# The perplexing appeal of Florida **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 22, 2022, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perplexing-appeal-of-florida/972021 "2022-09-22T08:20:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 188
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perplexing-appeal-of-florida/972021/188 "2022-10-14T18:35:41Z")
And then, there’s this. > [@Florida Dads Shoot Each Others Daughters in Road Rage Incident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-dads-shoot-each-others-daughters-in-road-rage-incident/973264): > > I think this is the most American headline of 2022. Apparently a road rage incident escalated until one idiot 1 threw a water bottle at idiot 2, and who responded by firing a few rounds into idiot 1’ s car, hitting his 5 years old’s leg. Idiot 1 returned fire, as one does, and hit idiot 2’s 14-yr old, causing a collapsed lung. They were stopped and arguing when police arrived while their children were bleeding [emphasis mine]. Both cars were full of kids, btw. This is why I laugh at people … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-perplexing-appeal-of-florida/972021)._