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tblue37

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300. The driver was NOT using force against the "self-appointed crime-stopper."

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 11:02 PM

Jun 2013

The driver was merely trying to leave. The other woman kept stepping in front of the car, but the driver was trying to avoid hitting the woman, trying to go around her, so she was NOT using force against her.

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Woman run over after calling police on couple having car sex [View all] xchrom Jun 2013 OP

Stupid on all fronts. n/t geomon666 Jun 2013 #1

Indeeed, you don't know where to start in on it. nt bemildred Jun 2013 #20

Well, there's that ol' MYOB thing... TreasonousBastard Jun 2013 #2

It was her business jberryhill Jun 2013 #9

No, she was NOT the manager. She ALERTED the manager. Myrina Jun 2013 #38

Oh, okay, then she was fair game to try to kill jberryhill Jun 2013 #57

I'm going to out on a limb here. randome Jun 2013 #66

At one? Or for one? jberryhill Jun 2013 #73

Nope, but he did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, so I think he's qualified. nt Ed Suspicious Jun 2013 #74

Lol - I almost did... DUzy! jberryhill Jun 2013 #76

LOL! randome Jun 2013 #79

Probably Not, On the Road Jun 2013 #203

The story says she kept stepping in front of the vehicle. IdaBriggs Jun 2013 #129

What utter balderdash, what is this "try to kill" crap? sibelian Jun 2013 #170

The article says she was run over jberryhill Jun 2013 #172

No, the TITLE of article says she was "run over" and then doesn't back it up in the text. sibelian Jun 2013 #184

Fucking busybodies .... oldhippie Jun 2013 #171

Is there something wrong with having sex? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #109

Is there something wrong with hitting someone with a car? jberryhill Jun 2013 #111

You didn't answer my question. Is there something so wrong with sex that sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #116

The article is not specific to what was going on jberryhill Jun 2013 #121

Where in the story does it say that the couple deliberately tried to run over the woman? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #127

Obviously the DRIVER thought there was something wrong with having sex - karynnj Jun 2013 #189

She was brushed aside by the side of the car. Not 'run over' as the erroneous title states. randome Jun 2013 #196

The driver was accosted by a seemingly disturbed individual who jumped in front of the sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #197

I'm marking this day in red on my calendar. randome Jun 2013 #198

Lol, anything is possible after this! sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #204

Not when a person jumps in front of your car. ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #180

there is nothing wrong with having sex. the woman is a complete idiot samsingh Jun 2013 #150

Agreed! brush Jun 2013 #186

If there was prostitution ongoing in that parking lot, then yes, closeupready Jun 2013 #164

But that is just speculation. Prostitution could be going on anywhere, inside the motel sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #167

Would you object if prostitutes turned tricks in your driveway? closeupready Jun 2013 #168

Okay, I'll look for you the next time riot control runs over someone who doesn't move jberryhill Jun 2013 #176

Indecent exposure comes to mind TrogL Jun 2013 #264

Well, if someone is in a private driveway engaged in prostitution, that is an entirely different sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #269

Only the prudish nanny-staters would ever conceive of such an impracticable concept such as LanternWaste Jun 2013 #130

Neither is it a leap of logic to state that said defacator is an animal-lover. Kurovski Jun 2013 #268

.. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #3

Nosy is as nosy does... Pelican Jun 2013 #4

Why does she care if they were doing that??? cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #5

Important clue here jberryhill Jun 2013 #7

I think there's 100% consensus that standing in front of a moving vehicle is a really bad idea. Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #10

Attempted vehicular homicide is a pretty bad idea too jberryhill Jun 2013 #13

LOL!!!!!!! Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #15

So you have a right to try to kill "stupid people"? jberryhill Jun 2013 #19

'Minor injuries'. Doubt they were trying to murder her. randome Jun 2013 #28

+1 Buzz Clik Jun 2013 #87

The murderous couple were physically spent from their lovemaking, Kurovski Jun 2013 #262

"Nearly striking" is "trying to kill?" You're trying way DirkGently Jun 2013 #286

If the manager was standing behind the vehicle, thucythucy Jun 2013 #91

She WASN'T the manager. The manager was behind the car. The busybody trying to stop the car tblue37 Jun 2013 #291

She WASN'T the manager. The manager was behind the car. The busybody trying to stop the car tblue37 Jun 2013 #292

Yes it is. But how is that relevant to this situation? The couple saw a crazy person sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #173

This may come as a shock to you jberryhill Jun 2013 #177

You know, you're starting to sound a little crazy yourself by continually defending an idiot. nt brush Jun 2013 #188

