"You're on my crosswalk".
  • 306 points mrlandlord

    Dude is lucky he missed the fire hydrant. That could have done some serious damage.

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    23 points dementorpoop

    Disproportionate responses aren’t Justice. Tit for tat was fine (even encouraged if you will), but wishing for an extreme turn of events isn’t justice. That’s just a race to the bottom

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    12 points Ramrodron

    The guy hit him through the window and the kid pushed him down. Not that disproportionate. It's not like he stabbed him or anything. I bet ol lumpy thinks twice before starting things with a stranger.

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    9 points dementorpoop

    That’s not what I was responding to or talking about. The thread you’re responding to is saying that dude was lucky not to fall into the fire hydrant and the person I responded to said that would have been just. I disagree

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    1 points Ramrodron

    Oh, no harm. :)

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    0 points Froggy1789

    But the 2nd pusher wouldn’t have any claim to self defense and would be liable for at least voluntary manslaughter. This is why the cops exist. Call and say you were assaulted and you have a good clear video of it. Don’t use vigilante justice.

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  • 96 points 23370aviator

    Okay like I get it, don’t be fighty. But you aren’t supposed to block the crosswalk if you clearly can’t go. Driver is far from innocent.

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    25 points mludd

    But you aren’t supposed to block the crosswalk if you clearly can’t go. Driver is far from innocent.

    Yeah, my first thought was that at least around here the driver broke two laws:

    1. You are not allowed to stop on crosswalks (except for obvious traffic-safety reasons, if your options are "stop on crosswalk" or "hit cyclist" then obviously the law allows you to stop on the crosswalk).
    2. When entering a public road from a parking lot or other private property you have to yield to all other road users (and at least here legally speaking that includes pedestrians).
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  • 536 points Redditarsaurus

    It's embarrassing how so many old fat dudes think they can fight or are intimidating

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    164 points TrueCrime-andMemes

    It's because of guys like these that in my country we have a great saying: "você é grande mas não é dois", which literally means "you are big but you are not two".

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    26 points Player1-jay

    r/suddenlycaralho

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    9 points TrueCrime-andMemes

    Hahahahah eu amo essa página

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    6 points FartCop5-0

    My dad would always say “there is always somebody bigger”

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    25 points lazykath

    That's because they're used to intimidating smaller women and children.

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    24 points GuessTraining

    Fat dudes with beards that wear the red cap

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    -5 points EYNLLIB

    It's embarrassing how many people act like the driver, too.

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  • 445 points mastergriggy

    I see two idiots in this video.

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    207 points Brad_again

    Yes there are two idiots here. While the unprovoked assault from old whitey was absolutely uncalled for, other dude should have cared about the sidewalk and pedestrian right of way.

    The charge of the other dude was absolutely warranted.

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    -6 points JoeSieyu

    No, if they wanted to call it a case of self defence, that would mean that the guy in the car was still in danger; the other guy was already walking away so the guy in the car was no longer in danger, thus it would legally be considered assault. First guy was still the bad guy, but there was no reason the guy in the car needed to chase him down

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    16 points Brad_again

    "Uhm ackshually ~". When did I say anything about legality. Obviously both were in the wrong; blocking a crosswalk, punching a dude through an open window, chasing a man down the street and pushing him to the ground. "Two idiots"

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    0 points gertalives

    He didn’t shoot him, he went hands-on after being punched. Contrary to what some people believe, in most places, you aren’t legally required to take a punch to the face without reacting just because someone walks away. What you can’t do is react disproportionately, like beating the other person to death.

    That said, old dude is right, don’t block the fucking sidewalk. He just shouldn’t have punched the kid.

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    -1 points PerceptionQueasy3540

    Maybe, but most people aren't just going to get punch in the face and be like "oh ok, you have a good day sir" and keep going. That's gonna trigger a response in damn near any person, legal or not. If the cops did come out and all that happened was the dude got pushed down, I don't think they would have done anything.

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    -229 points mastergriggy

    I don't think getting out of an active car to chase down an elderly man walking away from you to assault him is ever really warranted in this situation, but sure thing bud. They'd both be charged with assault in real life.

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    121 points fevsea

    Did you miss the part where he punch him in the face first?

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    30 points samuelgato

    Yes, but revenge beatings =/= self defense. The old guy got what he deserved, but if I was the driver I wouldn't be sharing that video anywhere

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    27 points leriane

    I would've thought this country learned what happens when actions don't have consequences

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    -71 points mastergriggy

    Great. That doesn't change anything though. If someone assaults you, yes that's assault. If you then proceed to chase that person down and attack them back, that's also assault. You both end up in jail. That's how that works.

