[MrPhreak]

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[320icar]

Whip out your phone and film him. Might catch him in a racist rant calling you a shit-skin

[SkinnyPupp]

Trump voters

[Harvey Specter]

Was it road rage or random???

[MrPhreak]

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[tiger_handheld]

So... to keep this short; today I had a guy finger me to my face through a window, I walked around and he started egging me on with "What are you going to do" etc... it got heated, so I gave him a firm shove to try and set the tone that he needed to chill the fuck out. He suddenly flips his tone and starts screaming bloody murder and assult, then claims victory for getting me upset, and then he makes good on this threat to go to the police station down the street. Of course he feeds them some sort of bogus story, so then I have to explain to the police what happened.

Credit to the police though, they were really understanding of what had happened, and even offered me some advice on how to deal with people like this.

So wtf... is this normal here? Do I need to be wary of crazy people like this?

can you share?

i think that's the most useful part of this story...

[MrPhreak]

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[Alby]

one day they will antagonize the wrong person.

[EmperorIS]

Were there camera in the bushes?

[Ball.J.Inder]

Well let me tell you. I moved to Alberta about 6 months ago. Last month I went back to the Lower Mainland to visit. Two nights I went out, in a bar in Burnaby and the next night in downtown. I got into a fights for basically minding my own business both nights.

Are there trolls irl in Vancouver? Maybe. Is there a culture built around being a total douche, definitely. When I miss the mountains and ocean of BC, where I was born and raised, I quickly remind myself about the toxic people that live there.

[westopher]

I wouldn't expect it to become too common, as most people know that mouthing off a stranger will eventually get them beat up. We all know getting punched in the face isn't fun.

I imagine he was some DTES mental illness case who was no threat to you, just being combative for no reason. I've certainly been accosted by randoms, but thats usually the obvious explanation.

I had some guy yell at me tonight oddly enough when I was walking the seawall in North Van, but with my dog with me he was clearly not in the right state of mind as to what actually was happening/will happen if it escalated.
That said it didn't, and I felt bad for him for when it inevitably does.

[MrPhreak]

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[Harvey Specter]

I was driving down E Hastings last month, stuck in traffic and I see this guy walking in traffic asking for money. I tried not to make eye contact but buddy walks up, taps my side view mirror and decides to come up to my window. I roll it half way and give him a loonie, he swears and throws the loonie back in the car and hits my passenger side window. I swore at him but he walked away. Not much you can do with crack heads.

[westopher]

Yeah I've run into some kind of weird people since I got here, but you can usually tell if somebody is struggling with mental illness. I am understanding of that, and I've never even come close to losing my cool with anybody like that.

In this case it was so deliberate and direct. The guy was fingering me, then pointing to his finger, and then to me.


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You can't tell with some people though. Regardless, certainly no judgement passed on you wether they were or not. You were feeling threatened and had every right to react the way you did.

[meme405]

Basically he cautioned me not to engage with people like this because they might have dirty needles or a knife and I could be putting myself in harms way.

I think the real tip here is: Carry around a dirty needle with you in case some guy tries to troll you...

:smug:

[4444]

So... to keep this short; today I had a guy finger me to my face through a window, I walked around


why did you engage him? he didn't touch you or anyone (anything) you care about.

just shake your head at him and move on with your day.

though it is cracker jack central to do that, said cracker did nothing illegal.

you need to grow up.

[Jmac]

Was expecting a literal troll, not a figurative one

[TOS'd]

was it bcrdukes?

[westopher]

why did you engage him? he didn't touch you or anyone (anything) you care about.

just shake your head at him and move on with your day.

though it is cracker jack central to do that, said cracker did nothing illegal.

you need to grow up.

If a random person starts verbally engaging like that for absolutely no reason, you can be damn sure to expect him to escalate and start throwing punches for no reason as well. If the OP was feeling threatened he was well within reason to defend himself, before he took a punch in the face. Maybe stepping outside was the wrong choice, but you weren't there, and I don't think you should be lecturing anyone based on the info provided.

