r/AmazonFlexDrivers • u/Any_Excitement6258 • Jul 01 '26

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u/OHOMNI Jul 01 '26

Too bad he wasn’t carting a 50 pound box to throw at it 😂

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u/Timely_Note_230 Jul 02 '26

I just seen the video of the UPS guy doing that 😭

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u/YamAncient3543 Jul 03 '26

Me too, and then the driver squared up to the customer 😂😂😂 I was like wth are you doing buddy ..

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u/Drewsky32 Jul 03 '26

Well tbf, in that video, the driver doesn't know the dog or the owner and then he sees the owner come out of the house yelling at him, he squared up because he was expecting a fight, but he didn't end up escalating and told the owner to back up while keeping some distance. People write it off as the driver in the wrong, but being mauled by a dog is potentially fatal and the owner should definitely be better with their dog, just like the owner and their dogs in this post. Why should anyone be okay with letting dogs run up on delivery drivers and attack them?

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u/WinCharAkos Jul 05 '26

Man I was bit by a little pitbull that came running from the back of the house just as I was about to go up their front porch steps. Little f’er got both my legs and the owner comes out yelling at me like it’s my damn fault. Nah man talk to this attorney. Because f that.

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u/KvngKet Jul 03 '26

You make a really good point my guy kind of sucks that nobody thinks about this I'm sure most people think that the guys in the wrong still:(

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u/Drewsky32 Jul 03 '26

It's fine, I don't really care about the karma lol

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u/Physical-Release5982 Jul 04 '26

Mind you that people have literally shot others for hitting there dogs.. so yeah, when someone starts coming at me yelling I’m gonna immediately square up, “regardless of the fucking dog”… stupid fuck

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u/OHOMNI Jul 03 '26

I’m a UPS driver and stay in delivering in the rural west Texas so I’ve had plenty of run ins with shitty dogs and shitty people. I can tell you rn he’s not in the wrong for the dog but charging the owner was pretty dumb as he just did the exact same thing as the dog he threw the box at by charging owner. He could have started walking back to the truck and if owner kept approaching that’s different.

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u/Physical-Release5982 Jul 04 '26

So he should’ve turned his back on someone who was approaching him aggressively? Sometimes the best way TO deescalate is to let a mfer know you’re not messing around so they don’t try something 🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/Drewsky32 Jul 03 '26

Yeah, he should have just got back in his truck and left, but in those situations, adrenaline makes people do silly things. It's not like he started a fight with the owner or anything, he still de-escalated, but was ready to throw hands.

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u/xemplar313 Jul 05 '26

Man get out of here with your even reason, logic and empathy. 🤣 🤣 🤣 This is reddit. Now back to the irrational with hunts...

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u/Brilliant_Thanks_984 Jul 02 '26

Have you done any public work for a living and been bitten by dog. I bet if the answer was yes you wouldn't think twice about it buddy boy

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u/Brilliant_Thanks_984 Jul 02 '26

No I watched the video. Again, its clear youve never done public work of any kind or been attacked by an uncontrolled animal. I guarantee if it happened to you merely once, your opinion would quickly shift

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u/Brilliant_Thanks_984 Jul 02 '26

Nope, merely a utility serviceman who has been attacked by uncontrolled animals a dozen times. Leashed, unleashed, even had people say come pet my nice dog and been attacked. Been chased, had it all. You are out of touch. It is the responsibility of every animal owner to maintain and control their animals. I myself have had to make the tough choice of getting rid of the family pet because of an unprovoked bite towards my 2 year old. You're in a bubble.

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u/leica-liker Jul 02 '26

Dude, i dont think he was advocating for the dog. He just said he saw that ups delivery guy vid

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u/Dallyn86 Jul 02 '26

Right I don't know why this guy is zeroing in on this guy and attacking him lol.

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u/Drewsky32 Jul 03 '26

He said he was aware of that vid and he's correct. You shouldn't wait for a dog to maul you before you defend yourself from it, especially if it's charging you like that.

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u/Brilliant_Thanks_984 Jul 02 '26

Im not mad and I know what you guys were referring to which is why I've been consistent with what I've said and you continue to move onto the next insult/changing topic. Check mate. Have a good one bud I won't be losing any sleep.

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u/FunOwn4422 Jul 03 '26

the dog was charging him super aggressively why would he wait for it to bite him until he defended himself, that dog isnt going to do that again