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Javelin Impales South Sound Student
(and another hit with shot put!)
KIRO TV7 ^
| 4/`9/2005
Posted on 04/20/2005 1:14:46 PM PDT by the_devils_advocate_666
KALAMA, Wash. -- A javelin impaled a 12th-grader during track practice at a South Sound school on Monday, one of two incidents that left students hurt, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.
One of Dodson's friends snapped a photo of the javelin impaling him, but Dodson says that he was in shock and he did not feel any pain.
"[It]felt weird and exciting at the same time," said Dodson.
His friends were shocked and worried.
"It's not fun to see one of your friends on the ground with a javelin through his chest," said Brent Hopkins, student.
Minutes later, a seventh-grader was hit in the head by a shot put. The athlete was running out to retrieve his shot put and someone threw another one, striking him in the head.
Both students were taken to a hospital and will be OK.
There were coaches supervising the practice when both incidents occurred.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: dumbasses; exciting; highschool; hospital; javelin; pain; shotput; students; stupid; track; weird
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"[It]felt weird and exciting at the same time," said Dodson. Whatever, dude.
To: the_devils_advocate_666
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:15:47 PM PDT
by
beeler
("When you’re running down my country, Hoss you’re walking on the fighting side of me.")
To: the_devils_advocate_666
"[It]felt weird and exciting at the same time,"
This body piercing crap has gone too far.
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:16:15 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(I don't suffer from stress. I am a carrier!)
To: the_devils_advocate_666
I always hated javelin catching duty.
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:17:14 PM PDT
by
ladtx
( "Remember your regiment and follow your officers." Captain Charles May, 2d Dragoons, 9 May 1846)
To: the_devils_advocate_666
"[It]felt weird and exciting at the same time." Oh, then I don't need to feel bad about all them cowboys killed by Indians with spears, or for all those brits dying in battle with Zulus.
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:17:39 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(The Dems are putting all their eggs in one basket-case: Howard "Belltower" Dean.)
To: cripplecreek
I think that men with ear rings look girly.
Now, getting your entire shoulder pierced, that's manly. :P
To: the_devils_advocate_666; mikrofon
Javelin Impales South Sound Student (and another hit with shot put!) Track and Killed.
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:18:39 PM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(Chat is my milieu)
To: the_devils_advocate_666
There were coaches supervising the practice when both incidents occurred.Define "supervising".
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:19:25 PM PDT
by
Redcloak
(But what do I know? I'm just a right-wing nut in his PJs whackin' on a keyboard..)
To: beeler
The picture does look fake. AND the story doesn't sound right either.
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:19:48 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: the_devils_advocate_666
"There were coaches supervising the practice when both incidents occurred." Not supervising very well, obviously.
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:20:08 PM PDT
by
etcetera
(No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom, unless he be vigilant in its preservation.)
To: Calpernia
Fake!?!
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:20:46 PM PDT
by
evets
(God bless President Bush and VP Cheney)
To: the_devils_advocate_666
"It's not fun to see one of your friends on the ground with a javelin through his chest," said Brent Hopkins, student. Depends on the crowd you're running in and how much beer they've had to drink.
To: evets
Actually, THAT one looks more believable! :)
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:22:17 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: the_devils_advocate_666
Kick ball is banned yet kids are permitted to throw javelins.
Most high schools have eliminated javelin throwing from their track program.
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:22:59 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MAJOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH.....INSPIRATIONAL)
To: etcetera
While a senior in high-school, I helped coach jr. high track. Had a kid pick up the 8 lb shot, throw it like a baseball about 80 ft. hitting another kid in the side of the head. Boy hit, flopped on the ground for sometime while waiting for an ambulance. He is ok today, no permenant injuries (other than a large metal plate in his head). But some 40 years later, I still have nightmares of the shot striking his head.
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:23:19 PM PDT
by
phil1750
(Love like you've never been hurt;Dance like nobody's watching;PRAY like it's your last prayer)
To: the_devils_advocate_666
Uh, it sounds to me like more supervision is needed...
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:26:08 PM PDT
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: Redcloak
Another argument for homeschooling, eh?
To: phil1750
"Had a kid pick up the 8 lb shot, throw it like a baseball about 80 ft. "
Uh, I don't think it is possible to throw an 8 lb. shot like a baseball. I tried it once and nearly dislocated my shoulder.
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:27:50 PM PDT
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: Billthedrill
..LOL...hey you must hang out with the same guys I hang out with...here hold muh beer!!
To: the_devils_advocate_666
Sounds like the school atheletic department is not very well run.
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:29:23 PM PDT
by
BJungNan
(Rumsfeld - "We don't have an exit strategy, we have a victory strategy")
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