I was mugged?!?!

Even if you do just go with teh fine, they will often tell you to "correct" it and still need to go get a permit and yadda yadda yadda.... Quite horrible in my opinion! lol.

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Originally Posted by BigBear

Sorry, hard to calm down when I get to deal with idiots all day. No, not on this site. I'm talking about work. I work in a mapping/blueprinting division of the utilities department

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Say no more.

I work for MacVan (I'm the creative director) ... I think we deal with the same idiots that pester you.

One of my favorites is when they ask for a map of the entire city, at full detail ... on an 8.5x11 sheet. [Eek3]

Had a guy come in and ask for "a globe of the US" [Eek3]
Recently had someone ask for a life size map of the city (girl that works in our retail store didn't miss a beat, she pointed out the front window and said "its out there, and its FREE")

Also live through to many of these on a daily basis.

HAHAHAHA!!!! Life size map?! HAHA. Haven't had that one yet! Wow, thanks for just making my day! My boss is staring at me now. HAHA.

I'm proud of ya, Big Bear! Proud of your wife too! My wife wouldn't have even known anything was going on until the cops started pounding on the door. If she DID see something going down, she sure as hell wouldn't go for any kind of gun to back me up, even if one were available to her. She has no interest in guns or self defense, she's a total sheep, although one with a very large mean streak. She probably wouldn't even have the sense to pick up the phone either.

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Originally Posted by iamhunter

You put it perfectly BigBear.

As for the 3v1 thing... It's always, awlays bad.

I saw a video once from a cop's dash camera.

The cop was a seriously large dude. Probably 6'6", well built, and fully geared.

He stopped a car for stolen plates and got out with out calling in backup. Three mexicans got out of the car. Each of them easily half his size or less.

Anyways, business proceeded as usual, until one of the guys tackled him at the legs, another at the torso, and the third pulled out a small revolver and proceeded to empty all six rounds into the cop.

He laid there dead until the station figured out something was wrong.

Just goes to show you that no matter how big, or strong, or how well trained you are, being outnumbered is NEVER a good situation to be in.

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I know exactly what video you are talking about, I wasn't there so I am not going to criticize too much, but that officer was a long time veteran, was very complacent about letting three people out of a stopped vehicle, and missed the warning signs he was about to be in a fight.

I wanna make sure everyone realizes I said Big Bear did the right thing. I also can only imagine what that must have been like.

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Originally Posted by KevDen2005

I know exactly what video you are talking about, I wasn't there so I am not going to criticize too much, but that officer was a long time veteran, was very complacent about letting three people out of a stopped vehicle, and missed the warning signs he was about to be in a fight.

I wanna make sure everyone realizes I said Big Bear did the right thing. I also can only imagine what that must have been like.

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I fully agree he should've called in backup first thing, and kept the criminals either in the car or on the ground. He made a number of bad judgment calls, and it had tragic consequences.

But it just illustrates the huge effect being outnumbered can have.. because he was probably twice the size of any of those criminals, and yet they still overpowered him.

"Twice the size of them.."

One thing I learned early on is that size does NOT matter. An old addage states, "Dynamite comes in small packages." That has been proven time and time again. I have been to matches where a five foot, 160lbs kid KO'ed a six foot 200lb adult in seconds. I've seen the same with wrestlers, martial artists, women versus men, etc. It is all about skill. The only time size comes into play is in depth and reach, but anyone with a first years knowledge knows how to overcome that.

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"Twice the size of them.."

One thing I learned early on is that size does NOT matter. An old addage states, "Dynamite comes in small packages." That has been proven time and time again. I have been to matches where a five foot, 160lbs kid KO'ed a six foot 200lb adult in seconds. I've seen the same with wrestlers, martial artists, women versus men, etc. It is all about skill. The only time size comes into play is in depth and reach, but anyone with a first years knowledge knows how to overcome that.

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That being said, with equal skills, a larger opponent usually(but not always) has the advantage.

With equal skills, yes sir. I was simply trying to state that one shouldn't count on their size alone.