6.6 million and some change For an eye

[Beemer]

Beemer : Paintball is a safe sport that uses dangerous equipment. Just remember that the next time you do a superman slide holding a 4500 PSI tank in your lead sliding hand....
Oh, Beemer, source for the info? I want a starting place to look into this myself. I've got nothing better to do...

-Tyger

Come on Tyger I'm a little more old scool then you. Too old and slow for a dive. MAYBE a foot first slide. Take a Guess on what reg is on my tank incase I do ever drop it and it does break. It has a safety feature just for that reason.

Here is all I Have for a link http://www.mnlawoffice.com/new_develop.htm scroll down a little

Hey hows the back[you doing]???????

Im looking for info on the law suit against brass eagle to. wanna help. Brandon Johnson was the boy killed with one of their co2 tanks. That was in Olympia, Washington in June of 03

I suck at searches but thats how I came across this.

[TheDuelist]

Theres no guarantee the kid will ever see the money. It is possible this could get tied up in appeals court for some time. The insurance companies don't want to dish out that kind of cash. Give it some time and see how things unfold.

[68magOwner]

Was this barrel condom a neoprene version? SC Village banned the use of such barrel condoms

thats odd, i use a neoprene cover, and ahve had much better luck than with the regular cloth ones, have seen plento of cloth ones get shot through, but mine (an empire neoprene) took 7 shots at once (1 full stack of balls from a halo that the tension of the springs hadnt been released by a rip drive) (let a kid "hold" my marker....he turned it on and started ripping when i was talking to a teammate....said he wanted to hear how fast the silenoid would click) and has probably seen a fe more other than that 1 time.

[jayloo]

CCP does not user the now...whatever condoms. THey are the standard nylon like material found on all rental markers.

[Glickman]

You don't seem to understand. 20/200 vision is basically blind. There will not likely be any repairing that eye at all. He can probably see the change in light, but not much else.

20/200 is legally blind. BUT its only legally blind if its not repairable better then 20/200 using corrective lenses.

i have 20/150, one step away, but with corrective lenses its 20/10. and 20/200 isnt all that bad i would have to say, although im not saying it doesnt really suck. i slipped from 20/90 to 20/150 without really noticing, and i even passed the eye chart at the dmv without my glasses for my permit.

[slade]

i have 20/150, one step away, but with corrective lenses its 20/10. and 20/200 isnt all that bad i would have to say, although im not saying it doesnt really suck. i slipped from 20/90 to 20/150 without really noticing, and i even passed the eye chart at the dmv without my glasses for my permit.

what?! ive got, like, 20/25 or something thats not too bad, i never use my glasses unless i need to see writing that is far away or when i play paintball (it helps a bit) and i couldnt see anything when i went for my permit!!!

but wait, did they make you read from a chart across the room or look into some machine? i can usually see the chart pretty well but cant see anything in the machine at all.

[Glickman]

what?! ive got, like, 20/25 or something thats not too bad, i never use my glasses unless i need to see writing that is far away or when i play paintball (it helps a bit) and i couldnt see anything when i went for my permit!!!

but wait, did they make you read from a chart across the room or look into some machine? i can usually see the chart pretty well but cant see anything in the machine at all.

just read the chart. i did tell her that im nearly legally blind (without glasses) and could pass the test, she didnt seem to care ( i did tell her to put a restriciton for glasses on my permit)

[slade]

i did tell her to put a restriciton for glasses on my permit

um, you told her to put a restriction on you ... i dont understand... and i still dont understand how you can be almost legally blind and pass the test, while i can see pretty well and not .

and have you ever noticed how 50% of the threads on AO get off topic before the second or third page?

[Glickman]

um, you told her to put a restriction on you ... i dont understand... and i still dont understand how you can be almost legally blind and pass the test, while i can see pretty well and not .

and have you ever noticed how 50% of the threads on AO get off topic before the second or third page?

speaking of legally blind, has anyone seen the latest "straight plan for the gay man?

[Miscue]

isn't that what a waivor is for

I sure hope not!

[Miscue]

i hope the idiot that shot him, the field should not be held responsible for some stupid kid who doesnt follow the rules... of course the field should do everything possible to make everything safe, but ultimately the kid who disobeyed the rules, left his barrel condom off, safety off, and pulled the trigger while pointing the marker at someones eye is the one responsible.

I'd imagine it was a kid that did it, correct? I have a hard time blaming a kid for it, that was provided a marker by adults, but probably was not taught any safety procedures or was at least well supervised.

It's like if adults give a kid keys to a car, and he gets in an accident. Whose fault is it?

[Beemer]

I'd imagine it was a kid that did it, correct? I have a hard time blaming a kid for it, that was provided a marker by adults, but probably was not taught any safety procedures or was at least well supervised.

It's like if adults give a kid keys to a car, and he gets in an accident. Whose fault is it?

"But probably was not taught any safety procedures" BINGO, what kind of cookie you want?

Or was taught but did not learn or understand or care.

[TMAXXKING1]

here is my idea for the future

all guns should have quick disconnects that have tanks . without a standerd screw in... and the line should not be conected until the person with the marker goes onto the feild ... if it is a standerd screw in tank the tank should not be on the marker if it is not on the feild .... just an idea ..

and i think it should be a standerd practice ... in every feild

that would be a cheap way out also ... no gear for the people to buy other then a maybe 10 buck part if the own a fixed tank that wont com off the marker ...

[slade]

I'd imagine it was a kid that did it, correct? I have a hard time blaming a kid for it, that was provided a marker by adults, but probably was not taught any safety procedures or was at least well supervised.

It's like if adults give a kid keys to a car, and he gets in an accident. Whose fault is it?

at every field ive been to the refs have gone over all the safety procedures at the beginning of the day, and at every field ive been to (except one) the refs have done a very good job, and done their best to stop anyone from doing anything dangerous. and yes, assuming that the refs did go over the rules, what happened would be the kids fault.

and actually, assuming the kid is at least 16, it is the kids fault. maybe not legally, but it is. he didnt have to take the keys. if the kid is ~10-12 years old, and doesnt really have great judgement, then it is the parents fault.

but anyway, this discussion does not relate to this incident, as you can see by jayloo's account of the event that there was a hole in the barrel condom. that makes it the fields fault.

[BeaverEater]

20/200 is not that bad, well considering that his eye could have been gone for good.

Ya take the good from all the bad