[320icar]

one day they will antagonize the wrong person.

In for berz update :p

[Lowered_Klass]

Not fucking with Berz is just common knowledge. Kinda like trying to pick a fight with a silverback gorilla, you know damn well if you do, you're gonna get your ass whooped.

[320icar]

#ripharambe

[westopher]

Does he have a business card that says "berz out" that he leaves with his victims?

[MrPhreak]

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[4444]

I think he might have singled us out because we are a interracial couple and that irked him.

that's one hell of an assumption to jump to. maybe he was just coming down from a cheap high, maybe he was just an angry person, maybe he is mentally unstable. i doubt an interracial couple (being common as muck in vancouver is what kicks this guy off - if so, he'd be constantly getting into altercations)

let me guess, the cops told you to not engage in the future and if you feel threatened to call them...

it takes a bigger man to not use physical confrontation than to start throwing punches.

[4444]

If a random person starts verbally engaging like that for absolutely no reason, you can be damn sure to expect him to escalate and start throwing punches for no reason as well. .

but that didn't happen.

he was showing a middle finger through glass
OP went to confront him in response, the guy threw verbals - OP was the one to get physical

in fact, the complete opposite of what you're assuming would happen actually happened.

[MrPhreak]

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[westopher]

IMO he also seemed to have a white-power thing going on in his attire.


Unless he was wearing an SS uniform or a white linen set, I'm curious as to what "white power" attire is.

[MrPhreak]

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[Digitalis]

I think there arn't enough dads punching these kids in the faces while they were growing up.

I just had some native teen lunge at me and come into my personal space to see if I would be scared or "jump" out of the way.

[westopher]

People who's dad's punched them in the face are the ones who act like that.

[4444]

Well, let's be crystal clear; I didn't throw any stabbing punches... I confronted him after he refused to stop harassing me, he was initially combative and I gave him a firm shove which seemed to make him rethink what he was doing and he fucked off.

As for your expert assessment of him being high or his motives as to why he decided to single me out... frankly you are being way more speculative than I am on it given that you were not there. He didn't seem like he was high to me, and he then walked into a police station and gave them a lucid account of a bogus story to try and get me in trouble... if he had been high, I think they would have raised an eyebrow. IMO he also seemed to have a white-power thing going on in his attire.

Finally, I am not saying that I handled this perfectly, in fact I was fairly distressed about it and deeply unsatisfied about how it played out. It is one of the reasons I made this thread really. I wanted to see if anybody on here has been the victim of something like this, and how you guys handled it.

"maybe he was high" is proposing an alternative not speculating. not sure how you suddenly say i am speculating (I also provided three possible alternatives, so no speculation at all).

based on your words, he was not at all combative, he did not touch you or bring physicality into this - you did.

you were visually confronted at which point you verbally confronted him - you, and only you, brought physical force into play.

based on your words, and your words alone, you are the one that turned a weird situation into a dangerous situation.

and WTF is a stabbing punch?

[4444]

IMO he also seemed to have a white-power thing going on in his attire.



and now you're the one bringing race into this - first you speculate he was the racist. shoe's on the other foot, isn't it!

[4444]

He seemed like a racist prick to me, hard to quantify that though

HAHAHAHA, how? unless he said something racist (which you haven't even mentioned) you're just trying to turn this into a race thing.

you sound like a right wet blanket

[SupraTTturbo2jz]

if you wanna be a tough ass then confront those type of ppl, if you wanna protect your life and go on with a peaceful day ignore those shit heads. Shit can always go wrong and real fast, life is fragile. I've realized this shit myself and i used to road rage and confront ppl. Not worth it. Maybe if it had something to do to physically harm myself, my girl, or my family/friends then of course im gonna take action. We're better than those fuck heads out there. Let them be

[blkgsr]

Yeah I did this... and he stayed there for like 2 minutes getting more and more aggressive. I felt like he was taking it as a sign of weakness to avoid the confrontation and I didn't want him coming into the store. My wife was inside with me and my primary concern at the time was keeping this guy as far away from her as possible.

