Arlington, WA - road rage ends in warning shot

[ATCclears]

Road rage incident ends with gunshot | www.kirotv.com

What is interesting to me is that the Snohomish County Sheriff said it was not illegal for the guy to fire a warning shot on his property.

Peter

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We live in a "no shooting" area, so I suppose it's illegal where I live.


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[Fast Eddie]

Interesting case, I believe under WA state law, if he would have actually shot the guy after retreating into his home, he would have ikely been charged.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

If the homeowner felt his safety and bodily integrity was truly threatened, (correctly) he could shoot the aggressor almost anywhere

 

[Fast Eddie]

If you are able to get away from a threat, and then return to said threat, you make your attorney's job pretty difficult, n'est-ce pas?

 

[civilian75]

If you are able to get away from a threat, and then return to said threat, you make your attorney's job pretty difficult, n'est-ce pas?

The nearest mortuary will happily accept a new customer.

 

[Provincial]

If you are able to get away from a threat, and then return to said threat, you make your attorney's job pretty difficult, n'est-ce pas?

Although I have no expertise in these matters, I suspect that your attorney would have a much easier time if the "victim" was presenting a credible threat to someone else.

If the "victim" presented no immediate threat after your departure, you would be the aggressor if you returned to confront him.

I have no legal expertise and am not giving advice!

 

[Stomper]

Who the hell drives to their house with a road-rager in tow? For that matter if it was that bad, why not use your car as a weapon against a rager on a motorcycle?

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I'm a biker but would have no problem using a cage to defend myself that way if it got ugly

 

[Dave Workman]

Who the hell drives to their house with a road-rager in tow? For that matter if it was that bad, why not use your car as a weapon against a rager on a motorcycle?

Out of curiosity, where would you recommend that someone with a road rager in tow drive?

Rural Sno county is pretty rural. Long way to a cop shop, normally. Would you drive to a grocery store strip mall? Maybe one was not nearby. I dunno...you brought it up, so I'm asking.



I'm going to snoop into this case, as there is certainly a story to tell.

 

[Stomper]

I would drive ANYWHERE but to my abode so the guy can tell all his friends where I live. Furthermore, I'm always armed (ESPECIALLY when driving in "the sticks") so I would have just pulled over to allow the rager the opportunity to pass me by, but if he decided to stop and escalate the situation... It would be what it would be.

I also don't tend to drive like an a$$ which helps avoid too much conflict anyway.

 

[Nightcrawler]

bubblegum yeah

 

[fyrediver]

Out of curiosity, where would you recommend that someone with a road rager in tow drive?

Fire station if it's staffed may be a good call. Good luck of course with them being in the station and not on a call. There's usually an emergency phone outside in case someone stops by and no one is there. It's well lit, and if staffed, has at least 3 people there with quick access to the cops.

 

[Taurus 617 CCW]

I have often thought about where to drive if being followed by an angry driver. My first thought is to not stop unless it is unavoidable. The second thing I would do is make a big loop (5 to 8 blocks) and dial 911 at the same time notifying them of my whereabouts. Then just keep driving in circles until they show up.

If the guy was able to go in the house and retrieve a gun, why didn't he just lock the door behind him and call the cops?

 

[Redcap]

Out of curiosity, where would you recommend that someone with a road rager in tow drive?

Drive to your buddy's house. Call ahead.

 

[ChiknNutz]

Wow. Don't know how, but I never heard about this and I live on this road! This is one mile from my house.