I was nearly run off the road by a freeper!!!

[demgurl]

OK, I am guessing it was a freeper but here is what happened tonight. My hubby and I had just dropped off our kids at a babysitters. We were ready for a wonderful evening and had not left the house for a full two minutes when a HUGE SUV pulls around us and swerves in front of us!!!! This was a three lane road where one lane was the turn lane. This guy had to use the turn lane to do this. My husband honked the horn and this guy comes to a full and complete stop.

My husband decided to go around this guy and I begged him not to. I said he could turn into us and ram us. I screamed (I was terrified another driver was acting this way) that I knew it was someone doing this because of all of our anti Bush stickers on the back of my car. My husband waited a few seconds and then decided to pull around. He turned our car into the center lane and the SUV pulled into the center lane blocking us! We pulled back into the regular lane and so did the other guy. I told my husband not to try and go around this guy and my husband was about to turn the car around when the SUV finally took off!

I got the plate (it was a vanity plate) and I was thinking of filing some sort of report tomorrow. My husband says that the cops won't do anything but I figure if a cop asks him about this incident, it may make him think twice before terrorizing someone else. I would have honestly freaked if my kids were in the car. Some people are just totally out of control.

[Deja Q]

1. They have no sanctity for human life WHATSOEVER.

Except for their own. Which isn't much of a life at all.

The best way to attack is to do so in such a way that they don't know they're being attacked. (so don't use the boastful stickers. I took mine off for similar reasons... I like living.)

But what do I know of tactics, I'm as obvious as the splattered squirrel in the middle of the country road.


Edit: Spelling :dunce:

[Tux]

18. Agreed

Best to remove the stickers since freepers are too prone to violence over trivial things like not being Christian to enjoying life to watching Daily Show. Best to safe by blending in and arming the house in case of break in.

[demgurl]

35. Tux, I had thought of not even putting the stickers on.....

in fact, I shudder every time I go to my car and I wonder if there will be damage done to it.

The thing I keep getting down to is that this country is supposed to have free speech. So many people shed blood so that I could put the stickers on my car and express my disapproval. The other day I nearly took them off when someone said I should move to a different country, but I felt that free speech is one of the few things they have not taken from us yet.

The RW can fix polls, elections, and even excuses for war but they have not been able to fix my ability to speak freely. When they have taken that away then all will be lost in my book. We have lost so much and it is incumbent for us not to let them take away the rest. I know this sounds kind of stupid when it is about bumper stickers but I really feel strongly that I have to do this.

When I first got my stickers I stood in front of the car for a good five minutes trying to decide if I should attach them. That alone convinced me that it is more important than ever to put them on. I wish I could take them off because it would make life easier, but being a good American, I can't!

[lonestarnot]

50. Proud OF YOU!

[demgurl]

65. Thank you lonestarnot. eom

[susanna]

52. Speaking of the sanctity of life/traffic issues

about four years ago I was having my butt ridden by a minivan in a 35 MPH zone, in the right lane. I motioned the driver to go around ON THE LEFT (passing lane)...and she had the room to do so. She declined and kept riding me. Now this stretch is very cop-heavy, and moreover quite curvy and hard to control your vehicle at high speeds. I am a driver in the best sense of the term - if I want to go fast, I find roads amenable to that desire, not crowded urban surface streets. But I digress.

So the driver finally passes me and cuts in front of me so hard and so close I almost eat her bumper. During this maneuver, I notice it is a "she" with several children in the vehicle, most in car seats. On her vehicle are an array of pro-life stickers: "It's not a Fetus, it's a Child" and "Choose Life" and "It's a Child, not a Choice."

The moral of the story...I guess it's okay to have a child and speed with them in your car than to not have one at all...?

[FreedomAngel82]

54. Scary!

I'm glad you're okay. :hug: Talk about "compassionate conservative" eh? That's no longer true and they should change their slogan.

[Catherine Vincent]

2. You guys should have called 911 like that freeper woman did.

A guy supposedly ran her off the road because of her Bush sticker. She had him arrested. And then maybe Fox News would interview you and put you on tv.

