Would it have been right to run him over?
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ferrariF50lover said:
You're in a lockable cage made of metal and capable of 150mph. Who was in the other car, f
king Iron Man?
You say you're trying to protect your family by running down the other guy, but have a think for a minute. Actually put yourself in that moment...
Consider it, you're there, behind the wheel of your car, child and wife in tow. You see your opponent alight his vehicle and you hit the gas. You twitch the wheel to ensure your victim is bang centre of the car and you absolutely floor the throttle. The nose lifts, the engine note rises sharply as two tonnes of metal accelerates hard. It's a matter of three or four seconds between that fateful decision and the impact, but with your wife screaming in panic and little Masie-Jayne doing likewise, time seems to stand still. Your victim looms ever larger,the anger on his face rapidly turning to horror as he realises a stranger's murderous intent. He attempts to turn away, but your car is already well established on its course. His fate is sealed; he is a dead man walking.
Your wife and child will witness a man's scull crush and disintegrate as it hits the windscreen. The windscreen will shatter. The car will be very badly damaged. They'll witness a lifeless body fly through the air and land with a sickening thud. They'll see his girlfriend run, screaming, crying, broken, desperate to revive the man she loves. They'll see her hands, arms and clothes soaked in blood and sweat as she furtively but fruitlessly attempts CPR, the kiss of life, anything she can think of to help.
They'll see the paramedics arrive and pick up the limp corpse of your victim. They'll see the police arrive and put you in cuffs and in the back of a traffic car.
They'll see the local news reporting the incident with their usual victim-heavy bias.
They'll see the headlines in the local paper announcing, "Local man arrested for murder after teacher run down in Haversham".
They'll see the neighbours talking in the street, pointing towards the house.
They'll see Kay Burley tweeting a picture of the girlfriend, accompanied by the hashtag #sadnessinhereyes.
They'll see the floral tributes and the candles left at the scene.
They'll see the minutes silence held at Haversham Rangers extra preliminary round Fa Cup tie against King's Lynn Town.
They'll hear the victim impact statements read out by the girlfriend who will choke back tears as she describes how, "the stars fell out of my sky the night my darling was so cruelly taken from me... From us."
They'll hear similar from his mother, a dear old widow, who will be so overcome with emotion in the Court that paramedics are called and the Crown Prosecutor has to read the statement on her behalf.
They'll see the Judge describe you as a 'callous and cold-hearted man who deprived a doting family of a caring, gentle and loving brother and son.'
They'll hear the cries of 'rot in hell, you fking scum!' from the public gallery as sentence is passed.
They'll see the G4S van take you away to begin your 15 year stretch in Wormwood Scrubs.
They'll see you with your black eye and broken fingers, injuries sustained resisting shower rape for the 20th time this month.
They'll see you, a shell, shuffle into the visiting hall. A broken man they barely recognise.
They'll see the bailiffs arrive at your former home to repossess the items your family can no longer afford without your salary coming in.
They'll see the letter from the bank's solicitors, advising that due to their non-payment of the mortgage, the house has been repossessed and that they have 7 days to leave before the High Court enforcement agents turn up with a locksmith.
They'll see the local Emergency Housing Officer, handing them the keys to their new home; a small room in the local backpackers hostel with a bathroom shared between 10.
They'll see all that and a million other things you can't even imagine.
So yeah, go on, hard nut, run down a man because he cut you up on the road and you need to "protect your family". See how far it gets you.
Wow, that painted a very powerful picture. Hope the OP and any other cretin who thinks that using his vehicle as a weapon (without the target being a threat) reads this.king Iron Man?You say you're trying to protect your family by running down the other guy, but have a think for a minute. Actually put yourself in that moment...
Consider it, you're there, behind the wheel of your car, child and wife in tow. You see your opponent alight his vehicle and you hit the gas. You twitch the wheel to ensure your victim is bang centre of the car and you absolutely floor the throttle. The nose lifts, the engine note rises sharply as two tonnes of metal accelerates hard. It's a matter of three or four seconds between that fateful decision and the impact, but with your wife screaming in panic and little Masie-Jayne doing likewise, time seems to stand still. Your victim looms ever larger,the anger on his face rapidly turning to horror as he realises a stranger's murderous intent. He attempts to turn away, but your car is already well established on its course. His fate is sealed; he is a dead man walking.
Your wife and child will witness a man's scull crush and disintegrate as it hits the windscreen. The windscreen will shatter. The car will be very badly damaged. They'll witness a lifeless body fly through the air and land with a sickening thud. They'll see his girlfriend run, screaming, crying, broken, desperate to revive the man she loves. They'll see her hands, arms and clothes soaked in blood and sweat as she furtively but fruitlessly attempts CPR, the kiss of life, anything she can think of to help.
They'll see the paramedics arrive and pick up the limp corpse of your victim. They'll see the police arrive and put you in cuffs and in the back of a traffic car.
They'll see the local news reporting the incident with their usual victim-heavy bias.
They'll see the headlines in the local paper announcing, "Local man arrested for murder after teacher run down in Haversham".
They'll see the neighbours talking in the street, pointing towards the house.
They'll see Kay Burley tweeting a picture of the girlfriend, accompanied by the hashtag #sadnessinhereyes.
They'll see the floral tributes and the candles left at the scene.
They'll see the minutes silence held at Haversham Rangers extra preliminary round Fa Cup tie against King's Lynn Town.
They'll hear the victim impact statements read out by the girlfriend who will choke back tears as she describes how, "the stars fell out of my sky the night my darling was so cruelly taken from me... From us."
They'll hear similar from his mother, a dear old widow, who will be so overcome with emotion in the Court that paramedics are called and the Crown Prosecutor has to read the statement on her behalf.
