Comments on: Traffic Safety Film of the Week http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/07/27/traffic-safety-film-of-the-week-17/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:52:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tickletext http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/07/27/traffic-safety-film-of-the-week-17/#comment-8278 Tickletext Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:39:53 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1056#comment-8278 Assuming that the video is not fake, while the kid does indeed behave insufferably, I also detect an element of cruelty on the family's part. A family with a nice house and expensive vehicles building up the boy's anticipations with a blindfolded surprise only to reveal a two hundred dollar truck covered over with painted slogans ("I just paid two-hundred dollars for that truck"!), all while videotaping the display--it has the feel of a rather vicious joke. Assuming that the video is not fake, while the kid does indeed behave insufferably, I also detect an element of cruelty on the family’s part. A family with a nice house and expensive vehicles building up the boy’s anticipations with a blindfolded surprise only to reveal a two hundred dollar truck covered over with painted slogans (”I just paid two-hundred dollars for that truck”!), all while videotaping the display–it has the feel of a rather vicious joke.

]]> By: Tony Toews http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/07/27/traffic-safety-film-of-the-week-17/#comment-8274 Tony Toews Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:57:56 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1056#comment-8274 That pickup the kid trashed was exceedingly ugly given all the paint on it. And given the, in my opinion, idiotic H2 Hummer and the jacked up 4x4 pickup we saw in the background I'd say that the parents could've spent a few more hundred dollars on a slightly better pickup. That said the kid is really going to tick a cop off some time and find himself in deep trouble. Unless it was staged of course. I do agree with the one poster that bashing in headlights, windows and mirrors would be much more satisfying. That pickup the kid trashed was exceedingly ugly given all the paint on it. And given the, in my opinion, idiotic H2 Hummer and the jacked up 4×4 pickup we saw in the background I’d say that the parents could’ve spent a few more hundred dollars on a slightly better pickup.

That said the kid is really going to tick a cop off some time and find himself in deep trouble.

Unless it was staged of course. I do agree with the one poster that bashing in headlights, windows and mirrors would be much more satisfying.

]]> By: DoctorJay http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/07/27/traffic-safety-film-of-the-week-17/#comment-8272 DoctorJay Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:28:03 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1056#comment-8272 "Hey, I spent $300 on that truck!" “Hey, I spent $300 on that truck!”

]]> By: Josh R http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/07/27/traffic-safety-film-of-the-week-17/#comment-8269 Josh R Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:11:36 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1056#comment-8269 I'm also suspicious that it was staged. Either that or the kid had a lot more self control then he was letting on, and was "smashing" the truck without actually smashing it in the hope that his parents would relent and buy him a better ride. He also may very well have been that angry, but realized after pulling the bat out that smashing the windshield or lights would get him in far more trouble then he was prepared to handle. I’m also suspicious that it was staged. Either that or the kid had a lot more self control then he was letting on, and was “smashing” the truck without actually smashing it in the hope that his parents would relent and buy him a better ride.

He also may very well have been that angry, but realized after pulling the bat out that smashing the windshield or lights would get him in far more trouble then he was prepared to handle.

]]> By: Treadly and Me http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/07/27/traffic-safety-film-of-the-week-17/#comment-8264 Treadly and Me Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:14:34 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1056#comment-8264 Looks staged to me: * easiest parts to damage-windows, lights and wing mirrors-all untouched * the big dude in the black shirt was close enough-and he's big enough-that he could have had the bat off the kid in a second That said, if this is any real indicator of that kid's ability to deal with things that frustrate him, he has absolutely no business whatsoever behind the wheel of anything with a motor. Looks staged to me:

* easiest parts to damage-windows, lights and wing mirrors-all untouched

* the big dude in the black shirt was close enough-and he’s big enough-that he could have had the bat off the kid in a second

That said, if this is any real indicator of that kid’s ability to deal with things that frustrate him, he has absolutely no business whatsoever behind the wheel of anything with a motor.

]]> By: Lucas http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/07/27/traffic-safety-film-of-the-week-17/#comment-8261 Lucas Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:21:07 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1056#comment-8261 After watching several of those, I'm getting the impressions 1. that they're actually not staged, and 2. that the kid really may have severe spectrum autism. Gee-whiz. After watching several of those, I’m getting the impressions 1. that they’re actually not staged, and 2. that the kid really may have severe spectrum autism. Gee-whiz.

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