Someone f**ked up !

[ImTriggerHappy]

I lost a tooth to someone shooting me in the face. He didn't feel the slightest bit guilty, didn't apologize. Personally if I had done the same the first thing I would have done was rush over to say sorry. I guess some people just have a bit more decorum than others in regards to unintentionally doing damage. If I take a shot that ends up being painful/doing damage to something/someone for whatever reason I usually make a point of finding the person after the game and apologizing and explaining the reason why I took the shot. It's usually taken for what it is but some people can be salty about it

Oh I will go and apologise out of politeness, but feel guilt? Nope

If it is the other way round the same though as if someone took the shot that did me I wouldn't feel like they need to apologise unless they actually did something wrong. We choose to play and we know there is a small risk so when something happens it is all on us.

 

[clumpyedge]

Oh I will go and apologise out of politeness, but feel guilt? Nope

If it is the other way round the same though as if someone took the shot that did me I wouldn't feel like they need to apologise unless they actually did something wrong. We choose to play and we know there is a small risk so when something happens it is all on us.

I guess my point is it doesn't cost anything to say sorry even if there wasn't anything wrong with what you did, even if just to make the person feel slightly less aggrieved. It can de-escelate a situation pretty quickly once something has been explained from the other side of the shot. For example you might think the person had your whole body in shot but if you look from the angle they shot from they may have only been able to see your head. so a legitimate shot but from the person on the other end may not have seen it in quite the same way. I find with A LOT of airsofters, as soon as they enter the field or are away from mummy and daddy manners go out the window and any form of decorum. Its sometimes quite amusing to see how someone who wouldn't normally say boo to a goose suddenly turns into a total cock when you put a RIF in their hand.

 

[E21A]

We choose to play and we know there is a small risk so when something happens it is all on us.

This. 

I was shot point blank in the back of the head head a couple of weeks ago by someone on my team. The guy profusely apologised at the time and when I saw him at regen. My response on both occasions was that it was my fault and shit happens. I’d stood up without checking my surroundings ??‍

I find with A LOT of airsofters, as soon as they enter the field or are away from mummy and daddy manners go out the window and any form of decorum. Its sometimes quite amusing to see how someone who wouldn't normally say boo to a goose suddenly turns into a total cock when you put a RIF in their hand.

This is also true, tend to find people very shouty and aggressive on the field but suddenly go all quiet in the safe zone. 

 

[clumpyedge]

This is also true, tend to find people very shouty and aggressive on the field but suddenly go all quiet in the safe zone. 

It surprises me how aggressive some people can be over and to quote @ImTriggerHappy a game of hide and seek (with toy guns)

 

[Druid799]

I guess my point is it doesn't cost anything to say sorry even if there wasn't anything wrong with what you did

A Gentleman will ALWAYS apologize , even when he’s done f**k all wrong ! ?

We are British after all ! ?? ?

 

[Resistor170]

This is also true, tend to find people very shouty and aggressive on the field but suddenly go all quiet in the safe zone. 

This can be said about virtually any sport though. 

 

[Rogerborg]

A real gentleman apologises for being shot, due to the mental anguish caused to the shooter.

 

[Albiscuit]

A real gentleman apologises for being shot, due to the mental anguish caused to the shooter.

Are you assuming my gender now?   

 

[jcheeseright]

Plus, if you kill a stupid kid, then you've cleansed the gene pool.



A bit less frivolously, anyone who can "honestly" not feel the slightest twinge of conscience over pulling the trigger that results in someone being blinded is a fair way towards being a psychopath.  Perhaps that's not a good fit for playing with guns.

Fair way towards being a psychopath? really?  If someone jumps out in front of my car and gets injured that's on them, likewise if someone chooses to wear inadequate PPE (see Ben from Stirling for a great example!) then likewise the injury caused is on them, their mistake, I did everything 100% by the book so why would I feel guilty at all?

 

[Immortal]

Fair way towards being a psychopath? really?  If someone jumps out in front of my car and gets injured that's on them, likewise if someone chooses to wear inadequate PPE (see Ben from Stirling for a great example!) then likewise the injury caused is on them, their mistake, I did everything 100% by the book so why would I feel guilty at all?

