mouthed off at car and the car followed

Amateur Eater wrote:

No, I was running and a car slowed down next to me. They rolled the window down, one of them hocked a loogie at me and they all proceeded to curse and laugh at me, then sped off down the road.

I stand corrected. This was obviously assault. I don't blame you one bit for the way you responded.

"WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Spit, laughter, and curses - I'M MAD!!!"

UncleGFY! wrote:

The real UncleB wrote:

UncleB.

Your theft of my identity could only have been accomplished by illegal means. I don't mean against the rules of the website. I mean illegal.

You either somehow presented yourself to the website under my email address, or hacked the website to get my letsrunning UncleB password.

In either case, you have opened yourself up to criminal prosecution. I am pursuing this matter.

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

This can't be very difficult...

lol

Okay

Sgt. Hulka wrote:

I stand corrected. This was obviously assault. I don't blame you one bit for the way you responded.

"WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Spit, laughter, and curses - I'M MAD!!!"

Well I'm sorry you don't have the testicular fortitude to stand up for yourself buddy.

If he's a pretty good runner and a scrawny white guy, he probably is pretty tough.

There is a difference between throwing a tantrum/acting like a baby and being a man with stones when someone does something that is a REAL threat to you.

Some kids cursing, laughing, and spitting at you and your resultant reaction show you were pretty childish. And your current justification for your over-reaction prove you have not grown up a whole lot.

Too bad you did not end up in jail after your tantrum, some large inmates would probably have loved having a 130 little white boy for a toy.

Here endeth the lesson, dismissed.

You can't expect anyone to believe this. You don't even know how old you were when this happened. Completely ridiculous.

Actually I found it in my running log after my original post I was 24 years old, this happened 8 years ago in July. 8 years is a pretty long time, particularly when you're running every day. I'm sure I'm not the only person here who can't remember how old they were during specific memorable runs.

And to the other guy. Perhaps a kid spitting at me wasn't a real threat. But had I not reacted to them the way I did, perhaps they would have presented a real threat to the next runner they drove by. I'm sure we've all heard stories from friends, or have our own stories about cars full of douchebags driving up on sidewalks/throwing bottles/etc. Point being that teaching people a lesson can be good for them and for other runners. I'm sure those kids never messed with a runner again.

Amateur Eater wrote:

Perhaps a kid spitting at me wasn't a real threat. But had I not reacted to them the way I did, perhaps they would have presented a real threat to the next runner they drove by. I'm sure we've all heard stories from friends, or have our own stories about cars full of douchebags driving up on sidewalks/throwing bottles/etc. Point being that teaching people a lesson can be good for them and for other runners. I'm sure those kids never messed with a runner again.

Cripes, I see you still don't get it. Woulda Coulda Shoulda - BLAH-BLAH-BLAH! You are an idiot who just does not get it. You can post all you want about your brand of vigilante justice and teaching someone a lesson but you are still a RAGING MORON.

Perhaps if they had a gun or knife or had not been the pussies you assumed them to be, you PERHAPS would have been a chalk outline in the parking lot and PERHAPS be pushing up daisies.

Terry Jones wrote:

Cripes, I see you still don't get it. Woulda Coulda Shoulda - BLAH-BLAH-BLAH! You are an idiot who just does not get it. You can post all you want about your brand of vigilante justice and teaching someone a lesson but you are still a RAGING MORON.

Perhaps if they had a gun or knife or had not been the pussies you assumed them to be, you PERHAPS would have been a chalk outline in the parking lot and PERHAPS be pushing up daisies.

You are still getting so worked up over an altercation that didn't even involve you. Fact is that, unlike you obviously, when I am given a reason to fight, I will. It is what it is and more runners should be that way. I'm still here and still run every day. When the occasional DB does something to me and gets caught up at a red light, I still hit their car because they deserve it. The people who are insecure enough to yell or spit or throw things are not the people you need to worry about killing you. They are the people you need to teach a lesson to.

Amateur Eater wrote:

Actually I found it in my running log after my original post I was 24 years old, this happened 8 years ago in July. 8 years is a pretty long time, particularly when you're running every day. I'm sure I'm not the only person here who can't remember how old they were during specific memorable runs.

And to the other guy. Perhaps a kid spitting at me wasn't a real threat. But had I not reacted to them the way I did, perhaps they would have presented a real threat to the next runner they drove by. I'm sure we've all heard stories from friends, or have our own stories about cars full of douchebags driving up on sidewalks/throwing bottles/etc. Point being that teaching people a lesson can be good for them and for other runners. I'm sure those kids never messed with a runner again.

