CountryBoy19
Grandmaster
Recently I was in traffic on the south side of Indy 37 Northbound. Got to a red light, car behind me pulled up, driver swung his door open and ran back to the car behind him. At first I thought maybe he knew them, but then he threw his hands up and started yelling. He was almost to the point of pounding on the windows of the car. The occupants of that car just kept the windows up and didn't do anything to antagonize him.
Not knowing the "backstory" behind why this guy is mad at them, would you intervene if he began beating on the windows or attempting to get into the car any other way?
I was carrying at the time, and didn't want to see anybody injured, but also, not knowing the back-story didn't want to get invovled if I didn't have to. Ultimately I ended up making a snap decisions and I sat there until he walked back to his car and got in. Thankfully the situation defused on it's own, but it brought up a good question that I've been wondering about.
Would you do as I did and watch the situation intervening if necessary?
Watch just to be a good witness but don't get involved no matter what happens?
Or pull away because it's not your concern?
P.S. A mile or 2 down the road I saw red and blues in the traffic at least 3/4 mi back working his way forward. I had a sneaking suspicion that he might be coming after this guy. It took him a while to fight through traffic up to where I was. The "offender" was about 1/10 mil ahead of me and turning right just as the LEO caught up. LEO didn't see him turning right until he passed the intersection. The LEO then proceeded to show some very skilled driving . He darted right through a gap in cars onto the shoulder, all the while he was on full-brakes, and slammed it into reverse high-tailing it back to the intersection in reverse on the shoulder. Seeing as how I had some what pulled right to let him pass and knew the offender has turned right, I knew he would likely be slowing down and going back. So I had completely stopped where I was, right past the intersection on the right shoulder (in his path), so I jumped into the left lane quick and gave him lots of room.
Not knowing the "backstory" behind why this guy is mad at them, would you intervene if he began beating on the windows or attempting to get into the car any other way?
I was carrying at the time, and didn't want to see anybody injured, but also, not knowing the back-story didn't want to get invovled if I didn't have to. Ultimately I ended up making a snap decisions and I sat there until he walked back to his car and got in. Thankfully the situation defused on it's own, but it brought up a good question that I've been wondering about.
Would you do as I did and watch the situation intervening if necessary?
Watch just to be a good witness but don't get involved no matter what happens?
Or pull away because it's not your concern?
P.S. A mile or 2 down the road I saw red and blues in the traffic at least 3/4 mi back working his way forward. I had a sneaking suspicion that he might be coming after this guy. It took him a while to fight through traffic up to where I was. The "offender" was about 1/10 mil ahead of me and turning right just as the LEO caught up. LEO didn't see him turning right until he passed the intersection. The LEO then proceeded to show some very skilled driving . He darted right through a gap in cars onto the shoulder, all the while he was on full-brakes, and slammed it into reverse high-tailing it back to the intersection in reverse on the shoulder. Seeing as how I had some what pulled right to let him pass and knew the offender has turned right, I knew he would likely be slowing down and going back. So I had completely stopped where I was, right past the intersection on the right shoulder (in his path), so I jumped into the left lane quick and gave him lots of room.