tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post4607139053564233080..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: The First Rule of Heathers Club is...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-74901963992478825872012-04-03T03:28:36.434-04:002012-04-03T03:28:36.434-04:00I just ran across Matthew's Heathers reference...I just ran across Matthew's <i>Heathers</i> reference. :)Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-50854936997814617322012-04-01T09:28:25.600-04:002012-04-01T09:28:25.600-04:00"Edge case?"
There's a lot of that ..."Edge case?"<br /><br />There's a lot of that going on. My car window was just busted out by a third grade girl throwing rocks. Nice neighborhood, right by the school. I work nearby. It seems there was a "club" at the school. The mom cut me a check and had the girl hand it over with an apology. <br />When prompted by her mother she allowed as how what she had done was "dumb." I asked her if she thought it was wrong. "No."Peter Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52495806541611734232012-04-01T00:59:44.514-04:002012-04-01T00:59:44.514-04:00"These are preteen girls we are talking about...<i>"These are preteen girls we are talking about for heavens sake."</i><br /><br />Ryan, you're right. And you're going to <i>love</i> what they will spontaneously tell the cops about you. And whatever preteen girl you try to rescue will have communicated to her the severe adverse consequences attendant upon failure to back up the gang's allegations regarding you.<br /><br />I'm not sure joining a pack of preteen girls brawling is a high-percentage play. <br /><br />Mike JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45404038814407247972012-03-31T23:14:54.667-04:002012-03-31T23:14:54.667-04:00Anyway, that's the exact scenario for which I ...<i>Anyway, that's the exact scenario for which I carry a spare clip of Ich Luge bullets. </i><br /><br />Matthew, you know you wanted them dead. Your true feelings were just too gross and icky for you to face! ;)Wraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791730539181731523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72053246548136521502012-03-30T14:15:57.440-04:002012-03-30T14:15:57.440-04:00Maybe I an missing something but the answer is cle...Maybe I an missing something but the answer is clear to me. Yell "knock it off" in an authoratative voice which I have then if necessary wade in and grab the kid on the ground. Have her call her parents. Tell the parents of the neighbor girl what happened. <br /><br />I don't see a reason to call 911 unless she is seriously injured. If her folks want to involve the cops it is their business. No need to use Muy Thai Kickboxing or judo or mace or batons or tasers. Just grab the kid and stop the fight. I might look at it differently if I was a 105 pound woman but I am not. These are preteen girls we are talking about for heavens sake.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612373437033635765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7050858637993134212012-03-30T02:32:41.789-04:002012-03-30T02:32:41.789-04:00Interesting. When I was a boy and living on the wr...Interesting. When I was a boy and living on the wrong side of town, I got on the wrong side of the pre-teen gang wannabee kids, and a bunch of them were doing a number on me when my father showed up. He did a 'grab and toss', anyone who came back for seconds got a fist in the belly. It worked out quite well. One parent showed up to complain, but declined a one-on-one match with either his son and I or him and Dad.<br />I would feel obligated to do the same.tweellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164718561825615886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20272867960682313282012-03-29T20:04:33.312-04:002012-03-29T20:04:33.312-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.the pawnbrokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16643081755036536592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25114853709215312922012-03-29T15:12:55.976-04:002012-03-29T15:12:55.976-04:00Shit comes from assholes.
