Okay, So Laugh At Me, But...
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Will Beararms
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It's real all right. I remember mother telling me in the 1950's when she was a teenager, they would get together in a group and go steal water melons and once her date got peppered with it. Back then, if you went on someone's land without permission and stole something, you were the bad guy.
Today, it is up to the opinion of the Judge, the opinion arresting Officer and legal precedence depending on what day it is, the barometric pressure, the norms of an Eastern religion and the wind direction. In short, back then if you had wound up in the Emergency Room with a Nurse digging rock salt out of your back and buttocks, the Sheriff would have told you to consider it a lesson.
These days, if the authorities do respond, more than likely they will treat the land owner like a criminal and restrain him like they did me when the drunk kid who was out running the law a few years ago ended up plowing down my back fence and knocking down the gas meter. His mother was having a thing with someone in the department and I was held back and threatened when I wanted to go chasten the kid in a firm but loving manner sans any profanity.
Later, FWIW, I was able to talk to him and tell him I forgave him but he needed to get his act together.
Today, it is up to the opinion of the Judge, the opinion arresting Officer and legal precedence depending on what day it is, the barometric pressure, the norms of an Eastern religion and the wind direction. In short, back then if you had wound up in the Emergency Room with a Nurse digging rock salt out of your back and buttocks, the Sheriff would have told you to consider it a lesson.
These days, if the authorities do respond, more than likely they will treat the land owner like a criminal and restrain him like they did me when the drunk kid who was out running the law a few years ago ended up plowing down my back fence and knocking down the gas meter. His mother was having a thing with someone in the department and I was held back and threatened when I wanted to go chasten the kid in a firm but loving manner sans any profanity.
Later, FWIW, I was able to talk to him and tell him I forgave him but he needed to get his act together.
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Will Beararms
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BTW, don't ever be afraid to ask a question here. We need more people in America who are law abiding from all walks of life owning and using firearms. Otherwise, we will shrink into oblivion in time. It it a well worn cliche' but it is still applicable. Those of us raised on the principles of responsible firearms ownership have a obligation to: "Pass it on.".
mrgoodwrench76
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I cant seem to remember what it was, but your supposed to mix something with the rock salt to make it more 'solid'. Wax maybe? Anybody remember? On the farm when I was young, we used these type of loads to run off the neighbors dogs. Very effective. I would say the 'box o truth' failed miserably this time.
When I was six or so, a playmate and I thought it cool to steal tomatoes from a neighbor's garden, slice them up and eat them. He warned us once, then opened up with a rock salt load (AKA Kosher salt) as we snuck in again.
It didn't take long for me to get home, I was sure I was dying and was in pain. The salt hit across my bare legs and stung like hornets.
As Mom tended to me, Pop got the story out of me. He told me that's what I deserved for stealing. He then went to the neighbor and broke his face.
Rock salt loads, also bean loads,etc, a bad idea, then and now......
It didn't take long for me to get home, I was sure I was dying and was in pain. The salt hit across my bare legs and stung like hornets.
As Mom tended to me, Pop got the story out of me. He told me that's what I deserved for stealing. He then went to the neighbor and broke his face.
Rock salt loads, also bean loads,etc, a bad idea, then and now......
sorry bout that.NightSleeper
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Actually rock salt is for scaring off 4-legged preditors. When I was a kid I chased off a stray dog from our yard and our neighbor stepped out on the porch and blasted it with rock salt to make sure it didn't come back. It gave out a yelp and ran like hell. Never saw it again. I wouldn't advise using rock salt against 2-legged preditors though. Probably just tick 'em off.