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LOL. Have to love when Americans have this misinformed attitude towards the USA.
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and no, the two feet through the front windshield would have been my bigger concern (to be fair I would have never stopped in that scenario and would not have needed to worry about how to respond to attack, yes I would have beeped rolling through red light..see issue avoided) |
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You say he's misinformed but in what way? The statement was simple but it says nothing.
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The above is a statement from a misinformed person. I'm not going to write a thesis paper on it it. No worries.
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Are you sure you understood what I wrote? With your "sarcasm" you were implying that the kids' actions were wrong, and I'm pointing out that what you suggested in the beginning is wrong in the same way. Both are bad disproportional responses that can only make the situation worse.
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Different people have different experiences of the same event, or series of events. That also does not make a person misinformed. You're saying that word, but I think it does not mean what you think it means. |
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Surely that depends on who you ask. Someone from the US who depends on the military for a meal ticket because they cannot get a real job, well they might think its all good.
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Go with that; it will work well for you.
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Lots of trolling going on in here.
If I feel you are threatening my safety or my wife's safety and it is not clear to me how far it will go - I agree - drive off if the kids get hurt that's THEIR fault for picking a fight with a damn SUV. These are absolutely the kinds of teens who have not been taught to respect others. Period. Regardless of if the score is settled, karma is a b*tch. |
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I love the Monday morning quarterbacks saying they'd calmly drive away in a slow manner so no one would be hurt. Try that while someone is air-mailing themselves through your windshield and let me know how it goes. As for me, I'm driving off at a speed commensurate to get me safely away without regard to the assailants. And that is what they are, assailants. All bets are off when my life or that of my friends and family...hell, even an innocent stranger are threatened by roving bands of thugs. Disgraceful.
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This is nonsense. Your evaluation of danger could be so terrible that you'd start shooting at people for looking at you "wrong".
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This is the stupid thread I've read in awhile, but it sums up this country/society nicely. and why I left almost all internet sites/media
Protecting myself/family is a human right, a law in this country, and doesn't need a troll thread on a car forum to armchair or justify. 2 feet through my front windshield is enough threat. I hope no one commenting ever has to endure such a horror |
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If I’m in my car minding my own business and this happened out of the blue, I should have every right to pull out my gun to defend myself. Seen too many videos of people getting pulled of of their car and getting beaten by groups of bikers, etc. All the more reason for dashcams to help prove I’d be acting in self defense.
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to all the people saying theyd be calm and would just sit there and take it, have you not seen the hundreds of videos of these sort of things escalating and people getting dragged out of their cars and beaten to a pulp?
people try to drive away slowly, one of the thugs feels like they are trying to run them over, and the thugs start pulling people out of the car. If youre fine with letting you or your wife/kids getting drug out and beaten, thats your prerogative, but most sane people arent. its not about being cruel or violent or being a SJW and caring about their wellbeing. its about protecting yourself and your family. These thugs obviously have no care for your wellbeing.
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And it seems that all of them are over the age of 13 which means that they are responsible for their own actions.
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1. Best option you can tick the box on when ordering a new BMW is the Drive Recorder.
2. Up-armored kits will proliferate if these types of attacks continue unabated. Over the last 20 years I've already seen an exponential increase in the number of companies offering a variety of tiers of armoring options. In other countries where auto theft is more rampant, more extreme countermeasures (offensive rather than defensive / active rather than passive) are common. I pray we don't get to that point in the US, because if and when we do it means another dynamic will likely come into play shortly after. 3. Without getting too political here, that other dynamic is guns vs bombs. There was a time in the US where small bombings were far more common. I'd rather not return to that with modern technologies and knowledge. In other countries, explosives are used in lieu of guns fairly often. The damage one can do with a bomb vs a gun is orders of magnitude greater and far less discriminatory. Far more people will be hurt. |
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