Would you stop a school bus?

MLC2006

instead of making the victim out to be the bad guy, maybe the kid should be thankful that the guy didn't kill him or beat him into a coma. because there's A LOT of people that would do just that.

he stopped the bus and called the cops. that's a completely rational response.

Jeanie

Ahnimus wrote:

Adults throw stuff out of moving vehicles all the time. I see it almost everyday. So, maybe that's the route of the problem. However, it didn't damage his truck, so I think he should have just kept on his way and let the bus driver dish out the punishment.

Yeah, maybe that's because nobody bothered to teach them that it's wrong Ryan. Adults shouldn't be throwing things out of vehicles either. AND I mean NOTHING! They should know better!

Maybe as there was no harm done he should have just kept on his way.
I certainly don't think it does much good being a prick to the bus driver, like he has any control. Or an asshole to the kids.

But I do think it's interesting that neither the police or the bus driver could see the potential danger. The trouble is that kids when they're skylarking about don't always see how things could be dangerous. This time only a bottle of water, and I'm assuming it was plastic, but what if not satisfied with the results the kid continued and with other things? It's the responsibility of the adults around them to make sure they understand the potential dangers and consequences.

Do I think he should be hung, drawn and quartered? No.
Do I think that the guy in the truck was possibly just being a prick? Quite possibly.
Do I think that both the bus driver and the police had the opportunity to teach kids that throwing things from or at a moving vehicle can be dangerous? Yes.
And I think they should have been a little less au fait about it and used the opportunity to their advantage. If it was handled well then I think it's a valuable lesson for a kid to learn.

Ahnimus

It's too extreme.

onelongsong

Jeanie wrote:

Yeah, maybe that's because nobody bothered to teach them that it's wrong Ryan. Adults shouldn't be throwing things out of vehicles either. AND I mean NOTHING! They should know better!

Maybe as there was no harm done he should have just kept on his way.
I certainly don't think it does much good being a prick to the bus driver, like he has any control. Or an asshole to the kids.

But I do think it's interesting that neither the police or the bus driver could see the potential danger. The trouble is that kids when they're skylarking about don't always see how things could be dangerous. This time only a bottle of water, and I'm assuming it was plastic, but what if not satisfied with the results the kid continued and with other things? It's the responsibility of the adults around them to make sure the understand the potential dangers and consequences.

Do I think he should be hung, drawn and quartered? No.
Do I think that the guy in the truck was possibly just being a prick? Quite possibly.
Do I think that both the bus driver and the police had the opportunity to teach kids that throwing things from or at a moving vehicle can be dangerous? Yes.
And I think they should have been a little less au fait about it and used the opportunity to their advantage. If it was handled well then I think it's a valuable lesson for a kid to learn.

i'm not sure where he lives but we're strict here about littering. people throw cigarettes out their windows and start bush fires so we watch them closely.

chadwick

MLC2006 wrote:

instead of making the victim out to be the bad guy, maybe the kid should be thankful that the guy didn't kill him or beat him into a coma. because there's A LOT of people that would do just that.

he stopped the bus and called the cops. that's a completely rational response.

the guy is probably one of those dudes
with many freshly waxed vehicales stuck up
his stupid ass.(oh no my truck might get a blemish)
the dude in the truck probably sucks as a
person.
i actually feel bad for the bus driver and the kids
on his/her bus and the cops.

Ahnimus

onelongsong wrote:

i'm not sure where he lives but we're strict here about littering. people throw cigarettes out their windows and start bush fires so we watch them closely.

What do you do about the sun?

Ahnimus

chadwick wrote:

the guy is probably one of those dudes
with many freshly waxed vehicales stuck up
his stupid ass.(oh no my truck might get a blemish)
the dude in the truck probably sucks as a
person.
i actually feel bad for the bus driver and the kids
on his/her bus and the cops.

The guy only has one vehicle, it's a Ford F150, he talks about it consistently. Actually, we share the same desk at work, and it's been a bit of an issue that he keeps a model F150 ontop of the monitor. He has it in plexiglass and shit, but I keep just about knocking it off and it's a nuisance to me. We had it out one day and he basically said practicality takes a backseat to his desire to have his truck on display.

Ahnimus

Man, I used to drive a lot and only one time did I ever make an issue out of something kids were doing. That's because these 2 kids pushed another kid onto the road infront of me. That's a bit different though.

Jeanie

Abookamongstthemany wrote:

Yes, this could have resulted in something very serious. Kids don't think about how their actions could possibly harm others sometimes and they do need to be taught that kind of responsibilty. I'm not saying we should let children do whatever they feel like.

I'm only saying if no serious harm comes, I get where the kids are coming from. It still doesn't make their actions right or excuse it but I can see the frustration of being a child. And I don't think they mean serious harm in most cases. And I can find humor in how they sometimes disrupt the adults lives by their pranks....as long as they haven't harmed anyone seriously.

