Woman shoots boyfriend in prank

[Oxo]

The bullet was shot from a distance of 1 foot!

You wouldn't want to risk missing the target with all your mates watching.

 

[Cycleops]

It is in the DNA. To question it is to be un-American.

Its difficult to appreciate how this impacts daily life there.

On the same forum one member asked what to do as he'd sent an item to a guy for repair and he was refusing all attempts to contact him. He knew the guy's address so I said why not just go over there and get your stuff back?
The response was Don't think so they're very well armed down there.

Even the guy who ran the site confessed to carrying a concealed hand gun.

 

[jhawk]

need to have the book thrown at them

Poor choice of words?

 

[gaijintendo]

It's not that I don't believe that it happened, I'm just sceptical about the account of how it happened.

Maybe it's a prank...

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I post on another forum where most are from the US. If you so much as suggest they need to restrict gun ownership the abuse is astounding. Not a place I'd care to live.

The default US poster's position when faced with any outsider's comment on American gun issues is to tell you to keep out of business that doesn't concern you, I've noticed.

 

[JoshM]

Sorry, you want us to temper our comments about the stupid behaviour of a stupid-self-publicist that no-one here knows and who has no connection whatever with the forum, just because he's dead. Is that right?

I don't want you to do anything, I'm not your father or your conscience and if youre happy with the impact of your actions and words then that's fine. I'm simply suggesting that people might demonstrate a little consideration for the feelings of those who loved the man who die. While its unlikely the comments here are the worst they would read, and its unlikely the family and friends of the man will ever read them, would you want to read what some have written if it were your son/brother/father? I was taught it was only decent to refrain from saying things about someone out of their earshot that you wouldn't want them to hear.

 

[gaijintendo]

The default US poster's position when faced with any outsider's comment on American gun issues is to tell you to keep out of business that doesn't concern you, I've noticed.

To which I back up slowly with my arms in the air.

 

[Tin Pot]

Budgetary constraints?

They can't read?

 

[smutchin]

Poor choice of words?

 

[smutchin]

would you want to read what some have written if it were your son/brother/father?

If any members of my family were that stupid, I would disown them.

 

[MikeG]

I don't want you to do anything, I'm not your father or your conscience and if youre happy with the impact of your actions and words then that's fine.

Great. Because my words will have no impact with him or his family whatever. Further, he died in the very act of attempting to elicit more words about his behaviour. He actively sought comment with this stunt. It ws the whole point of it.

I'm simply suggesting that people might demonstrate a little consideration for the feelings of those who loved the man who die. While its unlikely the comments here are the worst they would read, and its unlikely the family and friends of the man will ever read them, would you want to read what some have written if it were your son/brother/father?

You appear to be arguing that no-one on the entire planet should say anything about his actions that could possibly offend the sensibilities of anyone who knew this fool, on the off chance that they read it.

I was taught it was only decent to refrain from saying things about someone out of their earshot that you wouldn't want them to hear.

Had he not died in this stunt, I wouldn't have felt the least hesitation in commenting, within his earshot or otherwise, on the crass and monumental stupidity of his actions. I can't see why his death should change that.

 

[Drago]

I don't want you to do anything, I'm not your father or your conscience and if youre happy with the impact of your actions and words then that's fine. I'm simply suggesting that people might demonstrate a little consideration for the feelings of those who loved the man who die. While its unlikely the comments here are the worst they would read, and its unlikely the family and friends of the man will ever read them, would you want to read what some have written if it were your son/brother/father? I was taught it was only decent to refrain from saying things about someone out of their earshot that you wouldn't want them to hear.

If a relative of mine expired in such an unfortunate, and frankly daft, manner I'd be at the top of the queue to take the pish out of the fool.

 

[swee'pea99]

If a relative of mine expired in such an unfortunate, and frankly daft, manner I'd be at the top of the queue to take the pish out of the fool.

Yebbut, not everyone's a big softy like you.

 

[Drago]

Yebbut, not everyone's a big softy like you.

Oh my days, I've tears running down my cheeks from laughing at that.

 

[ufkacbln]

Budgetary constraints?

The Cambridge Dictionary is cheaper