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COMMENT 1:
From:
Ciaran McCann
Sent: Thursday,
April 12, 2007 6:28 AM
Subject: disgrace
The
decapitation of Turkeys as
part of some concept of
hunting is disgraceful.
"Lethal outdoor engineering"
is a petty concept that does
more damage to the "sport"
of hunting than good.
Irrespective of that, the
day your company gets sued
my a parent who's child had
been injured by this device
will perhaps draw light to
this nonsense.
Hunting? I don't think so.
RESPONSE FROM MATT:
Ciaran McCann,
I thank you for the
input of your thoughts
but am not able to grasp
how you arrived at your
conclusions? Am I wrong
in assuming from the
reading of your words
that you are in fact a
hunter? But don’t agree
with killing turkeys by
decapitating them with a
broadhead tipped arrow?
How does killing a
turkey in less than 1.5
Milliseconds with no
suffering or damage to
the edible portions of
the bird do “Damage to
the sport of
hunting”..? I look
forward to your reasoned
thought explaining your
conclusions.
“Sued by a parent of a
child who is hurt by
this device”? Wow….that
is some kind of leap…my
first thought is this…a
child who is hurt by my
design should result in
the parent of that child
bearing the
responsibility for not
controlling a lethal
object whether it’s a
knife, razor blade,
broadhead, gun or sharp
stick….the parent is
responsible for teaching
his children that there
are simple things in
life that when not
handled appropriately
result in themselves or
others being hurt or
worse killed due to
THEIR OWN ACTIONS.
It’s not the
bullet that killed the
person..its the person
that pulled the trigger
putting the bullet in
the body!
“Hunting? I don’t think
so”….???? You ever bow
hunted for turkeys? It
is the ESSENCE of bow
hunting and a great
accomplishment when
resulting in a bird for
the table..
Give it a try…you may
change your mind.
If you prefer to
continue good honest
debate on bow hunting
for turkeys with our
Guillotine…I will gladly
listen with an open mind
and try to understand
why you felt compelled
to write these comments
and make attempts to
allow you my thoughts on
the subject as well so
you understand my
position.
In the end…you want to
experience bow hunting
for turkeys….we can
pursue providing that
opportunity for real
life lessons as well…
Respectfully,
Matthew Futtere
Owner / Inventor
Arrowdynamic Solutions
COMMENT 2:
Dear Matthew,
Many thanks for your
response on this matter. Let
me first clarify that I am
not a member of any hunting
organization, nor do I
engage in hunting activities
for sport. Neither am I an
animal rights
activist. Thus, should you
now disregard my opinions on
this issue, so be it.
Perhaps, the redeeming
quality of your arrow head
design is its instantaneous
and swift effect to the
target. For this, I truly
commend your scientific and
quantities approach. For
after all, efficiency is
paramount in hunting.
Though.. my lack of
understanding of hunting
leads me to ask the
question, did you develop
this device out of empathy
for your kill, or does it
sanitize the action of bow
hunting? I would like to
understand what exactly one
achieves from hunting,
considering the day and age
in which we live, the fact
this message has probably
traveled around the world at
the speed of light through
fiber optic cable, yet
people still choose to
manually engage in hunting
perhaps one of the more
docile birds known, that
being Meleagris gallopavo,
the North American Wild
Turkey. Bearing in mind that
in the 1900's this
particular wild bird saw its
recorded population drop to
30000, namely through
hunting. A member of the
animal kingdom hardly noted
for its cunning
nor predatory skills. Do you
find it challenging to stalk
and kill these creatures
using telescopic assisted
bows with aerodynamically
crafted arrows? The analogy
of shooting fish in a barrel
comes to mind.
Now, the issue of potential
human injury derived from
your invention. The reason I
know of your arrowhead, is
due to finding a video of it
on a daily media site. Not
only one I might ad. User
comments included, "I wonder
will this work on people"
etc. Irrespective of your
intentions for use of this
product, you market your
company as Lethal
engineering. The device in
question, can only be fired
from a bow, or perhaps
modified to be used with a
cross bow. Thus, there is
only one use for your
Guillotine. And that being
in an offensive manner with
intention. To par this with
your comments below, your
device is solely designed to
kill or mame an animal.
There is not far to go to
consider the damage this
could cause to a human.
You comment on the issue of
firearms, stating that it is
not the gun that killed the
person, its the person who
pulled the trigger. I
presume from this you are
very much in agreement with
the gun lobby, and pro
firearms organizations.
Quite ironic we are debating
this considering the next
point.
Virginia Tech, uses the
Hokie Bird as its athletic
mascot. It is a turkey like
figure derived from V.T's
original athletic name of
the fighting gobblers.
Indeed, your previous
thoughts on the issue of
firearms may somewhat run
low on steam, considering
the fact the person who
committed this act of murder
was able to simply walk into
a store and purchase a 9mm
and a .22, as easy as a pack
of cigarettes. Perhaps what
concerns me more, is the
fact that he was subject to
a check from State
authorities and still
authorized to purchase the
weapons. 571$ of lethal
engineering with a sole
purpose.
I applaud inventors, for
they are the essence
of humanity. Archimedes in
Greece, Cai Lun in China,
inventor of paper in 50AD,
Bartolomeo Critsofori, Italy
1680, inventor of the piano,
Han Christian Orsted, in
Denmark 1800, inventor of
electromagnetism, and lets
not forget, Robert J
Oppenheimer a founding
father of the nuclear age,
who on successful test of
his invention was
to quote 'Now, I am become
Death, the destroyer of
worlds.'
My point is take a sensible
approach on matters
involving "lethal
engineering". Would you use
a Mark 48 ADCAP on a rowing
boat. "If you want it dead
lop off its head" is exactly
the type of terminology that
will attract the immature
and I am sure you can
disseminate why I object to
your device.
Regards
Ciaran McCann
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