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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081030/ap_on_fe_st/odd_shocking_sign_1
rofl
This is something I would do.
rofl
This is something I would do.
of course his father put him up to it or else he would have been to scared to tell him about it.Date: 10/30/2008 7:25:45 PM
Author: luckystar112
lol!
Seriously though...think his father put him up to that?![]()
It was totally safe, no different than walking across the room and getting a shock on a door handle and the kid learned a lesson he will never forget.Date: 10/30/2008 7:38:02 PM
Author: Skippy123
I can see video taping it but shocking someone, now that is sick![]()
Date: 10/31/2008 9:53:00 AM
Author: rob09
Why couldn't the guy just shoot that boy? Invasion of private property and theft. Good enough for me. Self-defense at its best. And electricity is so expensive nowadays.
No, I agree; that is why it is important to think through our actions because you don't know who is on the receiving end. I feel for the kid and I think that is why we have authorities so we can turn a video tape over to the police not take action into our hands; two wrongs don't make a right.Date: 10/31/2008 11:00:33 AM
Author: luckystar112
Personally, I think it's sick and disturbing when a father takes advantage of his own child and forces him to try and commit a crime. I guess that's just me.
It was a little zap. If you should be mad at anyone, be made at that father. The guy who rigged the sign was just protecting his home after his sign was tampered with multiple times before. I'm sure he wasn't planning the perp to be a 9 year old urged there by his father!
Date: 10/31/2008 12:09:07 PM
Author: luckystar112
Okay I'm going to look heartless if I don't at least concede to the fact that it was unfortunate of the little boy to get shocked.
Still, to be fair to the homeowner...all he did was hook up his sign to an electric sign designed for pets. He also posted signs warning of electric shock. Then, after all of this went down, apparently his sign was stolen again, the very next day!!!
Why can't people just accept other's political views. I don't get it.![]()
No, of course not.Date: 11/2/2008 12:48:30 AM
Author: miraclesrule
Would you still feel the same way about protecting a sign if you knew the shock could be potentially fatal to an infant or to other life if perhaps....oh, it was raining and the combination was lethal?
no they aren''tDate: 11/2/2008 1:36:06 AM
Author: luckystar112
Are electric fences (designed for pets, like the one that was used) fatal to animals when it rains?
Genuinely asking...
not likely an infant could grab the sign and he could have been soaking wet and standing in a tub of water and it wouldn't have been fatal or even close to it.Date: 11/2/2008 12:48:30 AM
Author: miraclesrule
Would you still feel the same way about protecting a sign if you knew the shock could be potentially fatal to an infant or to other life if perhaps....oh, it was raining and the combination was lethal?
I knew you wouldn't Mims, I was just being contentious because ...well, I was just in that kind of mood.Date: 11/2/2008 1:02:13 AM
Author: VRBeauty
No, of course not.Date: 11/2/2008 12:48:30 AM
Author: miraclesrule
Would you still feel the same way about protecting a sign if you knew the shock could be potentially fatal to an infant or to other life if perhaps....oh, it was raining and the combination was lethal?
Date: 11/2/2008 10:35:37 AM
Author: miraclesrule
Date: 11/2/2008 1:02:13 AM
Author: VRBeauty
Date: 11/2/2008 12:48:30 AM
Author: miraclesrule
Would you still feel the same way about protecting a sign if you knew the shock could be potentially fatal to an infant or to other life if perhaps....oh, it was raining and the combination was lethal?
No, of course not.
I knew you wouldn''t Mims, I was just being contentious because ...well, I was just in that kind of mood.
strmdr: Legality aside, I was referring to the ethical/moral/stupidity factor of protecting a political sign at the expense of human health. On Halloween, some dumbass killed a 12-yr old for knocking on his door. He emptied an AK with 29 rounds at the door because he thought he was about to be robbed. You''re right, the guy will probably have a self-defense argument because he will be able to prove he was protecting his property. Extreme stupidity is not illegal even if it''s lethal.