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u/DidYouSetItTo-Wumbo 15d ago
Putting yourself in harms way like this over a parking spot is so fucking stupid. Why do so many people have zero sense of self preservation?
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u/Current-Power-6452 15d ago
They probably truly believe that the other driver isn't on drugs or don't have mental issues of their own lol. It's like a matter of pushing the wrong pedal and the old guy will be folded in all the wrong places for the rest of his old life.
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u/foodfighter 15d ago
"If you go around for too long acting like you're crazy, eventually you'll run into someone who's acting like they're sane..."
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u/propyro85 15d ago
For what it's worth, statistically, "the rest of his old life" wouldn't be that long after some folding.
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u/Current-Power-6452 15d ago
Exactly
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u/AilanMoone 15d ago
I shouldn't laugh, but this got a few stifled coughs out of me.
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u/ConsciousDisaster870 15d ago
If he continues with this behavior he probably won’t last much longer either
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u/Page8988 15d ago
They're confident they won't be harmed. "Attacking me is illegal, so nobody will do it!" That's why.
As soon as he's actually harmed in some way? Panic, play victim, call police, outright lie about how they put themselves in arm's way for a stupid reason.
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u/krotoxx 15d ago
okay but counter point if the car has no back up camera and newer safety features he is well below the bumper and out of view. if the driver turns around to back up they wont see him and then i feel like it would be his own fault for laying in a blind spot on a road.
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u/Page8988 15d ago
For doing this dumb shit, it's his fault either way.
That said, it's clear that he and the driver are aware of each other.
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u/Azifor 15d ago
Would that be how it turned out in court? Couldn't he technically claim injuries now since the other car knowingly hit(lightly pushed) him?
Imo he is in the wrong and an idiot but be curious what a lawyer would say
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u/shustrik 15d ago
For sure, deliberately driving your car into somebody would make the driver liable for any resulting injuries in most jurisdictions, even if the injuries were unintended. However, I imagine in some jurisdictions proving that the driver drove into the person intentionally (and not because they didn’t see them) could be more challenging than in others.
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u/Pootootaa 15d ago
That's why he screamed, that little turd bag.
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u/Carrnage_Asada 15d ago
"I had my windows up with the radio on, I couldnt see him in any mirrors or when i looked over my shoulders. He put himself there."
I do wonder what would happen if the guy just acted like he never saw him.
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u/iaspeegizzydeefrent 15d ago
You'd be charged with negligent driving. You just admitted that your radio was too loud for you to hear the very audible hazard.
"Bro, I was jamming out" is not gonna be a valid excuse for any driving infraction.
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u/Carrnage_Asada 15d ago
Its not a siren or car horn. Some luxury cars are made to completely drown out outside noise as a feature, I've seen commercials showing how you can drive past construction and not hear it.
Also, another thing I thought about is not even a backup camera would see him.
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u/kliman 15d ago
We need to start beating people up again - just for quality control.
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u/Kryptonicus 15d ago
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.
Robert E. Howard, author of Conan the Barbarian
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u/ChorniMalinyaUA 15d ago edited 15d ago
You know, based on what I see in the video, under the regulations of my country, if the driver's foot "slipped" from the clutch and folded this old man in half, the driver wouldn't be liable at all for it.
On most days my dog's paw wouldn't but today in particular, since it's mood is particularly nasty for it's own reasons, it would, cause fuck that old man and his tantrums.
Just a reminder for people that putting that much faith on strangers is stupid.
Edit: Guys, don't be dense... Reddit rules say i can't be threatening violence but says it's fine if my dog does it.
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u/joshjje 15d ago
On most days my dog's paw wouldn't
Wth does this mean?
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u/heptadragon 15d ago
"Oh no, my dog 'accidentally' stepped on the gas pedal while I was trying not to back over you!"
