Posted on 05/19/2022 2:57:04 PM PDT by thegagline
An intense road rage dispute between two motorists in Florida landed one of them behind bars Tuesday after he pulled out a knife, prompting the victim to display a gun, authorities said.
Rafael Vincent Rivera, 50, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill in connection with the confrontation in Palm Coast, about 80 miles north of Orlando, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office said.
"Tragic disagreements should never result in violence in our streets," Sheriff Rick Staly said in a statement.
Rivera was driving a Silver Toyota Tacoma when the victim cut in front of him with a motorcycle near an intersection at Pine Lakes Parkway and Whirlaway Drive around 1 p.m., he told authorities. When they both came to a stop, Rivera allegedly exited his vehicle holding a knife.
The motorcyclist became concerned and grabbed his metallic knuckles, authorities said. After they exchanged words during a tense confrontation that was captured on cellphone video by the victim's wife, Rivera began "slashing" his knife toward the victim, the sheriff's office said.
The motorcyclist, who is licensed to carry a concealed weapon, pulled out a handgun and told Rivera to back away, which he did, according to the footage.
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On another note, I didn’t know Lindsey Graham was into bikers.
You have to escalate the situation....how else are you going to get views on fakebook, twit tock, blewtube, or histogram and impress millions of people you don’t even know?
“The motorcyclist, who is licensed to carry a concealed weapon, pulled out a handgun.....”
In Florida fear of bodily injury justifies this.
I give her an A+.
Have to downgrade her to a “C+” for holding the phone in portrait orientation.
guy brought a knife to a gun fight and almost paid for it. Even after the biker pulled the gun, you could see the guy with the knife thinking about it. He looked like he was trying to figure a way to stab him.
Lol!
the knife guy wasn’t too bright. he was still trying to fight after the gun was pulled. He came soooo close to getting shot. After the gun was pulled he was still going back and forth toward the biker. If he had come closer to me after pulling the guy I’
d have shot.
The perp is perhaps so insane that he will try to ‘get even’ for being humiliated.
The victim definitely cut him off, but Rivera ‘allegedly’ pulled a knife (that was on video).
Dumbass writers, and biker guy wears his brains in his back pockets.
Why did he cut him off?
never bring a knife to a gun fight
-— Benjamin Franklin
(or maybe it was Al Capone?)
at any event, it is wise advice
Biker is stupid...Never allow someone that close threatening with a knife. The suspect could have rushed him and cut him up good. And the brass knuckles was another dumb move.
The cops would have put about 18 holes in knife guy and dropped him like a bad habit.
Why did he cut him off?
Same as always. He “deserved” the spot closest to the stoplight more than the guy in the pickup did.
When that happens to me (once or twice a year maybe, I just say it to the 4 walls and thin air, “Sure, buddy — you really do deserve to be closer to the stoplight than I; go ahead, enjoy your life.”
It makes me feel better. Sure as hell ain’t worth a hassle.
I witnessed a probable road-rage incident a few days ago.
A semi-old black truck was passing another semi-old black truck and appeared to run into him on purpose, apparently trying to run him off the road. That was my perception.
I was the oncoming vehicle and just tried to avoid getting hit. As a witness, I was going to stop, but I looked in the sideview mirror and neither truck stopped, so I went on as well.
The first rule of the gunfight is “Don’t be there!”
Why would you even stop to confront this clown when you have a gun?
Personally I wouldn’t stop and put myself in this situation.
I WOULD HAVE SHOT HIM.
A guy who conceal carries shouldn’t be doing that. Hopefully one of the cops or his family points that out to him.
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He’ll calm down after he gets a big, strong husband in jail.
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