Angry driver shoots egg-throwing teen

bootlegger10

This is just an example of why respect is so important, especially in these times where you don't know who is a pyscho or hyped up on drugs. Not that it is an excuse to kill, but if the kid didn't disrespect the guy and his car, he would still be alive. The reason kids like throwing eggs at cars is because it pisses people off and there is an element of danger in it because you might get chased for it. Well, the kid threw the egg at the wrong guy (a psycho). I feel bad for the kid's family. Adults (especially parents) need to teach their kids the value of respect and consequences (as we can see no consequence is out of the realm of reality).

sapperskunk

I got a buddy who's got an 03 Corvette. Somebody keyed the thing from one side to the other one night. He LOVES his car and I seriously believe if he caught the punk, he might have put him in the hospital, but not necessarily kill em. But who really knows for sure, he was pissed for like a month, then again an egg can be washed off.

bootlegger10

Although you shouldn't egg anyone's car, you should only egg someone who you know how they will react.

angelica

Am I the only person who egged people as a kid? Not only did I do it, but I did it two different times! One, my siblings and I took dozens of eggs and threw them out a bedroom window at cars that we overlooked on the highway. And two, a friend and I, on devils night, rang teacher's doorbells, ran to hide, then pelted them with eggs when they answered! (oh, we also soaped screened windows) Okay, maybe I was the world's worst and most psychotic teenager in the world! I doubt it, though.

Still, some of you seem to have completely blocked the inner child!

Children don't live out perpetual respect and rules! They are kids! That's why we don't let them drive, vote or make other important decisions on their own behalf. They are not small adults!

Abookamongstthemany

angelica wrote:

Am I the only person who egged people as a kid? Not only did I do it, but I did it two different times! One, my siblings and I took dozens of eggs and threw them out a bedroom window at cars that we overlooked on the highway. And two, a friend and I, on devils night, rang teacher's doorbells, ran to hide, then pelted them with eggs when they answered! (oh, we also soaped screened windows) Okay, maybe I was the world's worst and most psychotic teenager in the world! I doubt it, though.

Still, some of you seem to have completely blocked the inner child!

Children don't live out perpetual respect and rules! They are kids! That's why we don't let them drive, vote or make other important decisions on their own behalf. They are not small adults!

Psst...you weren't the only one!

angelica

Abookamongstthemany wrote:

Psst...you weren't the only one!

It's funny because of allll the people out here, I kinda see you and I as some of the unliklier ones!

norm

Most people have done dumb shit as kids. I know I did. The "privledges of youth" if you will. But none of it deserving of getting shot.

angelica

cutback wrote:

Most people have done dumb shit as kids. I know I did. The "privledges of youth" if you will. But none of it deserving of getting shot.

agreed!!!

Abookamongstthemany

angelica wrote:

It's funny because of allll the people out here, I kinda see you and I as some of the unliklier ones!

Haha! I know! As long as there are kids, there will be mischief and without it the world would be a dull place.

angelica

Abookamongstthemany wrote:

Haha! I know! As long as there are kids, there will be mischief and without it the world would be a dull place.

jeffbr

Abookamongstthemany wrote:

But the problem lies in the fact that we live in a system that allows people like this guy to easily buy a gun and conceal it. So instead of a cussed out child, we have a dead one.

Which specific gun laws would you like to see implemented to keep this from happening?

Abookamongstthemany

jeffbr wrote:

Which specific gun laws would you like to see implemented to keep this from happening?

How about no guns, at all. We'll just use stun guns for law enforcement and self protection. I know, I know, crazy talk.

jeffbr

soulsinging wrote:

boy, good thing we got that concealed carry law so idiots like this can be packing heat at any second of the day.

Did this guy have a concealed carry permit? I didn't see that.

What is the general trend in crime after a city or state passes laws allowing concealed carry? (Hint: I know the answer, just seeing if you do).

jeffbr

Abookamongstthemany wrote:

How about no guns, at all. We'll just use stun guns for law enforcement and self protection. I know, I know, crazy talk.

If it were possible, I agree that this would be the ultimate solution. Unfortunately I've never heard of a way to get there.

SuzannePjam

bovy_j wrote:

Congrats buddy, have fun in prison.

Unfortunately, the asshole has not been caught yet.

meme

Interesting.
Between this and this other thing, happening in the suburb of Columbus where we live, I feel entitled to laugh at people who tell me I should not move to Manhattan because it's no place to raise a child :rolleyes:

http://www.dispatch.com/emailme/emailme.php?story=dispatch/2006/08/24/20060824-A1-02.html

btw, remember the highway shooter in Columbus from a couple of years ago? The media didn't pick up on it, but he was a diagnosed schizophrenic with a regularly licensed gun.

enharmonic

Anyone who is so in love with a material possession that they'd kill for it is seriously fucked in the head.

I've never understood the attachment some people have to their automobiles...much less any other material possession.

Songburst

enharmonic wrote:

Anyone who is so in love with a material possession that they'd kill for it is seriously fucked in the head.

I've never understood the attachment some people have to their automobiles...much less any other material possession.

I work my ass off to pay for my car/truck house, etc. If I'm dropping a couple of thousand dollars a month (or a couple of hundred hours at work) on something, I'm going to have a little attachment to said object. When some fucker vandalizes something that I worked for, they better hope that I don't catch them. Shooting them is a just a little bit extreme, but a good ass-kicking is definately in order and I don't care how old they are. Kids who vandalize other peoples property know that they shouldn't vandalize somebody else's property and they also know that there could be consequences to their actions if they get caught. And now they know that sometimes people get shot over doing something stupid like egging a car.

Abookamongstthemany

Songburst wrote:

I work my ass off to pay for my car/truck house, etc. If I'm dropping a couple of thousand dollars a month (or a couple of hundred hours at work) on something, I'm going to have a little attachment to said object. When some fucker vandalizes something that I worked for, they better hope that I don't catch them. Shooting them is a just a little bit extreme, but a good ass-kicking is definately in order and I don't care how old they are. Kids who vandalize other peoples property know that they shouldn't vandalize somebody else's property and they also know that there could be consequences to their actions if they get caught. And now they know that sometimes people get shot over doing something stupid like egging a car.

Have you ever asked yourself why it is so important to work your life away for material posessions? Attach yourself to your time with your loved ones and maybe a little egg on your car won't drive you to violence.

newagehippie

NMyTree wrote:

Seems to me that shooting at egg-throwing kids (as wrong as throwing eggs is), is a gross over-reaction.

Eggs splattered on vehicle and on oneself, does not call for a response of gunfire.

Only a blithering idiot would respond with gunfire, to what is a harmless (but messy) prank.

would it have been acceptable if it were a paintball gun???