Oh I agree. If your car is surrounded no one could blame you for running over as many as needed. They could have you out of that car in seconds. If your or your family’s life is truly in danger you have the moral right.
But on the video I saw they weren’t violent or surrounding the car, just blocking the intersection. If the Lexus driver had plowed into the crowd and killed 5 or 6 people he would have been in the wrong and given those protesters what they wanted. If they had surrounded the car that would be a different story.
From what I heard he ran out into the street against a light. It was not the motorists’ fault according to police. The injured pedestrian was charged with Obstructing Traffic, and something else - I forget the 2nd charge right now...
“...They could have you out of that car in seconds. If your or your family’s life is truly in danger you have the moral right....”
True. First off, we’d try to stay out of those areas to avoid confrontation. If caught though, I would just floor it and whatever was in the way would get run over. IF “they” ever got to that point of trying to drag us out threatening our lives, whoever “they” are will be meeting Mr. CZ97BD from my side of the truck and Ms. CZPO1 from the wife’s side. I pray to God it never comes to that.
Go to Right Scoop. They have more videos and eyewitness accounts. The goons were on top of the dude’s car banging on his windshield. HE HAD EVERY RIGHT TO TAKE OFF! There are other videos hitting the net of the whole event from differnet angles. None of the OWS people were seriously injured and they have no right to sue because they were in the street blocking traffic and jumping on cars in a threatening manner.
“plowed into...”
You actually don’t have to “plow into” them.
Just take your foot off the gas, let the idle move you forward slowly; that vehicle is several thousand pounds of steel. It will not be easily stopped. They can stand in front of it only so long as it will push them backwards. You can add a little gas pedal to make them move as well, until you’re clear, then just drive on.
They’re COUNTING on you stopping. You stop, you’re in their zone (see Reggie Denny, 1992 LA Riots; he had an 18 wheeler, and he stopped, and took a cinder block to the head by gutterape savages).
If they start pounding your windows with the intent to break them, well then, what you do at that point is up to you.
Me, I wouldn’t stop. Ever.
He would have been completely in the right.
The first rule of self-defense is “don’t be there”; when someone is trying to keep you “there”, it’s not for your well-being.