A more fair statement...

[Mr. Scot]

Serious to who? The person on the recieving end of a threat, sure. I can only imagine how terriying it must be to have some one threaten you on a message board. Women excluded, fellas ya need to grow a set. Out of the 100's or so threats I have recieved to my face, one was followed through on. They guys that like to mouth off are all mostly all mouth. They guys who are quiet are the ones to be concerned with.

If someone on here was unstable enough to actually commit a violent crime, how would you know? It's not like there are tags that differentiate those folks from the guys that are all talk.

If someone makes a threat that sounds like it could be serious, I'd generally suggest it be taken as such, especially for women or men with families.

(and no, I've never received that kind of threat online)

[Guest CatofWar]

I'm pretty sure, my statements in the other threads expressed my true feelings on the situation, even though I had never met the man...

That said, in some twisted form that I call my own sense of humor, I have been waiting for someone to jump at the chance to use this at some point in one of these threads...

:beatdeadhorse5:

I certainly hope you can all take that for what it is... twisted humor...

Again, I never knew the man and it was a very tragic situation on all fronts (one that made me even question my own reactions should I be faced with a similar situation), but from the sounds of it, electro himself might have even appreciated the humor in that...

It seems that this is a tense time for some, and that is completely understandable, but at some point, we all have to get past it and move on...

Sorry if some of you think I am more of an asshole now... I'm really not...

LMAO!!!! Well done.

[Jbro]

come on JBro...we aren't gonna start talking about what's legal and what's not are we? And no, I'm not one to threaten people either...we've already established there was plenty of instability on his part. I was trying to make the point that there was never any actions taken is all.

Part I find weird is he was still on the huddle and he still attended the tailgates...and now, he hasn't even been laid to rest yet and people wanna start!

He stopped attending huddle tailgates. Like I said I have not posted ANYTHING I did not say to him in person or over the phone. I am very sorry for he is gone but on the flip side you & I both know that the threats where not communicated in joking matter, heat of the moment or not that is unacceptable. FYI I was supposed to be a Pallbearer so please do not act like I hate him and talking poo because he is gone just stating facts.

[Mr. Scot]

Are you still Gantt or are you someone else now??

Depends on who you ask.

(Gantt and Fowler seem to be the most popular choices)

[scpanther22]

Well, that's a personal choice I guess... I think you get my point though... this thread is a more appropriate place than his memorial thread to discuss this type of thing...

I'm of a mind that, even if I had a problem with someone... once they've passed, it's done... but some people like to talk stuff out, so be it...

I agree..I see your point.

[Guest CatofWar]

If someone on here was unstable enough to actually commit a violent crime, how would you know? It's not like there are tags that differentiate those folks from the guys that are all talk.

If someone makes a threat that sounds like it could be serious, I'd generally suggest it be taken as such, especially for women or men with families.

(and no, I've never received that kind of threat online)

Just from my experience in dealing with certain members of society, 99% of them are all talk in that department. You know they were serious when they show up at your house or place of buisness, and you react accordingly.

[Mr. Scot]

Just from my experience in dealing with certain members of society, 99% of them are all talk in that department. You know they were serious when they show up at your house or place of buisness, and you react accordingly.

If I have a wife or kids, there's no way I want it getting that far.

[Hawk]

He stopped attending huddle tailgates. Like I said I have not posted ANYTHING I did not say to him in person or over the phone. I am very sorry for he is gone but on the flip side you & I both know that the threats where not communicated in joking matter, heat of the moment or not that is unacceptable. FYI I was supposed to be a Pallbearer so please do not act like I hate him and talking poo because he is gone just stating facts.

nothing personal at all, I can promise you that. Again, he was quite obviously unstable, nobody that knows him or has heard of him can or has argued that, myself included. Take that mental imbalance into account and add in that he never took part in any violence against anyone that we know of...ohhh...except for some apparent assault charge what, 16 years ago that not a single one of us knows a damn thing about other than it came up in one of those lovely newspaper articles...the same articles that made a big deal of high power rifles and ammo in his house!

[Guest CatofWar]

If I have a wife or kids, there's no way I want it getting that far.

I have both, and unfortunately that's the only way to know if they are sincere in acting on it.

[Go To Girl]

I was one he stalked on the huddle - he'd disparage me in threads I never even appeared and he'd follow me from thread to thread. He also threatened me, my husband, and my kids...yes my kids...by name. I knew of his weapons because he told me if he ever found out where I lived, he's love to show us all how they worked. I used to be a fixture on this board and at tailgates, but there's a ton of you who have no idea who I am because I don't do either anymore. I knew him in person (as did many of the other people he threatened) so it was more than just internet threats.

When I heard the initial RIP posts - I was shocked because he was so young. When I read what happened, I was not the least bit surprised. I feel very bad for his family for having to have what he did as their legacy.

The way his life ended, I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever that he was fully capable of carrying out every threat he threw out there. I think some of us knew him better than you'd think and perhaps it was those who saw the benevolent side of him are the ones who didn't know the real guy.

[CosmoGirl]

You couldn't talk things out with him. He only saw he was right and that was all.

Many of these things have been said before on here but many of you are newer than when the major meltdowns happened.

I think that he ran off some posters with his threats and constant meltdowns. He had many usernames because of getting banned. If someone would point out that his new username was actually 9lives, another meltdown would ensue.

Funny how now that many of you know he was 9Lives, you recall the instability

[Mr. Scot]

Funny how now that many of you know he was 9Lives, you recall the instability

I'm in that group, but clearly there was a lot of stuff I didn't know about even so.

I was one he stalked on the huddle - he'd disparage me in threads I never even appeared and he'd follow me from thread to thread. He also threatened me, my husband, and my kids...yes my kids...by name. I knew of his weapons because he told me if he ever found out where I lived, he's love to show us all how they worked. I used to be a fixture on this board and at tailgates, but there's a ton of you who have no idea who I am because I don't do either anymore.

When I heard the initial RIP posts - I was shocked because he was so young. When I read what happened, I was not the least bit surprised. I feel very bad for his family for having to have what he did as their legacy.

The way his life ended, I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever that he was fully capable of carrying out every threat he threw out there. I think some of us knew him better than you'd think and perhaps it was those who saw the benevolent side of him are the ones who didn't know the real guy.

Geez, GTG. I really hate hearing that.

[Squirrel]

This is what I was thinking.If these were just internet threats then I dont care about that.

It was more than that some people felt the threats where very real and that he was capable of going through with them. Never had a problem with him personally but the way he acted and treated some people on the board I never really wanted to know him. Loss of life is terrible no matter who it is just hope he is in a good place and isnt suffering anymore.

[scpanther22]

If I have a wife or kids, there's no way I want it getting that far.

And thats what I think is the big difference is between older people and younger people..different generations people with familys

A younger guy..Would not care and would be more likely to take it there.A older guy just will not go through the motions.