# Right or Wrong? Elderly man run over and seriously injured in Road Rage Incident **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 22, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938 "2014-02-22T04:37:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/1 "2014-02-22T04:37:41Z")
> **[Video captures road rage attack in western valley](https://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/feb/20/detectives-searching-suspect-road-rage-attack/)** > > Traffic detectives are asking for help identifying a motorist who ran over an elderly man’s legs in an apparent fit of road rage earlier this month. Metro Police are treating the Feb. 6 attack as an attempted murder. I’m sorry. But I seem to have posted this thread in the wrong forum. I think it should have been posted in the “General Questions” forum. I would have posted this thread in the “General Questions” forum, except for the fact that I don’t think there is really much of a question here. I can’t imagine hardly anyone believing that intentionally running over this man could possibly be the right thing to do. My question is really asking people how they feel when someone interferes with their driving and whether they have ever desired to hurt someone and hurt them badly. In this story, an elderly man was walking in a gas station and came into contact with a car. The driver of the car became enraged and intentionally ran over the man’s legs. Apparently the elderly man was injured quite badly. I suppose you really should watch the video to try and get a full sense of just how each party must have felt. One possible question is how you would have felt as the driver and whether you would have liked to have exited your car and perhaps taken a punch at the pedestrian. In any case, I have been in a similar situation and I can understand getting very angry and possibly wanting to harm the man in some way. But, I don’t think it could ever be “right” to run him over and seriously injure him - given that he never did anything like that to me. It’s just not reasonable. In fact, IMHO, it’s downright crazy and the driver deserves some serious prison time. Perhaps about five to ten years would be right. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/2 "2014-02-22T04:44:34Z")
I’m sorry. But I seem to have messed up this thread. The question here should be how long the driver should spend in prison - \*\*not \*\*whether he was right or wrong by intentionally running over the elderly man. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/3 "2014-02-22T06:59:38Z")
Sound like attempted murder too me. The guy almost causes a car accident and the old man’s car swerves to avoid it. Then, the bastard waits while the old man gets out of his car and runs him down. That would be premeditated murder if the old man died. I find it very unsettling that this guy waited in his car to ambush the guy. Thats just creepy. > [@](#): > > The victim, whose age was not provided, told police that he was pulling up to a gas station in the 6100 block of West Flamingo Road when a dark gray Honda Accord swiftly pulled up in front of him, forcing the elderly man to swerve around the Accord to avoid a crash. > > The victim said he then walked from the gas pumps toward the store, and the Accord sped toward him and stopped abruptly just short of the victim. The Accord then continued forward, hitting the elderly man with the driver’s side bumper. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/4 "2014-02-22T08:43:21Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > [Video captures road rage attack in western valley - Las Vegas Sun News](http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/feb/20/detectives-searching-suspect-road-rage-attack) > > In any case, I have been in a similar situation and I can understand getting very angry and possibly wanting to harm the man in some way. I can’t get the vid to play. What did the victim do? Key the car? Crap on the hood? Take a swing with a crowbar? ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/5 "2014-02-22T15:40:11Z")
If you can’t get the video to play, you should be able to find other reports of this same accident by using Google. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/6 "2014-02-22T15:44:58Z")
Can’t you just tell me? I mean, is it a secret? ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/7 "2014-02-22T15:56:06Z")
Here’s the video: > **[Las Vegas police seek public's help in road rage incident](https://www.foxnews.com/us/las-vegas-police-seek-publics-help-in-road-rage-incident)** > > Police in Las Vegas appealed to the public for information involving a road rage incident that left an elderly man lying injured at a crowded gas station. ---
**Author:** ![Bozuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/8 "2014-02-22T16:24:46Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > I suppose you really should watch the video to try and get a full sense of just how each party must have felt. > > One possible question is how you would have felt as the driver and whether you would have liked to have exited your car and perhaps taken a punch at the pedestrian. Based on the report and the video, I’m not sure how any reasonable person could feel a punch is deserved. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/9 "2014-02-22T16:31:40Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > The question here should be how long the driver should spend in prison - \*\*not \*\*whether he was right or wrong by intentionally running over the elderly man. I hope the driver is caught and serves a long prison sentence, however, depending on how good the driver’s lawyer is and also on how good the DA’s prosecuting attorney is, it all depends on the charge(s) the driver is found guilty for. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/10 "2014-02-22T16:41:19Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I can’t get the vid to play. What did the victim do? Key the car? Crap on the hood? Take a swing with a crowbar? The car comes rapidly up to the victim and then stops. The victim stops and turns toward the car. There is no audio, but I suspect the driver said something to him. The driver turns the car toward the victim and starts rolling into him. The victim brings both fists down on the hood of the car as the car contacts his body. The car knocks the victim down and drives off, leaving the victim writhing on the ground. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/11 "2014-02-22T17:51:22Z")
Right or Wrong? How is this even a question?! Seriously? Do you need help with this? If I must, here you go: WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/12 "2014-02-22T18:17:16Z")
I’m going to be the voice of dissent – I don’t see anything wrong with what he did. In fact, I run over elderly men everyday. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/13 "2014-02-22T18:24:17Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > I’m going to be the voice of dissent – I don’t see anything wrong with what he did. In fact, I run over elderly men everyday. How many points are they worth? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/14 "2014-02-22T18:26:30Z")
^I can vouch for **Guin**. I just turned 56, and live near Pittsburgh. I cross cautiously at crosswalks and stay on the sidewalk if I see G. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/15 "2014-02-22T18:28:23Z")
**kayaker** , I figure you’d be worth about 10 points - big score, a valuable target. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/16 "2014-02-22T19:07:55Z")
> [@Mr.Miskatonic](#): > > WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! Right? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/17 "2014-02-22T19:25:54Z")
Wrong. Obviously. Even if your vehicle has the right of way, it’s never OK to drive through a pedestrian. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/18 "2014-02-22T19:35:52Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Wrong. Obviously. > > Even if your vehicle has the right of way, it’s never OK to drive through a pedestrian. Through is obviously excessive, but over or under can be acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/19 "2014-02-22T19:36:54Z")
Bunch of liberal pansies in here. You shouldn’t let the Obama-Pelosi socialist mafia talk you into NOT running elderly people over. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938/20 "2014-02-22T20:23:17Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > I’m going to be the voice of dissent – I don’t see anything wrong with what he did. In fact, I run over elderly men everyday. Nitpick: You run over elderly men every day. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-or-wrong-elderly-man-run-over-and-seriously-injured-in-road-rage-incident/681938.md?page=2)