ROGER DODGER
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2012-08-28 10:54 AM |
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Suspect a hispanic male adult wearing a brown flannel shirt in his 20's walking South on State street with a bloody hand. Victim last seen North on State street..Crime was reported by a witness.
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COMMENT 313426P
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2012-08-28 10:57 AM |
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Cool-it sounds like there must be much more to this story.
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COMMENT 313439
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2012-08-28 11:41 AM |
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Good. These people need to learn to drive. Granted, most are tourists from out of town so they care even less about the streets and the people on them. I'd like to see a Tourist Injunction.
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COMMENT 313442
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2012-08-28 11:46 AM |
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It's probably good for the driver it was just his windshield
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COMMENT 313446
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2012-08-28 11:55 AM |
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who can punch out a windshield with a bare hand? Wow.
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COMMENT 313448
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2012-08-28 11:59 AM |
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Perhaps a prodigy of Chuck Norris?
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COMMENT 313469
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2012-08-28 12:27 PM |
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Sounds like self-defense to me.
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COMMENT 313442
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2012-08-28 12:36 PM |
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Maybe a guy was nearly flattened by a car - A little adrenaline flare up!
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ROGER DODGER
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2012-08-28 12:55 PM |
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I punched a car window drunk once and hurt my hand..Of course cars were stronger in the 70's...
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COMMENT 313490
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2012-08-28 12:56 PM |
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I've nearly been killed walking downtown about a dozen times because of people blowing through crosswalks, taking turns without looking at the people in crosswalk, etc. Once a woman driving a Range Rover was blowing down State looking at her phone and not the road, and came to a screeching halt as my co-worker and I, along with another person were crossing in a mid-block crosswalk. She stopped right in front of the other person we were crossing with and he slammed both hands down on her hood, yelling at her that she almost killed us. As soon as we were clear of her car she sped off while still looking at her phone. I've kicked the sides of cars as they blew past me in crosswalks, and would have most definitely punched a few drivers if they gave me the chance. IF what I'm reading is correct, it sounds like this guy was almost crushed and punched out a windshield, the crime is on the driver not the pedestrian.
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COMMENT 313515
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2012-08-28 01:45 PM |
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Wait.... for ALMOST hitting someone you should get hit in return? How is that self defense? For soiling the guy's sheets? I'm sure the driver soiled his/her sheets too and now has to replace an expensive windshield. Nothing fair and balanced about that!
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COMMENT 313522
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2012-08-28 02:09 PM |
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I saw a car almost hit a pedestrian last weekend, it was REALLY close, but it was because the car was coming through the intersection on a yellow light and the pedestrian stepped out in front of them before the car finished coming through the crosswalk. Totally pedestrian's fault and it scared all of us who saw it. We don't know the full story of what happened but I work right near that intersection and both drivers & pedestrians are careless in this area. Almost getting hit is no excuse for busting a windshield, could have been one of these lovely downtown vagrants that did it after jaywalking in front of the car...
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COMMENT 313532
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2012-08-28 02:53 PM |
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It that was me, that dude would have way more than a bloody hand.
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COMMENT 313569
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2012-08-28 04:05 PM |
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313532, are you saying you would have run the guy over because you're a terrible driver?
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COMMENT 313570
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2012-08-28 04:11 PM |
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I punched a windshield once and it cracked. They are not very strong. Hurt one of my knuckles a little bit. It was my own truck though, didn't think it would break, I was just really mad.
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ROGER DODGER
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2012-08-28 04:23 PM |
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@570 Don't say that now I feel like I have to go out and try again.
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COMMENT 313583
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2012-08-28 04:36 PM |
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I also punch-cracked a windshield in a rage once, I too really, really didn't think it was actually going to break...whoops :)
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SHOREBIRD
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2012-08-28 06:31 PM |
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My daughter, when she was a teenager was telling me a story about being angry with someone, punctuated it with a window punch as we drove alone in our VW Bug. Window smashed. Boy was she surprised. Me too.
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COMMENT 313771
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2012-08-29 07:53 AM |
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seriously! the driver deserved it! maybe next time they will think before trying to run over a pedestrian.
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COMMENT 313772
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2012-08-29 08:00 AM |
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From my observations, tourists are not speeding, running red lights and blowing stop signs. The locals are the impatient ones.
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COMMENT 313801
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2012-08-29 09:25 AM |
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A co-worker visiting here for business said "Wow! People here actually drive the speed limit?!?!" She is from Irvine.
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COMMENT 313802
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2012-08-29 09:27 AM |
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I always blame the tourists when I see someone run a red light. Who else would be looking in any direction except straight ahead where the light is? Looking for good looking locals, restaurants, street names, store windows, etc. Someday I won't be as lucky and I will be in the intersection when they do it and both of our lives will be ruined.
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FLICKA
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2012-08-29 09:36 AM |
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Blame it on tourists?? Like we don't have our own bad drivers?
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COMMENT 313532
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2012-08-29 10:36 AM |
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@569 I'm saying if anyone attacked my vehicle and did damage to it, I'd call 9-1-1 and then detain the perp with overwhelming force and authority. Does that clear it up for you? It's NOT OK for someone to damage your car, even if you accidently miss them. Accidents happen and are not malicious. Punching and damaging a car is violent and malicious in addition to being a crime.
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