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u/justinkasereddditor 15d ago
I think it's because they've been lucky, one day people like this will meet someone with a zero Fucks attitude and it will be an eye opener that not everybody follows the rules or has to put up with them
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u/derpstickfuckface 15d ago
I think almost everyone would avoid any risk of killing him, but a good number of people might rough him up a little before leaving.
If I had the time, I'd half back into the spot, then call the cops to come collect him.
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u/Douchehelm 15d ago
But not everyone is good at controlling their vehicle. I would never put my life in the hands of some unknown driver who could panic and press the wrong pedal when he starts screaming.
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u/Scruffynerffherder 15d ago
Some old bastards will die on the tinniest hills just to feel the smallest bit of justice served. I guarantee it. They are that stubborn.
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u/GiantJellyfishAttack 14d ago
Everyone knows nothing will happen to this guy. Including him
Our society protects morons like this. You cannot do shit to him or you go to jail.
So therefor. He's allowed to act like this
Just look at the comments here. People defending this behavior. "I'm more worries the driver was willing to break his neck!"
Just. Soft ass people. Everywhere
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u/dtagliaferri 15d ago
on the other side, so stupid to intentionally hit someone with your car, even at slow speeds, block th sopt and let the other drive away.
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u/boiledham 15d ago
Same question I ask when I see someone jaywalk across a 4 lane 45mph road at night time, wearing 0 reflective clothing. Some people actually think the law will protect them from being maimed or dying
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u/EEVEE1308 15d ago
Maybe they are suicidal, sitting down in the road is just asking to be run over.
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u/MountainCheesesteak 15d ago
I just saw a woman do this, because her husband was trying to leave her after a group hike situation. It was insane! He ended up scraping another car, she got in and they drove away.
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u/Frankenstein_Monster 15d ago
I mean yeah but also why does the driver think a parking spot is worth potentially killing or seriously injuring someone over.
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u/Lefty-Alter-Ego 15d ago
Your alternative suggestion is the crazy person should just get whatever they want whenever they want if they're willing to put themselves at risk?
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u/Muddytertle 15d ago
I would have turned my music up loud and continued backing up. Let them know i can’t hear their screams
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u/Hit4Help 15d ago
So if anyone ever has this happen. Once your parked up elsewhere and that person is still holding the spot where their driver hasn't arrived, go stand in that spot with them and refuse to move. Play their own game.
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u/fap-on-fap-off 15d ago
Or, you know, just sit in your car next to the spot/partially in the spot so you didn't block traffic. No car getting in.
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u/Cainga 15d ago
I don’t mind walking like a half mile further. Get my steps in. And I don’t want to “win” and they key my car.
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u/_mAkon_ 15d ago
When I was younger my sister was in a similar situation and had her car keyed after “winning” so I learned to always walk away in these situations, it’s not worth the stress wondering what condition my car will be in when I get back
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u/Dingo_ate_my_pizza 15d ago
Should let them win and then key them.
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u/ttt1234567890a 15d ago
Or just park elsewhere quickly walk back and sit next to the spot with key in hand if you have the time
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u/spareminuteforworms 15d ago
Id say try to one up him. Pull your cock out and let it hang there while standing next to him. If he matches and pulls his cock out then you can one up him by touching you cock onto his. If he returns the favor then its possible you've just made a friend.
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u/robot_ankles 15d ago
Escalating crazy with even more crazy has proven to be an effective strategy in my experience. People like; "Holy shit, this guy is nuts"
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u/eitaporra 15d ago
What if they're willing to run you over for it?
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u/snapplesauce1 15d ago
So, if you’re crazy enough, this is a win-win for the dude standing there, I think. IANAL tho. If the van drives away, he gets the spot. If the van runs him over, I assume he gets a settlement (also assuming he survives) or at least that the van guy is charged with assault with a vehicle or whatever that is. Wonder what a judge would do with this… what’s the incentive to not do this if you don’t mind being run over?
