM »

Rip,

Thanks putting a quote of mine in your sig line!

Could you please do me a favor and include the whole quote (i.e the last line)

Thanks!

"You live to impress this board. It's OK to do that, but not to act like you don't give a rat's bellybutton about what anyone thinks....if you didn't we would have never seen your carpeted garage, your picture of NW Mountains that just happen to have your BMW in the foreground, etc, etc, ad naseum.

Rip...you're a blow-hard, gas-bag on this board. I've got no problem with that actually...but don't deny it."

midnight Target · « **Reply #26 on:** November 03, 2003, 08:41:32 AM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
It was pretty obvious this clown had no prior experience with hand guns. Guys like this give licensed prudent gun owners a bad name, and gives more fuel to the anti-gun crowd.

You're angry he missed?

GrimCO · « **Reply #27 on:** November 03, 2003, 09:02:14 AM »

Although my avitar is somewhat derrogatory of "tree huggers", if the guy that was being shot at was me, I'd change my opinion and hug every tree I saw. That tree saved his life without question.

Simply amazing

P.S. perhaps he should have saved a bullet or two for all the cameramen that did nothing but continue filming. Then they would have had an excuse for not grabbing the SOB as he nonchalantly walked away after he ran out of bullets. The news media again stifles me with their cowardice. The old song "Dirty Laundry" always comes to mind.

gofaster · « **Reply #28 on:** November 03, 2003, 10:48:10 AM »

Clients always blame their attorneys when things don't go their way. Still, if the shooter was upset that his attorney was being paid from a trust fund, I have to wonder why his attorney didn't tell him that but instead he had to find out from the court hearing. I almost wonder if the attorney was double-dipping; getting paid a flat fee by the shooter and also a percentage from the fund.

Pretty dramatic stuff. Love a tree. It just might save your life!

midnight Target · « **Reply #29 on:** November 03, 2003, 10:52:19 AM »

The lawyer was on TV this morning. Hand injuries and a bullet in his neck, but he is going home from the hospital already.