Has anyone taken a clos...Shit comes from assholes.<br /><br />Has anyone taken a close look at the parents of these girls or is that still taboo?Fowl Ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02667279541680008202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84150275590518407832012-03-29T07:09:47.934-04:002012-03-29T07:09:47.934-04:00Some police departments are better than others. I...Some police departments are better than others. I don't think we would see a police car within an hour, for a call of gang of girls murdering another girl with just their fists and kicks. The 911 operator would be argumentative and would want to filter and re-frame the caller's report.<br /><br />Notably, a drug dealer would probably have no qualms intervening. Or an illegal immigrant in a community of illegals.<br /><br />Strange times, when criminals have more freedom to protect norms of civil behavior than regular folks.dustydognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12213579373125466422012-03-29T00:53:49.968-04:002012-03-29T00:53:49.968-04:00All I know is what I read in science fiction novel...All I know is what I read in science fiction novels.<br /><br />1) Call 911. Claim, "I think she needs an ambulance".<br /><br />2) Hopefully all the miscreants will be noted in official files, and will contribute to justice being served, if the lil' darlings repeat antisocial behavior. It also gives the downed girl's family a starting point for civil litigation.<br /><br />3) Make an estimate -- is the downed girl in dire need, at risk of serious injury or death? State that to 911 -- and make every effort to rescue the girl if she is at risk. If there doesn't appear to be immediate danger, wait and let the cops handle the whole thing without having to unravel your contributions to the mayhem.<br /><br />4) Don't underestimate the damage that determined, experienced children can do. They could have years of bullying and/or abuse experience to bring to the encounter.<br /><br />5) A camera might eventually get the attack stopped -- photo every individual taking part, ask for names, and tell one and all you want to report this fairly to the police.<br /><br />6) Consider signing a criminal complaint against the attackers for disturbing the peace, and against the parents next door (failure to teach a child discipline -- the will to complete a task -- is grounds for Federal child abuse charges) for child abuse.<br /><br />7) Whether you do or don't do anything -- check with your attorney.Brad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-16530427217048139702012-03-28T22:37:37.766-04:002012-03-28T22:37:37.766-04:00I've been reading your blog for a few years no...I've been reading your blog for a few years now, but that last paragraph was without a doubt the most intelligent common sense thing I have read anywhere all year!<br /><br />CLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-3076514578872485082012-03-28T21:04:57.423-04:002012-03-28T21:04:57.423-04:00A different story, but...
http://abcnews.go.com/b...A different story, but...<br /><br />http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/02/27/california-schoolgirls-death-in-fight-ruled-homicide/<br />Feb 27, 2012 4:18pm<br />California Schoolgirl’s Death in Fight Ruled HomicideAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19998374787421174132012-03-28T20:22:08.554-04:002012-03-28T20:22:08.554-04:00@Sebastian
41.
41 y/o gun nut...
I hit "cr...@Sebastian<br /><br />41.<br /><br />41 y/o gun nut...<br /><br />I hit "creepy old man" last year. <br />=)Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414687981098467556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53542315570640659372012-03-28T19:47:14.781-04:002012-03-28T19:47:14.781-04:00Am I the only one who knows where to get a balacla...Am I the only one who knows where to get a balaclava?Aaron Burrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351040599838141424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20606043981802684852012-03-28T19:39:11.454-04:002012-03-28T19:39:11.454-04:00Being on with 911 and providing a video record are...Being on with 911 and providing a video record are not mutually exclusive activities with most smartphones. Speakerphone or headset allow holding the phone up to record video simultaneous with 2-way communication with 911, or America's Funniest Home Videos, take your pick.Ian Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48361483773708112702012-03-28T19:35:52.209-04:002012-03-28T19:35:52.209-04:00I'm thinking this would call for the extra lar...I'm thinking this would call for the extra large size bear spray, the 24 ounce jobs intended for Kodiaks. <br /><br />And, yeah, I'd be using my old command voice, playing Cruel Tyrant Sergeant: "STOP THAT. I HAVE 911 ON LINE, AND THE POLICE ARE ON THE WAY!" Followed by the gentle wafting of pepper fog...<br /><br />Burt I hate these "what if's." The fact that this is from real-life doesn't change that. Even growing up in Detroit I never saw any Lord-and-Lady Of The Flies crap like this, even the worst bullies in my school kept it one-on-one.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10598422360754342282012-03-28T18:46:19.291-04:002012-03-28T18:46:19.291-04:00911 and then a water hose.
