CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Shawn Turschak of Chapel Hill was tired of someone stealing McCain-Palin campaign signs from his yard. Turschak, with a degree in electrical engineering, hooked up a third sign to a power source for an electric pet fence Monday and also put up a surveillance camera.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that a 9-year-old boy with an Obama-Biden sign grabbed the McCain-Palin sign and got a jolt on Tuesday.
The boy's father, Andrew Noble, upset that his son had been shocked, showed up at Turschak's door. Soon an Orange County sheriff's deputy also showed up at the Turschak's home.
Noble said his son just wanted to see how the sign was put together. Turschak said the boy intended to swap out the signs.
Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass said he doesn't plan to file charges.
Shocker: 9 Year Old Caught Stealing McCain Signs
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Re: Shocker: 9 Year Old Caught Stealing McCain Signs
Check the video. The kid has a Obama sign with him. Kind of obvious what his intent was.Noble said his son just wanted to see how the sign was put together. Turschak said the boy intended to swap out the signs.
I'm surprised more people haven't done this. My first impulse would be to put a camera on the sign and rig it some way, if not with electricity so with one of these, or something to the same effect.
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Re: Shocker: 9 Year Old Caught Stealing McCain Signs
It is funny, but booby traps can come back and get the home owner.
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The difference here is the guy knew what he was doing and used a device which is safe to use on small animals (or kids).Fivetoes wrote:It is funny, but booby traps can come back and get the home owner.
Consider the lessons libtard dad is teaching his kid. It's okay to mess with other people's property/steal; if you get caught, lie to the police and others; if you get hurt or are injured while screwing around on someone else's property where you have no right to be, confront the owner because you're not happy things didn't go your way - EVEN IF IT'S CAUGHT ON TAPE. Lie, lie, lie, it's all good and okay.
What a piece of shiite father.
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I agree with you, but we are a litigous society anymore and I would worry the kids parents will file a suit to extract their vengance/308Mike wrote:The difference here is the guy knew what he was doing and used a device which is safe to use on small animals (or kids).Fivetoes wrote:It is funny, but booby traps can come back and get the home owner.
Consider the lessons libtard dad is teaching his kid. It's okay to mess with other people's property/steal; if you get caught, lie to the police and others; if you get hurt or are injured while screwing around on someone else's property where you have no right to be, confront the owner because you're not happy things didn't go your way - EVEN IF IT'S CAUGHT ON TAPE. Lie, lie, lie, it's all good and okay.
What a piece of shiite father.
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Re: Shocker: 9 Year Old Caught Stealing McCain Signs
Depends on what the laws are like for trespassing in North Carolina and what the homeowner is responsible for if the trespasser is injured while committing an unauthorized act. I think the video could also be his saving grace since the kid CLEARLY isn't injured more than some shocked fingers and a bruised ego (which his dad no doubt is feeding his pain).Fivetoes wrote:I agree with you, but we are a litigous society anymore and I would worry the kids parents will file a suit to extract their vengance/
POLITICIANS & DIAPERS NEED TO BE CHANGED OFTEN AND FOR THE SAME REASON
A person properly schooled in right and wrong is safe with any weapon. A person with no idea of good and evil is unsafe with a knitting needle, or the cap from a ballpoint pen.
I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad
A person properly schooled in right and wrong is safe with any weapon. A person with no idea of good and evil is unsafe with a knitting needle, or the cap from a ballpoint pen.
I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad
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Re: Shocker: 9 Year Old Caught Stealing McCain Signs
See, if you're gonna make the idjits suffer, you gotta be able to appear innocent.
I suggest coating the sign with poison ivy resin..
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Re: Shocker: 9 Year Old Caught Stealing McCain Signs
from my local forum:

I know the father. He is an absolute douchebag. Am I allowed to say douchebag on this forum? If now, please substitute the word assclown instead.
He works in a department where my group fixes computers. He's a absolute wanker, an entitled, pompous dickhead. I am still laughing about this story.
Sorry, had to edit the post. I was laughing so hard I mis-spelled douchebag.



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Re: Shocker: 9 Year Old Caught Stealing McCain Signs
And his kid is going to be JUST like him.
Unless he grows up more than his dad and rebells against his libtard ways.
It would be righteous if his son turns out to be some hard-core conservative because he couldn't stand what his dad stood for.




It would be righteous if his son turns out to be some hard-core conservative because he couldn't stand what his dad stood for.

POLITICIANS & DIAPERS NEED TO BE CHANGED OFTEN AND FOR THE SAME REASON
A person properly schooled in right and wrong is safe with any weapon. A person with no idea of good and evil is unsafe with a knitting needle, or the cap from a ballpoint pen.
I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad
A person properly schooled in right and wrong is safe with any weapon. A person with no idea of good and evil is unsafe with a knitting needle, or the cap from a ballpoint pen.
I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad