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originally posted by: Xtrozero
originally posted by: TrulyColorBlind
p.s. Back in the day for rickymouse and to a certain extent, my day, cars didn't even have front seatbelts. Those cars were a lot safer because they had a full metal frame underneath them and plenty of METAL that they were built out of surrounding the passengers. They didn't have plastic bumpers like today's cars. Talk about stupid....
Are drivers better today since there are a lot less deaths per 100,000? lol I do not think a single mom arm bar stopped a kid from going through the window...just saying. We got these things call anti-skip disc brakes brakes that can stop a car about 40% shorter distance...lol
originally posted by: rickymouse
The kid says he knows the people who's tree it is....
originally posted by: BrokenCircles
a reply to: rickymouse
originally posted by: rickymouse
You cannot climb a tree on someone's property without permission. I spent a lot of time climbing trees when I was a kid, and the rule was the same. It is a liability issue, the woman is right to question the kid and tell him to get down, especially when the homeowner is not home. What happens if that kid gets hurt, it could be a lawsuit.
Except, according to her, the tree does not belong to any homeowner.
It's kinda hard to hear, but the first thing she says immediately at the start of the video is, "The tree is not on anybody's property." Then a few seconds later she says, "It belongs to this street and this neighborhood, and we don't want you on it."
It looks to me like a dog poo area.(there's a little white sign in the grass that says, "Clean Up After Your Dog.") So I was thinking maybe it belongs to the city.
In my opinion, if it's public property, and if there is no sign saying "Do not climb the trees." then it should be ok.
If I'm wrong and it actually is illegal, then instead of going all vigilante, shouldn't she just call the cops?
....the owner of that house was not home according to the kid.
I would complain if some kids were climbing in the neighbors tree in town too if they were not the neighbors kids....watching out for your neighbors home when they are not around is good policy.
originally posted by: Xtrozero
originally posted by: TrulyColorBlind
p.s. Back in the day for rickymouse and to a certain extent, my day, cars didn't even have front seatbelts. Those cars were a lot safer because they had a full metal frame underneath them and plenty of METAL that they were built out of surrounding the passengers. They didn't have plastic bumpers like today's cars. Talk about stupid....
Are drivers better today since there are a lot less deaths per 100,000? lol I do not think a single mom arm bar stopped a kid from going through the window...just saying. We got these things call anti-skip disc brakes brakes that can stop a car about 40% shorter distance...lol
originally posted by: BrokenCircles
I didn't know that streets could own trees, but even IF she's is correct in saying, "It belongs to this street and this neighborhood.", then wouldn't that make it public property?
I probably would've told her that she needs to keep on walking because her fat ass is killing the grass she's standing on.
originally posted by: TrulyColorBlind
Well, you make some good points and you may be right. I checked on some fatality statistics and in 1955, there were approximately 22 deaths per 100,000 people. The latest figures I found were from 2019 and that figure was approximately 11 deaths per 100,000 people. With those statistics, you would seem to be right. There must be more to the equation somewhere. But, in my mind I can't get past this question: If a semi truck was barrelling down upon you, ready to plow right over you, which would you rather be in - a brand new Chevrolet Cruze or a 1967 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 60? I would always choose the Cadillac, because I had one and know they were huge and built like a tank. True, I've never had a Chevrolet Cruze, so I have no experience about them. But, since I physically cannot fit in one, I guess I never will have any first-hand experience. I don't see how a person could be safer in a sardine can. I can't explain it, but I know I would feel a lot safer in a two-ton hunk of metal over a sardine can, which is what new cars are built like these days.
TCB
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: Southern Guardian
This reminds me so much of nazi Germany in the 1930's.
The evil leftists have gone insane with their idea of authoritarian power.
In Hitler's mind, communism was a major enemy of Germany, an enemy he often mentions in Mein Kampf. During the trial for his involvement in the Beer Hall Putsch, Hitler claimed that his singular goal was to assist the German government in "fighting Marxism". Marxism, Bolshevism, and communism were interchangeable terms for Hitler as evidenced by their use in Mein Kampf:
"In the years 1913 and 1914 I expressed my opinion for the first time in various circles, some of which are now members of the National Socialist Movement, that the problem of how the future of the German nation can be secured is the problem of how Marxism can be exterminated."
Ugh, that’s my mother all over again..
originally posted by: Southern Guardian
Jesus, in today's world it should be refreshing to see kids playing OUTSIDE! Climbing trees! Taking a break from the electronics! And we wonder why we don't see much of this these days??
So what if it's a neighborhood tree? I'm beginning to see way too many kids getting harassed for merely being outside. You want to talk about safe spaces and PC police? How's about the Karens of the suburbs learn to loosen up too eh?