Things get ugly at the gas pumps when motorist cuts in line

[Jack Daniels]

The Associated Press




CYPRESS, Calif. --

Violence broke out at the gas pumps in Orange County. Police say a La Palma doctor waiting in line to buy gas at the Costco warehouse store in Cypress grabbed a tire iron and confronted a motorist who cut into the line.


Sgt. Tom Bruce said the doctor was arrested and booked for investigation of brandishing a deadly weapon in a rude, angry or threatening manner, a misdemeanor.

Witnesses told police the doctor was in line at the pumps Monday evening when another vehicle cut in front of him. When the doctor confronted the motorist with a tire iron, the other driver locked himself in his car and called police.

http://www.bnd.com/430/story/365831.html

[Prngr44]

They should have let him get beat a few times.

[cardinalgirl]

if you're man enough to cut in line, then you're man enough to get out and defend yourself.

[sportschick]

Duh. Stay up on the ass of the person in front of you and assholes won't be able to cut in line...

[sportschick]

if you're man enough to cut in line, then you're man enough to get out and defend yourself.

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Or, that.

[Hollywood]

brandishing a deadly weapon in a rude, angry or threatening manner

Are the charges less if you do it in a polite, friendly manner?

[dredbyrd]

if you're man enough to cut in line, then you're man enough to get out and defend yourself.

I can't help but agree with this sentiment but it's probably the only thing that kept the outcome of the story from being as bad as I'd inferred from the thread title.

[cardinalgirl]

true.

[dredbyrd]

inferred ... but hoped for

[Razzy]

[#1 Jimmy fan]

They were talking about this on the radio earlier, I was crackin up. Maybe he was gonna hit him where it doesn't hurt so much since he's a doctor. lol