I thought I'd share a bit of a shocking story.

I driving today through a town with my wife that had a big [Australian] football match. After a match there are plenty of fans walking the streets, some drunk, some angry their team lost.

So I come to a roundabout and these two men walk out in front of my w203, I had to suddenly stop and I naturally honked the horn to warn them of the danger.

The men get out the way an I slowly drive away. Next thing I hear a slam and one of the men is kicking my left side mirror where my wife is sitting as a passenger.

I pull forward a bit and I stop the car ready to get out.

Next thing the same man is about to kick my tail-lights and I quickly accelerate before he makes contact with the car. He gives chase but gives up after a few meters. A witness watching looked as shocked as we were.

The men walk away and I get out to inspect the damage. Lucky there is none at all , the mirror was kicked from the front and as we know it being flexible, it must have flexed back and adjusted itself again. The indicators light also works fine.

Naturally this left my wife pretty shaken up.

I had two choices now; confront these two guys or just keep going. I followed them inconspicuously in my car hoping to get the licence plate of their car or, if they lived close, an address. After a few minutes I decide to just drive off and leave it be. If I kept followed them and got their home address or car registration the police wont do much as there was no damage an no one was injured.

During the heat of the incident, for a split second, I felt a rush of anger that I contemplated putting the car in reverse but decided if I hit the chap who attacked my car, I would be on the wrong side of the law.

Not much point to the story but I just thought I'd get it off my chest. Its sad there are people out there who behave like this. I guess I'm lucky we were in a car and not literally bump into these chaps whilst taking a stroll.

I do admit I am not a strong guy and I always try to avoid violence. Yet even if I were a tough guy, these chaps were big and two against one with a lady there would still not have been a good idea.


PS
After typing this I just realised why the auto-lock doors are so useful. Imagine instead of kicking the car the guy tried to open the door where my wife was sitting.

 

Some people are just.. out of control.. often involve drug & alcohol.
I'm glad you're safe, and no damage to the car.

 

ah the good decisions of maturity. i almost feel like its a good thing the second guy came to kick your tail light or else you woulda got outta the car and possibly regretted it. hope your wife's ok.

 

Sorry if I mistyped, it was still the first guy who tired to kick the tail-lights. All the same guy. I edited my post to make it more clear. If I got out, I'm sure the 2nd guy would have joined in though.

 

I'm glad you and your wife are ok and your car wasn't damaged!

It amazes me how some people become so seriously unhinged when their team loses (and even when it wins). Here in the states (and Canada most recently) there are sometimes riots in the streets where cars are burned and store fronts are damaged. Sometimes people are injured. All be cause of the result of a ball game (or maybe that's just an excuse which is even more insane!) The crazy emoticon is not strong enough for this situation!

Again, glad you all are ok.

 

Should have driven by with you door open and knocked them down Hahaha ... serious note glad you and the wife are good and the car suffered no damage ... people cannot keep drinking and such in perspective , quite pathetic people get to that point . But the important thing is no one was hurt.

 

Wrong place at the wrong time. You did well. No point in confronting two or more of them.

Next time, don't sound the horn .... It only stirs the drunken fools up.

 

You drive a Mercedes-benz, i'm glad you kept your cool and not put a hurting on those two asses.

 

Keep a bat near by:-) you did well...i would have started a riot!!

 

I felt like doing something like that and my wife said, in anger and shock, to run the guy over. But then I would be the one in a law court defending myself.

 

Good on you man! No damage either.

Karma will get him back!

 

Yes good that you did not let anything get the better of you. Otherwise you would be the one suffering for no reason

 

I always avoid the horn.

I was with a friend when he was in a situation much like yours. The guy was in the front of the car and he wanted to run him over, but I told him not to.

Luckily a cop saw and took him to the side of the road. The dicks insurance covered the cost, and my friend took it to my shop class and got it fixed. Very nicely done and everyone was happy (exept for the dick)

 

Take a deep breath and walk away. If we confront them, and injure them, we would be on the wrong side of the law, as you said. Some people are just really ... mentally retarded .

 

Best thing to do is to avoid the confrontation. But do consider your preps for the unavoidable encounter. What if you thought you hit one of them and got out of the car? What if they did get the door open? Carry whatever is legal and you are proficient with to defend yourself.

I am sorry your government grabbed all the guns so someone like you does not have the choice to use deadly force in self-defense. I've seen the 2009 crime stats since the gun grab and they are a very disturbing trend.

Be safe out there.

 

lucky u werent at a LA dodger game....


i make sure to keep smith in one hand and wesson in the other

 

Not worth it. Your car is still just a car no matter how much you love and take care of it.

Now if they break my windows and tried to hurt my loved ones then they will see the shiny oiled up ready to go muzzle of my .45

 

You did the right thing, especially with your wife in the car. Best thing to do in these cases is to get out of there fast. Avoiding conflict is safest. Of course, if my life were being threatened I might take aim and step on the gas! LOL