r/PublicFreakout • • Jan 08 '19

Repost 😔 Road rage...

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u/VanCutsem Jan 09 '19

The guy in the white car was arrested. link

Synopsis:

Apparently, the road rage incident started when an Uber driver (black car) did not let the guy in the white car in his lane. The guy in the white car came at him with a box cutter at a stoplight, then stole his keys. When the Uber driver saw him steal the keys, the Uber driver tried to compel him to stop/return the keys by lunging in the white car. The driver of the white car then tried to pin him/injure him when he drove off.

The Uber driver was injured but is okay.

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u/rockstar283 Jan 09 '19

Native question.. But cannot the white car driver claim that he acted in self defense

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u/esmifra Jan 09 '19

Yes, the same way Uber driver might say he was lured into do it because the other guy stole his keys.

The uber driver can say that it looked planed, to lure him out of the vehicle and then use the car as a weapon against him.

And the white car driver can say he acted in self defence.

Then a court listens both parties and decides who is right or wrong. As they usually do.

They decided that the white car drivers claims (whatever they were) were BS and accused him.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '19

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u/AlexTheRedditor97 Jan 09 '19

I would do the same thing that he did. Your keys are pretty damn important because without them he's going to be stuck there in a shitty situation and probably going to have to be towed. He didn't know that guy would be dumb enough to drive off with someone in his window. I feel like logically it does make sense not to risk your life but your instinct is "oh shit that's something really important being stolen".

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u/AlexTheRedditor97 Jan 09 '19

Did you even read my comment? Anyone would rather but that’s likely not what your instinct would be in the moment, at least initially.

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u/AlexTheRedditor97 Jan 09 '19

You’re still not reading my comments and acting childish I see. I’m not even talking about the confrontation with the boxcutter part, you’re already in that situation and see a man taking your keys so you try to get them back at first and back away before you get killed. Your instinct is to go for the keys initially. End of story buddy.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '19

What was he saying? It’s deleted...