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Title: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: Ben on June 20, 2022, 09:54:01 AM
The Italians don't put up with that crap.  :rofl:

Not that it lasted long, but it was good to see people not putting up with that stuff. I would imagine that if citizens in the US did this, they would face some kind of lawsuits or legal ramifications for assault or something.

https://youtu.be/fUG-mjZV46A
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: WLJ on June 20, 2022, 10:07:50 AM
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Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: RocketMan on June 20, 2022, 10:16:16 AM
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Somebody hates Illinois Nazis.
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: WLJ on June 20, 2022, 10:19:16 AM
Somebody hates Illinois Nazis.

I don't care what state they're from
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: Brad Johnson on June 20, 2022, 10:26:40 AM
I expected the truck on the right to engage Steamroller Mode at any moment.

Brad
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: griz on June 20, 2022, 11:17:43 AM
That banner looks like cloth.  Wonder if it would be legal to tie them to the guardrail with their own banner?  Maybe just wrap one of them up in it like a mummy and dump them in the ditch.
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: K Frame on June 20, 2022, 11:42:08 AM
This is how you deal with that bullshit...

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Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: bedlamite on June 20, 2022, 01:01:25 PM
The guy in shorts needs a roll of gorilla tape
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: French G. on June 20, 2022, 01:54:20 PM
The problem here is there is just not enough normal people that just want to get on with life. The protesters most likely meet some dude in a dodge truck that is on their same autistic rainbow, just a different side.
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: dogmush on June 20, 2022, 01:55:34 PM
I wonder how much trouble you would get in if you zip tied them to the guardrail?
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: HankB on June 20, 2022, 02:14:13 PM
Some of the comments illustrate a major problem in this country - YOU will get in trouble if you do anything. Who will go after you? THE POLICE, THAT'S WHO!

Is it any wonder that societal support for the boys in blue is seeing a steady decline, largely due to politicians who order the cops to do either nothing or the wrong thing?
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: French G. on June 20, 2022, 03:46:50 PM
There is a non posting member of this board who is working on flame throwers on the bumper. I personally would consider bear spray or even a well deployed dry chemical fire extinguisher.
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: Jim147 on June 20, 2022, 05:02:26 PM
Might be hard to see using the dry chem.
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: WLJ on June 20, 2022, 05:50:35 PM
There is a non posting member of this board who is working on flame throwers on the bumper. I personally would consider bear spray or even a well deployed dry chemical fire extinguisher.

I seem to remember a company in South Africa actually selling flame thrower kits for cars
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: WLJ on June 20, 2022, 05:53:46 PM
Flamethrower now an option on S. African cars
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9812/11/flame.thrower.car/

video

SOUTH AFRICA: FLAME THROWING DEVICE TO COMBAT CAR JACKING (V)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLhWzMOccTg
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: RoadKingLarry on June 21, 2022, 10:00:39 AM
There is a non posting member of this board who is working on flame throwers on the bumper. I personally would consider bear spray or even a well deployed dry chemical fire extinguisher.

There are dozens and dozens of non-lethal crowd control options but they never seem to get used when it would be appropriate.
Hell, a couple of simple truck mounted water cannons would have done wonders in most of the summer riots we saw a couple of years ago.
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: Perd Hapley on June 21, 2022, 01:13:10 PM
There are dozens and dozens of non-lethal crowd control options but they never seem to get used when it would be appropriate.
Hell, a couple of simple truck mounted water cannons would have done wonders in most of the summer riots we saw a couple of years ago.

Unfortunately, we choose to be crippled by our past. No one wanted to be compared to Bull Connor, regardless how specious the charge would be.
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: Lennyjoe on June 22, 2022, 10:37:10 AM
I wonder how much trouble you would get in if you zip tied them to the guardrail?

I thought tossing that dude over the guardrail was a better solution
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: 230RN on June 22, 2022, 11:14:07 AM
Re the flamethrower:

"The first buyer, Police Superintendent David Walkley of Johannesburg's crime intelligence unit, is satisfied the Blaster is legal, provided it is used correctly.

'It depends entirely on the circumstances and whether you can justify self-defense,' he said.