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    15 points jvho666

    Nah you see he was chasing after that old prick in self defense

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    1 points JoeSieyu

    Self defence would entail the car guy was still in active danger, which he was not. So it was assault

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    1 points jvho666

    What I wrote was pretty clearly sarcasm

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    -47 points FENTWAY

    Wrong. He attacked the old men from behind as the man was walking away. Self defense has no chance I court. As a matter of fact the old guy shoots n kills the kid as the kid is kicking him on the ground. Thats self defense. The boy is lucky on several accounts.

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    6 points TricksterPriestJace

    You were right in the first half, but not the second. You can't claim self defense because you were losing a fight you started. He would be in serious shit if he shot the kid. The kid left his car to go throw hands, leaving your weapon behind to fight is a pretty reasonable indication you aren't threatening lethal harm.

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    2 points sBucks24

    What would it be? Aggregated man slaughter? Surely it's happened before..

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    3 points TricksterPriestJace

    Varies by jurisdiction. But generally if you are the aggressor you can't claim self defense if you escalated a fight to lethal force.

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    -4 points FENTWAY

    Although the old man started it, he was walking away and was attacked from behind and kicked while on the ground. That alone can be charged as assault with a deadly weapon. Not sure what you mean by the kid leaving his weapon behind but anyways, cool!

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    3 points TricksterPriestJace

    What was the deadly weapon, a shoe?

    He left his car behind.

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    -3 points Froggy1789

    That’s not true. You can reclaim self defense even as the initial attacker if you retreat and make it clear you are disengaging. The whole reason for that is to avoid what happened here. The law doesn’t like vigilante violence.

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    5 points TricksterPriestJace

    You are going to need a damned good lawyer to get away with punching someone and backing off, then shooting them when they punch back.

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    -43 points mastergriggy

    ...is this a serious comment?

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    1 points leriane

    When you control the video, you can conveniently delete the part where you assaulted someone before you get a discovery order lol

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    3 points 12DrD21

    It's a bit harder to do that after you post it on the internet, though...

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    -8 points AnnoyingKickboxer

    Why are you gay

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    -12 points dog_in_the_vent

    Two wrongs don't make a right.

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    21 points Brad_again

    I mean sure but that old dude asked for it. Let them both be charged but either way if you're going to punch someone be prepared for a response. Read that as don't hit other people because you won't like the repercussions. But you are correct, car guy should have just called the cops and filed an assault charge.

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    8 points ChiefWahoooMcDaniels

    Exactly. Idk why dudes getting down voted. Was the young guy hitting him back well deserved? Absolutely. But from a legal standpoint that absolutely wasn't self defense as he was walking away and there was no longer a threat of bodily harm. If the old dude calls the cops, they both get in trouble. If he doesn't, he can walk away without his dignity but also without an assault charge.

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    4 points Brad_again

    Things can be both. Reddit doesn't do nuance.

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    1 points Thefelix01

    I really doubt he’d get an assault charge for acting in the moment after being assaulted without overwhelming force. Kicks to the head or if the guy had been seriously injured, then sure.

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    2 points 12DrD21

    With that video? No - he's getting a battery charge. The first guy overreacted more than a tad, but the driver should not stop on a crosswalk - thats illegal, too, and very annoying for pedestrians. If he took his video and didnt run the guy down, then the other guy would be facing a battery charge if he hit the driver. But chasing the guy, knocking him down from behind, etc. he's getting the same charge as the guy he struck.

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    -3 points Cicer

    Nah in this case totally warranted. 

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    -1 points leriane

    elderly

    old people fall just like anyone

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    31 points SleeplessDrifter

    Driver made a misstake and was like: "What are you going to do about it?!".

    Violence is never the answer but the driver was not innocent at all!

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  • 172 points icicleknife

    When two idiots meet...

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  • 95 points Penis-hat

    Everybody sucks here, zero karma gained

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  • 7 points Drunk_Cartographer

    Do regular people in America actually talk like this?

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    6 points BizzyHaze

    Yah bro

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  • 34 points FewAcanthocephala828

    Crazy people doing crazy shit (both of them)

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    1 points leriane

    Every day this country reminds me more and more of Spargus City from Jak 3

    You can basically punch a random citizen and start a firefight lol

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  • 126 points j_roe

    That driver has a lot of attitude for someone that was in the wrong to start with.

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    84 points BlackWidow7d

    He was in the wrong, but there was absolutely zero reason for violence from either of them.

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    43 points pseudo374

    The driver had a pretty good reason for violence once he was assaulted, no?

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    -8 points CollectionMaster3115

    No, not in the eyes of the law at least

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    10 points screechypete

    I don't care about the law, I'm still pleased with this outcome :P

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    -2 points CollectionMaster3115

    This isn't about opinions I was just responding back to the person from a law prospective

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    -7 points screechypete

    Either way, justice got served.