You aren't talking about remembering a memorable run. You are talking about remembering the day when you destroyed property and were arrested. Even after 8 years you should still remember how old you were when this happened. And if you aren't lying, then you have a severe problem with anger management. This just isn't rational at all.

Amateur Eater wrote:

You are still getting so worked up over an altercation that didn't even involve you. Fact is that, unlike you obviously, when I am given a reason to fight, I will. It is what it is and more runners should be that way. I'm still here and still run every day. When the occasional DB does something to me and gets caught up at a red light, I still hit their car because they deserve it. The people who are insecure enough to yell or spit or throw things are not the people you need to worry about killing you. They are the people you need to teach a lesson to.

You were not given a reason to fight. Don't assume that I won't defend myself or retailiate when it is called for. I have been a runner more years than you.

In colorful detail you have listed the manner in which you over react and you admite it is habitual. Yet in your early 30's you think that every shout, motorist action, laugh, heckle, and hocker is somehow directed at you. You are a child - a child that does not get it.

So you can keep running angry and some day get a good beat-down following a tantrum due to a perceived affront to your liberty or just grow up.

I really don't know why I (and several others) am still wasting time with you. Maybe we care about our whiny, stomping, little brother and hope we can talk some sense into him?

My two cents on this whole AE episode ... I think getting spit at is plenty of reason to respond. If someone spit on you and you did not say or do anything in response because you were afraid they *might* have a gun or knife then you are very risk averse and probably take more than your share of shit from people. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but I prefer to stand up for myself too if people are going to act like assholes.

I think smashing windows is a bit extreme, but I agree with the sentiment - sometimes you need to stand up. Even if there is a risk that you might get hurt. The alternative is to get walked on, spit on, shit on because you are afraid.

Terry Jones wrote:

You were not given a reason to fight. Don't assume that I won't defend myself or retailiate when it is called for. I have been a runner more years than you.

In colorful detail you have listed the manner in which you over react and you admite it is habitual. Yet in your early 30's you think that every shout, motorist action, laugh, heckle, and hocker is somehow directed at you. You are a child - a child that does not get it.

So you can keep running angry and some day get a good beat-down following a tantrum due to a perceived affront to your liberty or just grow up.

I really don't know why I (and several others) am still wasting time with you. Maybe we care about our whiny, stomping, little brother and hope we can talk some sense into him?

The thing is that this spit was directed at me because it hit me right in the neck. So yes, there was a reason to react. Furthermore, I was given a reason to fight when one of the passengers got out of the car and got in my face. They followed me home looking for trouble, I didn't follow them. Yes, I hit their mirror, but that was well deserved as I'm sure most people will agree.

If you come in to a problem ike this again don't go to your house. pretend you live at another house and when they leave go home. Net time chase the car....if they see a skinny white running after them they will think you are crazy and flee the area.

Fair enough. Interesting how more details come out....... but then again cliff notes can suffice.

I have never really been targeted whilst running on the streets but at 6'2" and 160-165 when I am at my leanest and fittest, not many people messed with me.

I have thumped cars blew that threw rights on reds and nearly ran me down but pointing out their idiocy with a little volume caused them to back down. I did break a window of a car when I caught it at a red light (side kick to 3/4 rolled down window) but the car load of punks in question heaved several nearly full soda bottles at me and 3 hit me. I would surmise that hurt more than some spit.

I suppose provoked enough, even the littlest of dogs will snap. I am glad you stand up for yourself.

Since we can't control the idiots of the world, I run early or run on the trails. As litigious as this society is, I don't need to wind up in court. Not good for me or the family I support.

BULLSH!T

Don't you dare give Amatuer any slack!! After countless posts and being called out it is only now on his last post we find that the spit actually "HIT" him. In all the others they spit "AT" him. I call BS on his story. You had your foot on his throat, Jones. Don't lift it!!

I couldn't even possibly imagine going up to somebody's car with a bat and smashing their windsheild. Maybe it's because I'm not super insecure or something.

I have, though, flicked off quite a few cars in my day. Every once in a while I'll make a smartass comment back to people who yell out stuff at me while I'm running, but only if they are of no real threat to me.

In most of the instances I have read about on here, I think I would have just gotten the license plate number and taken it from there.