Chargers rookie arrested

[Stautner]

The guy who chased down the punk was a football player ...... I suspect that majority of the internet badasses we've heard from would not have been as willing to confront the guy unless they confirmed he was smaller and weaker first.

 

[L-O-Jete]

In the end all parties were arrested for the punk it may not be a big deal for the player it could end up being a bigger deal. We will see how it plays out. I do think emotions tends to get the better of people, if you can't control it

Not even the Dalai Lama could control his emotions from the adrenaline rush of having your windshield broken with a rock while you're driving down the freeway, yes it was stupid (but must have felt good) to chase down the punk and beat the living daylights out of him, but I still think it is the punk who should get a very harsh penalty for reckless endangerment.

 

[AbeBeta]

Exactly! what's the judge going to do? Slap him on the wrist?

Again -- what does the player stand to lose here? Far more than the $350 windshield. If he pulls a suspension for even a game he's out more than 10k. If he is convicted on battery charges, he's going to take another hit to his pocketbook - let's say he take another 10k in fines and lawyer's fees.

Is $20,000 REALLY worth it?

 

[Hoov]

Question for you guys:

I bought an old chevy pickup a few months ago, 2weeks later found a brick through the windshiled while it was parked. Fixed the windshield, a month later it happened again, parked around the corner from my house both times.

So the second time my neigbor saw the car pull up to the next block, someone get out of the car and run down the street, throw a brick through the winshield, run back up the street and get in the car and drive away. The car is an older black car with an aftermarket aluminum spoiler. A few weeks later my freind saw a car that fits the exact description rolling through the neighborhood and got the tags. I know someone who can run the tags for me and get an address an name.

Now what should i do ?

i will not assault anyone, unless provoked or in self defense. But i am thinking about taking the same brick and placing it on their windshiled with a note saying, we need to talk and leaving my cell number.

Calling the cops is no good because there is not enough info for them to do anything.

I could also just bash their windows in.

Or, i could let all the air out of all 4 tires so they have to drive on the rims to get somewhere to service it.

Or, i could sit outside their house and wait and then confront them about the situation.

 

[dargonking999]

Question for you guys:

I bought an old chevy pickup a few months ago, 2weeks later found a brick through the windshiled while it was parked. Fixed the windshield, a month later it happened again, parked around the corner from my house both times.

So the second time my neigbor saw the car pull up to the next block, someone get out of the car and run down the street, throw a brick through the winshield, run back up the street and get in the car and drive away. The car is an older black car with an aftermarket aluminum spoiler. A few weeks later my freind saw a car that fits the exact description rolling through the neighborhood and got the tags. I know someone who can run the tags for me and get an address an name.

Now what should i do ?

i will not assault anyone, unless provoked or in self defense. But i am thinking about taking the same brick and placing it on their windshiled with a note saying, we need to talk and leaving my cell number.

Calling the cops is no good because there is not enough info for them to do anything.

I could also just bash their windows in.

Or, i could let all the air out of all 4 tires so they have to drive on the rims to get somewhere to service it.

Or, i could sit outside their house and wait and then confront them about the situation.

I say, Let the air out of all 4 tires, then throw a brick through their windshield with a fake cell number saying we need to talk.

 

[Doomsday101]

Not even the Dalai Lama could control his emotions from the adrenaline rush of having your windshield broken with a rock while you're driving down the freeway, yes it was stupid (but must have felt good) to chase down the punk and beat the living daylights out of him, but I still think it is the punk who should get a very harsh penalty for reckless endangerment.

He is in trouble but so is the player for his reaction. I may understand his anger but again 2 wrongs never make it right. People can't just go out and take matters into their own hands this is not the Wild West we live in and if you’re going to react to these situation then be prepared to deal with the consequences that go along with it.

 

[03EBZ06]

Not even the Dalai Lama could control his emotions from the adrenaline rush of having your windshield broken with a rock while you're driving down the freeway, yes it was stupid (but must have felt good) to chase down the punk and beat the living daylights out of him, but I still think it is the punk who should get a very harsh penalty for reckless endangerment.

If you are willing to pay the consequences of your action, by all means, do what you must but as old saying goes "for every action, there is a reaction" or something like that.

I know it's easy to say call the police when I'm not involved but, in my case, if that situation occurred to me, I'll be calling police with all the details that I could muster up, I simply cannot afford to get arrested with assult charge due to my job which requires a top secret clearance.

 

[1fisher]

Again -- what does the player stand to lose here? Far more than the $350 windshield. If he pulls a suspension for even a game he's out more than 10k. If he is convicted on battery charges, he's going to take another hit to his pocketbook - let's say he take another 10k in fines and lawyer's fees.

Is $20,000 REALLY worth it?

