Tales of horror: When some MORON grabs your cue.
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yally said:Some guy wen through my case when I went to take a leak and stole my custom made Jensen joint protectors that matched my cue. Waited almost 4 months for them....still pisses me off thinking about it.....
Try this one on: somebody stole a cue, a cheap production sneaky -- but still.... right out of the case that was left under a table. He left the case there, and the victim found out only some time later. Thieves are everywhere, and it matters not if the cue is cheap or pricey, either one will get at least $20 that'll do for a joint or a hit or whatever.
Flex said:
anything can be considered a deadly weapon. i could probably kill someone pretty easily with a pair of chopsticks. just because a weapon can kill doesnt mean i'm advocating using it to kill someone. nor did i say that. i said u should be allowed to set them in their place. a simple punch in the face would suffice. never mentioned beating them with a deadly weapon or beating them into the ground. it would seem u're more violent than i am if that was the first thing u thought of when u read my post.
theres also a difference between someone irritating u and destroying something that u spent a lot of money to buy for absolutely no reason. i also didnt say anything about people irritating u either so i dunno where u got that from. if someone took my cue, knowing fully it was mine and destroyed it for no reason, i would be more than irritated.
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Danktrees said:
Me, violent? Not a chance.
As for assault with a deadly weapon, there are laws dealing with that. Chopsticks might qualify, depending on how they're used: imagine someone using them to rupture someone's eyeballs and penetrate his cranium, resulting in death, for example. Besides murder, or homicide, or manslaughter, the perpetrator might also be charged with aggravated assault, or assault with a deadly weapon.
As for "setting someone in their place," that could mean many things, perhaps very legitimate ones, such as persuading them that they were wrong. But moving past that to violence will bring on serious problems.
Regarding "a simple punch in the face" as a way to setting someone in their place, that is most likely illegal, and consequences will probably follow, consequences that could be very upleasant for the assailant.
About "destroying something that u spent a lot of money to buy for absolutely no reason" I'd agree you would likely have cause to be very upset. Asking the fellow to pay for the item is probably the best course of action; cracking his skull in two isn't a good idea.
Why do you think I play with a cheap sneak pete? Not much to lose in case someone destroys it; with a good tip, it plays just fine.
Cheers!
Flex
yes i know chopsticks could qualify and i dont need to imagine how to use them. i KNOW how to use them to kill someone. but i was showing how the term assault with a deadly weapon could mean absolutely nothing as anything i grab can be considered a deadly weapon.
punching someone in the face will not have seriously consequences. unless u punch them and they collapse into the side of a table and destroy their head. a simple punch to the face wont have any legal reprecussions if that is all it is.
and i dont know how u would expect to ask someone who just broke ur cue in half to piss u off to pay for ur cue. it is obvious that he wont do it so i dont know why u think that is the best course of action as nothing will happen and u'll just look like a tool for even asking him to pay for something he destroyed right in front of u on purpose. i also never said to crack his skull in two.
thats fine if u play with a sneaky pete, but i am not going to change my equipment because i am fearful that on the off chance i stop looking at my cues, someone will grab it and break it in half. if i am fearful of that to the point where i stop using my nice cues, i might as well just buy a pool table and stay at home at all times.
punching someone in the face will not have seriously consequences. unless u punch them and they collapse into the side of a table and destroy their head. a simple punch to the face wont have any legal reprecussions if that is all it is.
and i dont know how u would expect to ask someone who just broke ur cue in half to piss u off to pay for ur cue. it is obvious that he wont do it so i dont know why u think that is the best course of action as nothing will happen and u'll just look like a tool for even asking him to pay for something he destroyed right in front of u on purpose. i also never said to crack his skull in two.
thats fine if u play with a sneaky pete, but i am not going to change my equipment because i am fearful that on the off chance i stop looking at my cues, someone will grab it and break it in half. if i am fearful of that to the point where i stop using my nice cues, i might as well just buy a pool table and stay at home at all times.
Danktrees said:
I think the first thing is to ask the jerk in a perfectly calm, reasonable voice, if he knows what he just broke, and what it's worth. Then I'd ask him to pay for it. If he gets belligerent or attacks you physically, your right to self defense is assured. However, I'd not be inclined to make things physical, as one never knows what might happen. Taking a knife in the back just isn't worth it. Think it can't happen? Think again.
Sometimes the best thing to do is walk away, or run, from a confrontation. Your wits and gut instinct are key in this regard.
As for changing your equipment, I'm not suggesting that at all. I love beautiful cues, and have a few of them. Will I take them into a rough bar? Not a chance. That being said, a full splice sneaky with a good tip will win you many a game, and won't attract undue attention in a bar. By the way, I'd much rather lose a good but cheap cue over my front teeth or eyes any day.
Another piece of advice I picked up quite a while ago that is worth it's weight in gold: don't leave your cues unattended. Somebody might steal them.
Flex
Danktrees said:
yeah stab them real hard
right below the adams apple, what irrates me is chopstix are allowrd on airplanes and cue's arnt, and i'd rather whack someone with chopstix. i'm not looking to whack anyone but given the choice, for that matter i wonder if you can carry balls on a airplane, they are worse in a fight than a cue would ever be.
I'm sorry, I missed the part where they used common sense in deciding what to allow on planes. Security theater, blah blah...sad.Fatboy said:yeah stab them real hard
Anyways, I hope it would never come to blows over a damaged cue. I know it's happened many times, but that doesn't make it good. Now, what course of action is legal if you find someone leaving the premises with your cue? I'm not a violent person, but I hate to think about what I might do if I saw that.
Legal or not, somebody whom intentionally destroys your personal property deserves a beating.....not the type of beating that lands them in the hospital fighting for their life.....no, the type of beating that reminds them, "hey, last time I intentionally did something stupid I shouldn't have done, I ended up with a broken nose.....maybe I should stop now".....the type of guy that would break someone elses cue over their leg is the same type that doesn't respond to a logical discussion - if he did, he would have used the logic to return the person's cue...
my two cents....
my two cents....
Flex said:
I was finally able to see that movie night before last, it was a good movie for sure but the way they had him acting during the early games was just rediculous.
Still, good movie, so's The Hustler, gotta love the classics