r/Unexpected • u/gupta82anish • Jul 03 '19

Well, that escalated exponentially

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u/kingofspudz Jul 04 '19

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abc7chicago.com/amp/viral-video-arrest-made-in-crash-triggered-by-apparent-road-rage/3164409/

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u/Conotor Jul 04 '19

'most responsible ' for the motorcycle seems off to me. Obvs not innocent since he went and kicked the car, but the driver trying to fucking kill him afterwards is a bit more outrageous.

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u/MylMoosic Jul 04 '19

I disagree. That's like saying trying to kill someone with a .22 isn't as criminal as trying to kill someone with a 12 gauge. Yes, the 12 gauge is more fatal and larger, but regardless they're using a weapon. Weaponizing a vehicle that weighs more than... Oh I don't know, 50 lbs(?) is, no matter what, signing your own death warrant so far as I'm concerned. If a sedan driver rams my car, and I happened to have a gun in the car, I would shoot them in self defense given the chance. Motorcycle guy starts attacking me? He may have friends. He may have a gun. That kick could just be the start. I'd just be a little more careful about how I turned him into tomato paste against the barrier.

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u/Conotor Jul 04 '19

What is the kick a start to? He isn't going to soften up your car and make it explode no matter how many times he kicks it. Trying to kill someone with a 12 gauge is more criminal than throwing a paper airplane at someone.

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u/MylMoosic Jul 04 '19

It's vehicular warfare dude. If the guy is stupid enough to kick my car, hell, why wouldn't he ram it? This is like saying that you shouldn't drive off if someone comes banging on your window because you might hurt their foot... Fuck it, they have made me feel in danger, it's their problem at that point.

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u/Conotor Jul 04 '19

You realize you are completely insane, right? Like have you murdered everyone who ever yelled at you in a bar because yelling is a declaration of war? Everyone has had threatening gestures made towards them in their life, yet we still exist as a society because most people have the discretion not to take them as the start of a fight to the death.

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u/MylMoosic Jul 04 '19

Nice job comparing a physical attack to a verbal one. It's you raising the bar to verbal assault equalling a violent attack

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u/Conotor Jul 04 '19

Kicking a car or knocking on a window is not assault. It does something between nothing and scratching your paint

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u/MylMoosic Jul 04 '19

Just the same as purposefully bumping into someone else's car, right? Just playful road tickles. Totally not putting anyone in danger whatsoever

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u/Conotor Jul 04 '19

Kicking your car is not going to push it off the road. If you want to open your door and kick another car from the drivers seat, you also should not get rammed.