When your car gets attacked by a mob of leftists do this

[Theo520]

#DefundNPR trending after NPR illustrates story on ‘right-wing extremism’ with footage of driver hitting ‘protester’ after assault

National Public Radio has come under fire after it illustrated a story on right-wing attacks with footage from an incident in which a car knocked down a man after the driver was attacked through the window.

www.rt.com

 

[vz71]

When I see large masses of unorganized people like I did in college back at the turn of the century in Louisville, KY, I go the other way. It’s a good rule

It is victim blaming.

You are proceeding based upon what you theorize instead of what actually happened.

We do not know what the victim saw or did not see on their drive. We only know they ended up surrounded.

The victim did not violate the law.

 

[Hume]

It is victim blaming.

You are proceeding based upon what you theorize instead of what actually happened.

We do not know what the victim saw or did not see on their drive. We only know they ended up surrounded.

The victim did not violate the law.

Sure. And when there was a small race riot in the community of Shively in greater Louisville, KY at the time I was in school, I wouldn’t have violated the law if I chose to drive right down the Dixie Highway right through it.

But I would have been a total nitwit to do that.

 

[vz71]

But I would have been a total nitwit to do that.

Now you are implying the victim to be a ‘total nitwit’
How charitable.

 

[Zzyzx_Road]

It was pointed out elsewhere that if one just follows the news, one should be able to find out about local protests close to them and thus avoid them.

The problem with that is that not every protest is announced that publicly ahead of time. This can easily lead to people who are caught like flies in a spider’s web. While they call for police help that often isn’t coming. Those who get out of there with no damage to themselves or their cars usually consider themselves lucky.

The further problem is that said protests can and often do move around. With no advance announcement. Making it real difficult to navigate safely.

For example, there was a miscellaneous tweet somewhere awhile ago announcing a protest in a major city not far from me. But zip in the local media for that city. No alerts, period, let alone alerts telling people they should avoid driving near X. No follow up news either describing how that protest went and whether there were problems with it. If one didn’t happen to see that particular tweet, one would not have known it was happening.

Dunno if that makes the media complicit, but it does give the appearance they’re not trying very hard to be of service to the locals who read and watch them.

 

[Mark121359]

I didn’t consult a map when I saw the protest in my town.

I was driving, saw the mass of people at the square and picked another route.

You’re assuming that every motorist is in an area that he or she is familiar with, and can make the necessary adjustments, side roads, shortcuts etc. to get around the said protests blocking the way. What about that person who isn’t familiar with their surroundings? An out of towner who’s caught in a situation that they don’t quite know how to get out of? Someone who’s caught in the wrong place at the wrong time? What about that person? Tough bleep, huh???

 

[Theo520]

In the latest Seattle incident, it seems the driver was a young black male, not a white nationalist. No motives known at this time

Man Who Drove Into Black Lives Matter Protesters In Seattle Is Identified

The driver who drove his car into a group of Black Lives Matter protesters in Seattle, leaving two of them in critical condition, has been identified as a man named Dawit Kelete.

newsone.com

Here are two examples of ‘peaceful protesters’ brandishing/using guns on blocked vehicles. If I saw a gun pointed at me, I too might try push my way through a crowd.

2 charged in attack on driver near Jefferson Square

The victim also told police that one of the rioters had a handgun and that she was "in fear for her life and drove away from the crowd," and struck

www.wdrb.com

Masked BLM Protester Shoots SUV Driver Trying To Escape Angry Mob Surrounding Vehicle

Police have made two arrests after an intersection-blocking 'protest' ended with shots fired through a vehicle's window, hitting the driver.

www.westernjournal.com

 

[Hume]

You’re assuming that every motorist is in an area that he or she is familiar with, and can make the necessary adjustments, side roads, shortcuts etc. to get around the said protests blocking the way. What about that person who isn’t familiar with their surroundings?

We can always paint the impossible-to-deny scenario to defend our deeply entrenched ideology. All of us.

As drivers, we are to be aware of our surroundings. I saw the protest that I had no prior knowledge of and took evasive action with my car in order to avoid it. I simply turned down a side street to take another route.

For the one in a zillion cases, sure. It was unavoidable. For most of us, it’s not. Don’t drive through it.

 

[Theo520]

As drivers, we are to be aware of our surroundings. I saw the protest that I had no prior knowledge of and took evasive action with my car in order to avoid it. I simply turned down a side street to take another route.

Watch the videos in my links, it’s often just a very small number of protesters that jump out and block the car, not a march of thousands. The time my path was blocked, I was at a traffic light with 2 cars in my front, cars behind me, and on my side. I had no chance to evade the protesters once they showed up with their bikes to stop traffic.

I would have avoided them if I could have. But frankly, I don’t think it’s the drivers responsibility to eagle eye for groups of potential miscreants that might break the law and obstruct traffic.

