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Bad Happenings in Oregon - 5/3/2008 3:30:42 AM   
TimC



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"What would you have done?
A dispute over a model airplane landed one Medford man in the hospital and another in jail on more than $1 million bail.

At about 8 p.m. Wednesday, Gregory Dean Hunt, 48, of the 900 block of Maple Park Drive, Medford was flying his radio-controlled model plane in a field north of McAndrews Street and east of Timber Products. A homeless man, Jeffrey Michael Hobson, 33, came up to him, displeased about the little plane, Medford police Detective Sgt. Mike Budreau said.

Hobson punched Hunt in the face and kicked him, knocking out six teeth, police said. The model plane circling above spiraled out of control and crashed. The white, turquoise and purple "Hangar 9" plane, valued at $800, hasn't been found, police said.

After assaulting Hunt, Hobson got on his bike and pedaled away, heading south along Central Avenue. Hunt got in his red, 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe and chased after Hobson.

Witnesses told police that they saw Hunt swerve across the road to hit Hobson and pin him and his bike against a chain-link fence, then drive away. The witnesses called 9-1-1 to report the crash, and police, firefighters and emergency medical professionals responded. Hunt returned to the scene moments later.

Hobson was taken to Rogue Valley Medical Center, where he underwent surgery on his badly broken lower leg, police said. He was cited and released on charges of fourth-degree assault and first-degree criminal mischief.

Hunt also was taken to the hospital for treatment of facial injuries, then he was lodged at the Jackson County Jail on charges of second-degree assault and first-degree criminal mischief. He remained there today on $1,005,000 bail."

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RE: Bad Happenings in Oregon - 5/3/2008 4:27:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		thats a messed up situation......the homeless man was probably drugged up drunk or both... the modeler messed up by ramming him with his vehicle, i can understand he was outraged by what the homeless man did, but if he wouldnt have done that he'd be a free man... best thing to do would have been to pursue the man while calling the police and follow him till the proper authorities arrive

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RE: Bad Happenings in Oregon - 5/3/2008 5:26:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		Unreal...how does the frickin bum get to walk away and this other guy is in jail?!? They BOTH should be in jail. He cold-cocked a guy who is flying an airplane and virtually defenseless. The bum obviously is a danger to society and probably himself...what a joke, un-f'ing-believable

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RE: Bad Happenings in Oregon - 5/3/2008 1:40:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well the flyer tried to KILL the hobo with his car thats MURDER, and you cant KILL people over a TOY plane. That being said the hobo got what he deserved and he is a crazy scum bag.

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RE: Bad Happenings in Oregon - 5/3/2008 6:28:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		He didn't try to kill him over a toy airplane. He tried to kill him because he kicked him when he was down and knocked 6 of his teeth out for no reason. If it were me I would have shot the SOB!

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RE: Bad Happenings in Oregon - 5/3/2008 6:53:48 PM   
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Unreal...how does the frickin bum get to walk away and this other guy is in jail?!? They BOTH should be in jail. He cold-cocked a guy who is flying an airplane and virtually defenseless. The bum obviously is a danger to society and probably himself...what a joke, un-f'ing-believable


Yeah, the homeless guy got out that fast? That's not right. Since the guy is homeless people give it a bit of a pass. That's bull poo. Of course, the modeler wasn't right to chase him down in his truck, but in the heat of the moment I can't say I wouldn't have done the same thing.

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RE: Bad Happenings in Oregon - 5/3/2008 10:52:34 PM   
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He didn't try to kill him over a toy airplane. He tried to kill him because he kicked him when he was down and knocked 6 of his teeth out for no reason. If it were me I would have shot the SOB!


Well said !!

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RE: Bad Happenings in Oregon - 5/4/2008 12:00:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		I started this last night and changed my mind The bum is going to be living on Maple and the other guy" well you figure that is the LAW

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RE: Bad Happenings in Oregon - 5/4/2008 3:11:33 AM   
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RE: Bad Happenings in Oregon - 5/4/2008 3:15:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm hoping one of our fellow RCUers that lives up that way will keep us informed on this incident. I also hope that if it goes as far as a trail, the jury will give him a break.

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RE: Bad Happenings in Oregon - 5/4/2008 2:18:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hitting the man with his car was not a good move. Driving up to him, getting out and beating the hell out of him would have been a better choice.

I mean either one is not the proper way to solve it all but hey, we're guys and we do stupid things. So take the lesser of to evils.

It's like these guys who hit people on bikes. IMHO the street is no place for a bicycle. Thats just how I feel and it doesn't matter who is at fault when one gets nailed by a car, If the driver of the car leaves the scene, it doesn't matter who was right or wrong, if you leave the scene, your automatically viewed as "wrong" when it could have been that cyclists fault.

Maybe a bad example-heres one we can relate to.

A guy is flying all over the pattern getting in everyones way following no rules of general aviation or common sense. Do you go speak to him? No if he is to stupid to realize what he's doing, talking to him does nothing. Do you just go beat the heck out of him? Well maybe a slight learning lesson here. Best thing is to take up a POS "kill plane" and just do the same thing but more in line of causing a midair. If he gets upset as to why your always in his way barely missing you or a midair. Well, lesson over.

If the guy comes walking over asking if there is any type of traffic flow here. Simply tell him yes there is and we're demonstraing to you what it's like when people don't follow it.




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RE: Bad Happenings in Oregon - 5/5/2008 2:19:29 PM   
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He didn't try to kill him over a toy airplane. He tried to kill him because he kicked him when he was down and knocked 6 of his teeth out for no reason. If it were me I would have shot the SOB!



He didn't try to kill him at all, he merely detained him. I'm pretty sure that if he was trying to kill him with a Tahoe he would have easily succeeded.

Lock up the bum (I could care less if he was crazy or on drugs...either way he is a danger), let the model flyer out with no charges.

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RE: Bad Happenings in Oregon - 5/5/2008 4:09:31 PM   
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Just keeping it RC related [)]

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RE: Bad Happenings in Oregon - 5/5/2008 6:29:42 PM   
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I wonder which Hangar 9 plane it was.

Just keeping it RC related [)]



Based on the color description it could have been a twist PNP!

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RE: Bad Happenings in Oregon - 5/5/2008 10:31:12 PM