I didn't see the show. But there's something wrong with this. How does having a mailbox avoid smashing with a ball bat crash a car?
On Sun, 20 Sep 2009, Michael baldwin wrote: > Not the same thing. > Kids were smashing the mail box with a ball bat, so the guy filled it with > concrete. The next time they hit the mail box the concrete filled mail box > caused them to lose control of the car and crash and die. > The guy filled the mail box with the concrete to intentionally hurt the > people who were smashing it. > > If the power company started putting explosives in their pulls to blow up on > impact, they would be liable, they were intending to do harm to those that > ran in to it, drunk or not. But the polls are not put there for the purpose > of hurting or killing people. > > All comes down to intent. > > Michael > > -------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Kennedy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 7:24 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Ye beware the killer mailbox. > >> Hopefully that's just TV. Can the power company be held responsible if a >> drunk runs into a power pole? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Dan Rossi >> To: Blind Handyman List >> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 9:44 PM >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Ye beware the killer mailbox. >> >> >> Arhrhr, I be watchin CSI Miami right now, and they just busted some guy >> cuz he made a cement mailbox cuz some scurvy dogs been smashin up his >> mailbox. Well, these scurvy dogs came back and attempted to smash up his >> mailbox aghin, but then they lost control of thar car and they crashed >> and >> died. They bust mailbox man for two counts of neglagent homicide. >> >> -- >> Blue skies ye scurvy dog. >> International Talk Like a Pirate Day 09/19/2009 >> www.TalkLikeAPirate.com >> Dan Rossi >> Carnegie Mellon University. >> E-Mail: [email protected] >> Tel: (412) 268-9081 >> >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Send any questions regarding list management to: >> [email protected] >> To listen to the show archives go to link >> http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster > <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_ > page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29> > &PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 >> Or >> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >> >> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >> >> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various >> List Members At The Following address: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ >> >> Visit the archives page at the following address >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following >> address for more information: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/ >> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >> list just send a blank message to: >> [email protected]! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >> signature database 4441 (20090919) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 4441 (20090919) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
