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Those brothers are lucky this stalker was so meek. Things could have easily ended horribly.

by Fauntleroy 4y ago

grujicd 4y ago
Well it could also ended horribly in a different way if they didn't act.
- steveBK123 4y ago
  Yes. Regardless of how meek or not, a lot of these kinds of creeps are only big scary tough guys until confronted by other males for their actions. "Just call the police and sit back and wait for them to deal with it" is a response of someone who hasn't dealt with the criminal justice system, or never talked to women about the BS they put up with.
- joering2 4y ago
  Sounds like Minority Report. Great movie btw.
MonkeyMalarky 4y ago
Could have also ended horribly for the stalker too if the brothers weren't so meek either. Three adults, a couple of them working in construction? Anywhere else, we wouldn't be reading this story. It'd just be a note in the local paper about a random assault one night. If that.
- joering2 4y ago
  Considering modern laws governing construction sites do not allow workers to carry anything over 20lb and that also in strict limited time, I would rather say an average gym member exercising 3 times a week would be a tougher mate. Not to mention criminals and crazy people do carry guns. The whole thing might as well ended with "three 6 feet-tall construction workers with black belts in jujitsu ended up dead shot by a 140 pounds stalker with semi-automatic gun"
  - pjc50 4y ago
    > stalker with semi-automatic gun In Scotland? (Knives, OK that's more likely; we're no longer the stabbing capital of the world but it's still a problem. But not guns. Even airguns are now restricted.)
    - denton-scratch 4y ago
      > Even airguns are now restricted. If you're under 18, you have to be supervised by someone over 21. You can't carry an airgun in public without "a reasonable excuse". There are several kinds of thing you're not allowed to shoot at (which you're not allowed to kill anyway). Convicts aren't allowed to own guns (roughly). Most of the restrictions are simply the extension to airguns of things that are already forbidden. [Edit] Looks like the rules are slightly different in Scotland, but not more stringent, as far as I can see. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/650548/air-weapons-a-brief-guide-to-safety.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...
    - joering2 4y ago
      > Even airguns are now restricted. Yes I am sure criminals care about guns and airguns being restricted. Definitely will look into possibility of moving to Scotland, considering your criminals are law-abiding citizens.
      - pjc50 4y ago
        shrug https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48023220 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48023220 can't argue with the outcomes; it appears that the average annual number of firearm deaths is two (2) across a population of five million. In 2022 the one victim I can find is John MacKinnon on Skye.
- Major_Grooves 4y ago
  I think we prefer "restrained" to "meek" ;)

Those brothers are lucky this stalker was so meek. Things could have easily ended horribly.

grujicd 4y ago

Well it could also ended horribly in a different way if they didn't act.

steveBK123 4y ago
Yes. Regardless of how meek or not, a lot of these kinds of creeps are only big scary tough guys until confronted by other males for their actions. "Just call the police and sit back and wait for them to deal with it" is a response of someone who hasn't dealt with the criminal justice system, or never talked to women about the BS they put up with.
joering2 4y ago
Sounds like Minority Report. Great movie btw.

MonkeyMalarky 4y ago

Could have also ended horribly for the stalker too if the brothers weren't so meek either. Three adults, a couple of them working in construction? Anywhere else, we wouldn't be reading this story. It'd just be a note in the local paper about a random assault one night. If that.

joering2 4y ago
Considering modern laws governing construction sites do not allow workers to carry anything over 20lb and that also in strict limited time, I would rather say an average gym member exercising 3 times a week would be a tougher mate. Not to mention criminals and crazy people do carry guns. The whole thing might as well ended with "three 6 feet-tall construction workers with black belts in jujitsu ended up dead shot by a 140 pounds stalker with semi-automatic gun"
- pjc50 4y ago
  > stalker with semi-automatic gun In Scotland? (Knives, OK that's more likely; we're no longer the stabbing capital of the world but it's still a problem. But not guns. Even airguns are now restricted.)
  - denton-scratch 4y ago
    > Even airguns are now restricted. If you're under 18, you have to be supervised by someone over 21. You can't carry an airgun in public without "a reasonable excuse". There are several kinds of thing you're not allowed to shoot at (which you're not allowed to kill anyway). Convicts aren't allowed to own guns (roughly). Most of the restrictions are simply the extension to airguns of things that are already forbidden. [Edit] Looks like the rules are slightly different in Scotland, but not more stringent, as far as I can see. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/650548/air-weapons-a-brief-guide-to-safety.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...
  - joering2 4y ago
    > Even airguns are now restricted. Yes I am sure criminals care about guns and airguns being restricted. Definitely will look into possibility of moving to Scotland, considering your criminals are law-abiding citizens.
    - pjc50 4y ago
      shrug https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48023220 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48023220 can't argue with the outcomes; it appears that the average annual number of firearm deaths is two (2) across a population of five million. In 2022 the one victim I can find is John MacKinnon on Skye.
Major_Grooves 4y ago
I think we prefer "restrained" to "meek" ;)