Oh I agree abook! I hardly want to fry the little bugger in boiling oil.
I don't even have a problem with their harmless pranks being disruptive to be honest, but if there's the potential for danger to themselves or others then I think all adults have the responsibility to point that out when they see it.
And like I mentioned this has the potential for serious danger. It's the adults' job to show them that danger. I'm not so sure that going over the top is the way and perhaps this guy did. But I'm not sorry that the kid has had to rethink throwing stuff at cars. And quite possibly every other kid on the bus too. Yeah, it was probably humiliating and I'm not so much into humiliating kids to teach them, but he'll get over it. I'm quite sure it won't be the worst thing that could ever happen to him.

MLC2006

chadwick wrote:

the guy is probably one of those dudes
with many freshly waxed vehicales stuck up
his stupid ass.(oh no my truck might get a blemish)
the dude in the truck probably sucks as a
person.
i actually feel bad for the bus driver and the kids
on his/her bus and the cops.

I don't care if he fucks his vehicle in the tailpipe with a 14 inch dildo, it's HIS vehicle, HE PAID FOR IT, and this little twat on the school bus had no right to throw something at it. a minor scratch would be the least of the problem. like somebody else said, what if the guy lost control of the wheel and gotten killed? the little shit deserves a lesson in manners.

Ahnimus

Teaching kids is important. But was it important enough to hold up an entire lane of traffic in the morning?

Jeanie

onelongsong wrote:

i'm not sure where he lives but we're strict here about littering. people throw cigarettes out their windows and start bush fires so we watch them closely.

Yes, same here. And we have some very hefty fines and jail sentences for it too. Lit cigarettes anyway.
I wish that we were much more tough on litterers too, but that's just a personal bug bear of mine.

Ahnimus

MLC2006 wrote:

I don't care if he fucks his vehicle in the tailpipe with a 14 inch dildo, it's HIS vehicle, HE PAID FOR IT, and this little twat on the school bus had no right to throw something at it. a minor scratch would be the least of the problem. like somebody else said, what if the guy lost control of the wheel and gotten killed? the little shit deserves a lesson in manners.

If dude loses control over something hitting his truck, he better get off the road.

chadwick

Ahnimus wrote:

The guy only has one vehicle, it's a Ford F150, he talks about it consistently. Actually, we share the same desk at work, and it's been a bit of an issue that he keeps a model F150 ontop of the monitor. He has it in plexiglass and shit, but I keep just about knocking it off and it's a nuisance to me. We had it out one day and he basically said practicality takes a backseat to his desire to have his truck on display.

Some folks would say he probably has a lightel dick.
I dunno.
The dude is out of control with his truck, I M O.
The last F150 truck I drove didnt have any forward gears
that worked.
I drove it in reverse for more than 4 miles thru town to park
the thing in my buddies yard, were it died a rusty death, his truck.
He was to scared to drive in reverse thru town.
It was fun.

Ahnimus

chadwick wrote:

Some folks would say he probably has a lightel dick.
I dunno.
The dude is out of control with his truck, I M O.
The last F150 truck I drove didnt have any forward gears
that worked.
I drove it in reverse for more than 4 miles thru town to park
the thing in my buddies yard, were it died a rusty death, his truck.
He was to scared to drive in reverse thru town.
It was fun.

F150 seems to be a truck that you buy if you really can't afford a decent truck. Man, I know a guy that treats his Miata like a $200,000 Porsche. Like honestly, it's just for going A to B.

Ahnimus

FORD

Fucking Owner Real Dumb
Found On Road Dead
Flip Over Read Directions

chadwick

MLC2006 wrote:

I don't care if he fucks his vehicle in the tailpipe with a 14 inch dildo, it's HIS vehicle, HE PAID FOR IT, and this little twat on the school bus had no right to throw something at it. a minor scratch would be the least of the problem. like somebody else said, what if the guy lost control of the wheel and gotten killed? the little shit deserves a lesson in manners.

yes he does need to learn to be a kid with manners
and better judgement.

the dude all bent out of shape
need to learn some manners about being a better
adult and a person who isnt self-centered
it's a truck, no big deal.

i could get in a brand new ferrari
if i had one, and run the
thing thru a corn field at speeds
so fast your head would spin
to me that is damn fun
used to do it often, not in a ferrari tho

Jeanie

Ahnimus wrote:

Teaching kids is important. But was it important enough to hold up an entire lane of traffic in the morning?

I agree that teaching kids is important Ryan, and yes holding a entire lane of traffic is bloody annoying, but I'd rather be held up for something seemingly trivial that could have further reaching implications than be held up because some one was hurt or killed if it hadn't turned out the way that it did.

Ahnimus

Jeanie wrote:

I agree that teaching kids is important Ryan, and yes holding a entire lane of traffic is bloody annoying, but I'd rather be held up for something seemingly trivial that could have further reaching implications than be held up because some one was hurt or killed if it hadn't turned out the way that it did.

See I saw it as more of an act of road rage than well-thought disciplinary action.

Jeanie

Ahnimus wrote:

FORD

Fucking Owner Real Dumb
Found On Road Dead
Flip Over Read Directions

Well I love my little Ford Laser and I've managed to get by driving it for over ten years without serious incident. And she's damn economical too!