Would / Should you RUN over Protestors when they ASSAULT you ? ( St Louis - Kiwi )

[CaseHardened]

Protesters injured by car in St. Louis intersection

I think we can all agree, that if Protesters are merely blocking the road, and are not threatening you, not a Court in the Nation is going to find you innocent should you floor it right thru them.

But what if they begin banging on your vehicle ? Jumping on it ?

 

[timboy]

As much as I would LOVE to drive through a crowd of those assholes with some MadMax'esque death machine I think shy of physical assault you have no legally justifiable reason to hit them.

 

[CaseHardened]

As much as I would LOVE to drive through a crowd of those asshole with some MadMax'esque death machine I think shy of physical assault you have no legally justifiable reason to hit them.

Personally, once they break glass their lives are over.

 

[Magnus]

I only have liability coverage, they're getting the cheaper option.

 

[Kwalsh]

All the have to say is they feared for their lives, it works for the police

 

[dsdmmat]

Look at the way the Palistinian youth tend to ambush people in Israel with the blocking the road trap. Get them to stop then attack them with everything you have tactic.

Google Rodney King riots and Reginald Denny and make up your own mind.

 

[Podmonkey]

I'm not waiting till I'm surrounded like Reginald Denny did, or the poor unnamed lady trucker that got burned alive in her truck in Charlotte earlier on. Cops, courts, judges and jurors be damned, I see a crowd headed my way they're getting run the fuck over.

 

[GTN]

yeah I saw that video. Driver is being charged

 

[Doc8404]

I'm not waiting till I'm surrounded like Reginald Denny did, or the poor unnamed lady trucker that got burned alive in her truck in Charlotte earlier on. Cops, courts, judges and jurors be damned, I see a crowd headed my way they're getting run the fuck over.

You might scratch the paint on that new beauty you drive

 

[CaseHardened]

I'm not waiting till I'm surrounded like Reginald Denny did, or the poor unnamed lady trucker that got burned alive in her truck in Charlotte earlier on. Cops, courts, judges and jurors be damned, I see a crowd headed my way they're getting run the fuck over.

White Female Truck Driver Attacked By BLM Thugs, See SICK Thing They DID

 

[Podmonkey]

White Female Truck Driver Attacked By BLM Thugs, See SICK Thing They DID

So she made it then. Good. I had heard she had been burned to death.
That will not be me. My soul be damned, may the Lord save it, but I swear to God above that if I ever get caught up in some shit like that I'll kill as many of those bastards as I can before they get me. And they better damn well kill me when they do get a hold of me.

 

[Celt]

As much as I would LOVE to drive through a crowd of those asshole with some MadMax'esque death machine I think shy of physical assault you have no legally justifiable reason to hit them.

It depends, do they have weapons? If they do and any reasonable person would believe they intend to do you serious bodily harm or kill you then id say you are ok to floor it to flea the situation.

 

[GTN]

Dash cams!
We will say we saw weapons and they will pull out their confirmation photos to show they are angels.
I've been looking at this one.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X528FNE/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I2LFEZ9LKZ6TH3&colid=69JVRN42DA9R

I don't know why I keep putting it off but I think it's time

 

[JaguarJaguarGolf]

I would not drive over them but I would do what was necessary to escape an assault.

 

[Apeman]

So why aren't the police arresting the protesters for blocking roads?

If it was me and I couldn't go around them I'd stop back a bit and wait. If they surrounded me and climbed on my vehicle I'd floor it. You have no idea what they're thinking and what they'd do if they get into your vehicle.

Doesn't this pos state say we have a duty to retreat first? Throw it in reverse and mash the gas. Sucks to be them if they're behind you.

 

[kev74]

If I had my family in the car, once I got boxed in, I'd be headed for an out.

In any case, once they try to get in the car, things are going to get real.

 

[Podmonkey]

If I had my family in the car, once I got boxed in, I'd be headed for an out.

In any case, once they try to get in the car, things are going to get real.

Once your boxed in its too late. If you can't turn around and the mob is coming toward you you'd best hit the gas and punch through.

 

[kev74]

Once your boxed in its too late. If you can't turn around and the mob is coming toward you you'd best hit the gas and punch through.

Yes. And if they didn't retreat, that would be my out.

 

[kev74]

The better solution is to avoid similar situations. I bet you could see the commotion from a block or two away. There's no need to get closer.

 

[Podmonkey]

Yes. And if they didn't retreat, that would be my out.

Worry less about legal outs and more about avoiding a grizzly, painful death at the hands and feet of an angry mob.

 

[Podmonkey]

The better solution is to avoid similar situations. I bet you could see the commotion from a block or two away. There's no need to get closer.

Yes, avoiding trouble is always the best course, but it's not always possible.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

What may seem relatively harmless or not life threatening might quickly escalate beyond your control to become life threatening.


How do you know the difference between a mob that is demonstrating relatively peacefully, vs a mob committing property crimes vs a mob that will kill?

Its a serious question and I don't have the answer. All i know is if someone is breaking enough laws to take over a street or intersection not much else is stopping them from violence or killing.





Watch a documentary about normandie street in the 1992 LA riots. Not good. Shit got real and fast.

 

[Podmonkey]

I swear to God and all that is holy I will NOT let that happen to me!

 

[Jmac00]

first, blocking a road way, is illegal unless you're law enforcement or certified escort. what happens when these assholes are blocking traffic and a half mile back is an ambulance with a sick child in it.

what if YOU have an emergency and these clowns are in the way. Sorry, if "they" start beating on my car, that is now a car jacking, which is a felony. no weapon needs be displayed to defend yourself.

 

[Acer-m14]

I'm thinking of putting a few dozen road flares in bunches across the grill of my 4x4 .. just in case i need a flare in a emergency .. LOL ..

 

[Saltwater60]

I swear to God and all that is holy I will NOT let that happen to me!

Good. Refuse to be a victim.

In spring I was driving slowly along the Erie Canal taking my son pokemoning and I passed tow guys in the road. About a 100 yards down I turned around. One guy was a big bastard and drinking liquor. They looked at me as I passed the first time. The second time as I was approaching them the bus SOB starts walking into my lane from the other side of the road. I lifted my shots and had my hand on my gun. He did not see, but wandered back into the other side of the road. I thought he would rob me. I was not going to stop. There was a side wall, a bike path, and another road lane he could have used. If he stumbl d into my path drunk sorry, but I did not plan on stopping. You just never know.

 

[CaseHardened]

Good. Refuse to be a victim.

In spring I was driving slowly along the Erie Canal taking my son pokemoning and I passed tow guys in the road. About a 100 yards down I turned around. One guy was a big bastard and drinking liquor. They looked at me as I passed the first time. The second time as I was approaching them the bus SOB starts walking into my lane from the other side of the road. I lifted my shots and had my hand on my gun. He did not see, but wandered back into the other side of the road. I thought he would rob me. I was not going to stop. There was a side wall, a bike path, and another road lane he could have used. If he stumbl d into my path drunk sorry, but I did not plan on stopping. You just never know.

My only advice is that I always carry Pepper Spray.

If it's nothing but a violent Drug-Addled freak, whack him good with Pepper Spray - FIRST.

It won't even make the news.