[demgurl]

13. Cat, wonder how faux news would frame it?

Man defending culture of life attacked by Democrats.

This just in....a man on his way to worship at his church and later drop off a donation to the republican party nearly ran off the road when he read fascist stickers on a traitors car. The man was quoted as saying, "If they don't like OUR country, THEY can leave."

The man was also reported as saying that the driver mentioned that she threw a grenade onto a platform in Georgia and took a plane for a flight over the DC area earlier today.

The policeman, who was a registered republican, said he could clearly see how the man was provoked with 'those commie stickers on the car'. He said that he would write a ticket on behalf of what is good and decent in our country but those liberal judges would only overturn it.

The owner of the car is allegedly originally from Canada. Authorities are looking into her papers and possible terrorist connections.

In all seriousness, if I had had my phone on me at the time, I would have called the cops!

[Quakerfriend]

3. Good girl! You got the licence plate.

I would file a report. And leave it at that.

Sickos abound! Be careful!!

[kliljedahl]

4. Got the license #, report it, nuff said

Did he belong to Waynesville Baptist Church?


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[demgurl]

15. kliljedahl....

I do live in NC, so it is possible! LOL.

[kliljedahl]

17. That's why I said it

I peeked at your profile


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[alcuno]

5. Call the non-emergency number and ask if you can file a report.

Generally, if you tell the police you just want to file a report, they'll do it.

[Lindacooks]

6. Definitely report him

and write up what happened to you and submit that to the police too. We need to stand up to these effing idiots who think they can do whatever they want because chimpy stole two elections.

[marions ghost]

53. yes report this

they will keep it on file at the very least if you don't want to take it any further than that. Using a car as an obstacle or to intimidate another driver is illegal. Talk to the cops--they will be sympathetic and helpful I'm sure. These tactics are similar to those thugs who showed up at polling places to try to discourage voters. Don't put up with it.

[ClassWarrior]

7. I had an incident like this back before I had a cell phone.

It had nothing to do with stickers, just a jackass driver. I waited till I got to my destination to call the police, about a half hour later, and they told me it'd have been better to pull off at an exit to call right away. By the time I'd called, they said, the perp could have gotten anywhere. So yes, do call, but next time call immediately!

NGU.

[NEDem]

8. Report him ASAP!

Don't wait for anything, call the cops now.

[B Calm]

9. Letter to the editor with the guys license plate number would

be a way of getting even!

[mike_c]

10. that's utterly obnoxious behavior....

That driver seriously needs an H2. Nothing else will compensate as well.

I had a guy cut me off in a right turn this morning-- I pulled up to the intersection, had my turn signal on, and stopped. Some guy talking on his cell phone zips in between me and the curb, pauses for about half a millisecond, then pulls out in front of me just as I took my foot off the brake. Then he made a LEFT TURN in front of oncoming traffic with the right of way at the next intersection. He was in a real hurry, too.

[Skip Intro]

11. What a fucking dope, like that makes him right. Oh, I want a run in!!!

What asshats those freeps are. Stories like this make me think we're edging ever closer to full out confrontation in the streets. They'll figure out quick that won't be anything like sitting their fat asses in front of faux news and cheering as thousands of Iraqis are slaughtered. It will be over quick once they're out of their suvs, and rush ain't there to help 'em, and its actually thier asses on the line.


I almost look forward to it.

what did his vanity plate say?

[demgurl]

23. Skip, not sure I am allowed to post his personal info here....am I?

If I am allowed, I would be happy to do so just to warn others. I have never seen dems act this way! If this is the way Christians act, I never want to be a Christian!

[Skip Intro]

40. Oh, you might be right about that.

Was just wondering if it was fitting.

Yeah, some of the most violent and hateful people I've read about call themselves "Christian." I've always thought Christian meant Christ-like - which the bush mob is so not.

