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man holds hostages with...

MKEgal

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a fire extinguisher.
No, really.
At a WalMart.
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/2...-man-accused-of-holding-store-workers-hostage

What is this country coming to when a room full of people choose to sit on the ground & be held hostage by a guy with a fire extinguisher instead of jumping him, knocking him down, & sitting on him?!?!
:mad:

ETA: of course, there is the WM policy saying that employees can't fight back if attacked...
 
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ADobbs1989

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They wouldn't have even needed to fight back. A simple point and laugh then continue with their business would have sufficed.
 

OC for ME

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Ya know, some fire extinguishers are more deadly than other fire extinguishers. Just as "assault rifles" are more deadly than......well, non-assault rifles.

Short non-scientific poll:

a) Water
b) Dry Chemical
c) CO2

Which of the above would be the most deadly?
 

SPOProds

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Ya know, some fire extinguishers are more deadly than other fire extinguishers. Just as "assault rifles" are more deadly than......well, non-assault rifles.

Short non-scientific poll:

a) Water
b) Dry Chemical
c) CO2

Which of the above would be the most deadly?

Depends, are any of them high capacity as well?
 

Super6O

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Ya know, some fire extinguishers are more deadly than other fire extinguishers. Just as "assault rifles" are more deadly than......well, non-assault rifles.

Short non-scientific poll:

a) Water
b) Dry Chemical
c) CO2

Which of the above would be the most deadly?

Water!
 

eye95

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All extinguishers are fully automatic. As long as the trigger is depressed and the extinguisher has ammunition, it will continue fire.

Paint it Black, and you will really piss Diane Feinstein off!
 

davidmcbeth

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earth's crust
Ya know, some fire extinguishers are more deadly than other fire extinguishers. Just as "assault rifles" are more deadly than......well, non-assault rifles.

Short non-scientific poll:

a) Water
b) Dry Chemical
c) CO2

Which of the above would be the most deadly?

Halon....
 
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