A sniper with a sense of humor. I have a mixed reaction. . .the first being, "only in Berkeley," the second being, that it would SUCK to get hit by one of those, and have to deal with it.

Does green hurt more than yellow?

and yeah, I agree w/ danf

Shooting at people who are driving is asking for heap of trouble.

It sounds like something Dane Cook would say.

The real question: "Is this going to escalate to where people get wounded or killed?"

The problem with these kind of cases is that they very frequently escalate. Kill a paintball this month, shoot to wound somebody next month, shoot and kill somebody. The criminals in multiple murder cases start small and work up. The myth of "snapping" is 99% BS. The criminals don't "snap" -- the prior escalation goes unnoticed.

Not funny at all. I bet some cops are sweating this right now.

I've done paintball when I was living in Edmonton, and all of where I worked went out for a day of it. Even through clothes and a thick paint-suit type thing, those fuckers _hurt!_ I got tagged on the thigh by one that did explode, and even though it hit canvas and jeans it still left a welt.
In short, not very funny, and also what warbaby said.

Having been hit by paintballs before, yes, it hurts like a mofo (especially in the throat).

This paintballing is no joke and the cops aren't treating it like a joke. The person or people doing this are going to go to jail.

Hitting people not good. I've often thought paint balls would make a good road rage diffuser though. Some twit cuts you off on the freeway and you let his car have it with a couple shots. Not only do you feel better but others are warned until he washes his car.

You could even colour code:
Red: Ran red light
Yellow: cut off on freeway
Pink: doesn't know how to use turn signal
Green: doesn't know how to park (double spacer, sideways parker, double parked across a handi cap spot)
Blue: tailgater
Brown: unfamiliar with the concept of yield
Black: apparently ignorant of the speed limit.

Etc. Etc.

You'll put your eye out!

God, I remember an episode of C.Hi.P.S. that started with some paintballers chasing each other off the property. It was such a lame segue into "... and then they were endangering the public" that it kept me away from paintball for years (because C.Hi.P.S. was cancelled and I had no other way to channel my rage).

First the naked guy, now this. What next Berkeley, Rebublican war mongers?

Mitheral, when you're unknowingly recapitulating a Gallagher routine, you should be frightened. Or maybe I ought to be, recognizing it.