    EDIT: He shoulda double tapped him for good measure :P

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    0 points Cicer

    Agreed. People in here talking about the rule of law. All i’d be worried about is my future mental state if I didn’t retaliate. 

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    -3 points screechypete

    Vigilante justice is still justice :P

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    -2 points [deleted]

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    1 points CollectionMaster3115

    I like how I'm being downvoted just for stating a fact

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    6 points Sea_Comment1208

    Ya never know when yer gonna hit the wrong guy in the face. His time has come

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    1 points mcknz9

    I feel like this applies to 99% of reddit videos

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    -5 points Slade_Williams

    Im guessing your either:

    raised by a single mom
    a woman
    a blue haired liberal

    Am i right?

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    2 points BlackWidow7d

    Raised by both parents. My dad was widowed in my late 20s. My mother was a college professor. My dad ran election campaigns. Both bleeding liberals. No blue hair ;-)

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    24 points CyberGraham

    Sure, but that punch to the face was 100% uncalled for

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    2 points SoakingWetBeaver

    Yeah, he should have just smashed the car window instead

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    7 points anvilman

    Textbook situation of both parties being cunts.

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  • 16 points wckdcrazycool

    Bruno Mars has changed y’all…

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    5 points leriane

    Look at me beatin' yo ass like a gorilla

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  • 50 points itstheFREEDOM

    and that fake NYPD shirt...what?

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    32 points work_work-work

    Souvenir shirt. They sell them all over NYC in the tourist shops

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  • 5 points Survive1014

    As a certified Fight Juror- both parties got their respective hit AND cheap shot. Not guilty on all accounts.

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  • 20 points bobo_1111

    Old guy deserved that

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  • 9 points sBucks24

    Should have keyed the fucks car and moved on. Fuck people who block crosswalks.

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  • 20 points Amart34

    Instant karma would be if both of them got fucked up.

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    7 points leriane

    someone else walks up to the car and drives off

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  • 3 points jasonguru13

    Theyre bros now?

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  • 2 points dog_in_the_vent

    When two assholes meet.

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  • 2 points merlins69beard

    Dumb and Dumber come together.

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  • 2 points hobobohem

    Dude showed more restraint than I would have.

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  • 2 points Angelas-Merkin

    If you park in the crosswalk and refuse to admit your mistake and correct it you deserve the instant karma. Dude deserved that little love tap.

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  • 1 points slikk50

    So both these guys are dickheads?

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  • 5 points INeedlessI

    The guy walking was right... learn how to drive

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  • 2 points Slade_Williams

    Bitch kid needs a real whooping. Welcome to life

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  • 2 points ezko750

    With a cop shirt on. Thinking he is above it all

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    1 points WaynezWorld88

    Exactly 🤣

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  • -4 points Aeolus_14_Umbra

    All of the maga anger and hate boiling to the surface.

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  • 1 points thrustinfreely

    Ru!

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  • 1 points ArnoldSchwarzenegga

    Why would you ever roll down your window for an aggressive person. Keep your windows up

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  • 1 points Thykothaken

    Chubs toppled like an egg. Humpty Dumpty built jackass.

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  • 1 points Tall-Magazine-6442

    Thats fucked up init

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  • 2 points Honest_Pollution_92

    Walrus down!

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  • 1 points DocHoliday8514

    I think ol dude got what he deserved. Not too much. Good self control.

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  • -3 points SirCaptainReynolds

    Way too few kicks to the balls after that.

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    2 points skincyan

    The driver was wrong here

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    -2 points SirCaptainReynolds

    Sure. Cause it’s so hard to walk around a car that creeped into a walking path it’s worth assaulting someone over? Uh huh 🙄

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    1 points skincyan

    If it is a crosswalk, it is a crosswalk. It's so hard to just stop the car a few meters earlier

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  • 1 points CaptainHefe

    He got punked

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  • 1 points kinkybiscuits

    Sugarhouse mentioned

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  • -1 points Buddhas_Warrior

    Should have kicked him in his twat.

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  • 0 points leriane

    Hey look, now you're on "✌️your✌️" crosswalk

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  • 0 points realdjjmc

    There goes my hero

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  • -5 points Thecardinal74

    How he didn’t follow up with a 1-2 to the guy’s nose while he’s down is beyond me

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  • -1 points REDMAGE00

    Driver let dude off easy.

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  • -29 points Sea_Comment1208

    My only advice to the driver is keep “F’n & GOD out of the same sentence. Otherwise “Good job Brother” guy deserved that and a kick in the balls as well.

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    5 points Cicer

    Oh my fuckin god! I know right. 

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    2 points TooYoungForThisCrap

    God doesn’t care.

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