I would post the fight link, but serious vulgar language and a blasphemy prevent me. This is one scene where you root for the mobsters.
Posted on 11/18/2020 5:30:37 PM PST by Zhang Fei
A Queens parking spot dispute exploded into a wild road rage rampage, with one driver sucker-punching the other before crashing his car through the glass storefront of a newly-opened bakery, police said Tuesday.
An enraged Jie Zou jumped from behind the wheel of his white Audi as another vehicle angled for the coveted space, slugging the other driver in the face before ruining the grand opening of the Rainbow Bakery by plowing his vehicle six feet inside the fledgling business, cops said.
Terrifying cellphone video captured Zou making a U-turn and slamming his car into his rival, who went bouncing off the Audi’s hood as the car accelerated across four lanes of traffic and through the glass — with one terrified customer exiting through the rubble while another lies dazed on the sidewalk.
Zou’s bat-wielding passenger, Jonathan Zhang, whacked in the arm a 34-year-old man defending the other driver in the 3:55 p.m. ruckus. The rival driver, identified as Zong Li, 35, of Belford, N.J., at one point managed to wrest the bat away and smashed it against the Audi’s hood before he was nearly run down, the video shows.
“It’s just for a parking space,” said devastated bakery owner John Lo as he stood Tuesday in the wreckage. “It’s like a movie, right?”
Lo, who hopes to reopen in a month, returned to survey a business reduced to shattered glass and twisted metal. The ruined store is now shuttered with a metal grate pulled down over its front.
“Very sad,” said the 45-year-old businessman. “We put a lot (of money) in for the renovation and then ... (he) almost destroyed it all ... It’s lucky it’s the first day, not too many know we are open. And at the time, nobody in here. Nobody hurt, nobody died."
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Wow. Couldn’t see in the video, but the “victim” must have been thrown off the hood before impacting the storefront. Wonder if they will charge him for attempted murder? Baseball bat vs car is not a good idea if you’re the guy with the bat...
This behavior is pretty common, now we have video. It’s psychos like this that made the decision to leave NY easier.
No, you plonounled it long, lit's Frushin.
Bang Ding Ow
All your base are belong to us.
If the driver was charged and I was on the jury, I’d vote for a dismissal.
Youse
“I’ve noticed everyone, myself included, are on the edge of a violent nervous breakdown.”
Sorry you feel that way; I certainly don’t. In fact, the past nine months have been less stressful to me than the norm. A big part of it is that the kids are home and behaving well, not running around on the wild side, and I haven’t had to deal with loss of employment or freedoms in any significant way. Well, loss of church services is a hit but we have plenty of time to worship privately.
“Asian!” #roger #american dad
It’s understandable how people fight over a parking spot and let it get out of hand.
It happened to me, some 35 years ago, before I left NYC.
I was backing up into a parking space, in Queens, Astoria area.
Suddenly, as I was about to turn the back of my car into the spot, another car moved into the spot, front first.
I got out and shot the guy dead, on the spot.
Err....
Nope, that last sentence is false, but, I felt like doing it. (I never owned a gun, and still don’t).
But, a bunch of people witnessed what happened and started to heckle the parking spot thief. I just gave him a long stare and shook my head and went looking for another spot.
But, it’s not uncommon in NYC to see that kind of behavior, and it happens a lot, on a daily basis.
Meat cleaver seen in one version. Gang?
[It’s understandable how people fight over a parking spot and let it get out of hand.
It happened to me, some 35 years ago, before I left NYC.
I was backing up into a parking space, in Queens, Astoria area.
Suddenly, as I was about to turn the back of my car into the spot, another car moved into the spot, front first.
I got out and shot the guy dead, on the spot.
Err....
Nope, that last sentence is false, but, I felt like doing it. (I never owned a gun, and still don’t).
But, a bunch of people witnessed what happened and started to heckle the parking spot thief. I just gave him a long stare and shook my head and went looking for another spot.
But, it’s not uncommon in NYC to see that kind of behavior, and it happens a lot, on a daily basis.]
In pandemic-hit NYC, anyone who operates or works for a small business or is a commercial or residential landlord is likely under tremendous stress. I’ve heard of road rage incidents, but never one with an Oriental as the guy who goes ape. These are extraordinary times.
[Meat cleaver seen in one version. Gang?]
The guy the driver hit had a bat or two by four and was coming after the driver. Seems the driver used his car to defend himself.
JoMa
Small suggestion for baseball bat use.
Place a tube sock over the business end of the bat. No its not to soften the blow or soak up blood.
The first thing the other guy will try to do is try to grab the bat.
All he will get is a handful of empty sock before he eats hickory. It helps to wax the shaft to make it more slippery.
YMMV.
Dude, that’s not how Feng Shui works.
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