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Car plows through protesters during Ferguson rally in south Minneapolis [W:349]

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When I see a crowd of people in the street, I don't try to drive through them. To do so would be foolish.

I don't either but that does not make what this driver did illegal...

Not really. Both crowds of people blocked an intersection. We sat there for awile before a cop came. It happens. I'm not going to risk someone's life because I feel inconvenienced.

Me either... but that does not make driving though them illegal.
 
This guy did not have to try and force his way through a crowd of people with his car.

I understand. These people also did not have to block traffic. That said, trying to drive through a crowd IS NOT ILLEGAL. Blocking traffic IS ILLEGAL.

What if some person had to get somewhere for an emergency? What if the crowd would not listen? Can the person try to drive though? I am interested in hearing your opinion. I know I would drive through carefully and if they did not move or attacked my car I would drive faster and hope they got out of the way... if not? Their ****ing problem. What is your take?
 
This guy did not have to try and force his way through a crowd of people with his car.

Otoh, that crowd of people did not have to be blocking traffic, standing in the street, and trying to physically damage his car either.
 
Wilson is the drama queen, did you see his face? Someone slapped him so he shot him dead.

This thread is about driving through a crowd or protestors... whining about the death of a piece of garbage like M. Brown is a different thread.
 
Otoh, that crowd of people did not have to be blocking traffic, standing in the street, and trying to physically damage his car either.

But, but, but... he didn't have to drive through the intersection... (I said that in a whiney voice, by the way, with my hands waving about frantically and dancing on my tip toes.)
 
I understand. These people also did not have to block traffic. That said, trying to drive through a crowd IS NOT ILLEGAL. Blocking traffic IS ILLEGAL.

What if some person had to get somewhere for an emergency? What if the crowd would not listen? Can the person try to drive though? I am interested in hearing your opinion. I know I would drive through carefully and if they did not move or attacked my car I would drive faster and hope they got out of the way... if not? Their ****ing problem. What is your take?

I gave a take. I have been stopped because of a mob of people leaving a football game. It was irritating but I did not use my vehicle as a way to force my way through the crowd. If there was an opening, I would have taken that route, otherwise, I'm waiting so I don't hit the people. It's not worth a life.

There was NO emergency in this situation so not worth my time responding to a straw man.
 
Otoh, that crowd of people did not have to be blocking traffic, standing in the street, and trying to physically damage his car either.

No one tried to damage his car until *after* he ran into a few of them
 
I gave a take. I have been stopped because of a mob of people leaving a football game. It was irritating but I did not use my vehicle as a way to force my way through the crowd. If there was an opening, I would have taken that route, otherwise, I'm waiting so I don't hit the people. It's not worth a life.

There was NO emergency in this situation so not worth my time responding to a straw man.

Don't answer if you don't like but it does go to show how you really feel. If they are free to block the intersection and not have a car attempt to drive through 100% of the time then you would not allow anybody to drive through in an emergency situation either.
 
And that point is being conveniently missed.

You know for certain that right when he pulled up nobody kicked at his doors, or anything? Nothing was thrown?

Of course nobody can tell from that video, but you two seem pretty certain.
 
Don't answer if you don't like but it does go to show how you really feel. If they are free to block the intersection and not have a car attempt to drive through 100% of the time then you would not allow anybody to drive through in an emergency situation either.

Yeah, sure.
 
Maybe they damaged his car because he tried to run them over.

Maybe he ran them over after they started damaging his car and threatening to kill him?

This is a great game... isn't it? You condemning a person with very little in the way of facts.
 
You know for certain that right when he pulled up nobody kicked at his doors, or anything? Nothing was thrown?

Of course nobody can tell from that video, but you two seem pretty certain.

If you're going to argue that people were trying to damage his car *before* he hit anyone, you'll have to provide some evidence and not just speculation.
 
You know for certain that right when he pulled up nobody kicked at his doors, or anything? Nothing was thrown?

Of course nobody can tell from that video, but you two seem pretty certain.

Let's say for argument sake that happened. Does that give him the right to run down a bunch of people?
 
If you're going to argue that people were trying to damage his car *before* he hit anyone, you'll have to provide some evidence and not just speculation.

I don't know. You don't either. That is the point.
 
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