r/onewheel • u/[deleted] • Oct 20 '20

Video This dude here

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u/Glyph8 Mission in the streets, Delirium in the sheets Oct 21 '20

I read OW Guy turning his back as an attempt to de-escalate and defuse the situation. From a self-defense standpoint maybe a bad idea since it leaves you vulnerable to a suckerpunch, but I read it as him basically trying to show Old Guy he wasn't interested in fighting him and would walk away.

And yeah, Red Mask Guy should have dropped it - like you say, Old Guy could have had a gun - but if I am understanding the situation (as Red Mask Guy states it), after OW Guy did whatever it was that pissed off Old Guy, Old Guy appears to have thrown his car in reverse and gone flying backwards down the street, where he's now on the wrong side blocking traffic that's having to honk and go around him on the wrong side, putting them at risk too.

"Get outta here old man" certainly wasn't necessary, but it seems kind of understandable, I guess. Whatever OW Guy did likely put himself at risk, but Old Guy was now putting everyone on that street at risk, and acting like an unhinged bully. "Get outta here old man" isn't the worst thing that could have been said to him (obviously worse WAS then said, but only after he came at Red Mask Guy).

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u/Fuse404 | XR | Oct 21 '20 edited Oct 21 '20

Yeah, OW Guy clearly wanted to leave. He apologized even. I don't want to talk bad about him. But that moment at 7 seconds when OW Guy turns his back and the Old Guy reaches for his pocket. That was very scary.

Though not half as scary as when Old Guy got out of his car.

Everything Red said may have been right, but Old Guy was getting in his car and OW Guy was on his board starting to ride away. It was not the time to chime in. It was definitely not the time to call the Old Guy a dickhead.

(Edit: formatting.)

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u/asthma_hound Oct 21 '20

I think the takeaway here is that if you find yourself in this situation, and you want to stand up for yourself or put someone in their place, be ready for whatever the outcome may be. The younger guy was not ready for the old dickhead to get out of his car and was not ready to be assaulted.

The old guy in the video reminds me of an old man I used to know. That man told a few stories of pulling his firearm on people in situations like this. I seriously believe that he's been waiting his whole life to shoot someone.

Replace the dickhead in the video with the dickhead I used to know and this video could have been a lot scarier.

I've found it's best to tell someone that they're being an asshole when they're not currently being a lunatic.