Posted on 02/17/2015 6:46:24 AM PST by BenLurkin
The video shows a massive brawl at Jerico Airsoft on Feb. 7, and the people who posted the footage say a 14-year-old player started it.
They say the teen attacked a man, who fights back before a dozen men join in the scuffle.
(Excerpt) Read more at losangeles.cbslocal.com ...
Jerico Airsoft issued a statement that it does not condone violence in any way — which is pretty funny considering they are in the business of staging simulated competitive homicide.
Won’t bother to look at the video BUT ... I have seen some adults be real bullies at airsoft and paintball. Shooting people up close and personal on autofire.
Jerks.
OR, the kid might have needed a whipping.
Airsoft is no place for the HAtfields and McCoys to get together though ...
simulated competitive homicide....huh?
No one’s getting killed there for real.
“Gentlemen! You can’t fight in here, this is the War Room”!
Excellent!
Fix bayonets!
Ayyeeeeeeeeee!!!!
Airsoft’s emphasis on realism is of some benefit in practicing tactics, camoflauge, concealment, etc...many dismiss it as a child’s game, but there are some tangible benefits to any who are looking to keep their skills sharp.
That being said, the fields I’ve gone to stress and emphasize to the point of exaggeration that should any player touch another in any manner other than tapping them “out” that they will be banned from the field. No exceptions.
This helps to remind folks up front what the expected behaviors are...but there are folks who are intent on ruining the activity because of their own pride and ego.
Many just get too frustrated by others not calling their hits or take it way too seriously and forget they’re supposed to be having fun.
We’re already having problems in CA with those aholes in Sacramento imposing more and more draconian laws against airsoft “firearms”, bb shooters or projectile expellers. Situations like this may only serve to give the aholes in Sacramento even more leverage in their control of airsoft.
Sounds like you need a low IQ to enjoy this crap- airsoft, paintball, lasertag, etc...
Sounds like the low IQ types could use more education as to the real benefits to be had in airsoft and other tactical mil-sim exercises...
Many view it as a game or in some cases, “crap”...I view it as training...very similar to what our military goes through.
Many who run the fields I go to are prior military, former USMC and Army...they share a lot of knowledge and experience...
I’m talking about your run-of-the-mill moron who sits for hours playing Grand Theft Auto or something like it.
Former USMC here. I played a bit, a while back. A lot of teams don't play as teams- they play like a bunch of guys playing 'Battlefield 2' team deathmatch. The teams that do well are the ones that train, practice and coordinate, just as one would expect
Airsoft offers a bit of perspective on how easy it is to get hit in combat. When I've called out with stinging welts everywhere, I soberly reflect that I'm glad those were just 6mm plastic pellets at 400 FPS and not the real thing.
Ok, the LIV, low IQ types...got it.
True, there is that “deathmatch” mentality.
Some “teams” use noobs as bb bait to boost their egos...others actually do as you said, “train, practice and coordinate”.
Combat veterans know much more about what I’m about to say, so feel free to correct me if I’m wrong. But those who haven’t engaged in actual combat (like me) really have no idea about what one goes through when trying to take an objective while getting shot at by determined foes...
It was eye opening to see how easy one can get shot...and the need to recognize that concealment vs. cover are not the same thing and independent of each other...even though the bbs couldn’t penetrate some concealment. You can and will get get shot in real life if you try to use a bush as cover. What should be apparent, sometimes isn’t.
It’s all about mindset. The first time I played, the adrenaline and apprehension were 2 of the first things I noticed. Even though as a kid I used to engage in bb gun “wars”, this was different in a sense.
I’ve learned to look at it from a different pov. A real shooting war is going to test people in a lot of different ways. IMO, this is about as close as one can get to it.
Most of us were all done with our real-deal time. We were a group of mostly ex-military and law enforcement people, and we hosted a tournament event or two. We had no illusions, it was a hobby to us. The only way it was training was to remind you to work with your team and keep your eyes open and moving. We were older than the average airsofter and when we’d host an event, we’d grade pretty hard- but come up with good, imaginative scenarios that were really challenging. We had some fun with it.
The facility that we played at often hosted law enforcement training events, which was a mainstay of their business.
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