Reflecting on how he was dressed (black from head to toe, kind of designer Gothic... but more millennial), I think he might have singled us out because we are a interracial couple and that irked him.

you should have continued sitting there until 1) he came inside or 2) confronted you outside when you went to leave

who gives a fuck if some crazy is fingering you through a piece of glass? move fucking seats or ignore him. you gave him the attention he was looking for

if he approached you outside, then completely different story, i'd do everything in my power to protect my wife too but by the sounds of it, you got up and went outside to "shove" the guy....not a smart move

[Sid Vicious]

should've gave him a stone cold stunner

http://stillrealtous.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/stunner8.gif

[GLOW]

kind of reminds me of road house where patrick swayze (Dalton) is trying to teach the bouncers to not go straight to a physical altercation as option 1 and to keep their cool:

Steve: Being called a cocksucker isn't personal?
Dalton: No. It's two nouns combined to elicit a prescribed response.
Steve: What if somebody calls my mama a whore?
Dalton: Is she?

this stunner is more related to current events
http://i.giphy.com/13W4m6ZevaC5P2.gif


EDIT: not making any judgement, i wasn't there and don't know ... for all i know he could have also made the finger across the throat gesture/threat...

[Ferra]

Sure,

Basically he cautioned me not to engage with people like this because they might have dirty needles or a knife and I could be putting myself in harms way. I didn't really consider that at the time. He basically advised me to call the police and let them handle it.
I am going to assume he is some junkies/homeless guy with mental illness.
You can't win an altercation with people like that. If you feel the need, finger them back and ignore them like they don't exist. You already won by not being in their place. (Like the internet, the best way to win against a troll is by putting them in your ignore list)

If it is some "normal" assholes who just want to pick a fight...I'd advocate fighting back tho.
Always backing down from any confrontation just makes you a pussy. Fist fight doesn't get you into much trouble, and when you look back in the future, you can at least tell yourself you fought back like a man.

[Traum]

If it is some "normal" assholes who just want to pick a fight...I'd advocate fighting back tho.
Always backing down from any confrontation just makes you a pussy. Fist fight doesn't get you into much trouble, and when you look back in the future, you can at least tell yourself you fought back like a man.
The problem with fist fight is, you never know when the other guy is gonna pull out a knife and stab you a few times.

[SumAznGuy]

If it is some "normal" assholes who just want to pick a fight...I'd advocate fighting back tho.
Always backing down from any confrontation just makes you a pussy. Fist fight doesn't get you into much trouble, and when you look back in the future, you can at least tell yourself you fought back like a man.

That is the worst thing to do.
Just ignore the guy and if that doesn't work, change seats.
Yes, in that guy's eyes you are a pussy. But in the end, do you really win if you go out and fight the guy? I have better things to do with my time than to go to the police station and explain why I was involved in a fight let alone all the other stuff like dirty needles or knives.

[CivicBlues]

I am going to assume he is some junkies/homeless guy with mental illness.
You can't win an altercation with people like that. If you feel the need, finger them back and ignore them like they don't exist. You already won by not being in their place. (Like the internet, the best way to win against a troll is by putting them in your ignore list)

If it is some "normal" assholes who just want to pick a fight...I'd advocate fighting back tho.
Always backing down from any confrontation just makes you a pussy. Fist fight doesn't get you into much trouble, and when you look back in the future, you can at least tell yourself you fought back like a man.

https://cdn.meme.am/instances/56014534.jpg

[GS8]

Geez

Last time I fingered someone, there was only comfort, not conflict

:ifyouknow:

[MarkyMark]

Fighting a complete stranger probably isn't the smartest thing to do. It's not highschool where you see the dude everyday, who knows what the person is capable of.

