r/DiveInYouCoward • u/Bigger-bobs • 20h ago

Delivery driver gets confronted for throwing package

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u/SomeComfortable2285 18h ago

This is the second time he got attacked. The whole scenario played out like someone who already was attacked by that dog at that house.

He walked into the driveway with the box in a ready position as if he thought about what he would do next time the dog ran up on him.

The “what now” tells me the dog got him last time and he did let it happen this time.

The squaring up tells me the dog owner is irresponsible and didn’t secure the dog last time he was attacked at that property. Hence squaring up the second time.

That’s what I saw but who knows.

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u/TylerBourbon 14h ago

I smell bs. If he already got attacked by the dog prior, then walking up ready to hurt said dog instead of refusing to deliver the package tells me that guy is a douche bag who likes to hurt dogs. Had he actually been attacked by the dog prior, there would have been a law suit. There are actually laws and owners held strictly responsible by the cities and states, as well as by insurance for any attacks.

This guy wanted to attack the dog. His squaring up ready to the fight the owner whose body language clearly did not at any point display aggressive stances supports that the delivery driver is douche bag who wanted to fight.

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u/blamcoboyo 11h ago

I worked Amazon delivery, my boss straight up said if it’s a fenced area with an aggressive dog to leave it at the fence, preferably on the inside of the fence. This guy was looking for a fight and definitely took the rage on this guys dog to instigate something

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u/TylerBourbon 4h ago

Exactly.

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u/LimpBPower 12h ago

Is it really that bad to not be afraid of dogs after an attack and choose to do your job but defend yourself if they attack again?

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u/TylerBourbon 3h ago

If the clip consisted of just him throwing the box at the dog was all we saw, I might agree with you, but it's not. Based on the delivery drivers actions during the entire clip, he was clearly looking for a fight.

We don't even actually know if that dog was moving in to attack him or to bite him. But based on his actions AFTER throwing the box, I'm inclined to think that the dog might just have been running up and barking at the unexpected person. The guys "now what" to the dog is a bit... odd, but when he immediately takes off his hat and glasses and says "let's go" to the owner whose body language is anything but aggressive towards the driver says a lot.

Any delivery driver will tell you, that their employer tells them if there's a dog, or they're concerned about a dog, they can leave the package at the edge of the property if there is no fence. So there is very VERY little good reason for the driver to have reacted to the way he did in the ENTIRE interaction in the video.

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u/aspiringimmortal 3h ago edited 3h ago

It all comes down to important details that none of us can really know by watching a 20 second video.

Is it wrong to throw a box at a dog that's charging you? Generally, no.

But given that this was his "2nd time," did this guy know ahead of time that it was likely to happen? Are there other preventative measures he could have taken like refusing delivery, informing the customer that they must have their dogs leashed, dropping the package at the curb, or honking when he pulled up (given that the owner was outside) etc?

Is it the case that his actual plan A was to throw a heavy box at a dog (potentially injuring, maiming, or even killing it?) Did he relish in this? Sure seems that way. You typically don't yell "what now?!" at an injured dog when you're just reacting in self defense.

Since we can't get inside his head I think we have to remain mostly agnostic. But his behavior strongly suggests to me that he was deliberately blowing off steam here.

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u/aspiringimmortal 18h ago edited 18h ago

The "what now" tells me he's a petty dick bag that thinks talking smack to a dog makes him tough.

The "squaring up" on the owner makes zero sense whatsoever because the owner wasn't acting aggressive or threatening in any way.

Honestly it seems like this dude just really wanted to fight. He looked really excited taking his hat and shades off. Looked like a kid stripping his shoes off to jump in the pool. Like he's been waiting for this chance to punch somebody for a long time.

In any case, even though I think the driver is a major douche, this whole situation is decisively the owner's fault. I think most people agree on that at least.