Teenage nerf gun battle causes panic in the streets. Read m

Mtn Gramma wrote: I use this site: http://postimage.org/ They will resize it depending on how you're going to use it (email, message board, etc.).

You have no idea how you've brightened my morning - me knowing something tech that you didn't. :woo hoo:

Cool, thanks. For an even brighter morning, know that I will remember how to do this for about 5 seconds after I hit submit.

http://s27.postimg.org/89o06nkrj/City_of_Wausau_Wisconsin_Terrified_by_Nerf_Gun.jpg?noCache=1398781947

Edit, I guess not at all. I selected for msg board and that is what I got. Too small to be useful. What did you select?

I selected the message board option (640 x 480). Are you sure you didn't select the websites & email (320 x 240) option that is just above that?

Mtn Gramma wrote: I selected the message board option (640 x 480). Are you sure you didn't select the websites & email (320 x 240) option that is just above that?

Anything is possible.

How often do you give your splitter an oil change? Do you ever change the hydraulic fluid?

Because the police received reports from the community about an issue, it makes sense to approach with caution, guns drawn, since that was described to them to be the issue. After they assessed the situation though, why would they charge them unless they resisted or did something else equally stupid? Maybe we don't have all the information?

BlazerBob wrote:

Mtn Gramma wrote: I selected the message board option (640 x 480). Are you sure you didn't select the websites & email (320 x 240) option that is just above that?

Anything is possible.

How often do you give your splitter an oil change? Do you ever change the hydraulic fluid?

Me? I never do. I have a minion for that. As for how often, no idea. What do you suggest?

We drain oil, gas and hydraulics at the end of the season and start with new at the beginning of the next season. But then we do a lot of splitting. Have had the same splitter working like new for 14 years. I am expecting at least another 20 years out of it, if I take care of it.

Mtn Gramma wrote:

BlazerBob wrote:

Mtn Gramma wrote: I selected the message board option (640 x 480). Are you sure you didn't select the websites & email (320 x 240) option that is just above that?

Anything is possible.

How often do you give your splitter an oil change? Do you ever change the hydraulic fluid?

Me? I never do. I have a minion for that. As for how often, no idea. What do you suggest?

UPDATE: Citations Dropped in Wausau "Nerf War" Incident
http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/UPDATE-Parents-Question-Citation-in-Wausau-West-Nerf-War-Incident-256605561.html

Thanks for the update, PF.

Looks like from the article that the Police were justified in their actions. Its not like they were playing in their own back yard.

Because of the reported weapons involved, officers initiated a high risk vehicle contact. This is different than a normal traffic stop where an officer would approach the vehicle. In a high risk vehicle contact, the officers direct firearms at the vehicle to be ready in case someone in the vehicle would attempt to use a weapon. Officers then use the public address system in their squad car to direct the occupants of the vehicle to keep their hands over their head. Officers direct each occupant, one by one, to exit the vehicle and walk backward toward the officers. Then officers place each occupant into handcuffs, check them for weapons, and escort them to the back seat of a police car.

In this case, after all the people were removed from the vehicles, officers went up to check the vehicles for weapons. Once officers approached the vehicle, they saw the Nerf guns and concluded this incident was different than what was reported.

Officers then moved into the parking lot at Wausau West High School to open the roadway for regular traffic. They interviewed the people who were involved in the incident.

The second issue we would like to address in this press release is the decision to issue disorderly conduct citations to the six individuals involved. The basis for this decision was the disruption caused to the neighborhood, not the use of Nerf guns. This incident happened on Stevens Drive, in a residential neighborhood, on the side of the roadway. There was enough disruption to cause a neighbor’s attention to be drawn to see what was happening. The neighbor then saw what they believed to be several people brandishing firearms and pointing them at another vehicle. This resulted in the 911 call.

http://www.wsaw.com/home/headlines/UPDA ... 05561.html

The police were justified in their initial response, not knowing real vs nerf from the reporting party. But if the citations were justified the police would not have then dropped them.