If you have to defend yourself then of course do so, but don't do it just because you didn't want to look like a bitch.

This actually reminds me of a guy that I used to work with, he had a 6 inch scar going down the side of his face from being knifed at some place in Vancouver after a big fight broke out. Some people might think it's cool but I sure as fuck wouldn't want some big scar on half my face for life over some bullshit fight.

[Traum]

Geez

Last time I fingered someone, there was only comfort, not conflict

:ifyouknow:
If comfort was all you've got, it seems to me that you didn't get it quite right.

Last time I got a soaked bedsheet... :ifyouknow:

[SumAznGuy]

If comfort was all you've got, it seems to me that you didn't get it quite right.

Last time I got a soaked bedsheet... :ifyouknow:

both of you guys got it wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMtmoLoawBQ

[Ferra]

That is the worst thing to do.
Just ignore the guy and if that doesn't work, change seats.
Yes, in that guy's eyes you are a pussy. But in the end, do you really win if you go out and fight the guy? I have better things to do with my time than to go to the police station and explain why I was involved in a fight let alone all the other stuff like dirty needles or knives.
A guy who randomly taunts you sitting on the window...No, cause I'd think he is just sick in the head.

I am talking about not backing down against assholes who...e.g. steal your parking spot, road rage, talk shit about you to make you look bad on purpose infront of others, guys who "bumps" into you and want you to apologize to him...etc

Honestly..I said that because, years ago, some asshole stole my parking spot (boxing day, takes 30min to find a spot), I swear and confronts him but he essentially walk off laughing saying what you gonna do. Today, I didn't think "Yay I kept a calm head and didn't get into a fight". I regret not punching him in the face and not doing more. I know it is such a small thing, but it still feels like shit knowing I let an asshole walk all over me and I didn't put up a fight at all.

Not badass...i just have a huge disdain for assholes

[SumAznGuy]

A guy who randomly taunts you sitting on the window...No, cause I'd think he is just sick in the head.

I am talking about not backing down against assholes who...e.g. steal your parking spot, road rage, talk shit about you to make you look bad on purpose infront of others, guys who "bumps" into you and want you to apologize to him...etc

Honestly..I said that because, years ago, some asshole stole my parking spot (boxing day, takes 30min to find a spot), I swear and confronts him but he essentially walk off laughing saying what you gonna do. Today, I didn't think "Yay I kept a calm head and didn't get into a fight". I regret not punching him in the face and not doing more. I know it is such a small thing, but it still feels like shit knowing I let an asshole walk all over me and I didn't put up a fight at all.

Not badass...i just have a huge disdain for assholes

That's the problem. So if you punched him in the face and then what.
Would you have gotten your parking spot back?
Did you end up getting a parking spot somewhere else?
Did life end because someone kicked sand in your face?

You know who the real winner is? The person who didn't have a heart attack over something so trivial. Sorry OP, same goes to you. Life goes on.

[Harvey Specter]

I had a friend who punched a random guy because he bumped into his GF a few years back. He was at UBC, had a promising career lined up and he lost it all including his GF at the time because he got charged and found guilty for assault. Some random dick isn't worth flushing your life and career down the toilet.

[MrPhreak]

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[MrPhreak]

Fighting a complete stranger probably isn't the smartest thing to do. It's not highschool where you see the dude everyday, who knows what the person is capable of.

If you have to defend yourself then of course do so, but don't do it just because you didn't want to look like a bitch.

This actually reminds me of a guy that I used to work with, he had a 6 inch scar going down the side of his face from being knifed at some place in Vancouver after a big fight broke out. Some people might think it's cool but I sure as fuck wouldn't want some big scar on half my face for life over some bullshit fight.

Sometimes you gotta stand up to people and do what is right despite the consequences though

If I saw somebody getting harassed or assaulted I'd do whatever I could to help, even if it means putting myself in harms way. I also hope if I ever find myself in a bad situation, somebody would do the same for me.

