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Setsuna1972

(332 posts)
Sun May 8, 2016, 07:23 PM May 2016

Last night driving home from work...

I was just leaving the Downtown Tunnel from Norfolk, when I witnessed a car driven by a Bernie Sanders supporter literally being nearly driven off the road by a large truck . The large truck driver really seemed intent on chasing down the other driver and it made me nervous enough to call it in to the local police . Somethings just aren't funny, and trying to run a person off the road just because they support a certain candidate isn't right . I simply wave hi to any one with a Bernie or Hillary bumper sticker and go on my merry way .

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Last night driving home from work... (Original Post) Setsuna1972 May 2016 OP
Agreed. Iliyah May 2016 #1
I hope they caught the guy,that's insane. sufrommich May 2016 #2
Glad you called on it - probably a Trump supporter SharonClark May 2016 #3
one of the reasons i don't put DesertFlower May 2016 #4
Yes! sarae May 2016 #6
Agree--too many aggressive jerks out there spooky3 May 2016 #8
That's awful... sarae May 2016 #5
You did right. riversedge May 2016 #7
I'm glad you called it in, but there is no way to know why they were doing that. Lucinda May 2016 #9
It was much more than the usual you cut me off reaction Setsuna1972 May 2016 #13
Good for you! DemonGoddess May 2016 #10
I am afraid to put a bumper sticker on my car this election liberal N proud May 2016 #11
Too many anti Hillary cultists around these days. It only takes oasis May 2016 #12
i work in newport news drray23 May 2016 #14

DesertFlower

(11,649 posts)
4. one of the reasons i don't put
Sun May 8, 2016, 08:23 PM
May 2016

bumper stickers on my car or signs on my house. call me a coward, but there's a lot of crazy, mean spirited people out there.

sarae

(3,284 posts)
6. Yes!
Sun May 8, 2016, 08:56 PM
May 2016

I'm the same way. There are a lot of armed lunatics out there – you never know who you'll run across.

sarae

(3,284 posts)
5. That's awful...
Sun May 8, 2016, 08:55 PM
May 2016

and a little terrifying. It reminds me of an article I read yesterday, about a tow truck driver who refused to help a disabled Sanders supporter. The asshat, who describes himself as an evangelical Christian (seriously!) and a Trump supporter, got back into his truck and drove off, leaving her stranded after seeing her BS sticker:

http://jezebel.com/a-trump-loving-tow-truck-driver-left-a-disabled-bernie-1775321630

ETA: good on you for calling it in!

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
9. I'm glad you called it in, but there is no way to know why they were doing that.
Sun May 8, 2016, 10:01 PM
May 2016

Seems most likely to be some sort of "you cut me off" road rage thing.

Setsuna1972

(332 posts)
13. It was much more than the usual you cut me off reaction
Mon May 9, 2016, 07:37 AM
May 2016

THIS was "I'm going to get you, you socialist piece of shit" mentality on display . What helped
My report is that numerous cameras used to keep watch for accidents are installed all over the tunnels here !

DemonGoddess

(4,640 posts)
10. Good for you!
Sun May 8, 2016, 10:05 PM
May 2016

That's definitely something that should have been reported. There's no excuse for it, not from anyone.

oasis

(49,382 posts)
12. Too many anti Hillary cultists around these days. It only takes
Sun May 8, 2016, 11:23 PM
May 2016

one of them to vandalize your car when it's parked in a public space.

drray23

(7,627 posts)
14. i work in newport news
Tue May 10, 2016, 08:32 PM
May 2016

and often cross the tunnel to go to norfolk or virginia beach. I live near franklin, va. There are enough rwgers out in the country that i would not put yard signs. Tgey would get shot up. My car probably would be keyed as well.

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