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David Shaughnessy said:
Really?? We have become a nation of cowards. A plastic toy and they evacuate six houses, and not to mention even if it was a real grenade its not going to damage houses at that type of distance. All I have to say is wow, reminds me of the movie Idiocracy, the nation just becomes dumber and dumber. Wonder how much that PLASTIC toy grenade cost the taxpayers.
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Bob Lake said:
Are you serious?
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Gladys Kravitz said:
Hey it was buried and surrounded by dirt when discovered. I can understand the workers calling police. Besides...it gives the MPD more tactical training (Oy!)
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DANIEL ZIKKING said:
Freak!
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George LeMont said:
Just because we have all these expensive new squads doesn't mean we have to use them every time something goes bump in the night. Even I know they don't make bright silver grenades that don't rust after being buried.
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Paul Lundwall said:
All this excitement over a kids toy. I had one of these when I was a kid.
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John Forrest said:
Even if it was a real grenade, it wasn't necessary to evacuate 6 homes! Good grief, they could have thrown one of those explosive mats on it and if it had gone off it wouldn't have done much damage at all. If only one life is saved by evacuating the entire city it was worth it....talk about over reaction.
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Duane Riley said:
What a bunch of sallys ! What has become of this once great country ?
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GUY PLANTE said:
The next thing coming down the pike it'll be illegal for parents to allow their kids to play Cowboys 'n Indians (mustn't portray the Injuns as "bad guys", mind you) and even WAR! How long do you think before toy soldiers will be outlawed? We have become a wussy nation, brought on by all the PC crap that's permeated our very fiber! I've also noticed that more and more places in the city have become "gun free zones". BOY! Do I feel safe whenever I enter one of those places!
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Rick Crotty said:
Unbelievable. Im sure all who thought it was ridiculous would be the first ones to complain that MPD didnt evacuate their house, or took too long to get to them when they called the cops. Ive seen the damage grenades can do, and even the shrapnel can have devastating effects 6 houses away.
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Paul Stafford said:
Rick, stop letting your girlfriend post under your name.
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David Shaughnessy said:
Rick where have you seen them in action TV? Might want to put the video games away, because in the "real" world a hand grenade is not going to damage things six blocks away. The average kill zone for M67 is around 15 meters, and on a rare occasion shrapnel may fly 200 meters but I have never seen it. I am sure the MK2 pineapple grenade is around the same as we currently use for blast ranges. This doesn't even mention grenades are not silver and they are certainly not made of plastic. Common sense could have prevailed and saved the state some resources.
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Rick Crotty said:
Baghdad Iraq. I didnt say kill, damage
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