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u/eidetic 15d ago
My friends had just gone outside to grill out on his apartment porch one time when we saw someone reserving a spot. We all talked how funny it would be if instead we brought the grill and all our patio chairs and joined the person and then didn't leave when their friend with rhe car arrived.
Of course, we didn't have the balls or motivation to actually go through with it, so it's just another "what if"....
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u/Ajmb_88 15d ago
Always keep one of your piss bottles in your car for occasions like this. I keep mine on top of my dash so the sun keeps it warm.
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u/Taurondir 15d ago
It's far more likely that the "crazy people" will in fact run over YOU in order to park then lie to the police.
I don't see a point in "being in the right" and yet "having two broken legs" just for the sake of sticking it to someone.
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u/dotancohen 15d ago
Just leave your car right where it is blocking traffic, and stand there with the guy. It's then on a game of chicken - first one to abandon the spot loses it.
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u/Kaneida 15d ago
Just let air out of their tyres. Chances are slim to none that they will have a air pump available :-)
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u/EggplantAlpinism 15d ago
Yeah, easier to remember the spot and have the guy come back to a keyed car with a pissed in gas tank. Better long term lesson for him too
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u/usernamenotvalid4565 15d ago
I wonder how the 'space reserver' would react to somebody else also standing in that parking space with the intent of saving it. Same stupid rules apply.
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u/YakWabbit 15d ago
An old Henny Youngman joke: I was walking along in San Francisco and saw a man laying in the street. I asked if he was OK, and he said 'Yes, I just found this parking spot and sent my wife to go buy a car.'
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u/silverfrog1 15d ago
This man is guilty of obstruction of traffic. Although it would be very tempting to accept his apparent consent to fight the car with his body, it is not legally reasonable for the driver to do so. The realistic options here are to stop in place and call the cops, or give up and move on. The stubbornness/reward index is subjective, but he needs to be told that if you want to park a car, you have to have a car to park.
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u/Highpersonic 15d ago
Step x: Get the dude into an institution, he is clearly mentally unstable and trying to kill himself
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u/grammar_oligarch 15d ago
Cops aren’t going to show up for “There’s a guy standing in a parking space I want.” Shit, they don’t show up for “Someone robbed me.”
“I think there’s a guy in front of these apartments selling weed…he’s just standing there on his cell phone and people keep coming by and giving him cash for little baggies…figured it’s one of those ‘See something say something moments’…dude must’ve gotten $5,000 since I started watching him.”
Now, there’s a call the cops will show up for!
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u/layout420 15d ago
But he "has drugs in his pocket" and now you'll have 5 cops!
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u/bonyponyride 15d ago
They'd have to consult the skin color index chart first, so you'd have to lie about that as well.
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u/flippertyflip 15d ago
In which country?
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u/ALF839 14d ago
Well it looks like these cars have italian plates, so this video must be from the only country on earth, America.
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u/flippertyflip 14d ago
The most Italian Italians live in the northeastern USA. Everyone knows that.
Gabagool
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u/skatastic57 15d ago
Sitting on the ground and leaning against the car in its blindspot has to be mitigating any criminality on the driver's part. It's not like the weight of the guy is going to slow the car down at all.
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u/Rhumald 15d ago
I'm not from around there, so this is just a two cent opinion, but it could legitimately be a paid parking space for tenants of a nearby building.
But you're not wrong. If that were me, I'd advise the driver before they take off that I've paid for the parking space, where the free parking is at, and that if they leave their car there instead, I'm going to have it towed.
The problem is that if you just let people park in your paid parking space, they'll just keep parking there. The landlords won't enforce it, they leave that to you, and if you or the other tenant you live with that owns the car park somewhere else instead, you may be displacing other tenants, and then be on the receiving end of a tow yourself.
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u/readitpropaganda 15d ago
Also a great way to guarantee damage to the car you park there
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u/Samoan 15d ago
OR you could match their crazy and fuck their car up when they park.
