Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/02/06/neighbor-kills-man-with-crossb.html
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So not a responsible crossbow owner.
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I suspect the crossbow dude imagined himself like this…
When he was probably more like this…
We can’t all be Daryl Dixon…
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I guess they were playing under some optional house rules where a critical miss when firing into a melee will instead hit a random target in the melee…
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The only thing that can stop a bad guy with 2 pitbulls is a good guy with a crossbow?
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See, irresponsible people like this are why people should use firearms instead of toys like crossbows.
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It doesn’t seem like there was going to be a positive outcome here, no matter what.
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Apparently not a Good Shotarian.
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To be fair, it seems he was a good shot, but underestimated the penetration power of a crossbow. (It’s easy to think of arrows as being “weaker” than bullets, the greater mass makes them much harder to stop)
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It’s why I wouldn’t use a gun for home defense either. I can’t blast into a melee without a high chance of unintended causalities. Anyone who thinks they can shoot into tussle needs to at least show us their Marksmanship badge or some serious amount of hours training at a range under an instructor. Amateur wannabe heroes are some of the tedious fools I’ve dealt with.
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The National Crossbow Association is calling for thoughts and prayers.
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Jeez, rough neighborhood
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A crossbow does not shoot arrows. It shoots bolts or quarrels.
(This distinction is very important when playing certain CRPGs, since arrows are more common than bolts)
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“The National Crossbow Association is calling for thoughts and prayers.”
Because… CROSSBOWS don’t kill people, PEOPLE kill people.
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Yup, I remember that from Baldur’s Gate. Shorter, heavier. Just went with the terminology the article used.
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Well, the guy wasn’t killed by the pit bulls, so technically mission accomplished?
Bad jokes aside - two grown pit bulls and a child in an apartment doesn’t sound like a good idea to begin with. I’d like to have more information/background on this. I don’t want to jump to conclusions.
Right now the tally seems to be one dead guy, two dead dogs - and one traumatized, orphaned kid.
Yeah, real cute.
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The only thing that will stop two bad pitbulls with crowbars is a good guy with a crowbar.
Well yeah its a bit like how bullets can kill cancer.
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It shot a bolt at the quarrel, a dog, a door, and a man who was not having a good day, turning it into the worst day of his life.
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