I have to report a Scumbag, Please read.

That’s terrible. Good that her neighbor was there and was willing to get involved. I hope she was able to give the police a good description of the jerk and they can catch him. I know about 2000 LJs that will have something to say to him.

I’m glad she’s OK.

-- You can't get a hug from Facebook.

Unbelievable what sickos are roaming the streets.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

OMG, that’s one reason my wife will never open the door for anyone. Anyone that wants to come see her, better call first.

I wouldn’t have anything to say to him but fist does.

-- http://theinquisitivewoodworker.com/

yikes!

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

yuck

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Oh, for Pete’s sake! This is terrible…

-- Living on the square...

sick, sick, sick. And they don’t think we need to keep our guns handy.

-- Thos. Angle

Thank God she is okay but there are a lot of low lifes out there and perhaps we all should be more careful with things we give out. I hope something can be done to get the guy.

-- Rich, Nevada,

I am so sorry that happened. I truly hope she is okay. I really hope the police are able to work this out and get the guy. My prayers are with her and her family.

May God keep each of you safe.

-- Making sawdust is what I do best

I am stunned at the thought of someone so low as to try and take advantage of and hurt a woman who lost her husband less than a month ago.

If the person who did this is reading this post…May God have mercy on you, I hope the authorties won’t.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

Hopefully it was just someone trolling the site. I’d hate to think it was an actual member of the site that assaulted his wife.

-- Owen Johnson - aka IowaWoodcrafter

There is a special corner in hell for s**theads like this. I pray that he is not one of our number.
It’s commonly known that there is a class of bottom feeders that check the local obituaries, and attempt to burglarize homes during funeral services. We had someone house-sit during my Father’s funeral, and sure enough there was someone around to case the joint during the service. Vile.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

A chilling reminder that while 99% of people are very nice, the 1% dirtbags ruin it for everyone else. Hope the catch this guy. Reminds us all to keep real names, addresses out of our blogs. Thank goodness she is ok.

-- Bob A in NJ

I’m sorry but that’s just wrong. Hopefully they’ll catch the guy soon.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Despite the cameraderie and good will that prevails on LJ’s, this foul incident just reinforces the the need for care with what we include in posts here and especially on other sites. There is a tiny percentage of “lurkers” out there that don’t have good intentions. Thank God she was not seriously hurt.

-- If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free! PJ O'Rourke

Unbelievable. Glad she’s ok. Thanks for letting us know, Karson.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

Terrible news… I’ve just removed all occurrences of oscorner’s last name on this site as well as the real address on the workshop page.

-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://profile.to/msojka

I’d like to introduce that creep to Luke von Rikkor (my 120 pound German Shepherd Dog).

and I thought my tears had stopped flowing.. and now I cry again.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

I will go a little further, if the person that assaulted this lady will look on my profile, there’s an arrow pointing where I live. Come try that crap with me. HMckinley EGA

-- www.flickr.com/photos/egamarine/

Scumbag is too nice a word for someone like that. It is a blessing and a curse that we are spread around the world. We get to share experiences from every part of the globe, but when something like this happens we cannot be there to protect one of our own. There is not enough contempt to heap on someone who would do such a thing. And I will continue to keep Mark’s wife in mind.

-- Working at Woodworking http://www.VillageLaneFurniture.com

This is just plain disgusting! There’s really no words to really express how I feel about someone who would do something like that!

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

What a dirty rotten shame!
Do we all have to start posting as anonymous?

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

That has got to be one of the lowest most vile things I’ve ever heard and I’m personally offended that this piece of garbage would use the LJ’s good name to do such a thing.

-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!

I hope they catch this b*stard. Just unbelievable.
Dick, sadly i think you might be correct about the anonymous thing.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Makes you want to see them go back to archaic times and torture freaks like that…just for the fun of it. Just don’t know where this world is headed. Very glad to hear she’s OK.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

This just makes everyone sick! The vultures that show up to take advantage of one’s passing never ceases to amaze me. Seems they know just when to lite on their innocent pray. I hope they catch this one and after the authorities finish sentencing him , they make him a public example. Sometimes it’s a shame that stocks went out of stile. Especially this case. It would take a woodworker to build it. (I’d volunteer my services!!)
God bless and continue to look after she and her son.

