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Community Forum · Est. 2006
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#11
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10-13-2019, 12:39 AM
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Re: 3 Teens on a Bike Dead Hitting a Huge Agricultural Machine Towed by a Tractor
Amen to that Doc. My mother always says to me "there, but for the grace of God, could go you". I lost a brother to a motorbike accident, and then never ever rode mine again. My brother was killed by a drunk driver, and the driver was given just 8 months in prison and then a community corrections order after that. 2 years after he got out of prison I bumped into him at a bar, I had never laid eyes on him in that time and the last time I saw him was at the court sentencing. He tried to put his hand out to shake mine and apologise for what happened - but there was just something about that moment where I felt frozen in time, smelling the alcohol on his breath, watching him try to find words or a gesture that could possibly assauge his guilt ...... and I snapped, I couldn't help it. I take some misplaced macho pride in being a man who can take care of himself in most circumstances (when forced to) - but that night I hit him so hard that I don't think my hand has ever felt the same since. In a moment of irony the police officer who attended the assault complaint - was also the first officer on the scene after my brother was struck by the drunken asshole (who was then sitting propped up against the wall with a fractured jaw). I ended up being ordered by the court to cover his medical bills, and to heap insult on top of injustice, we are still chasing him for dollar-one on a $170,000 civil suit judgement his widow and child won against him. Yet here the asshole was, able to pay for shots of tequila - avoiding the settlement he owes - whilst my family rallied around my sister in law and niece and make sure they want for nothing. Was the punch worth it ? You fucking bet it was. |
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10-13-2019, 03:45 AM
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Re: 3 Teens on a Bike Dead Hitting a Huge Agricultural Machine Towed by a Tractor
Bloody hell, thank you for sharing that, I'm so sorry for your loss, that's awful. You're a better person than I am for only giving him a beating, I would have killed that motherfucker.
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10-13-2019, 05:47 AM
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Re: 3 Teens on a Bike Dead Hitting a Huge Agricultural Machine Towed by a Tractor
Says their bodies were mutilated. But compared to other accidents we see here, where brains organs bones blood is all over the place...these kids seem mostly intact.
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10-13-2019, 06:04 AM
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Re: 3 Teens on a Bike Dead Hitting a Huge Agricultural Machine Towed by a Tractor
That's a Towner laser scraper. It holds 30 square yards of dirt when loaded. I've pulled one just like it for many many years. The tractor is a New Holland T8 front wheel assist. 250 hp. |