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radiohead33 · 08-29-2009, 12:59 PM

why did a bunch of teenagers carry around this board that was "6 and a half feet long"? When I think of teenagers gallvanting and riding around I dont picture them saying "oh yeah, I almost forgot to grab this 6 foot board, wouldnt want to forget that!".

What was the reason for it?

Jared Jammer · 08-29-2009, 01:05 PM

Does the word "premeditation" mean anything to you my friend?.

wiseguy182 · 09-01-2009, 05:19 AM

premeditation. or the backs of pick-up trucks, which is what the boys were in, are frequently used for hauling things. like lumber.

browneyes106 · 09-01-2009, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by wiseguy182

premeditation. or the backs of pick-up trucks, which is what the boys were in, are frequently used for hauling things. like lumber.

I agree there was premeditation. Probably back in the 80's there weren't a lot of laws about people riding in the backs of trucks.

Mysteryphile · 09-01-2009, 10:36 AM

I don't think this was pre-meditated at all. I think the guys were out (probably drinking) using the board to knock down mailboxes etc... and then the Jennifer scenario went something like this:

"Hey, look who's in front of us! It's that bleep bleep guy."

"yeah, I hate that bastard. Let's bleep him up."

So that's when they drove up behind Jennifer and the bf (can't remember his name) and swung.

I think it just happened to be a chance occurance(seeing Jennifer and the guy) and nothing was really planned...not that that made the outcome any better.

Oldschooler81 · 10-04-2009, 12:32 AM

That's a good question actually (what the kids were doing with the board), but I'd guess it was premeditated. I'm sure the one guy who confronted Curtis the night before either did it, was in the truck, or had something to do with it.

My guess is that they were intending to get Curtis instead of Jen, but probably were reckless as well as so p*ssed at him they didn't really care who they got. Tragically it's just that she had to suffer for the stuff he was involved in.

I do remember riding in the back of a pickup was kinda okay in the '80s, maybe even the early 90s a little bit, before they enforced laws to where you couldn't. As a kid I had this one babysitter who even had seats in the back of his truck, lol.

Todd Mueller · 10-04-2009, 12:39 AM

Drive around in the alleyways behind any decent sized builidings in any decent sized town and I'm sure you could come up with a hunk of wood like that. From a pallet or on it's own, a random hunk of wood isn't really that rare.

I agree with the posters who said they brought it ahead of time, but even if they didn't it sure wouldn't be too hard to find.

youngUMfan · 10-04-2009, 11:05 AM

That's a great question... why they would need a board in the first place.

My theory is that one of the kids were working somewhere with close contact with planks.... and I do agree with the above poster that the wood might have been from one of those loading pallets.

justins5256 · 10-04-2009, 05:47 PM

There was a time when some teenagers drove through my old neighborhood with a pickup truck and used a board to hit everyone's mailbox knocking most of them off the posts. I saw a similar thing done in the film "Stand by Me" with a baseball bat. These kids could have had the board for similar mischief.

Mastermind · 10-04-2009, 07:59 PM

I'm pretty sure that the intention of the attackers was to inflict serious harm on Jennifer's boyfriend any which way possible.

If it wasn't a board, it could have been a pole, pipe, chain, baseball bat, etc. Whatever was available.

The board could easily have been taken from a construction site along the way or one of their friends parents shed.

dynoguy88 · 10-04-2009, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by browneyes106

I agree there was premeditation. Probably back in the 80's there weren't a lot of laws about people riding in the backs of trucks.

You're right about that. I was a little kid in the 80's and I remember it was very common to see people riding around in the backs of trucks like that in those days.

08-29-2009, 12:59 PM	#1
radiohead33 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 23, 2007 Posts: 105	Jennifer Pratt and that board why did a bunch of teenagers carry around this board that was "6 and a half feet long"? When I think of teenagers gallvanting and riding around I dont picture them saying "oh yeah, I almost forgot to grab this 6 foot board, wouldnt want to forget that!". What was the reason for it?

09-01-2009, 10:36 AM	#5
Mysteryphile I wonder what happened to her. Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 02, 2009 Location: England via Iowa Posts: 320	Premeditation? I don't think this was pre-meditated at all. I think the guys were out (probably drinking) using the board to knock down mailboxes etc... and then the Jennifer scenario went something like this: "Hey, look who's in front of us! It's that bleep bleep guy." "yeah, I hate that bastard. Let's bleep him up." So that's when they drove up behind Jennifer and the bf (can't remember his name) and swung. I think it just happened to be a chance occurance(seeing Jennifer and the guy) and nothing was really planned...not that that made the outcome any better.

08-29-2009, 01:05 PM	#2
Jared Jammer Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 14, 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 11	Does the word "premeditation" mean anything to you my friend?.

09-01-2009, 05:19 AM	#3
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	premeditation. or the backs of pick-up trucks, which is what the boys were in, are frequently used for hauling things. like lumber.

10-04-2009, 12:32 AM	#6
Oldschooler81 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 03, 2009 Location: Northern CA Posts: 457	That's a good question actually (what the kids were doing with the board), but I'd guess it was premeditated. I'm sure the one guy who confronted Curtis the night before either did it, was in the truck, or had something to do with it. My guess is that they were intending to get Curtis instead of Jen, but probably were reckless as well as so p*ssed at him they didn't really care who they got. Tragically it's just that she had to suffer for the stuff he was involved in. I do remember riding in the back of a pickup was kinda okay in the '80s, maybe even the early 90s a little bit, before they enforced laws to where you couldn't. As a kid I had this one babysitter who even had seats in the back of his truck, lol.

10-04-2009, 12:39 AM	#7
Todd Mueller Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 11, 2005 Posts: 1,626	Drive around in the alleyways behind any decent sized builidings in any decent sized town and I'm sure you could come up with a hunk of wood like that. From a pallet or on it's own, a random hunk of wood isn't really that rare. I agree with the posters who said they brought it ahead of time, but even if they didn't it sure wouldn't be too hard to find.

10-04-2009, 11:05 AM	#8
youngUMfan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 12, 2009 Posts: 81	That's a great question... why they would need a board in the first place. My theory is that one of the kids were working somewhere with close contact with planks.... and I do agree with the above poster that the wood might have been from one of those loading pallets.

10-04-2009, 05:47 PM	#9
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	There was a time when some teenagers drove through my old neighborhood with a pickup truck and used a board to hit everyone's mailbox knocking most of them off the posts. I saw a similar thing done in the film "Stand by Me" with a baseball bat. These kids could have had the board for similar mischief.

10-04-2009, 07:59 PM	#10
Mastermind Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 16, 2008 Posts: 1,843	I'm pretty sure that the intention of the attackers was to inflict serious harm on Jennifer's boyfriend any which way possible. If it wasn't a board, it could have been a pole, pipe, chain, baseball bat, etc. Whatever was available. The board could easily have been taken from a construction site along the way or one of their friends parents shed.