Trey Smith
You know, people can be very passionate about a lot of things...like their favorite professional sports team. Not that it makes much difference in the overall scheme of things, but some folks invest all their hopes and dreams in their team. So, when the season doesn't go well, they take it as something akin to a personal affront.
If you live in New York City and you bleed Jets green, this has been a difficult year for you. Your team has been awful and your star quarterback is one of the main reasons. Like many fans, you may have been pleading with the coaches to bench him and play the 2nd or 3rd stringer.
That's all well and good -- You have the right to your opinion. Yet, having this opinion does not give you the right to threaten to kill the quarterback in a hail of bullets!! It's just a game, for crying out loud.
While this particular fan went WAY OVER the line, it's not uncommon to hear people in the US use words and phraseology that is chock full of violent terminology. Who hasn't said in their everyday lingo something like:
- I'll take a stab at it.
- That just blows me away.
- He shoots from the hip all the time.
- It's a great idea. We should give it a shot.
- It's time to bring out the big guns.
- I'm locked and loaded and ready for (whatever).
- Bob, You're so funny. You just kill/slay me.
- It was an easy argument to win -- like shooting ducks in a barrel.
- Traffic was murder today.
- I'm looking for the biggest bang for the buck.
- She's a real straight shooter.
- In order to change their opinion, we're going to need a lot more ammunition.
- That guy always is gunning for trouble.
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