I'm sure the player ( ) didn't sit in his car and do the math to determine what it would cost him to get out and jack the guy up because he bashed his windshield. When the adrenaline is flowing your reactions are different!

Should he have taken a different course of action? Maybe. But by nature most are not like that.

 

[adamknite]

If you are willing to pay the consequences of your action, by all means, do what you must but as old saying goes "for every action, there is a reaction" or something like that.

I know it's easy to say call the police when I'm not involved but, in my case, if that situation occurred to me, I'll be calling police with all the details that I could muster up, I simply cannot afford to get arrested with assult charge due to my job which requires a top secret clearance.

To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction -Newton's Third Law

 

[1fisher]

So you what? both start shooting at each other, and the last one standing gets a sentence in jail?

Just for a traffic incident?

IN FREAKING GENIUS!!!!!!

Dang..... going off the deep end just a bit?

This was not "JUST a traffic incident". It could have been serious.

I've been behind dump trucks that were hauling gravel and a golf ball size rock nailed my windshield. I about lost control of the vehicle! That is definitely something to take seriously.

And no... I would not get in a shooting match with anyone! I was just simply stating that you never know whose packing......

 

[AbeBeta]

I'm sure the player ( ) didn't sit in his car and do the math to determine what it would cost him to get out and jack the guy up because he bashed his windshield. When the adrenaline is flowing your reactions are different!

Should he have taken a different course of action? Maybe. But by nature most are not like that.

It is all about mindset. You can either have the vigilante mindset or you can let someone else handle it.

The kid threw a rock and he got beat up by two adults -- one of them is 6'3" 245.

Let's ask this -- regardless of the circumstance, should a 6'3" 245 guy be beating up on teenagers?

 

[1fisher]

It is all about mindset. You can either have the vigilante mindset or you can let someone else handle it.

The kid threw a rock and he got beat up by two adults -- one of them is 6'3" 245.

Let's ask this -- regardless of the circumstance, should a 6'3" 245 guy be beating up on teenagers?

you make it sound like the teenager is 5' 0" and 120 pounds..... Have you gotten out lately and seen teenagers these days? I have a nephew that is 6' 2" and weighs nearly 300 pounds and he's only 16!!! And he's not the only one. Our high school football team is full of them.

Did you read a description of the teenager? I'm sure the player didn't ask how old are you and how much do you weigh before he duked him up!

Some of these teenagers need to be put in their place!

 

[AbeBeta]

you make it sound like the teenager is 5' 0" and 120 pounds..... Have you gotten out lately and seen teenagers these days? I have a nephew that is 6' 2" and weighs nearly 300 pounds and he's only 16!!! And he's not the only one. Our high school football team is full of them.

Did you read a description of the teenager? I'm sure the player didn't ask how old are you and how much do you weigh before he duked him up!

Some of these teenagers need to be put in their place!

Based on pure statistics, it would be very likely that the kid was probably much smaller than the LB.

 

[1fisher]

Based on pure statistics, it would be very likely that the kid was probably much smaller than the LB.

source?

 

[AbeBeta]

source?

The average height of adult males in the US is 5'9" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_height#Average_adult_height_around_the_world)

If that is the AVERAGE then 50% of the U.S population is below that height - 6'3" is WELL above that average -- you'd likely find less than 5% of the population of U.S. males who were that size or bigger.

 

[adamknite]

The average height of adult males in the US is 5'9" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_height#Average_adult_height_around_the_world)

If that is the AVERAGE then 50% of the U.S population is below that height - 6'3" is WELL above that average -- you'd likely find less than 5% of the population of U.S. males who were that size or bigger.

Now the average height of US males is 8 feet 10 inches.

 

[AbeBeta]

Now the average height of US males is 8 feet 10 inches.

You are correct that the average height has been increasing. At this rate we will hit 8'10" by 5708 -- give or take a year or so.

 

[adamknite]

You are correct that the average height has been increasing. At this rate we will hit 8'10" by 5708 -- give or take a year or so.

Yes, but with my incredible Wiki-Magic I can accomplish anything. I can make average men 8 feet tall, TODAY. I could turn purple into 7. I could even turn the capital of the united states into Chuck Norris. Bow before my Wikipedia monarchy.

lolZ, this thread seriously needed a silliness injection.

 

[1fisher]

Yes, but with my incredible Wiki-Magic I can accomplish anything. I can make average men 8 feet tall, TODAY. I could turn purple into 7. I could even turn the capital of the united states into Chuck Norris. Bow before my Wikipedia monarchy.

lolZ, this thread seriously needed a silliness injection.

It's full of silliness.... haven't you read abersonc's posts?:

 

[AbeBeta]

It's full of silliness.... haven't you read abersonc's posts?:

Far better than that puffed up junk you toss out.