Surv0MTB Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 So riding up Jonkershoek yesterday, lower canary.. my mate got shot by a couple paintballers while making his way up there. Who can we contact about this? We have bruises as proof. He was also wearing a trail helmet and not a full face which could result in blindness quite easily with some well aimed shots. How the hell can you have an active paintball area right in amongst the mountain bike trails?
Surv0MTB Posted June 10, 2013 Author Posted June 10, 2013 Chatted to Mike the owner, who was made aware of this incident and will be investigating. Sounds like it was a bachelors party and these idiots went outside of the demarcated zone to take pot shots. They will be in touch with them. Let it be a warning to anybody else doing something as stupid. next time there will be an assault charge laid.
hvh Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 some people just dont think. how stupid of those okes. giving paintballers a bad name. in all sports there will always be some idiot to give a sport a bad reputation.
Pappa Bear Posted June 10, 2013 Posted June 10, 2013 Was riding past there yesterday and was thinking what if some idiot decides to shoot me....... Seems that I was lucky
Ramrod Posted June 11, 2013 Posted June 11, 2013 You have to see some humor in this? Granted I wouldn't like it to happen to me but can you honestly say that were you to have a paintball gun in your hand and someone clad in Lycra came riding past that the thought wouldn't cross your mind! MeridaHFS 1
Surv0MTB Posted June 12, 2013 Author Posted June 12, 2013 You have to see some humor in this? Granted I wouldn't like it to happen to me but can you honestly say that were you to have a paintball gun in your hand and someone clad in Lycra came riding past that the thought wouldn't cross your mind! Being somebody who plays paintball at every opportunity I can understand the alure of taking pot shots at passing riders. But as a mature person, I would never ever do that, the possibilities of harming someone are too great to take a chance. I wouldnt do anything to anybody that I wouldnt want done unto myself..
Ramrod Posted June 12, 2013 Posted June 12, 2013 Being somebody who plays paintball at every opportunity I can understand the alure of taking pot shots at passing riders. But as a mature person, I would never ever do that, the possibilities of harming someone are too great to take a chance. I wouldnt do anything to anybody that I wouldnt want done unto myself..I fully agree!
JaakCT Posted June 12, 2013 Posted June 12, 2013 I rode there a couple of weeks back and thought the same thing! What if someone started shooting at us? This is seriously not cool! I wouldve confronted those clowns with my pepper spray... Idiots!
Tankman Posted June 12, 2013 Posted June 12, 2013 I remember the headline news not to long ago when some Stellenbosch students shot passers by using pelet guns ... some idiotic habits die hard it seems
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