It might sound stupid and reckless, but I was jumped from behind in Burnaby about 10 years ago by 4 or 5 people and took the beating of my life. A group of people saw it, and basically came and fought them off and gave me a ride home. It was one of the scariest things I've ever had happen and it gives me chills to this day thinking about how it could have turned out.

Ever since then I've gone out of my way to help people when they get into trouble. I am usually the first person to stop and help somebody change a tire, or tow somebody out of a ditch. I'd certainly risk a scar or injury to help somebody getting attacked without question. It isn't about ego, it is about standing up for what is right and trying to foster the kind of world I want to live in.

[JesseBlue]

well sometimes to be strong means you have to walk away

[Mr.Money]

so what would you do if someone tried pick pocketing you...your expensive phone,wallet? :rukidding:

[4444]

My bad... didn't' realize that you weren't speculating when you hypothesized/guessed/suggested/ he might be high.

So you do realize that the word "combative" literally means ready or eager to fight? If I follow the dictionary definition of the word, then he was combative when I confronted him to find out why he was harassing me. Sorry, if I didn't make that more clear before. The guy verbally was indicating he wanted to fight rather than explain himself, and I did not.

To be honest, I think he would have taken a swing at me if I hadn't shoved him, so it was defensive more than anything.

It wasn't a weird situation, it was a clear cut case of somebody attempting to harass, threaten, and intimidate me, and in my view a direct confrontation of some kind was imminent.


How exactly is the shoe on the other foot? lol

I was trying to figure out why this guy targeting me seemingly randomly, and this seems like a somewhat plausible reason

My other working theory is he was just wrapping up a long night of protesting Trump and he was riding a confidence wave of intimidating people.

Wet blanket? lol That is a strange insult.

What is your deal anyway... why do you have a hard on for seeing this happen to people and then ridiculing how they react?

I appreciate your point of view and contribution to the thread as the devils advocate, but I am having a hard time understanding where you are coming from by taking this guys side.

The truth is when you get into a situation like this, reacting in the most ethical or safest way isn't as easy as it sounds, especially when you are feeling threatened and emotions are running high. Sure, maybe if I ignored the guy he would have gone his merry way... but very likely he may have come into the store and I would have been at a major disadvantage sitting down and then having to worry about my protecting my wife as well.... or maybe he would have left, but then jumped me outside with a weapon from behind?

Looking back with a clear head, I think the best move would have been to call 911 and get the police there to deal with it. It didn't occur to me at the time, and maybe this was a wake up call that I need to be prepared for these types of unexpected occurrences in Vancouver going forward.

it's like trying to explain something to a child, this.

Let me make it clear to you, based entirely on the words you wrote:

you made the first, and only physical move - that is not in defense / defensive unless he had a weapon. There was no weapon just words (sticks and stones... remember that when you were a kid).

a defensive move would be to disarm and combatant upon their first move (you should learn karate, or equivalent, a beautiful discipline that teaches you to neutralize a threat without excess force - use your combatant's force to your advantage).

i'm not on his side, but i can tell you absolutely that you cannot defend your actions - you are entirely in the wrong for confronting and then physically engaging with him.

how the shoe is on the other foot - you speculated that he was trying to harass you (middle finger through a window) because you are in an interracial relationship, thus he was a racist. you then go and say he was wearing white power clothing - you are the one bringing race into this, no one else, ergo, you are the questionably racist one.

everything you have said against the other guy is actually more applicable to you - you bring race into this, you physically accosted the guy... he may be a fucking idiot, but you're on another level!

[MarkyMark]

Sometimes you gotta stand up to people and do what is right despite the consequences though

If I saw somebody getting harassed or assaulted I'd do whatever I could to help, even if it means putting myself in harms way. I also hope if I ever find myself in a bad situation, somebody would do the same for me.