'Yes, there are certain risks in using it, but there are also risks in not having anything at all.' "

Variation:  "I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it."  :rofl:
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: MechAg94 on June 22, 2022, 11:38:40 AM
Under Barrel Flamethrower on a Mk18: The Pulsefire by Exothermic Technology
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S-E6B0WBszI

Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: Ben on June 22, 2022, 12:51:34 PM
Under Barrel Flamethrower on a Mk18: The Pulsefire by Exothermic Technology
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S-E6B0WBszI

That must be new. I have the regular Pulsefire. If they had that one when I bought mine, I woulda got that instead. Then the neighbors could really roll their eyes every time I burn brush piles.  =D
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: MillCreek on June 22, 2022, 01:32:22 PM
^^^After watching that video, I am envious.
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: MechAg94 on June 22, 2022, 02:16:25 PM
As I am sure you noticed, take care in high winds. 
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: RocketMan on June 22, 2022, 04:02:37 PM
That must be new. I have the regular Pulsefire. If they had that one when I bought mine, I woulda got that instead. Then the neighbors could really roll their eyes every time I burn brush piles.  =D

That is pretty slick.  Going to add that to the want list.  I wonder if it would mount to a... never mind.

What is it with people idiots still taking videos with their phones in portrait mode?  Especially when it's to demonstrate a product they are selling.  Hell, even few commercial video and TV stations are sometimes cropping video to look like portrait-mode cell phone video.  They must think it looks edgy or fashionable or something.  Take your stupid videos in 16:9 or 16:10 mode for cryin' out loud!  It looks better and every smart phone on the planet can do it.

Okay, I'll quiet down and go back to sleep.
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: RoadKingLarry on June 22, 2022, 04:05:57 PM
What is it with people idiots still taking videos with their phones in portrait mode?  Especially when it's to demonstrate a product they are selling.  Hell, even few commercial video and TV stations are sometimes cropping video to look like portrait-mode cell phone video.  They must think it looks edgy or fashionable or something.  Take your stupid videos in 16:9 or 16:10 mode for cryin' out loud!  It looks better and every smart phone on the planet can do it.

Okay, I'll quiet down and go back to sleep.

I'm right there with you. Ought to be a special place in hell for those people.  :old:
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: Ben on June 22, 2022, 04:24:51 PM
What is it with people idiots still taking videos with their phones in portrait mode? 

What's funny, IIRC, is when smartphone cameras first became "the thing" you would be made fun of as a luddite if you didn't use portrait mode. I was made fun of a lot.  =D
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: 230RN on June 22, 2022, 04:49:12 PM
^ You sure it was because of that?  Roffle.

I agree with the neggies on portrait mode.

I've "grown out of it," but I used to kind of make a grab for my mouse to scroll the image to each side.  Finally realized what I was doing and quit that.

I wonder if those a-holes blocking traffic ever gave any consideration to the possibiity that they may be blocking access to things like Doctor's appointments, baby delivery, etc? Apart from minor things like getting to work on time, funerals....

However, with all the BS coming out of the seat of our government, it's pretty minor.

Hm.  New meaning for "seat of our government." 
.........

In the Court of Righteousness, as opposed to a Court of Law, I think maybe more extreme measures besides just physically dragging them to the side of the road might be justified.

Terry, 230RN
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: WLJ on June 22, 2022, 06:42:17 PM
That is pretty slick.  Going to add that to the want list.  I wonder if it would mount to a... never mind.

What is it with people idiots still taking videos with their phones in portrait mode?  Especially when it's to demonstrate a product they are selling.  Hell, even few commercial video and TV stations are sometimes cropping video to look like portrait-mode cell phone video.  They must think it looks edgy or fashionable or something.  Take your stupid videos in 16:9 or 16:10 mode for cryin' out loud!  It looks better and every smart phone on the planet can do it.

Okay, I'll quiet down and go back to sleep.

Vertical Video Syndrome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2picMQC-9E
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: Bogie on June 23, 2022, 12:20:35 AM
The aholes blocking traffic HOPE that there is a serious medical problem. Or a fire. Because that will raise awareness of their protest.
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: Bogie on June 23, 2022, 12:23:15 AM
That's a cute toy.
 
A real flammenwerfer will get it down into the enemy's bunker.
 
They used to rent 'em at Knob Creek.
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: 230RN on June 23, 2022, 07:25:20 AM
Seems to me it would be easy to rig a cigarette lighter or BBQ lighter refill tank with a Piezoelectric igniter, trigger/valve and a handle-able housing.  Would have to dope out a way to make sure a stream of liquid Flammenstoffe (LPG) came out instead of gas.

Either freeze 'em or cremate 'em, or both.  >:D

I kinda got the idea from a BBQ lighter, 'cept they're rigged to jet gas instead of the liquid Flammenstoffe and the enclosed tanks are too small.  And by then I'd taken up apartment living and had given up my machine shop.