They'll see the Judge describe you as a 'callous and cold-hearted man who deprived a doting family of a caring, gentle and loving brother and son.'
They'll hear the cries of 'rot in hell, you f
king scum!' from the public gallery as sentence is passed.They'll see the G4S van take you away to begin your 15 year stretch in Wormwood Scrubs.
They'll see you with your black eye and broken fingers, injuries sustained resisting shower rape for the 20th time this month.
They'll see you, a shell, shuffle into the visiting hall. A broken man they barely recognise.
They'll see the bailiffs arrive at your former home to repossess the items your family can no longer afford without your salary coming in.
They'll see the letter from the bank's solicitors, advising that due to their non-payment of the mortgage, the house has been repossessed and that they have 7 days to leave before the High Court enforcement agents turn up with a locksmith.
They'll see the local Emergency Housing Officer, handing them the keys to their new home; a small room in the local backpackers hostel with a bathroom shared between 10.
They'll see all that and a million other things you can't even imagine.
So yeah, go on, hard nut, run down a man because he cut you up on the road and you need to "protect your family". See how far it gets you.
WOW ! There are some idiots with comprehension difficulties here.
The OP didn't say he wanted to run down the other driver, he did exactly the right thing in driving away rather than getting involved. Flashing his lights and giving the wker sign wasn't a good idea though, but have we not all done it or at least thought about it ?
What he did was paint a different scenario and ask people's opinion.
The OP didn't say he wanted to run down the other driver, he did exactly the right thing in driving away rather than getting involved. Flashing his lights and giving the w
ker sign wasn't a good idea though, but have we not all done it or at least thought about it ?What he did was paint a different scenario and ask people's opinion.
ferrariF50lover said:
Stuff, stuff, stuff, They'll see his girlfriend run, screaming, crying, broken, desperate to revive the man she loves. They'll see her hands, arms and clothes soaked in blood and sweat as she furtively but fruitlessly attempts CPR, the kiss of life, anything she can think of to help. stuff, stuff, stuff
I haven't been on here very long and I dip in and out but would it be considered the Pistonheads way of things to question 'furtively'?Cheers, Jim
Corpulent Tosser said:
WOW ! There are some idiots with comprehension difficulties here.
The OP didn't say he wanted to run down the other driver, he did exactly the right thing in driving away rather than getting involved. Flashing his lights and giving the wker sign wasn't a good idea though, but have we not all done it or at least thought about it ?
What he did was paint a different scenario and ask people's opinion.
Aye. Rules of Posting need another rule.......RTFQ before engaging gob.The OP didn't say he wanted to run down the other driver, he did exactly the right thing in driving away rather than getting involved. Flashing his lights and giving the w
ker sign wasn't a good idea though, but have we not all done it or at least thought about it ?What he did was paint a different scenario and ask people's opinion.
A common failing on PH...
Centurion07 said:
Jim1556 said:
Centurion07 said:
Beat me to it! 
Where I am from, your only chance of survival in such a situation will be to run the assailant over. Chances are he'll have shot you before you hit him.
Regardless of what the clowns have said, you will be right in running an assailant over if you were in fear for your life. I dont mean mounting a kerb to run him over but if he was running towards your car right in the middle of the road then his/her bad luck.
The attached happened to me but I didnt run the mofo over cause it was something I was expecting. If he had a metal wrench in his hands or there was any breaking of glass, then I would have made to escape and run him over if necessary.
Regardless of what the clowns have said, you will be right in running an assailant over if you were in fear for your life. I dont mean mounting a kerb to run him over but if he was running towards your car right in the middle of the road then his/her bad luck.
The attached happened to me but I didnt run the mofo over cause it was something I was expecting. If he had a metal wrench in his hands or there was any breaking of glass, then I would have made to escape and run him over if necessary.
Eclassy said:
Where I am from, your only chance of survival in such a situation will be to run the assailant over. Chances are he'll have shot you before you hit him.
Regardless of what the clowns have said, you will be right in running an assailant over if you were in fear for your life. I dont mean mounting a kerb to run him over but if he was running towards your car right in the middle of the road then his/her bad luck.
The attached happened to me but I didnt run the mofo over cause it was something I was expecting. If he had a metal wrench in his hands or there was any breaking of glass, then I would have made to escape and run him over if necessary.
Which lawless country are you from then? Or are you going to overegg how tough your local town is.Regardless of what the clowns have said, you will be right in running an assailant over if you were in fear for your life. I dont mean mounting a kerb to run him over but if he was running towards your car right in the middle of the road then his/her bad luck.
The attached happened to me but I didnt run the mofo over cause it was something I was expecting. If he had a metal wrench in his hands or there was any breaking of glass, then I would have made to escape and run him over if necessary.
Pints said:
LoonR1 said:
Which lawless country are you from then? Or are you going to overegg how tough your local town is.
Not sure where Eclassy is from but I twice had to turn my vehicle into a "defensive instrument" in EL, South Africa while I lived there.LoonR1 said:
Pints said:
LoonR1 said:
Which lawless country are you from then? Or are you going to overegg how tough your local town is.
Not sure where Eclassy is from but I twice had to turn my vehicle into a "defensive instrument" in EL, South Africa while I lived there.
REALIST123 said:
ruggedscotty said:
want to run him over..... well for a start take the keys off of you - as you are not fit to be in charge of any vehicle.
This day and age we all have a social responsibility - yes that cretin that pulled out took a liberty - thats the state of roads today - if you want to start a fight or engage in a fight then so be it....
Id be considering anger management courses - ;-)
Have you considered a reading course? It was the other guy who wanted to fight........This day and age we all have a social responsibility - yes that cretin that pulled out took a liberty - thats the state of roads today - if you want to start a fight or engage in a fight then so be it....
Id be considering anger management courses - ;-)
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