Because a Psychopath has no empathy nor remorse. Not to say you may be at fault for the action that took place but to feel no emotion at the outcome would be unusual. It would be a natural reaction to feel this unless the action was a deliberate one....

... or you're a psychopath. :lol:

 

[gasman]

I wonder how quickly he will sue the site when he losses an eye blaming them for not protecting him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ImTriggerHappy]

Because a Psychopath has no empathy nor remorse. Not to say you may be at fault for the action that took place but to feel no emotion at the outcome would be unusual. It would be a natural reaction to feel this unless the action was a deliberate one....

... or you're a psychopath. :lol:

Better get my meds upped then.

 

[gasman]

How many sites have been sued by players blaming them for inadequate protection or the marshal did not say!

 

[Rogerborg]

Fair way towards being a psychopath? really?

Yes, really.  Being unable to feel empathy for an injured person irrespective of culpability is a key indicator.

It's OK, I don't think you're a psychopath, I think you're just playing one on the internets.

 

[Tackle]

How many sites have been SUCCESFULLY sued by players blaming them for inadequate protection or the marshal did not say!,

fixed that for you, probably none, the third party liability insurance ain't worth the paper its written on, if suitable eyepro (& its non removal in the play area) is discussed in the brieing & the site has your signature on a waiver then your pretty much screwed, you've essentially agreed your ok for numerous people to fire bb's at your person, irrespective of where they hit.

would imagine the only exception might be if you were a rental & the provided eyepro was substandard & failed mid game, even then you'd have a big fight on your hands to prove intentional negligence.

 

[gasman]

Yes, really.  Being unable to feel empathy for an injured person irrespective of culpability is a key indicator.

It's OK, I don't think you're a psychopath, I think you're just playing one on the internets.

I do feel for players when they get hurt  and have on many occasions chosen not to shoot at point blank range players and taken a hit when I could so easily have hit them and hurt them. I wear proper protection for the sport so BBs bouncing off have not worried me being shot on the fingers at point blank though ouch!

 

[Lozart]

My point being is that if you are involved in any incident when someones actions put them at risk and fate determines you are involved, regardless of how innocent you are you would know that your car/ pull of the trigger injured them and you would have to deal with that

Been there, done that (hit a young girl on my motorbike). I can confirm it sucks. I'd feel a LOT less empathy for someone wearing shitty eyepro though. 

 

[Tackle]

Been there, done that (hit a young girl on my motorbike). I can confirm it sucks. I'd feel a LOT less empathy for someone wearing shitty eyepro though. 

me too, hit someone in my car, entirely their fault & at the time I felt empathy, even though they walked away with just some bruises thanks to me taking some drastic measures to reduce the impact.

but my empathy soon dissipated when two weeks later they tried to sue me, with a complete pack of lies, but in personal injury cases while the case is ongoing your no-claims is wiped out, & after 3 years she lost the case.

shoulda killed the lying greedy bitch?.

 

[Lozart]

me too, hit someone in my car, entirely their fault & at the time I felt empathy, even though they walked away with just some bruises thanks to me taking some drastic measures to reduce the impact.

but my empathy soon dissipated when two weeks later they tried to sue me, with a complete pack of lies, but in personal injury cases while the case is ongoing your no-claims is wiped out, & after 3 years she lost the case.

shoulda killed the lying greedy bitch?.

Nice.

I made the front page of the local news! Local councillor that had been campaigning for traffic calming lives right by where I had the accident. She went straight the press and implied that she could hear the poor little dear screaming in agony (which was bollocks because she was in a rather mute state of shock) and made the whole thing sound like it was my fault on account of being a nasty biker that obviously rides too fast, eats babies and kicks puppies.

Obviously the paper didn't bother with any sort of fact checking...

 

[Rogerborg]

if suitable eyepro (& its non removal in the play area) is discussed in the brieing

OK, we're at the briefing, you've got 30 seconds to unequivocally define what eye protection is and isn't "suitable" at your site in a way that's allows players, most of whom are only half listening, and some of whom might not speak English as their first language, to objectively determine whether what they've brought meets or doesn't meet that standard: GO.

the site has your signature on a waiver

Meaningless, as repeatedly explained with references to the primary legislation.