An Almost Darwin

Arvon · 02-27-2002, 09:18 PM

HONORABLE MENTION: AIRBAG WEAPONS

Confirmed by Darwin

APRIL 1999, SOUTH AFRICA

In South Africa carjacking has become popular in recent
years. The South African law has lenient provisions for self-
defense, and allows "lethal action" if personal property is in
danger. Citizens are inventive in creating martial security
systems for their cars. Poison gas, acid showers, flame-
throwers, and automatic gunfire are not unknown.
One such security system relied upon an airbag installed
in the car roof. If a driver sat down without disabling the
mechanism, the airbag would inflate and hit the victim atop
his head with a force strong enough to render him un-
conscious.
And that is exactly what happened to Pieter, who, armed
with a pistol, attempted to steal this vehicle. When the
airbag exploded, he thought that someone was shooting at
him, and he instinctively fired the pistol twice. Unfortu-
nately for him, his gun was still in his pocket at the time.
One bullet hit his knee, and the other lodged in the base
of his penis.

Reference: Der Spiegel

khazadman · 02-27-2002, 09:49 PM

ow! ow! ow!

Larry_OHF · 02-27-2002, 10:24 PM

~Larry faints~

Scholarcs · 02-27-2002, 10:30 PM

lol! well it shows you shouldnt steal cars.

Rolla ZE · 02-28-2002, 06:38 AM

That thief deserves every inch of pain. I've totally had it with car thieves from past experiences and wish I could fit one of those systems to my car. It seems the thief has all the rights these days, you get sued for knocking them to the ground in order to keep them from getting away before the police comes.

Cerek the Barbaric · 02-28-2002, 11:37 AM

Ahhh, Rolla ZE,

You must learn to "adapt" to today's laws.

The answer is to carry 2 guns;
1 to shoot the thief with, and
1 to put in the thiefs hand to prove it was self-defense.

[ 02-28-2002: Message edited by: Cerek the Barbaric ]

Barry the Sprout · 02-28-2002, 01:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Cerek the Barbaric:
The answer is to carry 2 guns;
1 to shoot the thief with, and
1 to put in the thiefs hand to prove it was self-defense.

Cerek, as ever, the man with the plan! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

02-27-2002, 09:18 PM	#1
Arvon Unicorn Join Date: October 4, 2001 Location: Kingdom of the West,..P.o. Cynagus Posts: 4,212	HONORABLE MENTION: AIRBAG WEAPONS Confirmed by Darwin APRIL 1999, SOUTH AFRICA In South Africa carjacking has become popular in recent years. The South African law has lenient provisions for self- defense, and allows "lethal action" if personal property is in danger. Citizens are inventive in creating martial security systems for their cars. Poison gas, acid showers, flame- throwers, and automatic gunfire are not unknown. One such security system relied upon an airbag installed in the car roof. If a driver sat down without disabling the mechanism, the airbag would inflate and hit the victim atop his head with a force strong enough to render him un- conscious. And that is exactly what happened to Pieter, who, armed with a pistol, attempted to steal this vehicle. When the airbag exploded, he thought that someone was shooting at him, and he instinctively fired the pistol twice. Unfortu- nately for him, his gun was still in his pocket at the time. One bullet hit his knee, and the other lodged in the base of his penis. Reference: Der Spiegel __________________ 53.7% of all statistics are made up

02-27-2002, 10:30 PM	#4
Scholarcs Red Dragon Join Date: December 5, 2001 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 38 Posts: 1,557	lol! well it shows you shouldnt steal cars. __________________ <br />\"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five\" - Groucho Marx<br />Member of the ORT Clan. <br />\"Some birds are not meant to be caged because their feathers are too bright\"<br />Ma bouche sera la bouche des malheurs qui n\'ont point de bouche, ma voix, la liberté de celles qui s\'affaissent au cachot du désespoir. - Aimé Césaire<br />La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l\'on n\'a pas ri. - Sébastien Roch Nicolas

02-28-2002, 11:37 AM	#6
Cerek the Barbaric Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: North Carolina Age: 61 Posts: 3,257	Ahhh, Rolla ZE, You must learn to "adapt" to today's laws. The answer is to carry 2 guns; 1 to shoot the thief with, and 1 to put in the thiefs hand to prove it was self-defense. [ 02-28-2002: Message edited by: Cerek the Barbaric ] __________________ [img]\"http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/cerek/cerektsrsig.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Cerek the Calmth

02-28-2002, 01:14 PM	#7
Barry the Sprout White Dragon Join Date: October 19, 2001 Location: York, UK. Age: 41 Posts: 1,815	quote: Originally posted by Cerek the Barbaric: The answer is to carry 2 guns; 1 to shoot the thief with, and 1 to put in the thiefs hand to prove it was self-defense. Cerek, as ever, the man with the plan! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

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Rolla ZE Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 25, 2002 Location: Sydney, Aus Posts: 49	That thief deserves every inch of pain. I've totally had it with car thieves from past experiences and wish I could fit one of those systems to my car. It seems the thief has all the rights these days, you get sued for knocking them to the ground in order to keep them from getting away before the police comes.

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