Oh, and I got a CCW, obviating the necessity for eine Flammenwerfergerät like this.

I'm not signing this one so nobody will know who posted it, since I suspect it would come under the AOW category.  :cool:
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: HankB on June 23, 2022, 10:13:12 AM
Seems to me it would be easy to rig a cigarette lighter or BBQ lighter refill tank with a Piezoelectric igniter, trigger/valve and a handle-able housing.  Would have to dope out a way to make sure a stream of liquid Flammenstoffe (LPG) came out instead of gas.

Either freeze 'em or cremate 'em, or both.  >:D

I kinda got the idea from a BBQ lighter, 'cept they're rigged to jet gas instead of the liquid Flammenstoffe and the enclosed tanks are too small.  And by then I'd taken up apartment living and had given up my machine shop.

Oh, and I got a CCW, obviating the necessity for eine Flammenwerfergerät like this.

I'm not signing this one so nobody will know who posted it, since I suspect it would come under the AOW category.  :cool:
The last I heard, flamethrowers are not Federally regulated.   >:D

When I was a kid we - errr, I mean some other kids whose names I've long forgotten - made a flamethrower with a compressor and a modified paint sprayer, Ignition was via an old spark coil, and the fuel was gasoline thickened appropriately with Fels naphtha soap. It worked pretty well, but wasn't exactly portable. And amazingly, it didn't blow up and nobody set their hair, clothes, or eyebrows on fire or burned down anything important like a home or garage.
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: MechAg94 on June 23, 2022, 02:21:09 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IP5ghs_Uwc

Honest Outlaw posted his full review of the under barrel flame thrower.   =)
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: bedlamite on June 24, 2022, 02:00:19 PM
What is it with people idiots still taking videos with their phones in portrait mode? 

Tik tok and youtube shorts.  People have no attention spa... SQUIRREL!!!!
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: WLJ on June 25, 2022, 09:42:28 AM
https://www.classicfirearms.com/pulsefire-handheld-or-underbarrel-picatinny-mounted-flame-thrower-black-pf-ubf/?trk_msg=GAC3KRU5AG5KF5HA3VSCKFRNSO&trk_contact=K8TOIA71HN02PIRH2690KTKMKO&trk_sid=SOOR4C28MP6U26CE1U9DF4B1K8&trk_link=MLS3I4313IS43ABKKPGQ8SGKIS&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.classicfirearms.com%2fpulsefire-handheld-or-underbarrel-picatinny-mounted-flame-thrower-black-pf-ubf%2f&utm_campaign=20220625UnderbarrelFlamethrower&utm_content=Primary
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: Ben on June 25, 2022, 10:28:35 AM
https://www.classicfirearms.com/pulsefire-handheld-or-underbarrel-picatinny-mounted-flame-thrower-black-pf-ubf/?trk_msg=GAC3KRU5AG5KF5HA3VSCKFRNSO&trk_contact=K8TOIA71HN02PIRH2690KTKMKO&trk_sid=SOOR4C28MP6U26CE1U9DF4B1K8&trk_link=MLS3I4313IS43ABKKPGQ8SGKIS&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.classicfirearms.com%2fpulsefire-handheld-or-underbarrel-picatinny-mounted-flame-thrower-black-pf-ubf%2f&utm_campaign=20220625UnderbarrelFlamethrower&utm_content=Primary

Out oif stock, but you can order them straight from Exothermic. The prices seem to be the same everywhere. I saw that my stupid LGS has a few in stock right now. I wonder if they'd take my standard Pulsefire (which I'm using right quick this morning on road foxtail) in trade?  =D
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: WLJ on June 25, 2022, 10:31:51 AM
Out oif stock, but you can order them straight from Exothermic. The prices seem to be the same everywhere. I saw that my stupid LGS has a few in stock right now. I wonder if they'd take my standard Pulsefire (which I'm using right quick this morning on road foxtail) in trade?  =D

IIRC showed in stock when I posted.
Got the link from an e-mail I got this morning. Wondering if last night's events caused people to start mass ordering  >:D
Title: Re: How to Handle Road Blocking Protestors
Post by: Perd Hapley on June 26, 2022, 02:43:09 PM
https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2022/06/25/people-have-thoughts-about-terrifying-videos-of-truck-driver-who-ran-down-peaceful-protesters-in-iowa/