omfg REALLY!?

[Green_Fairy]

so here's a funny story related to me by my boyfriend not too long ago.

*warning: mild stereotyping ahead*

so my boy's in the navy. and he tells me some stories of his, and his..."coworkers(?)" interactions with civilians. they had a convoy going down the road somewhere on one of the freeways in town and an *ahem* african american...well...gangbanger type wanted to be in the lane that the convoy was in. in fact, he wanted to merge into the middle of the convoy.

let's just say that's not allowed.

the guy looks up at the driver of one of "duce and a halfs" (*big* truck) and does the arms up face angry "wut" expression typical to afric...*cough* black gangbanger types. the driver of the truck, my boy's friend, looked at the guy and shook his head.

no way he's getting in.

so the gangbanger type pulls out a hand gun and puts it in his lap like he's gonna shoot the truck driver and does the "wut" expression again.

...REALLY!?

so the truck driver picks up his big scary military gun who's name i've forgotten and shows it to the guy with a expression on his face...like "wtf dude..."

the other driver quickly exited the freeway, never to be heard from again.
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when i heard this story...i was

[Aethian]

Link

My first thought...

[Green_Fairy]

lol pretty much. i kinda wonder what would've happened if the kid had actually tried to shoot the soldier.

[Aethian]

His ass would have been presented to him as a tiny smudge about fifty miles long and ingrained into the concrete.

[Green_Fairy]

lol that...would've been epically awesome.

[Mamadrae]

What did the kid not think that a soldier would carry guns? I have to agree I definitely was thinking along the same lines as that clip Aethian.

[mikoyan29]

What did the kid not think that a soldier would carry guns? I have to agree I definitely was thinking along the same lines as that clip Aethian.

An apparently stupid one.

[slavetotheman]

Not to get off-topic (or fratch), just wondering what the gang-banger's race has to do with it? After all, this attitude/behavior is stereotypical for that entire group regardless of ethnic background. Just sayin'.

[ditchdj]

Yeah let's see that little gangbanger punk take a shot at someone that KNOWS how to shoot back!

THAT is why my brother was really hoping that his unit at Ft. Campbell would get called up to help battle the LA Riots back in '92. He was in the Army at the time and said that they were gonna send his unit there if the rioting didn't stop.

big scary military gun

You mean one of these bad boys???

[Green_Fairy]

lol yes. just like that.

[ditchdj]

Aaah so I take it the Navy carries the gool 'ol M-16 just like the Army and Marines.

[Nohbody]

Either the -16 or the M-4, the carbine version of it.

(Carbines are chopped down rifles, very basically, and more suited towards close-in engagements, sacrificing accuracy and hitting power at a distance for a lighter weapon that's easier to handle.)

[sms001]

lmao!

'bangers are so used to intimidating those around them that I guess he couldn't quite wrap his head around the fact that he was facing a better equipped and better trained "gang."

gotta agree with sttm though. coulda been ANY race creed or color of gang member. saying which particular kind adds nothing to the story at all; dumb comes in all flavors.

[ADoyle90815]

What did the kid not think that a soldier would carry guns? I have to agree I definitely was thinking along the same lines as that clip Aethian.

I was also thinking about that particular clip. I guess it shows that stupidity is found in all ethnicities.

[Green_Fairy]

i showed the clip to my boyfriend and he'll now just randomly "this is knife" in a really bad aussie accent. it cracks me up