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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:13:56 PM EDT
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Ban them.
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:15:03 PM EDT
[#2]
Thats why they created sheaths, they are the safteys of the sword world
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:16:14 PM EDT
[#3]
Sword Goes Off, Kills Fla. Teen.
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:16:20 PM EDT
[#4]
Stooooopid.
Now we know why mom and dad say: "No playing ball in the house." Wonder if that was a rule in that house? If not, should have been. 
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:17:37 PM EDT
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he just had an unsheathed, apparently sharp, sword hanging on the wall? How did it fall on him like that? Was he laying down under it?
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:17:53 PM EDT
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+1! More gun control laws will solve this problem. (Any excuse to pass new gun laws is a good one, right?.....) 
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:18:33 PM EDT
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do you think this ever happened in the William Wallace days?
it hit him in the shoulder? not to be insensitive but i bet it looked exactly like the scene where Achilles slices into that big guy in the beginning of that movie.. |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:18:37 PM EDT
[#8]
Bummer
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:20:19 PM EDT
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My 29" Japanese sword (razor sharp across its full length) is no toy. It never leaves its scabbard (saya) unless I'm cleaning it or practicing my iai with it. It is a deadly weapon in the truest sense of
the word and is treated with every bit as much respect as any firearm. This is how it should be. CJ |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:20:28 PM EDT
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Natural selection at its best. Sorry any dumbass with an unsheathed blade placed where it can fall on them is not someone who needs to be allowed to breed. What kind of sword? |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:20:41 PM EDT
[#11]
' That's the trouble with pre-bans. OK, I'll say it: " Floriduh strikes again." |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:21:32 PM EDT
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Was their surname Damocles?
Seriously, it's stuff like this that gives civilian weapons ownership a bad name.  I do feel sorry for the kid and his family though. 
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:23:00 PM EDT
[#13]
Ban walls, for the children
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:25:08 PM EDT
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kinda harsh don't you think 
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:27:31 PM EDT
[#15]
da! iz fixed.. |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:28:21 PM EDT
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Must have been a real sword. I cant see those cheap ass stainless steel swords hitting someone in the shoulder and killing them.
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:29:05 PM EDT
[#17]
Spot on assessment I would think, |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:29:15 PM EDT
[#18]
Live by the sword, die by the sword.
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:30:47 PM EDT
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Its all fun and games til somone gets an........................................
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:31:22 PM EDT
[#20]
old marching song..
when i was in the army.. the biscuits were mighty fine.. one rolled off the table... and crushed a friend of mine.. |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:44:46 PM EDT
[#21]
15 year old makes poor decision on sword display, accident happens, and his resulting death is good for mankind |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 2:01:14 PM EDT
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I really don't believe in most safety precautions the moronic should be allowed to off themselves unencumbered its natures way. Google Natural Selection this is a case of it. |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 2:03:16 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/7/2006 2:05:13 PM EDT
[#24]
then it's just a game! |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 2:07:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/7/2006 2:12:58 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/7/2006 2:13:47 PM EDT
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Natural selection at its best. Sorry any dumbass with an unsheathed blade placed where it can fall on them is not someone who needs to be allowed to breed. What kind of sword? kinda harsh don't you think Spot on assessment I would think, 15 year old makes poor decision on sword display, accident happens, and his resulting death is good for mankind Wow, some of you are pretty sad. I guess none of you did anything dumb when you were 15. It was a very unfortunate accident and there is a family grieving over this. I guess no one sped when they first got there license, or used to jump off the bridge or out of trees when swimming when you were younger. I know its only by Gods good graces or sheer luck for the unbelievers that I made it into adulthood. |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 2:17:23 PM EDT
[#28]
This is all George Bush's fault
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Posted: 3/7/2006 2:21:24 PM EDT
[#29]
His survival and the possibility of him fathering children would have benefited mankind through the creation of a more sword resistent human. |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 2:52:07 PM EDT
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My sword is sheathed and not hung on the wall. Of course, it'd also have a hard time cutting butter...
You know, it'd really suck to be killed by a sword in this day and age. |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 2:53:58 PM EDT
[#31]
That sword couldn't have fallen all by itself.
It was PUSHED! 
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Posted: 3/7/2006 3:03:19 PM EDT
[#32]
Amended. |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 3:36:18 PM EDT
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wonder what the libs in the .gov think.
so when do we start having pre-ban & post-ban swords? |
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:06:25 AM EDT
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[threestooges]
"Why young man, you act as if the Sword of Damocles were hanging over your head." "Lady- you must be psychic!"[/threestooges] 
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:10:33 AM EDT
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It was the invisible ninja.....
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:12:15 AM EDT
[#36]
parents should be flogged.
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:16:13 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:16:52 AM EDT
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This really did happen here, guys. Not bullshit.
However, I am wondering if maybe, just MAYBE, it wasn't an accident. Maybe the kids were roughhousing/playing with the sword. Still, it is possible that with the right weight, angle, and sharpness this happened. Kid was really into goth shit, too, from a pic I saw on the news. |
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:18:32 AM EDT
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Ban Walls, Balls and Gravity.
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:19:01 AM EDT
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Don't forget stupidity.... |
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:22:28 AM EDT
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I try to keep all my knives, kitchen, utility, whatever, either closed, in a drawer, or somewhere they cant fall.
I've nearly speared my foot knocking a steak knife off the counter and I worry my cat will knock one down on herself someday. |
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:25:19 AM EDT
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Geez, guys, a little cynical don't you think? A kid is dead here. It's not like they were playing WITH the sword. Very sorry to hear the story. Yes, some clearer thinking could have prevented it but kids do stuff. Not overtly stupid stuff in this case.
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:25:31 AM EDT
[#43]
You can take my gravity when you peel yourself off the surface of the earth! 
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:33:29 AM EDT
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That's the first thing that popped into my mind. |
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:34:40 AM EDT
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He should have had the sword sheathed, but he's 15 for Gods sake. I know I did alot of stupid stuff when I was younger. Imagine some freak accident at your home killing one of your kids, weapon related or not. I hope it happens to some of you on here and I'll be the first one to say..natural selection blah blah blah. I bet your attitude changes then
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:40:02 AM EDT
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Man, can you imagine that? To die from that kind of wound he must have been spewing blood all over the place. I'll bet his siblings are totally traumatized.
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:43:01 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:53:46 AM EDT
[#48]
Hence the reason to raise the  That's what I think happened... |
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Posted: 3/10/2006 5:54:27 AM EDT
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Leaving a sword sharp enough to injure somebody fatally out in the presence of unsupervised (or poorly supervised) children is tantamount to leaving a loaded firearm in their presence. What do you think the reaction of the the media, the police and people here would have been in that case? Do swords get a pass in the criminal negligence department? |
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