boy it's a good thing So'oto's just the "most athletic" TE. At least we still have one with soft hands and another with a mix of both... TIC.

What about Hooks, you ask? That's what I ask too.

Seriously, how big of D-Bags are the 2 kids hiding in the closet???
Definitely deserve to have their As kicked.

B-Rex

Airhead wrote...

You don't break into someone's place over a water balloon, even if it hit a girl. Last time I checked, water balloons were harmless, unless they've suddenly become lethal somehow?

There were a couple of knuckleheads in my mission that were dating the same girl. One followed the other all night only to pass on a long stretch of road, turn around and loft a water balloon at the other car. The cars were doing about 55-60 in opposite directions when the water balloon took out the windshield of the offended car. Needless to say, can you spell "not harmless"?

Regardless of what type of threat water balloons pose, there was no threat or use of that force when the players returned, according to the SL Trib article. One may only use the degree of force reasonably believed to be necessary to prevent another's imminent use of unlawful force. See 76-2-401 , et. seq.

dalestephenson

Airwolf84

mraven

If someone had chucked a water balloon at my girlfriend when I was in college, I probably would have tried to beat the crap out of them, too. I don't think this is a real big deal and I hope they are back with the team soon.

You don't break into someone's place over a water balloon, even if it hit a girl. Last time I checked, water balloons were harmless, unless they've suddenly become lethal somehow?

Water ballons can be dangerous when slingshot launched:

http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/news2/water.balloons.html

I don't know the force of balloons thrown from a third story. My guess would be a leg hit may cause a bruise. Of course, you'd also have to be a complete loser to think tossing water ballons at girls from the third floor is "fun".

I would think the primary danger of throwing them at a football player's girlfriend would be ticking-off said football player, which seems to have happened.

The teaser at the end of the report went something like this:
"We will have more on KSL news at 4...Bronco will issue a statement...and
SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS OF THE WATER BALLOON LAUNCHERS WILL TELL US OF SOME OF THE OTHER TROUBLE THE PAIR HAS GOTTEN INTO"

By the way, the incident was at 2-3AM at the Parkway Crossing apts. west of UVSC. The guys who started the incident are:

"22 year old Lacey Quigley and
22 year old Jason Hancock"

(KSL TV broadcast)

Get a rope

Airwolf84

mraven

If someone had chucked a water balloon at my girlfriend when I was in college, I probably would have tried to beat the crap out of them, too. I don't think this is a real big deal and I hope they are back with the team soon.

You don't break into someone's place over a water balloon, even if it hit a girl. Last time I checked, water balloons were harmless, unless they've suddenly become lethal somehow?

It would be too easy to say that you feel this way because are the type to throw water balloons and then hide in your apartment. So I won't (oops I guess I just did)

Assuming this is the first offense; and there was no beating going on, these guys (in a civilized society) would plead down to two misdemeanors, get credit for time served and be done with it. It will be a costly lesson; it needn’t ruin their whole life. Unfortunately the weasel who started this thing (most likely a Ute, based on the fact that he wouldn’t face up to what he did) will skate. For, as the lawyers on this site will tell you, throwing water balloons on people is actually a battery.