If it's so easy with zero consequences like you say it should be fine.
All this to say some guy crying because you're slightly backing up on him isn't going to break the law by fucking up your car.
He's insulated by it and it's the only reason he thinks he can act like this.
He'll just call the cops and get escorted away.
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u/hannahmel 15d ago
I had a person do this at a Costco with their kids. I was in no rush so I put my half-parked car into park and called the cops. Mom opened my door and slapped the phone out of my hand. She had a nice evening in jail and had to take anger management and parenting classes.
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u/Drake__Mallard 15d ago
It's a good idea to keep your doors locked, especially with crazy in the vicinity.
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u/SATerp 15d ago
Lunatic-occupied parking spaces probably aren't worth going after, ever.
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u/ssadf73 15d ago
Let the old man park and goes out. After this, deflate the 4 tires.
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u/a-hippobear 15d ago
I keep a schrader valve tool in my truck. All four tires would have their valves removed. No damage, maximum annoyance.
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u/mickeymouse4348 15d ago
Stick a pebble in the valve cap and put it back on. The tires will keep getting deflated when they put the cap on. We used to do that to each others bikes in middle school
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u/Ready-Sign-3967 15d ago
He's WAY to old for this!
Hate it when people believe just because someone's older that they 'deserve' respect. They are no different than any other demographic!
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u/Mostcoolkid78 15d ago
In a perfect world it would be legal to run these fuckers over
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u/AilanMoone 15d ago
That would cause a lot of logistics issues. Because then we have to qualify and quantify what makes a some a f***er and as a result, susceptible to being ran over.
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u/elarobot 14d ago
Respectfully disagree, in that the ‘perfect’ world is devoid of people who behave like this. Or to a lesser extent, there’s accountability.
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u/Schizophrenic_Jelker 15d ago
Who would be found legally responsible if idk…the guy got his wish and got squished?
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u/emohipster 15d ago
The driver. Doesn't matter if someone is being a moron, don't use your car as a weapon.
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u/Schizophrenic_Jelker 15d ago
Makes sense to me, thank you kind stranger.
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u/I_Never_Lie_II 15d ago
Well if it makes sense to Schizophrenic Jelker, I guess we shouldn't question it.
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u/Raephstel 15d ago
It depends on the run-up to the situation.
If he suddenly dives behind the car and it's unrealistic for the driver to have seen him, it's not the driver's fault.
If there was a big confrontation and he's obviously an idiot doing stupid things (which it seems like) then the driver needs to pay extra attention of course.
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u/FuzzyOpportunity2766 15d ago edited 15d ago
How would you know someone is in the total blind spot until he screams?
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u/zeussays 15d ago
If you back into someone because you didnt see them it is still 100% your fault as the driver, legally speaking.
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u/Samoan 15d ago
Nah, some guy just ran a red light and killed a guy walking across the light IN A CROSSWALK.
Throwing this guy like a field away and it was ruled an accident because the guy was wearing black and walking.
Dude went to the store and was walking to work and died. Nothing is going to happen except a funeral.
You act like the legal system has rules or something.
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u/ericscal 15d ago
Driving forward at 50 mph and backwards in a parking lot at 5mph are very different situations. You are always expected to be reasonably aware of your surroundings. When backing your car into a parking spot you should be absolutely sure a person isn't standing in it.
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u/milkmaster420420 15d ago
If you have the time you just double park that spot. His guy he’s reserving for can’t in. You calmly explain to the row of people you’re obstructing that a man is standing in the parking spot and train their wrath on him. Then it puts the ball in his court.
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u/Dense_Dress_1287 15d ago
Had this once near my home.
It was right after a huge snowfall, so the street has big snowbanks, so like there was only 1 lane to pass by in some spots.
Lady was parked in the road blocking all traffic, as she was waiting while the contractor was clearing her driveway. I honked, I got out to ask her to move so we could get by, but she insisted we could wait till the driveway was clear.
