AK Road rage; gun brandished

[blackeagle603]

WASILLA -- A gun-brandishing driver involved in a road-rage incident in downtown Wasilla on Wednesday was stopped by Wasilla police officers, weapons drawn, at a Tesoro gas station just outside city limits.

No charges were filed.

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[Rich]

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Fixed it for ya.

[Steamforger]

I was expecting another Irish Mob incident until I read the story and it takes place in Alaska.

[Netpackrat]

Threatening somebody in Alaska gets a 10mm Glock stuck in your face. Seems reasonable to me.

[Dub_James]

If there's a moral here, the officer said, it's to call police on yourself if you happen to use a weapon during an altercation and don't want police tracking you down in similar fashion.

So endeth the lesson. Call, and call first.

[Combat Controller]

Cops carry 10mm Glocks? Or just you?

[Netpackrat]

Cops carry 10mm Glocks? Or just you?

Read the link, the only thing the 10mm carrier was "guilty" of was not calling 911 first. The other guy did, so the cops assumed he was the victim until they got 10mm guy's story. Personally, I'd like to see the aggressor charged with endangering his own children, for reckless driving (tailgating) and trying to start an altercation with his children present. Sounds to me like he received a much needed lesson in what constitutes acceptable conduct.

[arctictom]

Lots of new folks get introduced to civility here the hard way.

[Combat Controller]

Ah.. The link worked for me that time. The whole "don't get sucked in" thing is bullshit. They guy got out and started to threaten the 24 year old. If he is in that much of a hurry he shouldn't be having time to pick fights.

Good on the driver letting the asshole know he was going to get ventilated. He should have called the cops though, I would. Not that he should have to, just it's a good idea with the current climate.

[randy]

"He who calls 911 first wins"