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I saw a video about a guy that had his cats stolen off his fleet of work trucks and fuel drained twice in a year. he got mad and installed cameras etc. and rigged up a trap. some where the video is on you tube of that thugs catching fire and having to stop drop and roll . i thought it was fitting justice. video lead to arrests too.
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I have had a CCW permit since I turned 21 in 1983 . I've never had to even brandish it but believe me , jail or no jail someone is taking an arse whipping if they are vandalizing or stealing my stuff . They slipped and fell a few times as they tried to run away and got all banged up officer :)
 
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I have had a CCW permit since I turned 21 in 1983 . I've never had to even brandish it but believe me , jail or no jail someone is taking an arse whipping if they are vandalizing or stealing my stuff . They slipped and fell a few times as they tried to run away and got all banged up officer :)
Yeah my fist would happen to fall on their nose a few times too or you can do the non lethal option, full auto paintball gun, 20 rounds a second at max fps isnt pleasant and it will be real easy for the pd to find them as theyll be neon green
 

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I came across this very interesting article about some uk group that hopped the pond and is now targeting people with large vehicles and deflating their tires, any of yall come across this or god forbid been a victim of it? Also lets try to avoid making it political and just focus on the idiots doing this not the party they belong to. SUV-Hating Tyre Extinguishers Group Is Deflating Tires as Protest (msn.com)
? I hardly see the point of discussing the crime, without discussing the perpetrators or their motivations:curse:
 


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By generalizing and not talking about politics, this is a moral issue not a political one, committing crimes and vandalizing peoples property is wrong no matter what political party you belong to this isn't an excuse to bash one party or uplift another its to discuss and roast some miscreants
The title of the linked article states that the issue is in fact politically motivated,
Therefore the "protesters" are falsely claiming the high moral ground to justify their behavior.
In the U.S. today, arson , rape and even murder, is often referred to as "mostly peaceful protest"
by the party which deserves to be bashed.(and their little lapdog media too!)
 
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Let my air out, give me an excuse to take Jill for a ride.
 

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True, I just didn't want to "go there". :wink: I do carry just about everywhere I go even on vacation so that's never much of a concern.
I carry as well but being not a small guy in "little" cars or trucks have defused all but one situation. Not sure why people equate smaller vehicles with small people.

The one time I had to draw was on someone trying to rob me. I'll give him props on how fast he was able to turn and sprint when he saw the .45 barrel looking right at him from less than 6 feet away.
 

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Yeah my fist would happen to fall on their nose a few times too or you can do the non lethal option, full auto paintball gun, 20 rounds a second at max fps isnt pleasant and it will be real easy for the pd to find them as theyll be neon green
You might want to rethink that idea. I believe in the cities these protests are happening, the legality of using that paintball gun is about the same criteria as using a firearm, that is, if you shoot someone with a paintball gun because they are letting the air out of your tires, the police will first arrest you. If they go looking for the green guy, that is a just a bonus, but almost for sure, they will spend less for bail. ;)
 

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Nice. This will result in someone getting hurt. Or much worse.
Highly likely if I came out and caught someone in the middle of it.
 

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How do we avoid making this political?
What a conundrum. If these people were doing something apolitical, you wouldn’t have to say, “don’t make it political.” This isn’t an act of vandalism, it’s a political statement.
 

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Yeah when my late grandmother was in her last years she moved in with us cause of her cancer and we took care of her and got her to all her appointments and treatments and had to get her to the doctor more than a few times in a hurry and of course drove a suv cause it was easier to get us and her in it as well as all of her stuff, if we came out to the tire on the ground there would have been some problems. People are so shortsided and selfish these days
how is it any different than a lifted pickup truck blocking an electric charging station?

while I don't agree with the method at all, There are too many people who need trucks and suv's daily and can only afford the one vehicle. I do see the similarity how others are getting attacked the other direction.
 
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? I hardly see the point of discussing the crime, without discussing the perpetrators or their motivations:curse:
I dont disagree but we can discuss them as we have without talking political parties as you well know on this forum or should if you have paid attention at all we try to avoid talking politics here if you want to talk politics you can go elsewhere feel free to copy the link but i am trying to follow the rules here
 
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You might want to rethink that idea. I believe in the cities these protests are happening, the legality of using that paintball gun is about the same criteria as using a firearm, that is, if you shoot someone with a paintball gun because they are letting the air out of your tires, the police will first arrest you. If they go looking for the green guy, that is a just a bonus, but almost for sure, they will spend less for bail. ;)
Yeah here in lovely florida its a different story you couldn't pay me enough to live in those areas
 
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The title of the linked article states that the issue is in fact politically motivated,
Therefore the "protesters" are falsely claiming the high moral ground to justify their behavior.
In the U.S. today, arson , rape and even murder, is often referred to as "mostly peaceful protest"
by the party which deserves to be bashed.(and their little lapdog media too!)
I don't disagree but unlike the members of that party I like to follow the very reasonable rules ie the forum rule about avoiding politics
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