Byte Strike Banned????

[Bailey Guns]

So it is perfectly acceptable in this forum to "hope" a criminal, Bin Laden, etc, gets shot, but "hoping" a LE who is no better than the people he is supposed to police is sacred? I call bullshit, the mods could have wiped the post, warned Stryke, and post a "standards of conduct" before arbitrarily banning a very active and well-liked member for language that has been no harsher than some other posts in this forum. Or do we just believe in the 2nd Amendment, and not the 1st?

Does it really need to be pointed out that your 1st Amend rights don't apply on a private internet forum? Seriously?

[<MADDOG>]

Does it really need to be pointed out that your 1st Amend rights don't apply on a private internet forum? Seriously?

Really? Thanks, you just proved my point!

[Scanker19]

Really? Thanks, you just proved my point!

+1

[alan0269]

I usually agree with Byte on most things, but on this one I would have to agree with the mods (sorry Byte). I just read the post in question and I can understand why the mods have taken the steps they have. We all need to remember that while we utilize this forum to express our opinions, there are some things that just shouldn't be said. I see two reasons that his post was taken as stepping over the line:

1) The comment made could lead to legal issues for the forum if it was an allowed practice, possibly even liability issues if something were to happen and the person was to reference the comment here.

2) We are all (most likely) gun owners, or at least supporters of gun rights, and this forum is a place where we can discuss guns and the issues we as gun owners face today. The comment in question adds fuel to the anti-gun cabinet and those that think all of us own guns with the intent of looking for trouble.

To sum it up:

Will Byte be missed on the boards? Yes
Do I like that Byte has been banned? No, but I completely understand why and think the mods were within their rights in doing so.

This is a privately owned forum, and we all need to show some respect to those that are providing it for us as a meeting place to discuss something that we are all passionate about. Let's not take take it to an extreme that could eventually lead to the owners of the site deciding that it's no longer worth it.

[Mazin]

I understand both sides of the deal but mods can we forgive and forget? I mean we have all had a hard couple years and between the obamanator slowly taking this country to hell in a hand basket, The economy and debt ceiling, atf's in ability to handle anything as well as sending our gun to drug dealers south of the boarder, braking my arms and now byte getting banned "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD HOW MUCH MORE CAN WE TAKE! Hopfully we will see him again and we can put this behind us.