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Great news! The parents rock! - RAMd®d - 03-16-2009
I feel REALLY bad about that.
Don't. That, try not to.
The kid probably learned a great lesson from caring parents. Maybe two lessons:
He can't let a friend influence him when it comes to negative activity. He could have stood up to the "friend".
He has to understand what a "fried" is, and isn't.
And he *has* to accept responsibility. Lying is not accepting responsibility. His folks were "tough" on him for that as well as the vandalism.
You can be understanding and forgiving without letting him off the hook.
I'm glad it worked out for you, kat.
Re: Paintball laws? Some kid paintballed our house for no reason! - jdc - 03-16-2009
i agree, glad it worked out
i have to give the kids parents 2 thumbs up for good parenting as well.
Re: Paintball laws? Some kid paintballed our house for no reason! - davester - 03-16-2009
Sounds like the best possible outcome. I hope you feel satisfied.
Re: Paintball laws? Some kid paintballed our house for no reason! - BigGuynRusty - 03-16-2009
katkramer wrote:This is what you should feel bad about.
Oh yeah...and daddy's an ex-cop from L.A. This should be a fun conversation.
BGnR
Re: Paintball laws? Some kid paintballed our house for no reason! - M A V I C - 03-16-2009
Glad it worked out. Unbroken balls on hard materials (eg, garage doors) means they were either frozen or hand thrown. On a hard surface, the splatter should be at least about 10" in diameter. If you're only seeing a few inches, and mostly downward, they were hand thrown.
Paintballs anymore are mostly vegetable oil. They're not the same as paint. When washed, they sometimes leave oil stains.
In some places, shooting a paintball gun at someone is equal to shooting a real gun at them. If you crank the speed of the gun up... you can do about as much damage as some real guns. Even worse if you freeze the paintballs.