... killing a duck?

[macbeth]

Originally Posted by Descant

Is this not the basis for red flag laws? And we excuse it because they are under 18? Granted the immaturity factor, but when you severely punish such behavior, I believe there is a carry over effect to other youngsters. When I and friends wanted to do stupid things in HS , we were vividly aware of what happened to other kids. There was little awareness of the effects on adult criminals. I don't think that awareness level has changed much. And, there is still the attitude, "It's OK, we're under 18, they can't do anything to us."
I recall when the growing up penalty was 30 days or see your recruiter before 4:00 pm TODAY. It's unfortunate that some of these do-no-gooders are no longer qualified for military service. (We should have universal service, but that's another thread)

EXACTLY. So how do they get on the red flag list? This might take this topic to the side a bit but GREAT QUESTION... Is there a way to find a list they might be on?

[fatlazyless]

WMUR has the 1:19 duck beater video ...... plus there's an internet petition with 1200 on board for tougher punishment than a 3 football game ban and community service. Everyone and their bother and sister get's all holier than thou when given the opportunity to express their anger over a savage beat down with a broom handle on a harmless Lake Winnipesaukee Mallard duck ...... ka-boom ..... quack-quack!

This duck beat down story has traveled all the way to an English newspaper, the Guardian of London.

Back in 1968, at my time in high school, the school had a big pile of rocks weighing about 10-25 lbs each, with the pile about the size of a pick-up truck, and for punishment, students could get 90-minute blocks of detention, which meant picking up and moving the rock pile about 75-yards, from one end of a field to the other end .... one rock at a time .... adjacent to a parking lot .... and seen by other students. For this duck beating, an adjudicated punishment could be five blocks of detention, 90-minutes each, held on five consecutive Friday afternoons, scheduled at the same time as the Friday football game.

Everyone knew what the rock pile was there for ...... and students walked past it, all the time, on their way to the gym. Bespoken comments such as 'you do that, you nitwit, and you'll get the rock pile' were not uncommon. ...

Moving heavy rocks was an informative punishment because it gave you a lot of time to think about what you had done, and you never forget that 'moving the rock pile.' Plus, when that yellow school bus passed by you, as you was carrying a heavy rock, you got taunted by the entire bus of fellow students with epithets hollered from the open windows like ....... hey buddy, get to work ...... move that pile ..... you is mov'n too slow, buddy ..... get it moved over there!

So, it was pretty effective punishment.

[Barney Bear]

Did not realize you came from the USSR.

[Hillcountry]

Originally Posted by Barney Bear

Did not realize you came from the USSR.

I think a little “hard labor” would have made our present day “snowflakes” a bit more hardened to the real world rather than seeking a closed room with a binky and a puppy...

[barefootbay]

Originally Posted by Hillcountry

I think a little “hard labor” would have made our present day “snowflakes” a bit more hardened to the real world rather than seeking a closed room with a binky and a puppy...

Heartily Agree !

[Sue Doe-Nym]

Originally Posted by Hillcountry

I think a little “hard labor” would have made our present day “snowflakes” a bit more hardened to the real world rather than seeking a closed room with a binky and a puppy...

Your solution would get my vote!
There have to be serious consequences for bad behavior! Otherwise, we get what we deserve.

[fatlazyless]

..... duck evades team of tigers ...... www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUSEXbDf9u0 ...... but most unfortunately, this here Conway duck couldn't escape a broom ambush by football team, Eagles?

These tigers could have better results feeding duck a few orange Cheez-its! Duck simply love Cheez-it!

....2:30 video of lone duck evading an 'ambush' of tigers in unknown country!

[winni83]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

..... duck evades team of tigers ...... www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUSEXbDf9u0 ...... but most unfortunately, this here Conway duck couldn't escape a broom ambush by football team, Eagles?

These tigers could have better results feeding duck a few orange Cheez-its! Duck simply love Cheez-it!

....2:30 video of lone duck evading an 'ambush' of tigers in unknown country!

