Today, the officers of my archery club forgot to check if anybody was behind the targets looking for arrows. I got hit in the leg. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, at archery practice, I jokingly said that I'd kiss the next person to get a bullseye. They all made a point of missing their targets, some even shooting their arrows way off to the side. FML
Today, I went paintballing with my siblings. Once we were done, they realised I hadn't been shot at all. They cornered me in the forest and lit me up. I have welts all over my legs. FML
Today, I went to the gun range for a birthday and got shot in the foot by my mom. FML
Today, while talking to a friend, I momentarily forgot the word for archery and instead called it, “Bow-and-Arrow Jutsu.” FML
Today, my parents thought it would be a great surprise to accidentally shoot me in the leg for my birthday. FML
Today, while playing paintball, a shot ricocheted off a wall and slammed into my nuts. I told the other team I was out and tried to run out of the field, but as I was jogging to the door I was hit again in the balls. My friend saw this and dropped his gun, laughing. It hit me too. FML
Today, I was paintballing when I got shot in the stomach and winded. As I was gasping for breath on the ground, someone came up and shot me point blank in my crotch. FML
Today, I was sent to the hospital after being hit by a car while on my bicycle. The police officer said it was my fault for not looking, even though the car pulled up without looking. I now have a small herniated disc in my neck and abrasions on my thigh. FML
Today, my aunt asked to see my new airsoft pistol. Not thinking anything of it, I handed it to her. She shot me in the leg. I was standing next to her. FML
Today, I was out shooting pigeons with my brother. I decided to climb a tree to get a better view of where they were flying in from. As I perched on a branch and surveyed the skies, my idiot brother mistook me for a pigeon and shot me in the leg. FML
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Diarrhea_Volcano 29
"I used to be an archer like you, but then I took an arrow to the knee."
Soninuva 41
This sounds like the beginning of a bad Skyrim joke...
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Comments (92)
liyodyh 7
That's why people need to say "clear?"
kowsee 22
Wow, pretty much one of the first things you learn in the safety part of the lessons, sorry OP!!
Tannasgh 22
Shot in the leg And you're to blame You really have have BAD AIM!
Geckosrock99 33
Looks like you won't be adventuring for a while, OP.
Onigori 14
I hope they learned their lesson.
WretchedOwls 11
I mean.. not many people can say they know what it feels like to get shot with an arrow. Could be a good conversation piece.
amazed_71 14
Whenever I've been to a gun or archery range, a person seeking to enter the firing range must LOUDLY announce their intent. SOP is to then wait for all shooting activity to cease. Once that happens, permission is loudly and verbally given for access. Shooting is not to resume until said person has given notice that he or she is safely off of the range. Were these protocols followed? If they were, then whoever was still shooting while you were on the range needs to be reported. They at least need some safety training as well as a review of the range's policies and rules. Or, if they knew of these safety measures but chose not to follow them, more drastic measures need to be taken. Someone could get sued over this. Worse, someone could be seriously injured or even killed. I'm sorry you were injured; however, I'm glad you got off as easily as you did.
greatfirstdate 18
From the FML, it looks like OP was already behind the targets before the shooters entered.
Nagara379 5
Hi, OP here. Well I actually wrote this FML based on what I assumed happened. One of the club officers came to the hospital to explain what actually happened. Apparently the person who shot me was brand new. They were so excited about doing archery and talking to all the people they forgot the safety information. How? My guess the officers were a bit apathetic with explaining it. Anyway, everybody was off the range so they assumed it was time to shoot again. All the officers were socializing apparently. By the time somebody noticed them, their arrow was at full draw. Some people yelled "CEASE FIRE" and this - amazingly - scared the new student who shot the arrow. It missed the target, and went through the hay into my thigh. They heard my scream, ambulance was called, you can imagine the rest. This new person was forced to return the rented equipment and made to leave. The club adviser is going to decide what to do with them. The way the officers know if anyone is behind the hay is they look for if a person has put their arrows next to the hay. The officers knew I was back there, but new person didn't know this protocol. Should I sue? My parents and I are going to talk to a lawyer. I don't know yet. Also for anybody that cares, the person's bow was ~25 lbs. For those that know archery, you can probably see how this could pass through maybe two hay bales. We were shooting at about 20 yards so the arrow was starting to descend. Funding is tight so there isn't enough money for fresh hay all the time. For those that don't know archery, it's basically one of the weaker bows.
amazed_71 14
Should you sue shooter? If so, in my opinion, only to recover medical costs (past, present, and estimated future due to injury), lost wages, and just enough punitive that they never get this careless again. If you do, I hope Judge sentences shooter to a rigorous safety class. However, socializing employees should be reported, sued, whatever it takes to make them realize that their jobs need to be taken seriously. This could have ended a lot worse than it did.
Nat52482 25
Taking an arrow to the knee is actually an old Nordic saying that stood for marriage. It's why men kneel when they propose today. Why were you proposing during archery club? :V
jackler92 16
Some what of the same thing happened to me