[Maru Kitteh]

51. Real Christians doing quiet and peaceful work do not make for

sexy and interesting news stories or riveting chapters of history, but we are out there. Don't judge all of us by the asshats, you can find those in any group.

[MazeRat7]

12. If you have a "plate" file a "complaint"...

Not sure what they call it in your jurisdiction, but here is reckless driving or worse reckless endangerment. Tell the police of your fears and how the "driver" was "menacing" to the point where you feared for your safety. Sure, nothing may come of your complaint, but believe me that is on file so if the prick/prick-ette ever gets stopped, it will show on their record.

On last point, that same driving record is what insurance companies use to "establish" rates...

Definitely report the incident for the sake or "reporting" the incident.

MZr7

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[VOX]

28. How can you "just tell they are Freepers?"

The way they look? They way they act? :shrug:

[liberal4eva]

31. i have asked before....

......and i'll have to ask again....

what is a FREEPER??

i have tried to break it down every way possible-- and i am pretty good at that usually, but....can't wrap my unusually tiny brain around it :/

[ScreamingMeemie]

32. A sort of "pet" name for a right winger....derived from the website

Freerepublic.com...where they label themselves freepers. It's apropros. :hi:

[liberal4eva]

37. so...

is that also a SCOTUS?? can't figure out that one either... :shrug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

39. Supreme Court of the United States...acronym.

:hi: S.C.O.T.U.S.

P.O.T.U.S. is the pResident of the united states....

MSM is mainstream media

MIHOP is made it happen on purpose (re: 9/11)

LIHOP is Let it happen on purpose (see above)

These are just a couple that had me scratching my head when I first joined DU. :hi:

[liberal4eva]

56. ummmm..

what made you think i was a newbie? :blush:

just kidding. i realize it's glaringly obvious, what with the "number of posts" combined with my funny questions.

we should have a "slang" page, no?

anyway, THANKS! :hug: very helpful!!

[NMDemDist2]

60. slang page

dug.amystrange.com

[NMDemDist2]

43. freeper is short hand for a denizen of the RW hate site freerepublic.com

they are a hateful bunch over there

[demgurl]

47. liberal4eva, your question has been answered, but .....

I just wanted to welcome you to our board!!! :hi:

[liberal4eva]

57. gee....

thanks! i feel the love!! :hug:

[paineinthearse]

16. Submit a report

I had a road 'experience' today and phoned my local PD. The officer asked if I would be willing to testify in court. I guess if the vehicle in the complaint is ever pulled over for a future violation, I could be called as some kind of a character witness.

[thebaghwan]

42. I don't know about that? See traffic violations are misdemeaners and for

a police officer to issue a ticket or make an arrest they must witness the incident or a party must be willing to file a complaint. Shoplifting is another good example. You should have told them hell yes.

[blogbear]

19. 'Freepers' lack in doing multiple tasks at same time..

seeing, driving, thinking..

[demgurl]

25. blogbear....

thanks for bringing a smile to my face over an incident that has upset me so.

[blogbear]

36. I'm glad I could make you smile but it's not a laughing matter and

I'm sorry really that it happened! It's terrible and frightening really!

[Clark2008]

26. Hmmm... didn't know they ever did the "thinking" part.

:7

[blogbear]

41. You know you're right..I guess that glassy-eyed gaze with their mouths

partially open caused me to wonder if they were deep into thought..I totally forgot for a moment that they were 'freepers' and always had that stupid look on their zombie like faces..

[SeattleGirl]

20. Definitely Report it Now

Something similar happened to me a couple of years ago -- not because of any bumper stickers, and for the life of me, I don't know what was wrong with the guy. I was headed back to Seattle from the Olympic Peninsula. There were two lanes going in my direction, and two in the opposite direction, with double yellow lines dividing the lanes. I was in the left-hand lane and this guy in another vehicle was in the right-hand lane. All of a sudden, the idiot pulls ahead of me, gets in front of me, and then slams on his brakes! Scared the heck out of me, especially because the area we were in was at the top of a very long, steep hill. In trying to avoid hitting the guy, I had to turn my car into the oncoming lanes, because someone else was right beside me, and fortunately, there were no oncoming cars in the closest lane going the other direction! My heart had barely started slowing down and the SOB did it AGAIN! So, I called the highway patrol and reported him. About 10 miles down the road, there he was, sitting in his car on the shoulder, with a state patrol officer at his window! Ha ha ha ha ha on him (the driver), the stupid jerk! So yeah, report it now. Maybe it's too late, but you never know. Glad you and hubby are okay.

