Incident in OC - Page 3

johnadams · #31 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by DVSmith

I am afraid I have to agree. If the incident even really occurred as described, the description given includes several examples of operating a vehicle in a reckless and dangerous manner. Driving directly to a PD seems far more appropriate.

Sorry, no attaboys from me on this one.

Haha, I don't expect any attaboys.

I didn't say I wasn't on my way to the station. After I found my way out of a small residential area this all started in, I headed for the station and the suspect was stopped by police. The station was about 3 miles away in heavy traffic, and the police made it to the incident before we could even get close.

Unfortunately, who knows what else this guy would have tried to take me down by the time we made it there.

johnadams · #32 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by JandJDude

I don't anyone here is saying you didn't have a reason to be concerned. Since you're not going to tell us what you're occupation is, it makes it a little bit harder to understand your frame of mind at the time, but suffice to say you felt threatened. Obviously you're not going to get out and make yourself even more vulnerable.

What most people seem to be saying is that the way you reacted to that threat (specifically leading this guy around town/ wrong side of the road stuff) was not the right way to handle it.

I did lead him around town. Unfortunately, stopping and not leading him around is one step away from getting out and putting up my hands. That leads to my legs getting crushed in between two cars, or him taking a few shots at me.

The wrong side of the road part of this happened at the very end of the incident. I was not going to get blocked in by traffic ahead of us, and there was only one way out. It was the opposing lanes, but there was no traffic oncoming at the moment and it was done safely to avoid a confrontation.

johnadams · #33 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 12:03 PM

Someone please lock this thread.

Without giving away my job and my good cause, there's no point in discussing this further.

**SierraNevadaCCW** · #34 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 12:03 PM

"Well, there are some things a man just can't run away from." - John Wayne, Ringo Kid

cksh8me · #35 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 12:37 PM

Let me see if I understand this. You were being aggressively followed by a car after leaving a parking lot. You took evasive action, while on the phone to the cops.

You didn't drive to the nearest PD, understandable most of the time I'm on the road I don't have a clue where the PD is.

You did what you felt reasonable at the time.

This same kind of action happened down at the jewelry mart quite a bit a few years ago. At least one person was murdered after making it to Pasadena I believe.

Good on ya buddy.