-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia

Privacy is number 1! But as we all love to share our projects with others and enjoy learning new tricks of our craft, Lets remember one thing…..”One bad Apple could spoil a web site” and drive people away. The comments I have recieved, lead me to believe this site is on the right track and will continue to grow and become better as the days click by one by one.
Very happy to hear Mrs. Oscomer will be fine.

-- Can't never could do anything, to try is to advance.

How sad, disgusting, and pitiful. Amazing the depths that criminals will sink to.
This is a time to consider all of our online safety, and that of our family – as evidenced by this.
I have a number of friends that are online and have posted enough information to track them down and even shown them computer generated maps to their home. The little information it takes is scary, and there are people much better at computers than I.
Martin, your attempts at protecting us are admireable – but safety is all our responsibiity. Another statement on the potential threat to our safety that we basically bring upon ourselves through the wonders of technology we bring straight into our homes.
Gene I’ll help with the stocks and imagine most of us would work to build one for our community. IF only…

-- CaptnA - "When someone hurts you, write it in the sand so the winds of forgiveness will scatter the memory... "

Along with what everyone else has already stated, it’s shameful that someone would stoop so low.
Perhaps this individual wasn’t raised to respect people, or properly at all.

-- Still learning everything

I am sadden by what happen to the family and also the incident in which LJs’ name was misused in an attempt to gain someones trust.

I guess this tragic incident reminds me that there are a few out there who troll the web looking for opportunities to take advantage of others. Even though the vast majority of LJ and non-members who read LJ discussions are the kind of people we would like to have as neighbors, the internet gives universal access to anyone who had access to the net.

I guess we need to be careful not to be too specific about ourselves or others and to use the LJ messaging feature when we want to make our communications more secure. What a shame.

Dalec

Hopefully she was able to give the police a very good description of the assailant and that he is ultimately caught. One can only hope. It is sad to say, but we, everyone in society, must be aware of our surroundings and always be on alert even in one’s home.

Mark

-- Mark

I hope he was a troll and not a jock. (and I believe that is the case) This site is too valuable to have that kind of “scumbag” as an actual part of it.

Prayers are being extended for this dear lady and the one with the sick soul.

-- Paul, Texas

I’m so sorry about what happened to the wife.
Sounds like the time for a tall tree and a short rope if they catch the guy.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

This just sickens me.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

I sit here dumbfounded. I think about the number of pages I surf, the number my family surfs, and am sickened to think that I (or they) may have endangered their safety. I can’t even begin to express my emotions over this.
If Oscomer’s wife still has the courage to read posts on this forum, please know you are in our thoughts and prayers.

-- Do what you love, the money will follow --Marsha Sinetar

Hey Top (EGA), when you get done with him, send him my way. I’ve got some brass I need to get the bullets out of with my high-speed bullet extractor.

-- The days are long and the years are short...

Thanks everyone for you posts. I don’t believe that the person was a lumberjock. It might have started with a search on death etc. and then got narrowed down to the LJ site. And he used that to try and get his foot, literally, in the door.

It didn’t work. I hope that person get a new job soon because many concerned people are looking out for the old one.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

How low can a person go?

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

What a horrible thing for her to have happen. Be sure to let her know that we are all sending our prayers her way.

-- Chelle http://artsgranddaughter.blogspot.com

my prayers are with her !! i wish he would come to my door i would intraduce him to my un-started 2×4 project!!!!

Paul in Texas –
Got to say I appreciated your addendum. Like most of us, I imagine, I certainly thought of and sent prayers to the widow/victim. Sadly on my part – I neglected to say a prayer for the perpetrator. Something in this day and age of routine atroscities we all have ample opportunity to do. “Love the sinner, hate the sin” rings a bell somewhere in this old scattered brain. Thanks for the reminder, unintentional as it may (or may not) have been.

-- CaptnA - "When someone hurts you, write it in the sand so the winds of forgiveness will scatter the memory... "

I hope and pray that God touches the POS that did this and puts him back on the right path, HOWEVER, if he doesn’t, the POS can come and try that crap at my house….And meet my beautiful wife, pinkhandcuff girl and her 40cal and 12ga.

My thoughts and prayer for Mrs O and the bad guy. May God have mercy on his soul because I wouldn’t.

-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"