In the words of Joseph Welch during the McCarthy hearings, “Have you no sense of decency, sir”. It certainly appears that the answer is a resounding NO.

[fatlazyless]

Everyone has all heard the phrase 'like a duck out of water' which can be used to describe someone or something that is out of its' regular element.

In the water, this one duck in the video was able to evade the lions. While the duck in Conway was lured out of its' Winnipesaukee, Melvin Bay, home water and was unable to evade getting smacked by a broom while on land. It was a duck out of water.

It shows how a duck out of water has a safety disadvantage.

[Descant]

Originally Posted by Top-Water

Are you sick enough to think that this a natural situation and the creature had any chance of escape. If you look closely the animal gets caught in the very last few frames of the video.

Really! You want sympathy because your lonely and have too much time on your hands. You should be locked up when you post stuff like this to keep the topic alive.

That's what trolls do. You can skip posts or block them. Responding only feeds the troll.

[Hillcountry]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Everyone has all heard the phrase 'like a duck out of water' which can be used to describe someone or something that is out of its' regular element.

In the water, this one duck in the video was able to evade the lions. While the duck in Conway was lured out of its' Winnipesaukee, Melvin Bay, home water and was unable to evade getting smacked by a broom while on land. It was a duck out of water.

It shows how a duck out of water has a safety disadvantage.

FLL I think you meant the saying “a fish out of water”
Don’t believe I ever heard a “duck” saying other than “water off a duck’s back” or “ if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck...etc.”

[Descant]

Originally Posted by Hillcountry

FLL I think you meant the saying “a fish out of water”
Don’t believe I ever heard a “duck” saying other than “water off a duck’s back” or “ if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck...etc.”

We need a new button that says "Hooked by the troll"

[Hillcountry]

Originally Posted by Descant

We need a new button that says "Hooked by the troll"

Sorry, no one "hooks" me. I post because I want to and am not triggered by anyone. Besides, as much as FLL seems to be hated on here, I find some of his posts comical (which I believe he tries to be) but sometimes goes a bit awry.

[fatlazyless]

Oh, come on youse guys ..... that's a very interesting duck vs lions video from India or Thailand or somewhere ..... with a Range Rover car adapted with protective bars designed to keep 400-lb lions from smashing through the windows and attacking the humans, inside the car.

Is a big surprise these lions are unable to get that little duck with it disappearing down below, somewhere in the murky water, surviving the lions' repeated lunge.

Is pretty danged interesting how a little duck can survive in the water, avoid getting jumped by agile lions, but a different duck in far away Moultonborough NH gets lured up onto the Camp Winaukee beach. A little duck is an easy smack-down with the swing of a broom, swung by a 15-year old. This is a case of the danger to a duck when a duck goes out of the water!

Who knows .....but, the actual food item used to lure this poor deceased duck has not been reported ...... is an unknown food item ...... maybe the duck got lured out of the water with a chocolate s'more ...... a yummy, hot toasted marshmallows and melted Hershey chocolate, cooked on a camp fire stick, and squished 'tween graham crackers when the quarterback thought it could be some fun to lure the duck with an extended s'more ..... hut-1, hut-2, hut-3!

Well ...... definitely seems highly likely and even understandable how all that chocolate and toasted marshmallow is what made the nefarious duck beater go and beat that poor, little duck. It was that highly energized hot chocolate energy coming from the marshmallow and chocolate, your Honor ........ honest to s'more goodness ....... this is the chocolate/marshmallow s'more legal defense initiative! ...

[Sue Doe-Nym]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Everyone has all heard the phrase 'like a duck out of water' which can be used to describe someone or something that is out of its' regular element.

In the water, this one duck in the video was able to evade the lions. While the duck in Conway was lured out of its' Winnipesaukee, Melvin Bay, home water and was unable to evade getting smacked by a broom while on land. It was a duck out of water.

It shows how a duck out of water has a safety disadvantage.

“Duck out of water is to safety disadvantage as man without brain is to mental disadvantage.”