38 y/o gun nut turns p...<i>911 and then a water hose.</i><br /><br />38 y/o gun nut turns pre-teen birthday party into his own, perverted wet t-shirt contest.<br /><br />NOTWOOKIEVILLE, RI -- Police say a man with a loaded pistol in his pocket, along side a loaded .380 Ke-Tec, sprayed a pre-teen birthday party with a garden hose, in an apparent attempt to create his own, preverted, pre-teen wet t-shirt contest. Though Mr. Gun Nut is not registered as a sexual predator, parents of the teen stated to the Daily Sewer "I can't imagine would else could have prompted such an action? Why would anyone want to turn a garden hose on a bunch of preteens? It's just sick!"Sebastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648225987293475835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85009799249241243582012-03-28T18:43:13.657-04:002012-03-28T18:43:13.657-04:00"Happy Birthday to you! Kobayashi Maru!"..."Happy Birthday to you! Kobayashi Maru!"<br /><br />Damn... and I already put in for a free Internet for you today.<br /><br />Well you win another one!<br /><br />It's getting to where you can start a museum.The Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173903164209256926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12830302803722319062012-03-28T17:59:47.385-04:002012-03-28T17:59:47.385-04:00Film for at least a count of 30, then call 911 - b...Film for at least a count of 30, then call 911 - because you are going to be talking with 911 for quite a while, and photo/video evidence is invaluable. <br /> <br />And yes, shout at the little darlings that you have 911 online. <br /> <br />Anything else, you are on your own. <br /> <br />And yes, I sympathise with the Mom who said her daughter is out of control and needs help/punishment: there are limits to what a parent can [legally, or affodably - psych docs COST] do. <br /> <br />As to it being a new problem - look up Salem and Witchcraft. Even (?) Cotton Mather tried to stop that batch of madness, and failed.John Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801684602403824157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64316064419815738162012-03-28T16:00:27.305-04:002012-03-28T16:00:27.305-04:00@LabRat,
You might be right.
That's pretty s...@LabRat,<br /><br />You might be right.<br /><br />That's pretty scary, even if it is only an edge-case.karrdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205160745963596856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25869412122948319572012-03-28T15:51:38.132-04:002012-03-28T15:51:38.132-04:00Not to channel Monty Burns, but is "release t...Not to channel Monty Burns, but is "release the hounds" an acceptable answer?Old Windwaysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52986080648311139132012-03-28T15:50:34.909-04:002012-03-28T15:50:34.909-04:00Anyway, that's the exact scenario for which I ...Anyway, that's the exact scenario for which I carry a spare clip of Ich Luge bullets.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414687981098467556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56826070812663356022012-03-28T15:45:07.447-04:002012-03-28T15:45:07.447-04:00Speaking of dripping, God gave us garden hoses for...Speaking of dripping, God gave us garden hoses for a reason. Works on dog fights anyway.<br /><br />Yell, call 911, keep yelling, set to super-soaking. If heads start popping out all over the neighborhood your actions get more and more defensible.<br /><br />Getting film would be okay for evidentiary purposes, but for heaven's sake turn it over to the cops immediately on arrival lest you get labeled some kind of perv.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05414687981098467556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-60840350922073489982012-03-28T15:44:37.607-04:002012-03-28T15:44:37.607-04:00Matt G,
"TELL me that your gun is covered. I...Matt G,<br /><br />"<i>TELL me that your gun is covered. It is, right?<br /><br />I don't care if one's swinging a crow bar and the other has a 2X4-- you don't let that gun see the light of day or even hint at its existence until one of them has displayed a gun or at least a katana (and she better be showing ninja training with the latter.)</i>"<br /><br />I was thinking that would be about a nightmare scenario right there.<br /><br />You wade into the pigpile and are physically pulling little Tiffani off of Amber when suddenly from your blind side you feel Bethany's 12-y.o. fingers closing on the grip of your XD40, and it is on like Donkey Kong.<br /><br />Brrr. Even the best outcomes from there aren't very good, and the worst are horror shows.<br /><br />It would be nice if all DGU's were the ones where the armed 28-year-old felon kicking in your door at night already had a rap sheet as long as your arm and was currently wanted on a felony warrant.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-88116214087962835472012-03-28T15:24:40.090-04:002012-03-28T15:24:40.090-04:00Huh. How did I end up being AnonyMouse, just above...Huh. How did I end up being AnonyMouse, just above? <br /><br />--Oops.Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.com