Who initiated violence? jberryhill Jun 2013 #193

Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #195

Who initiated an illegal arrest? tabasco Jun 2013 #266

No, it's not a shock to me at all. I asked you why you are talking about someone sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #199

Yes you do MattBaggins Jun 2013 #215

Thank you Mr. Zimmerman jberryhill Jun 2013 #249

Just the opposite MattBaggins Jun 2013 #288

Still, who cares? Maybe if more people had sex in cars, they could relax more and the world cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #42

PSA: This is not recommended if one of the participants is driving the car at the time. Buns_of_Fire Jun 2013 #92

They had finished when she attempted to run down the person. cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #151

Oh, I agree with "Live and Let Live". Just adding my 2 cents worth of general snarkiness. Buns_of_Fire Jun 2013 #161

You can have sex in your car.... wait for it MattBaggins Jun 2013 #217

Oh, I have.... cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #225

Find someone who will give you permission to park behind their building MattBaggins Jun 2013 #227

The manager was standing behind the SUV siligut Jun 2013 #47

Still not reading atreides1 Jun 2013 #63

Who has time to read jberryhill Jun 2013 #174

Why would anyone care where a couple decides to have sex? Judging by the information sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #120

Who committed an act of violence? jberryhill Jun 2013 #122

So sex is violent to you? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #244

That's just silly jberryhill Jun 2013 #248

The driver was just trying to get away; she was NOT "attempting to use the car as a weapon." tblue37 Jun 2013 #294

Trying to drive away from a person acting bizarre and trying to tblue37 Jun 2013 #293

Why would anyone care where people have sex? MattBaggins Jun 2013 #218

No, the woman run over was not the manager... Contrary1 Jun 2013 #166

She was not the manager. The busybody alerted the manager. nt brush Jun 2013 #187

No--the woman who was getting in front of the car to try tblue37 Jun 2013 #290

Stupid meddlesome bluenose interfering busybody. Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #6

She was the manager of the motel jberryhill Jun 2013 #8

People having sex in a car is not necessarily "prostitution", Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #11

Word n/t JayhawkSD Jun 2013 #16

So, let's see jberryhill Jun 2013 #17

So close to removing some "interfering busybody" genes from the pool. Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #29

If you attempt to kidnap or detain a person they have the right to MattBaggins Jun 2013 #219

So let's see, you don't know what the situation was, but you have opted for the gently nuanced ... 11 Bravo Jun 2013 #257

So get the make, model and plate number and be done with it... Blue_Tires Jun 2013 #25

She is well within her rights to call the cops or even yell at them... Pelican Jun 2013 #88

This is the kind of weird logic you see a lot on DU lately jberryhill Jun 2013 #90

Who said it was ok? Pelican Jun 2013 #96

Why was the woman in the SUV wrong by trying to leave. RC Jun 2013 #125

Again with the "trying to kill" her. sibelian Jun 2013 #97

NO SHE WAS NOT! People keep explaining to you that she WAS NOT the manager of the tblue37 Jun 2013 #295

She needs to get a life malaise Jun 2013 #12

She has one jberryhill Jun 2013 #14

According to the original article, she's not the manager petronius Jun 2013 #22

Well that makes it OK then! (nt) Nine Jun 2013 #26

Does it? petronius Jun 2013 #41

Um, no. (nt) Nine Jun 2013 #56

If they got the plate number thucythucy Jun 2013 #95

NOT THE MANAGER OF THE MOTEL! NOT THE MANAGER OF THE MOTEL! NOT THE MANAGER OF THE MOTEL! tblue37 Jun 2013 #297

Driver deliberately hits pedestrian with car; DU sides with driver and attacks victim. Nine Jun 2013 #18

from the article xchrom Jun 2013 #21

also from the article Nine Jun 2013 #24

i tend not to purposely step in front of moving vehicles. xchrom Jun 2013 #32

I missed the part where you're allowed to unlawfully detain someone, too Blue_Tires Jun 2013 #35

The penalty for unlawfully detaining someone is not death jberryhill Jun 2013 #60

If someone is crazy enough to throw themselves on/in front of/under a moving car Blue_Tires Jun 2013 #65

Stupid people must die! jberryhill Jun 2013 #78

It would definitely be a start, instead of sending them to congress... Blue_Tires Jun 2013 #89

Heaven help us, but the world would be a much better place if that were true! IdaBriggs Jun 2013 #133