It might sound stupid and reckless, but I was jumped from behind in Burnaby about 10 years ago by 4 or 5 people and took the beating of my life. A group of people saw it, and basically came and fought them off and gave me a ride home. It was one of the scariest things I've ever had happen and it gives me chills to this day thinking about how it could have turned out.

Ever since then I've gone out of my way to help people when they get into trouble. I am usually the first person to stop and help somebody change a tire, or tow somebody out of a ditch. I'd certainly risk a scar or injury to help somebody getting attacked without question. It isn't about ego, it is about standing up for what is right and trying to foster the kind of world I want to live in.

What I'm saying is I wouldn't be the one to start making it physical unless I had to. If a guy starts chewing me out for no reason I'm not going to punch him in the face just because I can.

Helping someone who's already getting their ass kicked is different, it's already gotten to the point of physical harm so I feel you can do what's necessary to help them.

[SumAznGuy]

So driving into work this morning, not sure how but some driver was upset and starts laying on the horn. Not sure what happened or who the first beep was directed to.
1 block later, the light was changed to yellow and I decided to stop instead of running it.
Same guy lays on the horn.
Light turns green and I continue on my way and the guy pulls up beside me and lays on the horn for a good block.

Guess what, he turned right and I turned left and went to work.

I could have tailed him and followed him to his work.
I could have honked him back.
Hell, I could have played bumper cars with him.
Even worse, I could have pulled a bat or a knife out and attacked him. Does that put money in my pockets? Last time I checked, i get paid to show up to work. Going to jail doesn't pay.
Oh yeah, in the case of Harvey's friend, the criminal record also makes it a pain in the arse to go to the US. Criminal records are like herpes. The gift that keeps on giving.

[6o4__boi]

So driving into work this morning, not sure how but some driver was upset and starts laying on the horn. Not sure what happened or who the first beep was directed to.
1 block later, the light was changed to yellow and I decided to stop instead of running it.
Same guy lays on the horn.
Light turns green and I continue on my way and the guy pulls up beside me and lays on the horn for a good block.

Guess what, he turned right and I turned left and went to work.

I could have tailed him and followed him to his work.
I could have honked him back.
Hell, I could have played bumper cars with him.
Even worse, I could have pulled a bat or a knife out and attacked him. Does that put money in my pockets? Last time I checked, i get paid to show up to work. Going to jail doesn't pay.
Oh yeah, in the case of Harvey's friend, the criminal record also makes it a pain in the arse to go to the US. Criminal records are like herpes. The gift that keeps on giving.


Lol i used to react
Now i find more satisfaction in generally ignoring idiots like that...simply because I know their day is already ruined by emotion and I couldn't be bothered to give two shits. When they pull up and try to engage in verbal war i keep my windows up and just smile and wave. Sometimes it takes them by surprise and they just go on. Other times they get even angrier and that makes it even funnier for me.

One summer i remember some redneck tailgating me on a one lane road. I was already going relatively fast, and faster than the speed limit. When it finally opened to two lanes, guy proceeded to pull up beside me and starts screaming bloody murder. I did my whole smile and wave. That set him off, and I could see the veins in his forehead and spit flying off his mouth as he's bitching and driving. At that point, I kinda lost it and just burst out laughing. He turned even redder and angrier and proceeded to pull forward and fake merging and even brake checking me trying to egg me on. I was still in a laughing mood at this point. I wish I had a dash cam then to record the whole thing. Eventually he backed off. I was on my way to my buddy's bbq and had an awesome day, laughed about it over a few beers. Even did a few impression of his angry, spitting face. He probably went to his destination and let the whole thing ruin his head and blow up his blood pressure. Hell, the guy's probably dead from an aneurysm by now.

[white rocket]

I had a friend who punched a random guy because he bumped into his GF a few years back. He was at UBC, had a promising career lined up and he lost it all including his GF at the time because he got charged and found guilty for assault. Some random dick isn't worth flushing your life and career down the toilet.

