A hunter at the Washington Post

Here's an article which goes into the sort of detail I wanted to see about Cheney's hunting accident. If I've got this straight, it's a very easy sort of error to make, but one should *not* turn and shoot because there's a real chance one will not react quickly enough if one now has a member of one's party in the line of fire.

The writer of the column finishes by saying that it's a specifically male combination of traits which can lead to that error, but there are women who hunt and I bet that they're also at risk for getting caught up in the pleasure of following a target perfectly.

A hunter at the Washington Post

Here's an article which goes into the sort of detail I wanted to see about Cheney's hunting accident. If I've got this straight, it's a very easy sort of error to make, but one should *not* turn and shoot because there's a real chance one will not react quickly enough if one now has a member of one's party in the line of fire.

The writer of the column finishes by saying that it's a specifically male combination of traits which can lead to that error, but there are women who hunt and I bet that they're also at risk for getting caught up in the pleasure of following a target perfectly.

Probably my last post about the Cheney accident

http://www.tpmcafe.com/node/26663

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/opinion/13866143.htm

More info for accumulators of odd facts, even if you'll probably never go quail hunting--like that a sensibly constituted hunting party doesn't have more than two people--this makes it less likely one will get shot by accident.

The first link has comments ranging from the geekish (30 feet or 30 yards? deductions based on elementary geometry and the injuries) to scurrilous speculation (was Cheney drunk? debilitated by operations and/ro prescription drugs?).

The second is a newpaper article, and the harshest about the failure to follow proper hunting procedures.

Links thanks to twistedchick.

Probably my last post about the Cheney accident

http://www.tpmcafe.com/node/26663

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/opinion/13866143.htm

More info for accumulators of odd facts, even if you'll probably never go quail hunting--like that a sensibly constituted hunting party doesn't have more than two people--this makes it less likely one will get shot by accident.

The first link has comments ranging from the geekish (30 feet or 30 yards? deductions based on elementary geometry and the injuries) to scurrilous speculation (was Cheney drunk? debilitated by operations and/ro prescription drugs?).

The second is a newpaper article, and the harshest about the failure to follow proper hunting procedures.

Links thanks to twistedchick.