Discussion with DJDREAMAKER

[Ford Prefect]

GEORGIA CODE
Copyright 2006 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved.

*** Current through the 2006 Regular Session ***

TITLE 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES
CHAPTER 5. CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
ARTICLE 7. STALKING

O.C.G.A. § 16-5-90 (2006)

§ 16-5-90. Stalking; psychological evaluation


(a)(1) A person commits the offense of stalking when he or she follows, places under surveillance, or contacts another person at or about a place or places without the consent of the other person for the purpose of harassing and intimidating the other person. For the purpose of this article, the terms "computer" and "computer network" shall have the same meanings as set out in Code Section 16-9-92; the term "contact" shall mean any communication including without being limited to communication in person, by telephone, by mail, by broadcast, by computer, by computer network, or by any other electronic device; and the place or places that contact by telephone, mail, broadcast, computer, computer network, or any other electronic device is deemed to occur shall be the place or places where such communication is received. For the purpose of this article, the term "place or places" shall include any public or private property occupied by the victim other than the residence of the defendant. For the purposes of this article, the term "harassing and intimidating" means a knowing and willful course of conduct directed at a specific person which causes emotional distress by placing such person in reasonable fear for such person's safety or the safety of a member of his or her immediate family, by establishing a pattern of harassing and intimidating behavior, and which serves no legitimate purpose. This Code section shall not be construed to require that an overt threat of death or bodily injury has been made.

http://www.georgia.gov/00/channel_ti...2_5031,00.html

The only other harassment laws in GA are in cases of domestic violence, employee/employer and a special law against harassing seeing eye dogs.

Can YOU find a harassment law you claim?

[ChuckGuiteau]

Thanks, rocket scientist.

[gakure]

All Ralph has to do is tell the person not to come back ONCE. If he tries to contact Ralph again, he can get a resistaning order no problem.

[whiteshadow711j]

Originally Posted by Ford Prefect

The only other harassment laws in GA are in cases of domestic violence, employee/employer and a special law against harassing seeing eye dogs.

Can YOU find a harassment law you claim?

Thank you I figured there was a law on harassment, you could have pm'ed about where it was, thank you anyway..

[elftengu]

I predict that Slipthejab's next post will be as follows:

ROTFLMAO!!!!... the whole lot of you aren't kidding anyone...

You guys are all in love with Ralph and whatever Ninja bunk he's teaching...
it's given the Ninjutsu forum a nice break from fighting amongst themselves.



(clever eh?)

[slipthejab]

ROTFLMAO!!!!... the whole lot of you aren't kidding anyone...

You guys are all in love with Ralph and whatever Ninja bunk he's teaching...
it's given the Ninjutsu forum a nice break from fighting amongst themselves.

[slipthejab]

Originally Posted by elftengu

(clever eh?)

or the edit button.

[Senban]

Well I was mooching about, as you do, looking at Ralph's MySpace page. Anyway, I followed a link from one of the comments on his page to this page:-

http://www.myspace.com/shinobishugendo

Go pay a visit. You won't be disappointed! The videos are especially good. This one is my favourite. Just watch the first few seconds. Such graceful ukemi!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFwl2bSPDpg

[elftengu]

I had quite a chortle at that. I don't know why these people can't see the obvious fantasist nature of what they are doing.

Who is he supposed to be fighting? There are three grades of idiot who post these kinds of clip.

Genidiot - the clip is a good example of this, a lone sad individual, doing 'moves' at thin air or hitting trees with sticks. There is almost always some kind of twirling involved and lots of turning their back on their opponent because they can't resist it and any other movement is purely linear and copied from movies.

Chunidiot - the chunidiot is the genidiot who has found one or more other people to share his fantasy, lots of low-grade larping ensues and one inevitably becomes a statue whilst the other does lots of moves on him. The kata dante of Ashida Kim is a perfect example of this but there are lots worse than this out there.

Jonidiot- These have similar fantasies about being ninjas or some other kind of warrior, but come from a rougher area and actually fight each other. They have no real background in any martial arts but like to film themselves going through some kind of alpha-male rite in the local park. they are still idiots but you have to respect the fact that they don't mind hitting each other and may actually learn something from this practice whereas the chunidiot and genidiot never will and would cry if hit by a jonidiot. Ocasionally this happens, when a genidiot or chunidiot thinks they can fight a jonidiot and gets a rude awakening. I like to see clips of this. A particularly sad example is the one where the Japanese 'ki' master with brainwashed students gets smacked into next week by a karate guy.

