This is a discussion on Check out this video...scary lack of SA within the Carry & Defensive Scenarios forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Bat Prank is Today's BIG Thing - OCT 27, 2009 As I watched this video (it's a bit inane but only 2 minutes long) it ...
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Bat Prank is Today's BIG Thing - OCT 27, 2009
As I watched this video (it's a bit inane but only 2 minutes long) it really struck me how easily a man in a large bat suit could sneak up on people and scare the jeepers out of them.
And then the thought hit me...what if he had tried to prank someone who was prepared and aware? Eek...
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More than likely he would be one sore bat dude. As the guy at the atm, or the dude along side the road displayed, the guy in the bat suit isn't prepared for any type of hand to hand conflict.
If a person with a CHL was to immediately draw their weapon and shoot, I think that they would be in serious trouble since the bat guy didn't pose any threat of bodily harm or death. Being a jack .... isn't a justifiable reason for deadly force against you.
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Seriously stupid, but funny too.
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They (costume person and camera person) knew it was a joke, the victims at the ATM and the gas station had no warning or prior knowledge. That is like saying the crackhead that jumped you in the park holding a screwdriver just wanted to know if you needed any repairs done.Originally Posted by farronwolf
At night, dressed in black, waving arms with "I don't know what" sneaking up on me while I am at the ATM or fueling, I am not gonna wait to verify if it is a piece of fabric or object to be used as a weapon or bag to throw over my head...
Not saying I would shoot, but I would be drawing for sure and getting off the "X".
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I seriously doubt the thought of people defending themselves came to these guys minds, while it was an entertaining video. They are lucky they didn't get hurt by someone.
Although seeing as it was filmed in France, the possibility of being shot was probably very low.... Idk maybe they would have gotten crepes thrown at them?
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The vast majority of people have been conditioned to NOT defend themselves, so it's no surprise that they wouldn't think of it.
Although I did notice the guy at the ATM shoved him.
Gas station? Had that been me, he would have has gas poured all over him.
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If you watched it all the way to the end, there was French text across the screen. So if this was actually filmed in France, the chances of a gun being pulled were slim to none.
Let's see them try this in the Southern USA.
Or better yet, NOT.
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Yep Springer...There are distinct clues throughout indicating this is not America as by the cars, cop car, bus stop design, etc.
Biggest one though being as in America everyone better associates a man in a bat suit to 'Batman' as rather than a literal figure of a bat the mammal.
Even Canadians know this. :p
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Tis the season, kinda funny and a whole lot stupid, all at the same time.
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I had a good laugh, they are very lucky they were not in the U.S
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Yeah, someone trying that in southeast Oklahoma would probably be perforated pretty quickly. Then, they'd be thrown in the pickup and taken to the taxidermist...
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Really kind of scary that a person in a bat suit could sneak up on them like that. No weapons allowed, I would have kicked him where the bat signal doesn't shine.
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LOL that's what I was thinking.. but you deserved whatever happened, if your dumb enough to do that in Mississippi.
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The bat thing was pretty funny, though he got nailed a couple of times.
Tell you what, I ain't putting on a bat costume and sneaking up on people at night, I don't want to be on that Darwin Award list.
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This video disturbs me quite a lot. A while back someone posted a video with a man standing at an ATM and he got bumrushed by 2 or 3 males who came sprinting in knocking the victim down and robbing him. I would have unloaded my clip in that scenario. What troubles me is that in this bat video the bat rushes up to the man at the ATM from around a corner. If that was me I would have shot the bat out of reflex at being attacked. I would have drawn and fired a round seeing something very large lunging at me from concealment before I could have figured out it was a prank. In Texas it might be possible to get a no-bill in that scenario but what an utter shame it would be to possibly take a life when it was just a prank.
We are conditioned to think someone rushing up to us at an ATM is a life-threatening event. I dont think I could have discovered the prank before being past the point of no return if that was a REAL attack.
What would you guys do?
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