Need Advice: Guy brandished his gun at me this morning, how far do I take it?
It's simply not tailgating when the jackass driver places his vehicle directly in front of your front bumper and you take your time backing off.
Did you follow up with the police yet OP?
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February 09, 2019, 12:42 PM
Rob Decker
One: dude, chill out a bit behind the wheel. We all have our idiot moments on the road. Nobody else on the road knows you, it ain't personal. Taking out your frustrations with other drivers by (by your own admission) not leaving enough room is a good way to be out an insurance deductible or traffic citation (best case).
Second: I don't care if you were all over the guy with bumpers, brights, horn, double barreled middle fingers, and slurs against his mother's species and daughter's virtue. You did ABSOLUTELY the right thing by calling the PD.
We all know here that guns are not magic wands to be waived about when someone displeases you in public. Nothing you did warranted having a gun flashed at you. That idiot is either gonna shoot someone or get himself shot.
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February 09, 2019, 01:00 PM
esdunbar
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Originally posted by SIG228:
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Originally posted by RHINOWSO: Stupid should hurt sometimes
Exactly. And the victim stance throughout the thread after asking for advice is telling.
When idiots collide......
This kind of post gives me a chuckle, thank you.
February 09, 2019, 01:01 PM
esdunbar
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Originally posted by DonDraper: It's simply not tailgating when the jackass driver places his vehicle directly in front of your front bumper and you take your time backing off.
Did you follow up with the police yet OP?
Not yet. I’m going to follow up on Monday. If they didn’t do anything about it, i’m not going to push it. I’m just kind of curious.
February 09, 2019, 01:03 PM
SIG228
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Originally posted by esdunbar:
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Originally posted by SIG228:
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Originally posted by RHINOWSO: Stupid should hurt sometimes
Exactly. And the victim stance throughout the thread after asking for advice is telling.
When idiots collide......
This kind of post gives me a chuckle, thank you.
Of course it does. Carry on.
February 09, 2019, 01:04 PM
esdunbar
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dude, chill out a bit behind the wheel.
Rob I honestly don’t know why folks perceive I was angry or out of control or anything. I’ve tried to convey the events, but to no avail. I think I even stated I kind of laughed to myself when he did it. I was cool as a cucumber sir. I did pissed when he flashed the gun though. Not angry pissed, but more like, I can’t believe he did that?!?!?!?!? Kind of pissed.
I appreciate the thoughts on calling it in.
February 09, 2019, 01:19 PM
justjoe
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Rob I honestly don’t know why folks perceive I was angry or out of control or anything.
"You get much farther with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone."
February 09, 2019, 01:35 PM
ZSMICHAEL
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Not yet. I’m going to follow up on Monday. If they didn’t do anything about it, i’m It going to push it. I’m just kind of curious.
E.S. Dunbar
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Looking forward to the next episode. I will be sure to tune in. The identity of the other driver remains to be seen. I kind of get the feeling that he might be the kind to follow up in a more personal way. As a former criminal defense litigator yourself you may wish to consider the many possibilites.
February 09, 2019, 01:42 PM
RHINOWSO
This thread in a single photo.
February 09, 2019, 03:41 PM
bald1
Damn! This thread still continuing to grow? WTH?
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February 09, 2019, 04:25 PM
Scuba Steve Sig
I used to get torqued up about such things too, then I lived in the City of St Louis where judgment-proof aholes without licenses and insurance drove like crazy, passing cars on the right stopped at a stop sign and blowing the stop sign, turning right from the left lane in front of other cars, pedestrians jay-walking across the street in their leisurely time hoping you hit them so your liability carrier could take care of their year's expenses and entertainment. You might have been right, he had no where to go, but if that guy was just slightly more off-hinged, you could have been right all the way to the grave.
Just a guess, but how much lift you runnin' on your truck and are you 'stroking or cummin'?
February 09, 2019, 04:40 PM
MikeinNC
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Originally posted by esdunbar:
Not yet. I’m going to follow up on Monday. If they didn’t do anything about it, i’m not going to push it. I’m just kind of curious.
If anything came from it the cops would have already contacted you. You would be the victim and they need you to proceed with it going to court, so they woulda called you already and had you file a report.
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February 09, 2019, 05:52 PM
Ackks
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Originally posted by esdunbar:
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dude, chill out a bit behind the wheel.
Rob I honestly don’t know why folks perceive I was angry or out of control or anything. I’ve tried to convey the events, but to no avail. I think I even stated I kind of laughed to myself when he did it. I was cool as a cucumber sir. I did pissed when he flashed the gun though. Not angry pissed, but more like, I can’t believe he did that?!?!?!?!? Kind of pissed.
I appreciate the thoughts on calling it in.
Probably because of the way you continue to respond in the thread.
February 09, 2019, 06:17 PM
RAMIUS
Reading this thread finally.
Holy crap esdunbar, you need to be put in a straight jacket, you’re a madman!!
February 09, 2019, 06:35 PM
12131
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Originally posted by RAMIUS: Reading this thread finally.
Holy crap esdunbar, you need to be put in a straight jacket, you’re a madman!!
Now, you've done it. You have awakened the litigator.............AGAIN! Lol.
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February 09, 2019, 06:42 PM
kimber1911
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Originally posted by RAMIUS: Holy crap esdunbar, you need to be put in a straight jacket, you’re a madman!!
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February 09, 2019, 06:46 PM
oldbill123
You did fine. Flash a gun and you should go to jail
February 09, 2019, 07:38 PM
egregore
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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
If anything came from it the cops would have already contacted you. You would be the victim and they need you to proceed with it going to court, so they woulda called you already and had you file a report.