 

[Hume]

Again, we can paint any rare to nearly impossible scenario we want to to defend an ideology. But when the troubles were going on in Shively in my college years, keeping an eye out, particularly for someone who might throw a beer bottle at my car, was exactly what I did if I had to go to Shively.

 

[Hume]

“Where there be dragons”, don’t go.

Why is that so controversial?

 

[vz71]

We can always paint the impossible-to-deny scenario to defend our deeply entrenched ideology.

Indeed.
In this case it seems you are painting a scenario with no evidence to support it
All to blame a victim.

Why not just blame the bad behavior on those making the threatening actions?

 

[Cathoholic]

Hume . . .

America is undergoing a demographic shift, as inevitably happens in all societies over history. And like most these shift, it’s being led by progressives, regardless of party.

Yeah. Venezuela had such a “shift” recently in history.

 

[Cathoholic]

Hume . . . .

I understand the perspective. To be honest, the Republican party has always been substantially driven by fear. “Protect me, please.”

Yeah. Like when they opposed the Democrats slavery.

Or opposed the Democrats George Wallace.

Or even the Democrats being freightened from Corona Virus (which was a mixture of their fear and a make-everyone-miserable paradigm to advance their politics (while instead of blaming a virus, blamed Republicans).

I think you have it all backwards Hume.

 

[Hume]

Yeah. Like when they opposed the Democrats slavery.

155 years ago…

Associating the actions of Republicans and largely Southern Democrats of a century and a half ago with the current parties is, to put it very politely, an irrational thing to do.

Or opposed the Democrats George Wallace.

Interestingly, after the failure of George Wallace’s American Independent party (Not Democratic), the American south shifted aggressively Republican. The south has been a Republican stronghold since roughly 1980.

Known bigots like Strom Thurmond found a home in the GOP.

Or even the Democrats being freightened from Corona Virus (which was a mixture of their fear and a make-everyone-miserable paradigm to advance their politics (while instead of blaming a virus, blamed Republicans).

I’ve no idea what you’re talking about here, genuinely.

I was watching Fox with a friend at the time and Tucker Carlson himself said several times that we have to lock down until we know more about it. We simply didn’t know how deadly it was at the time.

I think you have it all backwards Hume.

Hardly.

 

[Cathoholic]

Here is Hume attempting to portray Republicans as “always” fearful. . . .

To be honest, the Republican party has always been substantially driven

Then when I point out the divisiveness of the Democrats in well-known historic support of enslaving black people Hume now wants to move away from history saying . . . .

155 years ago…

Associating the actions of Republicans and largely Southern Democrats of a century and a half ago with the current parties is, to put it very politely, an irrational thing to do.

Acceptable forum talk but wrong.
So I guess I get to be just as “acceptable” in my criticism too.

No Hume. It is not irrational at all considering the Democrats still have that divisiveness political “ecosystem”.

The Democrats still define a person by the color of their skin. I’ve been posting examples of it here on CAF for years.

And now instead of (openly) RE-defining persons who Democrats choose as LESS than a persons regarding black people (which is now more clandestine), the Democrats now openly RE-define pre-born people as less than people.

No Hume.

The Democrat party is still up to its old tricks.

That is part of the reason I left the Democrat party when I saw this years ago.

What is “irrational” Hume, are attempts to deny these truths.

 

[Cathoholic]

Hume . . .

Interestingly, after the failure of George Wallace’s American Independent party (Not Democratic .

You need to refresh yourself on your history.

That’s only part of the story. I was there.

Wallace was very much at home as a Democrat until the late 60’s when the Marxists were changing the Democrat focus on re-defining even more people as less than people. And their double-speak on how to fool the American voter.

From Wiki . . .

He sought the United States presidency as a Democrat three times, and once as an American Independent Party candidate, unsuccessfully each time.

 

[Hume]

And now instead of (openly) RE-defining persons who Democrats choose as LESS than a persons regarding black people (which is now more clandestine), the Democrats now openly RE-define pre-born people as less than people.

And there is it… It always comes back to abortion.

 

[Cathoholic]

Hume . . .

And there is it… It always comes back to abortion.

Well now is your chance to correct me by showing how the Democrats are really pro-life Hume.

And how they do not RE-define some persons as less than persons.

Just like they did and sometimes still do with black persons. Especially pre-born black persons.

 

[Boatswain2PA]

I’m saying that the victim may have engaged in contributory negligence for their own safety by choosing to drive through what appeared to be a protest zone.

Kinda like those women who wear short skirts…right?

We all get what you mean - one should avoid protests, dragons, etc. Yeah, good advice. But I gave you an example of where my wife and I almost got caught, and Ridge told you about when he was caught unaware…but yet you want to put the blame on the victim of the mob.

You should stop while you are behind…