Originally Posted by MWDAndy

Well I was mooching about, as you do, looking at Ralph's MySpace page. Anyway, I followed a link from one of the comments on his page to this page:-

http://www.myspace.com/shinobishugendo

Go pay a visit. You won't be disappointed! The videos are especially good. This one is my favourite. Just watch the first few seconds. Such graceful ukemi!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFwl2bSPDpg

[Senban]

Didya read the newspaper article about him?

Action unpacked
Daniel Bowen

By Russell Nichols

Comic collectors come in various types: the obsessive-compulsive freezer-storing freaks, the loners, the socially stupid geeks, the flamboyant fanatics who don capes and wear tights beyond Halloween. But avid collectors all live by one simple creed: A comic book or action figure must be kept in pristine condition to be worth anything. You can look, but don't touch.

Daniel Bowen does both--with a passion. Bowen, 31, has nearly 300 action figures out and about, suspended in fighting stances in his Citrus Heights apartment. A few times a month, he takes them from their shelves to fight each other as part of his ongoing battle between the good guys and the baddies, led by his biggest figure, a 10-inch tall Darth Maul. Bowen, who is studying to be a personal trainer, plays with the figures to analyze life, to put the war-torn real world in perspective.

He is a character himself. When his wife is at work, he wears karate suits and prances around town with his daughters Karma, 2, and Katana, 1. He practices martial arts in local parks with chain-sticks and wooden swords.

He plans to open a martial-arts school in Sacramento one day. Right now, he connects with others who share his passion online, where he started the virtual Sacred Fire Dojo, a group that currently has about 70 members. They know Bowen as his alter ego, Shinobi Shugendo, which he says represents finding a path and gaining personal power with nature.

When did you start collecting action figures?

It started in 1980. I was about 5, living in Utah. I really didn't get an allowance so most of them were presents. My first one was the Incredible Hulk, probably made in the 1970s. I kept him in a little cupboard by my head on my bunk bed. I kept him with me all the time until that fateful day when he got lost. I remember looking everywhere for him, but I just had to accept that some how, some way, dude was gone. Poor guy.

Why would you take them out of the packaging if you knew that would make them worthless?

So they can be free. And to play with them. It's kind of a liberating thing. You never know what they can do until you let them out. They want to be out.

Do you ever feel like you're too old to be playing with toys?

I don't think you're too old to have something you enjoy that brings you happiness. Playing with action figures is one of the best psychiatric sessions. It's a release. These pieces of plastic are an extension of you. Sometimes I want to be a part of their imaginary world. I'll come in my room, sit down and look at them. You got to have your inner childhood somehow. If I had more money, it'd be motorcycles or something but that's for later.

What's your favorite action figure?

Voltron, definitely. It has been around the longest and the Voltron storyline is real cool. It is five different colored lions and they transform into one big robot. Voltron is the story of different people coming together to make the whole unit. It's about teamwork and using the strength of everyone around you.

What is a virtual dojo?

A dojo is a place of learning and virtual means through the Internet. Real people are interacting, but it's all inside the computer. You're not really inside anything, but you're communicating, you're learning and you're sharing knowledge. And you can send people videos through MySpace and YouTube.

Why did you create the Sacred Fire Dojo?

I wanted to get back to that spiritual nature. I have the love for martial arts and I see how much it helps me and I want to share that with other people. People need to find a way to conquer their obstacles physically and mentally.

Do you ever get mocked when you go out in your karate suit and spar with trees?

Yes. I never got into a fight but, at first, they didn't know what the heck I was doing and they looked at me and were kind of afraid. But then they see what I'm doing and they say, "Oh, that's pretty cool." Usually it ends pretty good. I think that I have enough confidence that people aren't going to come up to me and try to pick a fight. I lived my whole life worrying about what people think. Who cares? You got to do what you got to do. There are people who don't like freedom and freedom of thought and that's where being able to defend yourself comes in handy.

http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=323886

OMG! He named his daughters Karma and Katana!

[elftengu]

I'm almost lost for words. Being interviewed is hardly going to make him come to his senses either. Definitely a Genidiot though, at least Ralph made it to Chunidiot.

[kouryuu]

This idiot's just as bad!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzuSnTNMx04

[Lord Spooky]

I'll see that and raise you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCIw5...elated&search=

[TheCount]

I feel so genuinely sorry for that guys kids, family, etc...

I mean if I was a fanboy, maybe I'd take it quite far, but calling your daughter katana!?

[Senban]

Just imagine those poor kids when they go to school. Just imagine roll call every morning and at the start of every class.

Johnny?

Here miss.

Billy?

Here miss.

Samantha?

Here miss?

Katana?

*cringes under desk in embarassment*