Was the Driver a Member? [⚠️ Admin Warning: NO POLITICS]

[Zachanadandy]

In the late 90's while working in retail at a Gas company, I witness this guy fatally stab another guy multiple times right in front of me. According to police, if the guy wasn't stopped by my co-workers who were trained in situations like this, the victim's head would have came off. This led me and everyone else who witness this to believe the killer was dangerous long before this happened.

However, once information started to roll in from our customers, we all found out that the killer was the nicest person they've ever met and was apparently a war hero from the Vietnam war. According to those who knew both the killer and the victim, it was the victim that was the trouble-maker. Apparently he would steal metal and tools from other construction sites to sell it on the side. He was also super violent and abused his own mother. The killer apparently caught the victim stealing from his own yard and punched him and called the cops, yet the guy was never prosecuted. The killer died a few weeks later in prison of a brain tumor.

Does this make me feel the killer was normal and not dangerous? Not at all, but I'm just saying this because sometimes there are no obvious signs and can never tell when someone will snap and stab or shoot someone else.

I agree there are times where normal people suddenly snap, but that's not the norm from my experience. And like I already said there's no being prepared for or defending against that. If the person is acting aggressively or crazy it's a good practice to keep your distance. If they just snap unprovoked and stab you in the neck from behind while standing in line at the grocery store there's nothing you could have done about that anyway. I still argue unprovoked attacks are the exception not the rule.

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[imallcrawl]

I agree there are times where normal people suddenly snap, but that's not the norm from my experience. And like I already said there's no being prepared for or defending against that. If the person is acting aggressively or crazy it's a good practice to keep your distance. If they just snap unprovoked and stab you in the neck from behind while standing in line at the grocery store there's nothing you could have done about that anyway. I still argue unprovoked attacks are the exception not the rule.

True, this is why I teach my kids to always scan the room, identify exit points and be aware of their surroundings at all times.

 

[LouisvEarlleJT]

19 pages and still going

 

[Janster]

My father was a hunter - I've got pictures of him somewhere holding up fox and so on from the 1950s. That pretty much ended when he got married. Mom didn't want guns in the house, so they had to stay out in the garage, then it got to the point with trying to make a living and having a family, he gave it all up.
One thing that Mom did go for - if we were going to own or shoot or be around guns of any sort - even pellet guns - you take classes. And I did, and am thankful and I think that was incredibly smart of her.
Sadly, Dad wrapped his guns up, stashed them in the garage and not in clean, dry places. Over the decades, things rotted and rusted. I've got the parts - would LOVE to have someone "restore" just for display only. I don't really care if they can't shoot - likely a lot safer if they could never fire again, but they were his and from what I can tell, even from family before him.

When I was a kid…..My Dad had an old over/under shotgun that he’d fire off into the air every new years eve. He never told us the ‘story’ behind it…so I’m guessing he got it for free or bought a cheapo used one. The barrel was good but one of the firing pins was missing. I‘d never feel safe firing it. He passed away last year and I got possession of it - along with an interesting pistol he got from being in the Korean war. We couldn’t find any interesting information about them….and they hold no sentimental value … So we sold them to the local gun shop. Better off letting someone else enjoy them……they’d take up too much space in the gun safe.

My husband and I used to play airsoft back when we were young and fit. We had all the gear, decked out with camo…. I remember, we forgot to lock the Tacoma one night after a skirmish. Someone broke into the Tacoma and stole the Airsoft AR……. A neighbor found it in their front yard the next morning. HA!....once they realized it wasn’t real….they threw it out the window. Dumbass!!!
I guess they thought we were stupid enough to leave a real one laying in the backseat.

 

[Badunit]

Was the driver a member? Was the OP's question answered in any of the 274 posts (so far)?

 

[LouisvEarlleJT]

Was the driver a member? Was the OP's question answered in any of the 274 posts (so far)?

Based on everything so far I think the answer is no.

 

[imallcrawl]

Based on everything so far I think the answer is no.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Was the OP's question answered in any of the 274 posts (so far)?

What was the question?

 

[Zachanadandy]

Was the driver a member? Was the OP's question answered in any of the 274 posts (so far)?

As stated already, the driver can't exactly respond?

 

[Rusty PW]

19 pages and still going

 

[Rusty PW]

There might be a few nails sticking up.

 

[Badunit]

As stated already, the driver can't exactly respond?

Is that being funny or obtuse, I truly can't tell from here. I'm sure the OP wasn't expecting the deceased person to respond when they asked the question. Someone might know who it was or might recognize the truck from an avatar or other posted photos.

 

[Tsqtomnkaren]

Is that being funny or obtuse, I truly can't tell from here. I'm sure the OP wasn't expecting the deceased person to respond when they asked the question. Someone might know who it was or might recognize the truck from an avatar or other posted photos.

Are we there yet ? Guess not...

 

[Zachanadandy]

Is that being funny or obtuse, I truly can't tell from here. I'm sure the OP wasn't expecting the deceased person to respond when they asked the question. Someone might know who it was or might recognize the truck from an avatar or other posted photos.

We are nearly 300 posts in and people keep asking the same question, I'm guessing nobody recognizes the truck by now and the guy wasn't a member?

 

[imallcrawl]

We are nearly 300 posts in and people keep asking the same question, I'm guessing nobody recognizes the truck by now and the guy wasn't a member?

I guess not lol...but hey I learned a lot about gun ownership, self-defense and bible verses

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