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In reply to the discussion: Well, it finally cost me to be outspoken. [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)the fact that you had your grandchild with you. People don't get into arguments with a little one, and he knew that. As a grandparent, you were maybe older than him, and he took advantage of that to bully you. This guy had a sense of entitlement and was not without means, but thought you were a soft touch should give him money since he was too important to go into the bank and take care of his own business.
I hope you saved the note, the cost of the replacement of the tire, anything you remember about his appearance, vehicle and report to the police that he left both you and your grandchild stranded and you had to pay for the damages to leave the store and get home. I hope the store or someone recorded or noted this.
He'll do it again, most likely, if he gets away with this. He needs to be called to account. Consider if it had been late at night or an emergency. The amount of hatred libertarians have for Democrats was fully detailed in this article. It's a really ugly piece, and I suspect your attacker believes all of this and is probably bragging online right now about what he did to you and your grandchild:
The end of liberty in America: Only course of action now is to fight back, electoral politics not working
Time to tell any Democrats you know to fuck off and die
by Eric Dondero
http://www.libertarianrepublican.net/2012/11/the-end-of-liberty-in-america-only.html