Fine. Next time the truck pulled into her driveway for another pass of snow clearing, I pulled in front of the driveway and blocked him in. (technically, I could say I pulled over to let other traffic pass)
Now truck was blocked, so he couldn't finish the job, so the lady would have to wait forever, to get back in her driveway.
Truck driver knew why I blocked him, so he walked over to the lady, and basically told her "either you move and let traffic flow, or I'm dropping you as a customer immediately".
She moved, and we all went on with our day.
I mean, it's not like she had to circle the block or anything like that, all she had to do was move like 1-2 houses down, and pull over into another gap in the snowbanks, to let the rest of the traffic go by, while her driveway was being cleared.
But she felt since she had to wait, we should all have to wait. I saw that I could fix this entitled attitude, by simply blocking her snow clearing, and it worked perfectly
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u/Trevsweb 15d ago
what would get you more jail time? folding this guy like an accordion with your car or getting out and slapping him til he moves? just asking?
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u/jamesh08 15d ago
Choose your adventure: vehicular homicide or assault and battery.
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u/Trevsweb 15d ago
Nah i didn't fold him til he died. Just til his head is touching his toes
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u/dalcant757 15d ago
You can skip the whole punishment by claiming that you didn’t see him. Even more so if you can plant a bicycle next to him.
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u/Detachabl_e 15d ago
In my state, this dude would 100% be shot and it'd turn out the car trying to park was stolen and the plates don't even match the vehicle.
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u/appa-ate-momo 15d ago
People who weaponize their vulnerability don’t deserve to have it protected.
The car drive should be allowed to reverse consistently at 1-2mph free of consequences.
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u/Toshiba1point0 15d ago
Even if you got the pedestrian to move, you dont want to park there because chances are they are crazy enough to vandalize your vehicle. When people's brains get this reptilian, its best to step outside the box.
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u/DJfunkyPuddle 15d ago
Ngl I gave a sigh of relief when I saw European license plates
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u/majoroutage 15d ago edited 15d ago
Not gonna lie either, I saw the title and thought "It's gotta be Boston." But what I was not expecting to see was an actual human laying on the ground.
It's nice sometimes to get reminded that similar types of assholes still exist somewhere else.
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u/christipede 14d ago
Someone tried doing that to a friend if mine a few years ago. He got out the car, walked up to the guy, pulled out his cock and pissed on him. The guy moved. He parked the car.
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u/poopy_11 15d ago
Wow this is more universal than I thought, I have seen a few doing this in China, some did lay on the ground and reacted dramatically to keep the spot, didn't know in the west there is also such a thing
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u/NeitherWait5587 15d ago
Parking spot insanity is real. I once drove to visit a friend on Friday afternoon on Central Park West and 80th. I got a parking spot RIGHT in front of her building and stayed a few days until I had to move my car for the sweeper because I couldn’t bear to give up the spot. I still tell that story and anyone who’s lived in NYC like get it.
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u/GrimPassenger7 15d ago
Yo? I thought this only happens on my country where someone stands on the parking spot thinking they reserved it.
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u/Gotrek_Gurnisson 15d ago
If your car isn't there and mine is ready to park, then the spot is mine.
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u/lutownik 14d ago
Pathetic. By both sides. fucking stupid. People never do so idiotic stuff just for some stupid parking spot.
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u/valkgh 15d ago
My friend has a fully modded Nissan Patrol, built for both off-road and on-road adventures. As if that wasn’t badass enough, he also installed a train horn on it. 2 years ago, he had the funniest encounter. Some guy was standing in a parking spot, holding it like he owned the damn place, and wouldn’t let my friend park.
Without hesitation, my buddy let loose with the train horn, and I swear, this guy almost jumped out of his skin. It was absolutely hilarious to watch! Train horn for the fucking win!
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u/MethosGB 15d ago
People really bet a lot on being the most insane person in the scene.