This is from the my local paper... this happened about 5 minutes from where I live... that is messed up...

http://www.sj-r.com/news/x380001210/Prank-causes-accident-injuring-five

Thats no prank gone wrong - thats pure aholes that caused injury and should have their butts whooped in a public arena. Lord if I were the father and found out who it was i'd be breaking knees.

Thats no prank gone wrong - thats pure aholes that caused injury and should have their butts whooped in a public arena. Lord if I were the father and found out who it was i'd be breaking knees.

i totally agree. a few months back i took a baseball bat and chased off a car load of idiots. they had made cutouts of cats and glued dimes to them to reflect light in the eyes, and had placed them up and down my street at 2 in the a.m.

i'm telling you, if my kid would have been involved in either of these incidents, they'd be walking funny for quite a while.....

we need to bring back public flogging.

we need to bring back public flogging.

But Andy, we've been doing this to you for years :yes::D

That's not a prank in my opinion. A prank is a gag that has no intent to harm others. This is grounds for attempted manslaughter I think. Tampering with stop signs could have only lead to an accident, which could have lead to death.

Yeah the "prank" does not fit here. :sad:

Pranks are meant to be funny and maybe make a friend a little mad or something, no possibly kill someone.

Not a prank at all, it would not be a surprise if they wanted an accident to happen. Why else take the signs down.
That is a felony and people have gone to jail for it!

But Andy, we've been doing this to you for years :yes::D

Ooooh, in before Brad. Nice score! :hurray:

Thats no prank gone wrong - thats pure aholes that caused injury and should have their butts whooped in a public arena. Lord if I were the father and found out who it was i'd be breaking knees.

Before they get those signs in, they would make nice whippin' sticks.

Similar incident done in my town BY THE POLICE:

They turned off the stoplights - then watched and waited in the parking lot (3 or 4 squad cars) and pulled over anyone that didn't come to a stop.

Stupid way to make money, and adds an element of danger to the corner not needed IMO.

If you come up on a blind intersection and there are no stop signs, shouldn't you stop anyway?!?!

There is a high fence at the corner.

Maybe the mom needs to learn to drive.

The owner of the fence should also have to take down his fence. Makes an unsafe intersection.

flame suit on.:D

The intersection didn't have "stop" painted on the ground?!?!?:confused:

The intersection didn't have "stop" painted on the ground?!?!?:confused:

Here in the midwest we have this stuff called snow, perhaps you have heard of it. Painting on the roads doesn't do much good 6 months of the year. ;)

Jeff

Here in the midwest we have this stuff called snow, perhaps you have heard of it. Painting on the roads doesn't do much good 6 months of the year. ;)

Jeff
Snow?!?!:confused:

Whats that?:D

Back in the old days, we would put a purse filled with newspaper and attach fishing line to it. When someone would stop, and reach down for the purse, we would pull the line and laugh our butts off. That's a prank, the link provided...is no prank.

I know its not a prank, that is just what the paper called it.....

I would be willing to bet that the dumbazzes that did this were hiding and watching when the wreck happened. Hopefully they will be caught.
James

I would be willing to bet that the dumbazzes that did this were hiding and watching when the wreck happened. Hopefully they will be caught.
James

I think the opposite. I think it is a couple teenagers that thought they were being funny by taking down the stop signs and never even rationalized what could happen by these actions.

Jeff

I remember about 10 years ago. The same thing happened and made national news when some people were killed in a crash. Some teens did it. I believe one of them came forward and they caught the rest of them and tried them in court as adults. Dont recall what thier sentence was but it wasnt light.

I always thought the rope trick(you tube it if you've never seen it) was funny until some kids did it on my street and a car plowed into another car that had stopped:sad:

I always thought the rope trick(you tube it if you've never seen it) was funny until some kids did it on my street and a car plowed into another car that had stopped:sad:

If you were referring to my post, it was a 4 way stop.

Quikss...I didn't say you did.

Quikss...I didn't say you did.

:confused: WTH are you talking about? You lost me Wally.

Jeff

Some local teens near here a few years back took down the "road closed" signs and construction cones where the county was putting a new culvert in a road... The guy who drove into it ended up paralized if I remember correctly. :sad:

If you were referring to my post, it was a 4 way stop.


LOL, no, here is the invisible rope trick:

YouTube - Invisible Rope Prank

When I was a kid, I read a book by Henry Gregor Felson. Hot Rod was the name I think. In the book some kids did the same thing. It caused some deaths. Funny how a person never forgets stuff like that.

I remember about 10 years ago. The same thing happened and made national news when some people were killed in a crash. Some teens did it. I believe one of them came forward and they caught the rest of them and tried them in court as adults. Dont recall what thier sentence was but it wasnt light.


I remember that incident as well.


Respectfully,
John R.

we need to bring back public flogging.

I have a better idea....Death by hanging.


Respectfully,
John R.

If you come up on a blind intersection and there are no stop signs, shouldn't you stop anyway?!?!

There is a high fence at the corner.

Maybe the mom needs to learn to drive.

The owner of the fence should also have to take down his fence. Makes an unsafe intersection.

flame suit on.:D

The intersection didn't have "stop" painted on the ground?!?!?:confused:

If you're new to the area how would you know if it's a blind intersection and you have the right of way?

Out this way, most intersections do NOT have "STOP" painted on the roadway.

Respectfully,
John R.

:confused: WTH are you talking about? You lost me Wally.

Jeff

My apologies Jeff, I read the post wrong. I thought you were saying that I said you said it was a prank. I'm sorry, it's been a long day and I've got a terrible headache.

LOL, no, here is the invisible rope trick:

YouTube - Invisible Rope Prank (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LHWaUILKms&feature=related)

My bad...that invisible rope trick. Those guys are more creative than we were. :)

If you're new to the area how would you know if it's a blind intersection and you have the right of way?

Out this way, most intersections do NOT have "STOP" painted on the roadway.

Respectfully,
John R.

Do I really have to explain a blind intersection?

Then sue the city for not painting "stop".:D

My apologies Jeff, I read the post wrong. I thought you were saying that I said you said it was a prank. I'm sorry, it's been a long day and I've got a terrible headache.

No apologies needed, just the explanation, as you had me completely confused there:D

I know the long day as well. Yesterday started out at 4:30 am and I was about to wrap it up at 9:30 pm when my work van blew a front left tire at 75 mph. That sucked :eek:

Jeff

No way blame can be laid on anyone but whoever took down the sign. Whoever that is needs to take responsibility for their action. I cant even imagine what their trigger might have been.

No apologies needed, just the explanation, as you had me completely confused there:D

I know the long day as well. Yesterday started out at 4:30 am and I was about to wrap it up at 9:30 pm when my work van blew a front left tire at 75 mph. That sucked :eek:

Jeff

I take it you are ok? No bodily harm? That would ruin a day and NIGHT. You got me beat on the bad day then. :)

I take it you are ok? No bodily harm? That would ruin a day and NIGHT. You got me beat on the bad day then. :)

I felt something was about to go wrong and switched lanes, if I hadn't I would have pounded my van into the center concrete dividing wall.

No real harm at all, darn close to needing a new pair of knickers though :yes: ;)

Jeff

I put some of the blame for stuff like this on MTV and that stupid Jackass show.

But Andy, we've been doing this to you for years :yes::DGood Score their Scottl:)

Do I really have to explain a blind intersection?

Then sue the city for not painting "stop".:D

Cannot pursue litigation because it's not in the State Law, except in certain circumstances.

Respectfully,
John R.