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This is terrible news and you should work on the news or something. You seem really into it.

My cousin, whose 15 years old, was walking home on Sunday night. He was literally like 50 steps from his front door. These five boys were screaming names at him as he was walking by them on the OTHER side of the road. I guess he heard something he didn't like, he turned around and started walking back to them (BAD MOVE, but he has balls!)

They ended up beating the s*** out of him, kicking him. These guys were only 15 years old as well, and now he's in the hospital were pretty serious injuries. The house these kids were at, one of them lives there and the parents left the kid there all by himself for the weekend.

^^ Such is what happens when he can't defend himself against 5 people at once. You've got to pick your battles. He'll learn in time.

As for the people getting in over their heads on the water... a simple glance at the forecast for the weekend in their area and then making a smart decision about their boat/watercraft of choice would have alleviated most problems. People tend to let adrenaline and ego dictate what happens. Worse yet, they perceive the warm weather as their "right" to get back on the lake. If nothing else, they should be even more wary about getting into a boat or other watercraft than they would about driving a car during a storm.

It's all common sense, and rarely about skill at that point. You can't restore whatever edge you had that mother nature took away already.

NOS2Go4Me,May 25 2006, 08:58 AM Wrote:^^ Such is what happens when he can't defend himself against 5 people at once. You've got to pick your battles. He'll learn in time.

I know. That is why I said stupid move. And trust me, I told him the SAME thing.

NOS2Go4Me,May 25 2006, 08:58 AM Wrote:^^ Such is what happens when he can't defend himself against 5 people at once. You've got to pick your battles. He'll learn in time.

As for the people getting in over their heads on the water... a simple glance at the forecast for the weekend in their area and then making a smart decision about their boat/watercraft of choice would have alleviated most problems. People tend to let adrenaline and ego dictate what happens. Worse yet, they perceive the warm weather as their "right" to get back on the lake. If nothing else, they should be even more wary about getting into a boat or other watercraft than they would about driving a car during a storm.

It's all common sense, and rarely about skill at that point. You can't restore whatever edge you had that mother nature took away already.
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there was nothing warm about the weather over the long weekend ;)

Friggin kids and ganging up on one person..that's real manly of them. Sorry your bro stood up at the wrong time ahley, that's a fight you try to avoid.. especially these days. I'm glad it was only a beating.. there have been worse outcomes.

Thanks, Steve!

I know. He never even told his parents, either. They found out by a neighbour the next morning while he was sleeping and then he woke up in A LOT of pain, so they took him to the hospital. He's doing a lot better now and hopefully he learned his lesson!