unknown
07-12-2001, 03:59 PM
Channel 5, Boston, just showed something that really PISSED ME OFF. Once again, they showed a segment on paintball, a field in NH, where the players weren't req'd to wear proper face gear, and were, rather, just wearing ski-goggles. It pisses me off GREATLY that they don't even make MENTION of the fact that this isn't the way we play goddamn paintball. If you wanna comment, like i did, go to:
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/feedback/ , the category is Chronicle, and it is the small segment on the field in newhampshire. i wrote in to them:
I was personally disgusted by the segment you aired on the paintball field in new hampshire. At first it looked great, you were giving paintball some publicity, but I was suddenly taken aback when i saw that the people in video were playing without proper face masks, certified for paintball use, but rather ski goggles that could break upon impact. You should research whether or not this is a good field, and in the paintball field, i'd say it'd be scorned upon as a field that doesn't follow standard safety regulations. A paintball hit to the face, eye or not, can still be quite painful, if not very injuring, and I wouldn't be surprise if you reported that paintball was "unsafe" because a player at that field was hurt. Please, please take in to consideration PAINTBALL RULES before showing people what is simply not true-that paintball is unsafe.
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/feedback/ , the category is Chronicle, and it is the small segment on the field in newhampshire. i wrote in to them:
I was personally disgusted by the segment you aired on the paintball field in new hampshire. At first it looked great, you were giving paintball some publicity, but I was suddenly taken aback when i saw that the people in video were playing without proper face masks, certified for paintball use, but rather ski goggles that could break upon impact. You should research whether or not this is a good field, and in the paintball field, i'd say it'd be scorned upon as a field that doesn't follow standard safety regulations. A paintball hit to the face, eye or not, can still be quite painful, if not very injuring, and I wouldn't be surprise if you reported that paintball was "unsafe" because a player at that field was hurt. Please, please take in to consideration PAINTBALL RULES before showing people what is simply not true-that paintball is unsafe.