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politicat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-05 12:04 AM
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16. You know, if this happened, we think we know why....
DH and I have both experienced severe dehydration at various times. He said when he heard that something had been shot at that he considered that a a probable signalling attempt. After all, it doesn't take a lot of strength to fire a shot, it's far louder and more noticible than a shout, and you're almost guaranteed that someone will come looking for the shooter. Dehydration also interferes with the rational faculties, making it likely that a sufferer will make the poor decision to fire a gun....

For someone who is trying to survive, shooting to miss at a boat or bird is pretty much the last ditch attempt to get attention.

We don't believe the shots were necessarily malicious.
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