[demgurl]

21. I guess I blew it!

I just called the non-emergency number and they said since it had been so long that there was not much they could do! They took down the car info as well as the tag but when I could not give them a description of the driver (he was in front of us and the windows were tinted!) or who else was in the car (again, it happened so fast and the windows were tinted), she did not take my name or any more particulars!

It is my fault, she said I should have called the cops right away. Well it was essentially a nonviolent crime and I had to get to dinner - I am a mystery shopper and was supposed to arrive 15 minutes before my reservation to test them and see how prepared they were. I thought I could call later and report it. *sigh*

I did not want revenge, I just wanted the guy to think before he endangered the next person.

[SeattleGirl]

27. Don't beat yourself up

I can see where you might have hesitated to call the cops, because there was no contact between the vehicles and neither you nor hubby were hurt. So don't be hard on yourself. The incident I wrote about was not the first time I have been intimidated by another driver, but it was definitely one of the worst, and after I got scared, I got mad and that lead me to call. Was the woman you spoke to with the police insinuating that YOU are at fault? Hope not -- the other guy is definitely the villain in this story!

[demgurl]

33. SeattleGirl...

Thanks for the kind words. No, she did not insinuate it was my fault. She just said that at the time they could have sent out cars in the area but this late they could not. Well I was not asking for a task force, but they could look up the guy by his plate and pay a visit. Their motto is PROTECT and serve, right?

Anyway, it is over now and I will be ready if it happens again.

[SeattleGirl]

34. Good

Glad she wasn't dumping responsibility for that guy's behavior on you, and glad you will take your phone along with you from now on!

[newyawker99]

61. Hi SeattleGirl!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

63. First .. you didn't blow it demgurl

You had something planned, and no moran in an SUV should ruin your plans.


Second, what they told you just sounds a bit fishy. You gave them his plate #. Now, unless he's moved in the last 24 hours, they can at least call or visit this person, and advise them a complaint has been lodged against them involving the incident.


Third, how was the meal? :D

[Career Prole]

22. So glad you're both okay!

That said, I've gotta know...

>>it was a vanity plate<<

C'mon...what was it? GODS-HUMR? RDNK-DKHD? :evilgrin:

[demgurl]

29. It was one of the stupidest vanity plates ever!

I will not post it unless I know I can, but I turned to my husband and said that his plate led me to believe it could be a mailman who went postal on us!

[ReadTomPaine]

24. The antidote to this situation is to have the local HP on cell autodial...

Open your phone so you are sure they can see you (dome light, etc), and start making the call.

This works on all but the hardest core psycho. The most frequent reaction being disbelief that someone would think to do such a thing in the middle of their tantrum.

Often you'll get a cowed glance and then a stonewall and lapse right back to good, right lane behavior. If not, you just finish that call, and they get to speak with a Trooper about their behavior.

[demgurl]

30. Read....

I wish I had had my cell with me. From now on I will bring it where ever I go. I will take your advice. I am in the car by myself a lot and it is nice to have some advice on how to protect myself.

[Massacure]

38. Set a camcorder on your dashboard when you go driving.

Report all the ass hats to the police.

[Toots]

67. Good chance this was the police..... off duty

This is NC for crying out loud. Their knuckles are scuffed as bad or worse than those from Arkansas or Alabama. Buy a gun and learn how to use it.

[lectrobyte]

44. There are a lot of nutjobs in NC (I live in Raleigh)

and this one has gotten me lots of one-finger salutes, and a few tailgaters...



