tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post3312731893126695433..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Pro-Israel Students Attacked with a MacheteDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-48722605509510279442010-06-29T11:50:25.359-07:002010-06-29T11:50:25.359-07:00No, machetes are excellent throwing weapons, and i...No, machetes are excellent throwing weapons, and it would be easy to seriously maim someone with even a glancing blow.<br /><br />Video of machete throwing demonstration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxToBO6HZv8Travis Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828976879647035700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-10013071668056209882010-04-09T21:43:43.655-07:002010-04-09T21:43:43.655-07:00I think that the state of mind of someone chucking...I think that the state of mind of someone chucking a machete at you at close range has to be with the knowledge that fatal injury could result (by more than freak chance). Also, the more I read this story, the less clear I am whether the machete was thrown or swung at the victims, which would make the whole debate moot.David Schraubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-634456329926705392010-04-09T21:30:27.361-07:002010-04-09T21:30:27.361-07:00Okay. Certainly, seeing someone heft a machete at ...Okay. Certainly, seeing someone heft a machete at you is more threatening because of the blade.<br /><br />I'm undoubtedly influenced in this by thinking of and having used machetes as tools. Just as I don't think of a kitchen knife as a "weapon," though it can be used as one. <br /><br />You can't really do that thing that knife-throwers do with daggers with machetes because of how they're weighted. You really need to be wielding it yourself to do anything with it. And then, yes, it obviously can be and has been a deadly weapon.chingonanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-51854977958307290532010-04-09T20:19:13.203-07:002010-04-09T20:19:13.203-07:00Unlike a machete, throwing a baseball bat doesn...Unlike a machete, throwing a baseball bat doesn't kill people in <i>Rambo</i> movies.<br /><br />More seriously, I think the fact that the machete is a bladed weapon probably would be decisive.David Schraubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-8540489080857504612010-04-09T19:35:50.639-07:002010-04-09T19:35:50.639-07:00So if I were to throw a baseball bat at someone, w...So if I were to throw a baseball bat at someone, would that be attempted murder? Seriously asking, not snarking. Cause you could certainly beat someone to death with a baseball bat, while throwing one at someone is about as likely to kill them as throwing a machete at them.chingonanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-30510965413699943362010-04-09T13:52:01.277-07:002010-04-09T13:52:01.277-07:00chingona,
It would also be difficult to kill some...chingona,<br /><br />It would also be difficult to kill someone by shooting at him from such a great distance that you're unlikely to hit the target at all, much less get a fatal bullet in him. But still a deadly weapon, still a presumption of attempted murder.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-32530306867179532632010-04-08T18:56:25.818-07:002010-04-08T18:56:25.818-07:00The attack is appalling - even without weapons, mu...The attack is appalling - even without weapons, much less with the threat of a weapons.<br /><br />But ... I'm going to go ahead and be that asshole. It would be pretty hard to kill someone by throwing a machete at them. I won't say it couldn't happen, but it would be a bit of freak thing. <br /><br />Regardless, aggravated assault is bad enough.chingonanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-35119332226621459782010-04-08T15:48:35.956-07:002010-04-08T15:48:35.956-07:00This sort of hatred - if not also the surrounding ...This sort of hatred - if not also the surrounding violence - is likely what is coming to the US, most especially with Obama's change of tone regarding Israel. I say this because it is what has been happening for quite a while in Europe. And, in Europe -and, most especially the UK -, it ties directly to the attitude about Israel that appears in newspapers, magazines and among elite opinion makers.N. Friedmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-50298310154053839762010-04-07T18:58:52.410-07:002010-04-07T18:58:52.410-07:00jezis fuck!
Unfortunately, I can think of other e...jezis fuck!<br /><br />Unfortunately, I can think of other examples, and I'm sure there are many more we've never heard of. It will be worth following this to see if it gets reported more than once.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05146833770654841724noreply@blogger.com