tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post114003181070958654..comments2024-01-13T15:34:42.074-05:00Comments on Fighting in the Shade™: Media Outrage?ΛΕΟΝΙΔΑΣhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04976785560712692275noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post-1140189747871617992006-02-17T10:22:00.000-05:002006-02-17T10:22:00.000-05:00You never know how a "friend" might react to somet...You never know how a "friend" might react to something. I got in a motorcycle wreck back in the '70s. I had a passenger with me. We both got banged up but survived.<BR/><BR/>The passenger's mother hired an attorney to sue the guy that pulled out in front of us. Turned out the guy didn't have insurance so the attorney wasn't too interested in the case. With that case dropped, the passenger started suggesting the wreck was my fault. Problem was, I had even less than the guy that caused the accident. I'm sure she would have gone after me if I had any assets.<BR/><BR/>Same happened about ten years ago out in front of my house. A couple motorcycle riders ended up in the street. I don't know how it happened. I saw them ride by then heard the crash and both were on the ground. The ended up fine. No ambulance needed.<BR/><BR/>Again, I don't know how that happened but a few days later one of the riders stops by the house to ask if I'd seen what happened. Turns out his "best friend" was suing him over the accident. <BR/><BR/>Just goes to show, though, what happens when the dollar signs start floating before your friend's eyes.Fred Mangelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746646487480850444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post-1140126091419031172006-02-16T16:41:00.000-05:002006-02-16T16:41:00.000-05:00Latest update indicates the victim is fine. The me...Latest update indicates the victim is fine. The media, are devistated by this news and continue on "death watch".ΛΕΟΝΙΔΑΣhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976785560712692275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post-1140124761370357062006-02-16T16:19:00.000-05:002006-02-16T16:19:00.000-05:00If that's true, then I agree. Everything I've hear...If that's true, then I agree. Everything I've heard until now seems to indicate his "friend" was downplaying it and holds no grudges so to speak. He was recovering well and remains in good spirits. His family may be a different story though if he's actually in any danger of dying from this. I hadn't thought of that angle.Wadicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16759878578214086966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post-1140111489566919562006-02-16T12:38:00.000-05:002006-02-16T12:38:00.000-05:00No. He still faces the possibility of a lawsuit by...No. He still faces the possibility of a lawsuit by his "friend". I also read something this morning of the possibility of a criminal complaint if the guy dies as a result of, say, a heart attack that resulted from the gunshot wound.<BR/><BR/>I seriously doubt the powers that be in Texas would charge him with manslaughter, or some such, but he still faces the possibility of legal action of some sort so it might be best to keep his mouth shut, at least for now.Fred Mangelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746646487480850444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post-1140107583366324412006-02-16T11:33:00.000-05:002006-02-16T11:33:00.000-05:00There's no legal problems. It was a seven dollar s...There's no legal problems. It was a seven dollar stamp. It's been taken care of. He was licensed, he just didn't have the stamp. It happens all the time. The offender is fined and sent on their way. He paid a fine and it's over. Legally, he has nothing hanging over his head. Accidents happen, <BR/><BR/>I'm just saying all the smoke and mirrors should be put away and this be treated as just that...an accident that could have been prevented had due caution been exercised. The absence of a stamp on his license had nothing to do with this guy getting shot.Wadicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16759878578214086966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post-1140102749297203642006-02-16T10:12:00.000-05:002006-02-16T10:12:00.000-05:00"He was careless. Now that it's out, he ought to j..."He was careless. Now that it's out, he ought to just admit it and be done with it."<BR/><BR/>Let's keep in mind the legal ramifications of this. He's already facing the possibility of legal or even criminal charges over this. As much as we like to see people fess up to what they've done, it wouldn't be the smartest thing to do from a legal standpoint.Fred Mangelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746646487480850444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19318880.post-1140057268414213062006-02-15T21:34:00.000-05:002006-02-15T21:34:00.000-05:00Sounds fair. But the media is not interested in "f...Sounds fair. But the media is not interested in "fair". If so they would adhere to their true journalistic code of ethics and report the truth, impartially. I don't even think they teach that in journalism school anymore. Now they're making a big deal over some 7 dollar stamp that he failed to purchase. <BR/><BR/>Here's the deal: He was careless. Both of them were. Now that it's out, he ought to just admit it and be done with it. Making it out to be just some insignificant flesh wound is just fuel for the anti-gunners. Bet yer nest egg they'll have him up as their poster child that even the most respected among us can't be trusted with guns. It's weak but it's coming, I'll guarantee it.Wadicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16759878578214086966noreply@blogger.com