Assault at Cali. paintball field, "Aftershock" player arrested

[thecavemankevin]

It sounds too caveman to just walk up to a fight and bash one of them with an object.

what'd you say bout me? Im'a kill you mofo!!! watch out, i have a nice old steal 47ci and comin after you!


seems to me that too many players nowa days just don't have the maturity to handle highly competetive environments and loose gracefully.

[Pickle]

Well, it's nice to see that I'm the only guy thinking there's got to be another side to this story (or the whole version)

If I'm wrong, I'll admit it. But I get sick and tired of the "internet gang rapes" i see happening all the time

As someone who is familiar with California criminal law I will tell you that if he was arrested he screwed up. Sure he may have had the best intentions but if he was arrested and booked he screwed up. To me the arrest is the second half of the story.

As far as the "internet gang rapes"...I agree. My comment was on "pro" players in general.

[Pickle]

seems to me that too many players nowa days just don't have the maturity to handle highly competetive environments and loose gracefully.

When you win, say nothing.

When you loose, say less.

[tony3]

I will go one further and predict praise for his actions from players. [cough]pbnation[/cough]

Are you stupid? Maybe you shouldn't judge people before you see what they have to say about it? Their is a thread in paintball news on pbn and see what they have to say about it. About 2 people stuck up for him, and about 100 or so said he was an idiot.

[mrhooie]

As someone who is familiar with California criminal law I will tell you that if he was arrested he screwed up. Sure he may have had the best intentions but if he was arrested and booked he screwed up. To me the arrest is the second half of the story.

As far as the "internet gang rapes"...I agree. My comment was on "pro" players in general.

arrests and convictions are two different things


like i said, if I'm wrong, I'll gladly appologize. and thans for recognizing my last comment

[JrnyFan1985]

this article was too sketchy to really give the circumstances of what went on. all it said was their was "shoving", maybe there was some other factors involved. Anyway, I actually like Fish for doing this. Who knows maybe he stood up for a kid who was getting punked by second player? For all you people who thinks he shouldn't get a "slap on the wrist", do you even know what that is? It's a lot worse than what most people think. It's not just a $50 fine and an apology from the court: It's 200 hours community service (you gotta serve within six months on top of your other job), $1000 fine, 5 years probation, and a 3 month suspended sentence (meaning if you screw up at all with the law within those 5 years, they have a right to toss your *** in the can). Sorry, but I just wanted to make that clear.

[fire1811]

they maybe people should think before hitting other people in the head with paintball tanks?????

[JrnyFan1985]

no, just don't pass judgement on a guy just because you read a 3 paragraph article at flagpull.

[Steelrat]

this article was too sketchy to really give the circumstances of what went on. all it said was their was "shoving", maybe there was some other factors involved. Anyway, I actually like Fish for doing this. Who knows maybe he stood up for a kid who was getting punked by second player? For all you people who thinks he shouldn't get a "slap on the wrist", do you even know what that is? It's a lot worse than what most people think. It's not just a $50 fine and an apology from the court: It's 200 hours community service (you gotta serve within six months on top of your other job), $1000 fine, 5 years probation, and a 3 month suspended sentence (meaning if you screw up at all with the law within those 5 years, they have a right to toss your *** in the can). Sorry, but I just wanted to make that clear.

Standing up for a kid being punked means grabbing the other kid, getting between them, etc. It does NOT mean hitting someone in the head with your air tank.

[fire1811]

no, just don't pass judgement on a guy just because you read a 3 paragraph article at flagpull.

theres a difference if he would have stepped in and threw a few punches, ok fine. tank to the back of the peanut....nah no way

[JrnyFan1985]

theres a difference if he would have stepped in and threw a few punches, ok fine. tank to the back of the peanut....nah no way

sure it stopped the altercation pretty quickly though didn't it? Probably also did less harm than throwing those punches too.

[JrnyFan1985]

Standing up for a kid being punked means grabbing the other kid, getting between them, etc. It does NOT mean hitting someone in the head with your air tank.

could he have been provoked? we just don't know because the article was just a speculative article. I haven't checked, but I don't think that flagpull released an update to this story either. So until then, don't condemn the guy just because you have a really sketchy article about a fight.

[fire1811]

so say your fighting player A over.....doesnt matter, your having words with player A and he pushes you, you push back player A's buddy comes up behind you, smokes you with a tanks, your cool with this right because player A's buddy didnt have all the facts yet and it ended the fighting quickly?

[JrnyFan1985]

haha, see exactly my point: was player "A" his buddy? was player "B" his buddy? did A shove or hit "Fish"? The article doesn't say. The article paints a really bad picture over a situation that maybe was completely different than originally put.

[fire1811]

all im saying is there is no way that a tank to the head was justifiable.