Canoeists kidnapped and held at gunpoint

chris in va · August 24, 2005, 12:25 PM

Found this on one of my paddling forums...
http://www.thedailycitizen.com/artic...ries/top02.txt

JasonW · August 24, 2005, 03:35 PM

I live in Arkansas about 45 minutes away from that river and my family has a log home on that river that someone stays at about every weekend. The river is extremely crowded with fishermen but has some sparce areas, especially during the weekdays. As with any recreational river in a rural area, it has more than its fair share of unruly drunks and potheads and I can only guess at the amount of meth being produced in those rural houses. Because of this (and snakes), I always carry my SP101 loaded with snake shot and HP's.

Eghad · August 24, 2005, 03:55 PM

LOL@ the rocket scientists who got arrested.

CarbineCaleb · August 24, 2005, 04:31 PM

Ditto those guys were complete idjits - fortunately none of the canoeists were injured or killed. I am not sure where the geniuses figured that the canoeists were hiding the outboard.

Brings to mind the movie "Deliverance"

Fortunately, this real life misadventure came out better.

mete · August 24, 2005, 04:34 PM

Houses on the shore here ,The Upper Delaware river, are much more prone to be robbed by weekend types .Maybe the assumption of attempted theft was reasonable but the action wasn't . I've caught river pirates the proper way with the police.

Eghad · August 24, 2005, 06:44 PM

when he used the word..... tried.......

he just blew it....LOLOLOLOL

Probable cause applies to citizens as well as police. When he went down to his boat and the motor was still there..that just blew his silly story outta the water.....

you cant use deadly force and dentention for something that wasnt stolen

joab · August 24, 2005, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Wardlow escaped by saying she needed to use the bathroom then sneaked away into the woods.

Hanlin was sent by his captors to find her and bring her back.

Once Hanlin and Wardlow found each other some distance from the river bank, the two decided to seek help and ran.

Can anyone say
"Still shakin' it, boss, still shakin'. I'm shakin' it, boss."

kozak6 · August 25, 2005, 04:27 PM

Please, could you post the text of the article? They want to charge me $5 to look at it.

blackmind · August 25, 2005, 05:36 PM

Yeah. Screw 'em. I'm not paying $5 for even a month's worth of access there.

If everything you wanted to see on the internet charged a "nominal access fee," normal people with normal internet usage would be paying a couple hundred bucks a month just to browse articles.

Greedy bastards! Screw 'em! I'll be just fine for the rest of my life if I never get to read that article.

-blackmind

CarbineCaleb · August 25, 2005, 07:29 PM

Uh-oh, how'd that get there???

*"Dueling Banjos" theme starts in to pluckin'*

CarbinesqueallikeapigCaleb

CarbineCaleb · August 25, 2005, 08:02 PM

*Comic image removed on second thought - probably doesn't fit in with TFL norms very well.*

August 24, 2005, 12:25 PM	#1
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	Canoeists kidnapped and held at gunpoint Found this on one of my paddling forums... http://www.thedailycitizen.com/artic...ries/top02.txt

August 24, 2005, 03:35 PM	#2
JasonW Junior Member Join Date: August 16, 2005 Posts: 8	I live near there I live in Arkansas about 45 minutes away from that river and my family has a log home on that river that someone stays at about every weekend. The river is extremely crowded with fishermen but has some sparce areas, especially during the weekdays. As with any recreational river in a rural area, it has more than its fair share of unruly drunks and potheads and I can only guess at the amount of meth being produced in those rural houses. Because of this (and snakes), I always carry my SP101 loaded with snake shot and HP's.

August 24, 2005, 03:55 PM	#3
Eghad Senior Member Join Date: May 28, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 6,231	LOL@ the rocket scientists who got arrested. __________________ Have a nice day at the range NRA Life Member

August 24, 2005, 04:31 PM	#4
CarbineCaleb Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2004 Posts: 2,745	Ditto those guys were complete idjits - fortunately none of the canoeists were injured or killed. I am not sure where the geniuses figured that the canoeists were hiding the outboard. Brings to mind the movie "Deliverance" Fortunately, this real life misadventure came out better. __________________ “Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.” Niels Bohr

August 24, 2005, 06:44 PM	#6
Eghad Senior Member Join Date: May 28, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 6,231	when he used the word..... tried....... he just blew it....LOLOLOLOL Probable cause applies to citizens as well as police. When he went down to his boat and the motor was still there..that just blew his silly story outta the water..... you cant use deadly force and dentention for something that wasnt stolen __________________ Have a nice day at the range NRA Life Member

August 24, 2005, 04:34 PM	#5
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	Houses on the shore here ,The Upper Delaware river, are much more prone to be robbed by weekend types .Maybe the assumption of attempted theft was reasonable but the action wasn't . I've caught river pirates the proper way with the police.

August 25, 2005, 04:27 PM	#8
kozak6 Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 3,113	Please, could you post the text of the article? They want to charge me $5 to look at it.

August 25, 2005, 05:36 PM	#9
blackmind Junior member Join Date: July 21, 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 1,224	Yeah. Screw 'em. I'm not paying $5 for even a month's worth of access there. If everything you wanted to see on the internet charged a "nominal access fee," normal people with normal internet usage would be paying a couple hundred bucks a month just to browse articles. Greedy bastards! Screw 'em! I'll be just fine for the rest of my life if I never get to read that article. -blackmind

August 25, 2005, 07:29 PM	#10
CarbineCaleb Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2004 Posts: 2,745	Uh-oh, how'd that get there??? "Dueling Banjos" theme starts in to pluckin' CarbinesqueallikeapigCaleb __________________ “Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.” Niels Bohr

August 25, 2005, 08:02 PM	#11
CarbineCaleb Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2004 Posts: 2,745	Comic image removed on second thought - probably doesn't fit in with TFL norms very well. __________________ “Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.” Niels Bohr Last edited by CarbineCaleb; August 25, 2005 at 08:42 PM.