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Georgia scientist pleads guilty to punching girl on ski slopes (41yr old man punches 14yr girl)
ajc.com ^ | 3-9-11

Posted on 03/09/2011 10:48:36 AM PST by rawhide

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To: Cvengr

But they didn't. And there were witnesses to it. A ski instructor was the first person there to pule the guy off and since the guy only got 3-4 blows in, I'm presuming that the ski instructor acted pretty much immediately. Even an experienced skier would take a couple seconds to get over to them; enough time for the guy to land some blows.

That tells me all I need to know about the incident.

301 posted on 03/09/2011 7:23:41 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom

pule = pull


302 posted on 03/09/2011 7:25:05 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom

Liberals think that conservative men like to beat up women and children. Liberals who like to beat up women and children join conservative websites, call themselves conservatives, and think they’re going to fit right in.


303 posted on 03/09/2011 7:31:40 PM PST by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: metmom

That tells me the man and his son were taking or about to take ski lessons, while the girl was not part of the class.

If my kid were in a serene condition, then threatened on the slope by an out of control teen in a calm area, I’d probably jump on the teen also to get them controlled.

If an innocent trusting loved one had been threatened, I can fully understand acting in self defense of his child.


304 posted on 03/09/2011 7:32:35 PM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: Cvengr; metmom
That tells me the man and his son were taking or about to take ski lessons, while the girl was not part of the class.

According to Eagle County Sheriff's Office Lt. Mike McWilliam, she was skiing with a ski school class. Police: Man punched skier on Beaver Creek

305 posted on 03/09/2011 7:49:28 PM PST by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: rawhide; a fool in paradise; JoeProBono

Since Mr Filler’s Renown Expert license has been, presumably, revoked, may I have it?


306 posted on 03/09/2011 7:52:38 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Cvengr

Oh, for crying out loud. We have to go through this whole thing again proving the little girl wasn’t the spawn of Satan.

VAIL DAILY

Police: Man punched skier on Beaver Creek
Eagle County Sheriff’s Office charges Georgia man with misdemeanor

Sarah Mausolf
Vail, CO Colorado
December 20,2010

“The 14-year-old girl from Mexico had been skiing on a beginner run, which Beaver Creek officials have identified as Haymaker trail, with a ski school class when she swerved to avoid a skier who had fallen in front of her, the statement said. The girl bumped into a 4-year-old boy who had been skiing with his father on the same run, McWilliam said. The boy and girl fell, the statement said.”


307 posted on 03/09/2011 8:02:05 PM PST by Politicalmom (America-The Land of the Sheep, the Home of the Caved.)
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To: Politicalmom

Thanks.

If I had bumped into a 4 yr old kid next to their parents causing them to fall, I would expect them to become very defensive if not offensive to protect their kid.


308 posted on 03/09/2011 8:14:32 PM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: Politicalmom; Cvengr
And may I add, the statement was made by Eagle County Sheriff's Office Lt. Mike McWilliam.
309 posted on 03/09/2011 8:15:40 PM PST by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: Cvengr

There are some geographic locations where one might reasonably fear that kind of behavior. I don’t think that’s the standard behavior in civilized areas.


310 posted on 03/09/2011 8:19:10 PM PST by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: metmom
The man should never have hit the 14 year old. That is never appropriate. That he was arrested and lost his skiing privileges should be expected.

But...The girl **was** skiing in an out of control manner.

She **did** state that she needed to swerve to miss another skier. Sorry, but one should always give others in front and to the side, *** plenty*** of room, and be skiing slowly enough that in the event that something unexpected happens, one can avoid a collision and/or stop.

I hope she doesn't come to Deer Valley this week, while I'm there.

311 posted on 03/09/2011 8:20:53 PM PST by wintertime
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To: BykrBayb

It’s probably just my uncivilized instinct that if I pushed a 4 yr old to the ground net to their parent, I suspect their parent might take it out on me. Just my read of human character. Of course some civilized parents just don’t care about what happens to their kids. /s


312 posted on 03/09/2011 8:25:05 PM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: Cvengr

Civilized men don’t punch little girls in the face for falling down.


313 posted on 03/09/2011 8:29:22 PM PST by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: BykrBayb

Children can also kill.


314 posted on 03/09/2011 8:30:45 PM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: metmom
Interesting that the ski resort doesn’t see it your way.
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After reading the other posts, I see that the girl was in a ski class.

If the ski resort did take action against the girl, then she and her parents could make the case that the ski class was being taught improperly ( skiers skiing too close together, too fast) or that the girl had been placed in a class that was beyond her ability.

315 posted on 03/09/2011 8:33:17 PM PST by wintertime
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To: metmom

Now the little girl was trying to kill the little boy. ROFL


316 posted on 03/09/2011 8:35:39 PM PST by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: rawhide
I wonder if the guy realized the age of the 14-year old since they
sometimes wear so much gear you cannot see their faces.

Running over a 4-year old would piss me off also, but hitting a kid
knowing it was a 14-year old I wouldn't do, the punch would break her neck.



Approximate size of a 4-year -old

317 posted on 03/09/2011 8:43:06 PM PST by MaxMax
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To: BykrBayb; trisham; Politicalmom; DoughtyOne; Hot Tabasco; roadcat; ladyjane; BlueLancer; ...
Now the little girl was trying to kill the little boy. ROFL

Sometimes I just can't believe what I read on FR.

The ski resort's action against the father and lack of action against the girl tell me enough.

She was with a class. A ski instructor, who one could reasonably conclude was employed by the ski resort, was the first one on the guy to pull him off. My guess is that he, and some others, saw the incident.

Since the ski resort did not take action against the girl, it is safe to presume that the FReepers on this thread, who weren't there and didn't personally witness the event themselves but have this girl about labeled as an axe murderer, are wrong in their assessment of the girl's culpability.

Accidents are called accidents for a reason. It's really a shame that the rest of the world isn't as perfect as some FReepers are.

318 posted on 03/09/2011 9:07:51 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: GOPJ

He may be a lot of things, but, a Conservative is not one of them. A Conservative would never attack a 14 year old girl or any child for that matter with clinched fists. AConservative would cradle his child in his arms and make sure he was not injured. One of the nicest things I can call him is a coward.


319 posted on 03/09/2011 9:31:41 PM PST by sport
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To: Vor Lady
Your worldview must be very dark that you lump all teens into a negative group until they prove to YOU that they are human.

It's called "tounge-in-cheek." Don't take everything everyone writes on an internet forum so deadly serious.

320 posted on 03/09/2011 9:55:02 PM PST by curiosity
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