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Originally Posted by svandamme View Post
I don't see a gun in the open window of the other car, his hand is beside the car, like it would after having throw a bottle..

Was the other guy agressive, to some extent yes..
was he armed, technically yes, he's in a 1.5-2 ton heavy vehicle that can be used as a weapon indeed.
But so was camera guy, he was doing those same things and had a similar vehicle that can be used as a weapon.

But was he using it ,AS a weapons? no.. he was overtaking.. and about to make a point, or maybe he was going to return the favor of the brake check.. or maybe he was going to force camera car to stop..but he didn't do that , the camera car on the other hand DID do the brake check and in a way forced or attemped to make the other guy slowdown and stop.

What is clear, is the camera guy was getting ready to shoot his gun, he was working up his mind towards shooting.. To many tacticool youtube videos and a small peepee , fear mentality.
But there's NO logic in thinking he would shoot from that position\angle\drivingspeed.

Hell , it doesn't make any sense, a tiny little gun when you are in control of a 2 ton big weapon is the wrong choice either way.. Defensive driving will get you much further then a silly 9mm gun
Shooter/camera guy did not deconflict
he was not defending his castle, nor was he standing his ground.. He was defending his fragile ego
He will need a very good lawyer.
I'm hoping he ends up having a really bad lawyer.
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