This should be the lesson here. Most of us in this thread have built up a nice life for ourselves with lots to lose. Why throw that away over anger from some asshole threating you? Unless they are physcially threatening your personal space and you fear for your safety then walking away is ALWAYS the best move. Always. Most of these weirdos just want to watch the world burn or are trying to scam so don't engage with that shit at all. Take a course on personal defense to learn how to disarm someone or put them in a hold. Once you learn that you will be person that walks away all the time because you have nothing to prove.

Some of the things in this thread that have you guys raging is crazy. #yougotztochill

[GS8]

Lol i used to react
Now i find more satisfaction in generally ignoring idiots like that...simply because I know their day is already ruined by emotion and I couldn't be bothered to give two shits. When they pull up and try to engage in verbal war i keep my windows up and just smile and wave. Sometimes it takes them by surprise and they just go on. Other times they get even angrier and that makes it even funnier for me.

In my many commutes, I would get pissed but would usually just scream in my car. Felt better. Nothing beyond that. That would only happen when I'd see something really stupid or dangerous like when someone makes a blind lane change while I'm there.

But usually when people are after me (always tailgaters / aggressive drivers), I just do a little dance in my car like I was dancing to Janet Jackson circa 1996 with a literal ear-to-ear grin on my face while looking straight ahead as if I was completely focused on the road and not the other driver.

I learned that anger feeds off anger but no one really bothers with the amped up dancing-to-Janet crazy fuck.

[6o4__boi]

In my many commutes, I would get pissed but would usually just scream in my car. Felt better. Nothing beyond that. That would only happen when I'd see something really stupid or dangerous like when someone makes a blind lane change while I'm there.


I learned that anger feeds off anger but no one really bothers with the amped up dancing-to-Janet crazy fuck.


hahahahahhaha...i think i'll try that some time.

I tend to do the same when someone really pisses me off on the road. I verbally destroy them inside my car and only I can hear it...(and my dashcam).
Some of the shit i've privately screamed in my car makes the worst of what Trump has said look like gospel bible verses.

[MrPhreak]

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[MrPhreak]

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[westopher]

Dude, I had your defence earlier, but you are saying that some random white guy dressed in "white power attire" targeted you because you are in an interracial relationship.
I know its really en vogue to be victimized by the white devil right now, but sometimes people who are assholes just happen to be a different race than you.

[MrPhreak]

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[Xu.Vi]

Lol. Can agree with everyone here about laughing it off during road rage. Few months ago I had to merge into a lane and the guy I was going in front of lost his shit. Initially thought he was giving me props as we drove the same car (lol) but he fingered me and verbally raged as if I heard him behind his closed windows. The damn booger picker pulled up next to me a block later at a red light so I rolled down my windows -- as soon as his was about half way, I rolled mine back up and laughed.

Couple weeks after that incident, I see him passing a car driving at an appropriate speed in a rainstorm going up Royal Oak -_-.

[Iceman_2K]

I remember one time someone was raging on me and cutting me off cause I was in the slow lane going across the Cambie Street bridge. He was absolutely livid that a chinese kid driving a cheap ass corolla couldn't go faster than 65 on the bridge. Of course, this was before the whole distracted driving thing, so I ended up calling the cops on the guy saying he looked like a drunk driver and had been weaving in and out of traffic and being a potential danger to other people on the rode. After the bridge a few blocks I saw him pulled over to the side with a cop car in front of him - I was indeed happy lol.

[Mr.Money]

so what would you do if someone tried pick pocketing you...your expensive phone,wallet? :rukidding:

nobody?..guys?...do nothing? :alone:

[MrPhreak]

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[underscore]

Are there trolls irl in Vancouver? Maybe. Is there a culture built around being a total douche, definitely. When I miss the mountains and ocean of BC, where I was born and raised, I quickly remind myself about the toxic people that live there.

There's plenty of BC outside of the GVRD you know.