I'd suggest calling the police. If they are that close to causing a wreck, then you may be doing them a favor. There's been enough road rage incidents that I believe they'd take it seriously.

[demgurl]

45. lectrobyte, I love your sticker!

I called the cops but they said it was too late. I may actually write to the paper stating that what happened and that people should immediately call the law when this happens. At least that way it may make some of them think before they act. Not much else besides jail time will deter them!

[adigal]

46. Road rage - I don't know about other states

but in NY, the police and the law takes it very seriously.

[Maru Kitteh]

48. Make the report now! ! ! ! ! Do not wait till later

NOW.

[Tactical Progressive]

49. Why do they need more than a license plate number?

And what possible difference could it make if it is ten minutes later or three hours later? Is there some kind of amnesty at the one-hour mark for vehicular assault?

At the very least some cops stopping him on the road or going to his house to question him would send a strong message, and I'd bet they would know within a minute of questioning whether they were talking to the right jerk or not.

[demgurl]

64. tactical....

I am not sure what the difference should make. I hardly thought that they would send out a S.W.A.T. team to capture the guy. It is not like I reported seeing the number three operative for Al Queada!

I was honestly just thinking they would at least send someone out to talk to him and see what he was doing terrorizing people.

Perhaps they needed more information to insure who was driving the car? I don't know, but since I was on a time crunch I was able to give them the EXACT minute this happened as well as the exact plate and I would have thought that that would be all they needed.

I felt almost as if I had given them a partial plate and nothing else. She seemed like she was not concerned with my complaint at all.

I am almost certain this jerk will do it to someone else. I wish they would at least talk to the jerk. Next time someone could get hurt.

[Tactical Progressive]

70. It's very strange

I'll bet if he had done it to one of their own they wouldn't need 1) a license plate number, 2) a positive visual identification, and 3) an immediate concurrent report of the incident - to knock on the guy's door and ask if he had been driving down the XYZ road last night and what kind of behavior he thinks his driver's license entitles him to.

Maybe you should try talking to another officer.

[demgurl]

71. Tactical...

I had thought of doing that but I am afraid of making them angry if I tell them that I already tried to place a report or if they see it in the system.

I did write a LTTE this morning and perhaps that may spur some action of some sort. If nothing else, maybe some bullies will see it and think before they act.

[raysr]

55. Oh Shit turn him in!!

[HEIL PRESIDENT GOD]

58. Heard an awesome story today...

My friend defused a similar situation--by having his friend lean out the window with an army-surplus rocket launcher that happened to be in the car. Dangerous, I know--kids don't try this at home--but imagine watching that SUV go skidding into the ditch, his rage suddenly turned to terror.

[DanCa]

59. I would definetly report him.

Last summer when I had my kerry shirt on I got threatened outside therapy by two good ole boys while I was waitting for my mom to pick me up. Anyhow I didnt have a name or anything other wise I would have reported him. Please let us know what you decide and when and if anything happens.If nothing else it may change the mind of the police officer taking down the report.

[wicket]

62. Here in Massachusetts, you can report people for road rage...

...or road harassment, I'm not sure how it is in your state, but it won't hurt anything to file a report, go for it! I'm sorry this happened to you- that guy sounds like a freak!

[leftofthedial]

66. that was certainly road rage

it may well have been attempted aggravated assault

You should have called 911 immediately

definitely report this

[malmapus]

68. Wow that is crazy

Should definatly report that jerk. I've often wondered about my bumper stickers but I think Freepers don't know what to make of me since I also have a "US Paratrooper" and "3rd Special Forces Group" stickers on the back of my car along with my "Democratic Underground.com" and other anti Bush stickers. Guessin they know I could f$%# them up if they mess with me lol.

[demgurl]

69. Just a note for those who say to report him. ....

I posted later in the thread to say I had tried to report him and the cop seemed very uninterested since I did not report it for a couple of hours! I will write a LTTE later today because I want to warn people to be careful. Next time I will call the cops immediately. I hope there actually is no next time!