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Would you stop your car?

Would you stop your car....

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Loulit01 said:
If a protestor stands in front of your car, would you stop? Even if the protestor supports politics you detest?
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Let's see...


It was more than 50 years ago my wife and I were touring through Nova Scotia and suddenly, in front of me, a bicyclist swerved out and turned directly into my car. The boy flew off the bike, and crashed against the windshield and banged off the roof.

He died while we waited for help.

It took me three decades to lose the anxiety that caused, the nightmares and the guilt of knowing I had killed someone. No "it wasn't your fault" from cops, medical attendants, my wife, even god, could erase the guilt and pain that caused.

Too often, and for years, that single moment in time would come back to haunt at what should have been pinnacles of happiness. I was told at one point my love of very powerful motor cycles and mountain climbing were rooted in my guilt over having taken a life.

So, if I see a protestor in the middle of the street while driving, I'm stopping. Period.
 
Loulit01 said:
If a protestor stands in front of your car, would you stop? Even if the protestor supports politics you detest?
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What's the alternative?? Run him over??
 
Loulit01 said:
If a protestor stands in front of your car, would you stop? Even if the protestor supports politics you detest?
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Correct question is, "who in their right mind has a desire in becoming a speed bump?"
 
Loulit01 said:
If a protestor stands in front of your car, would you stop? Even if the protestor supports politics you detest?
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I'd just like to say that if protesters try to stop your car then they shouldn't complain if they get run over and the police should take this into account if the protester gets run over. Protesters DO NOT have the right to stop cars. That is not what a "peaceful protester" does.
 
Loulit01 said:
If a protestor stands in front of your car, would you stop? Even if the protestor supports politics you detest?
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That red hat has the effect of a Matador's cape! 🐂
j/k
I couldn't hit anybody....ask my cheating ex.
 
The number of people in this thread who support violence against protesters is frightening. :oops:
 
Loulit01 said:
If a protestor stands in front of your car, would you stop? Even if the protestor supports politics you detest?
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If any liberal gets away with killing MAGA protestors, we could sell clothing with the killer’s face on it and glorify violence, since that’s the precedent they set with Kyle Rittenhouse.

It could never happen, though, since liberals aren’t shameless deplorables.
 
Absentglare said:
If any liberal gets away with killing MAGA protestors, we could sell clothing with the killer’s face on it and glorify violence, since that’s the precedent they set with Kyle Rittenhouse.

It could never happen, though, since liberals aren’t shameless deplorables.
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Triggered. Don't know why.
 
Loulit01 said:
If a protestor stands in front of your car, would you stop? Even if the protestor supports politics you detest?
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Hell, yes. The guy who plowed into the crowd injuring several people and murdering Heather Heyer is a murderer. I don't condone murder. I dare anyone to walk down that narrow street and wonder how not more were killed or injured.
 
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Hatuey said:
It is the 21st century, we have systems that tell us about road blockages of any sort miles before we get to the actual blockage and offer reroutes.

Anybody still running into a protest of any sort is because they either don't use a GPS or they wanted to run into the protest.

Nobody runs into a protest by surprise anymore.

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This,
and yes, I'd stop for anyone. That's just me, I have a heart.
 
GIJane said:
He wouldn't be ****ing anyone for a long time, so call it birth control.
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Death? Permanent disability? Calling that birth control for people which you have political differences with is obscene.
 
Lovebug said:
That is not funny at all.
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Trump is deploying the military against protestors because of their political beliefs.

Republicans passed laws to legalize plowing your car into protestors.

Neither of these facts are funny.
 
As annoying as it would be to be stopped by a protester, especially if I disagreed with them...there is no good reason to run them over, nudge with the car, etc. There just isn't. Not being late for your job or whatever, not for being inconvenienced...

Obviously, if they are actually attacking me, different story, but for me, the intent would be to get out of the situation, not necessarily to do damage.
 
hecatmoggie said:
you mean someone got onto a highway with traffic ? seems like they're asking to get run over ... stupid thing to do
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They aren't and you shouldn't.

No justification for it.

BTW, I do agree it is a stupid thing to do, but not worth running someone over for it.
 
Had another, somewhat practical thought about it.

If you stop and a protester damages your car and you get it on your cell or dashcam...all you have to do is report it to the police and then make an insurance claim.

But, if you run over a protester, you probably won't be covered by your insurance for any resulting damages to your car. And even if you were able to escape criminal prosecution, you would most likely get tagged in a civil lawsuit.

From a practical point of view...intentionally using your car to run over or hit a protester who is just stopping you is every bit as imbecilic as the protester stopping cars on a highway, or any road for that matter.

But hey, there's no accounting for MAGA anger and entitlement.
 
Loulit01 said:
If a protestor stands in front of your car, would you stop? Even if the protestor supports politics you detest?
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I'd push them out of the way by moving slowly but of course would not run them over. Some people seem to think this is an all/nothing thing--you either strike/run over the protestor and possibly kill them, or you sit there in your car and do nothing.

I would also match their level of intensity. If they're aggressive and pose a serious risk to my safety, I'd probably give it some gas and prioritize myself/my family, as anyone should. If they're not being aggressive, I'd probably just idle on through. They'll get out of the way eventually.

What they're protesting makes zero difference for me. Get out of the road and stop using bullshit excuses to be sociopathic toward innocent bystanders. If they actually believed in what they're claiming to be protesting, they'd actually be doing something about it instead of stupidly playing in traffic.
 

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Jason Warfield said:
They aren't and you shouldn't.

No justification for it.

BTW, I do agree it is a stupid thing to do, but not worth running someone over for it.
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if someone is on the highway and trying to stop me I'm going to assume they have violent intentions to harm me

why else would they be trying to stop my vehicle ? on the highway where people aren't supposed to be ?

nope - run them over is logical to do, they're on the highway
 
hecatmoggie said:
if someone is on the highway and trying to stop me I'm going to assume they have violent intentions to harm me

why else would they be trying to stop my vehicle ? on the highway where people aren't supposed to be ?

nope - run them over is logical to do, they're on the highway
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I would like to point out that you are in car that is weighting around 4,300lbs, made of metal, hard plastic and other hard materials.

And you are telling us that isn't enough to protect you? Against a flesh and blood human being weighing somewhere between 150lbs and 200lbs who is simply blocking your way forward?

How many times has a protester who has blocked a road with the use of firearms? How many drivers have been killed by "violent" protesters who are using their own bodies to prevent you from getting to where the drivers wanted to be? How often are these "violent" protesters using their bodies as a weapon against a 4,300lbs vehicle?

Your he-man, BS-alpha male response just shows how much of a coward you are.

"if someone is on the highway and trying to stop me I'm going to assume they have violent intentions to harm me"...dude, please, do you hear yourself? Thanks for the laugh...
 
hecatmoggie said:
if someone is on the highway and trying to stop me I'm going to assume they have violent intentions to harm me

why else would they be trying to stop my vehicle ? on the highway where people aren't supposed to be ?

nope - run them over is logical to do, they're on the highway
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It's a "wow" kind of moment reading that.
I work for one of the Emergency Services branches and our members regularly have to stop traffic on the highway so they can pull people out of wrecked cars. We've had a few with your view of the world but thankfully they missed our personnel.

If your reaction is intended for ordinary civilians on the motorway / highway then no, the ordinary decent thing to do is slow down and drive around if I can. At no point would I or most people simply aim to drive them down.
 
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