Can I have that on a shirt? (NT) Heywood J Jun 2013 #210

Good thing such a penalty was not extracted, then. sibelian Jun 2013 #99

You're not allowed to hit someone with a car even if you think they're breaking the law themselves. Nine Jun 2013 #61

And I still want to know if this was a real "hit with car" Blue_Tires Jun 2013 #69

'Minor injuries'. Calling her 'run over' is hyperbole, I think. randome Jun 2013 #81

I'd go further and call it "bullshit" nt. sibelian Jun 2013 #101

"She agreed to arrange her own transportation to the hospital". Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #108

Hold on, hold on... Kurovski Jun 2013 #279

In most cases you are right. The exception is if they are attempting to unlawfully detain you. Or stevenleser Jun 2013 #106

The couple could have exited the vehicle and walked away. mathematic Jun 2013 #128

And expose themselves to a crazy person who deliberately stepped in front of their car? stevenleser Jun 2013 #131

So the charge is now unlawful potential detainment? mathematic Jun 2013 #139

Nope, this law is also used against abusive spouses who refuse to allow their spouse to exit through stevenleser Jun 2013 #154

This correlates to the Trayvon Martin case MattBaggins Jun 2013 #222

I hadn't thought of that but excellent point. stevenleser Jun 2013 #239

Not even close. MattBaggins Jun 2013 #221

You claim that "The couple could have exited the vehicle and walked away." Kurovski Jun 2013 #263

Here is the relevant case law. Yes you can, you can even use deadly force without penalty. stevenleser Jun 2013 #113

Come on, everyone! Can't we all just poke fun at each other without bringing statutes into it? randome Jun 2013 #114

My favorite statue is Michelangelo's David. stevenleser Jun 2013 #118

Crap! Usually I'm good at proofreading my own posts! randome Jun 2013 #124

My favorite statue is The Muse in downtown KCMO RC Jun 2013 #134

Now MY favorite, too! randome Jun 2013 #135

Alerting for teh boobz!!!! opiate69 Jun 2013 #145

If you feel someone is attempting to harm you and they will not allow you to MattBaggins Jun 2013 #220

The driver was NOT using force against the "self-appointed crime-stopper." tblue37 Jun 2013 #300

That is immediately what I thought of too, unlawful detention. I think that negates stevenleser Jun 2013 #62

Thre's no indication whatsoever from THAT sibelian Jun 2013 #51

She had every right to call the cops and alert the manager MattBaggins Jun 2013 #223

How could she have even been 100% certain it was sex they wuz a-doin? Kurovski Jun 2013 #234

Or the guy might he been bitten by a poisonous snake. edbermac Jun 2013 #282

Yes. Kurovski Jun 2013 #283

Happened right in front of cops in LA during occupy... nebenaube Jun 2013 #107

And how, exactly, have you been able to ... oldhippie Jun 2013 #179

She placed her car in reverse to get away from the "self-appointed crime-stopper," but was tblue37 Jun 2013 #299

Welcome to the new DU jberryhill Jun 2013 #23

The woman was not the manager Fumesucker Jun 2013 #30

Oh, okay, then kill her jberryhill Jun 2013 #52

I'm more bemused than anything that someone would be such a busybody as to risk their life for it Fumesucker Jun 2013 #58

I think what this woman did constituted an unlawful detention. stevenleser Jun 2013 #70

I agree. Some strange woman is screaming at you, attempting to keep you from leaving, and Nay Jun 2013 #138

And also people who continually and intentionally ...... oldhippie Jun 2013 #183

Yeah--How many times have various people explained to him that the woman was NOT the manager, and tblue37 Jun 2013 #303

She was already trying to kill herself. NutmegYankee Jun 2013 #200

Nobody killed anyone. tabasco Jun 2013 #265

Why do you keep posting that the woman was the manager? She was not. nt brush Jun 2013 #191

What do you mean? Kurovski Jun 2013 #259

Oh, FFS--she was NOT the manager, NOT doing "her job." She was a nosy tblue37 Jun 2013 #301

Yes, I realized that three days ago jberryhill Jun 2013 #302

Wow--love this post! Orrex Jun 2013 #31

If a person with no legal authority to do so were blocking my car... Silent3 Jun 2013 #40

I'm betting that's what happened, too: 'slowly nudge forward'. randome Jun 2013 #44

+1000 Blue_Tires Jun 2013 #54

Indeed. She was committing a crime in most states. Xithras Jun 2013 #83

In Indiana its built into the state Constitution that this is a crime. Article 1 Section 11 of their stevenleser Jun 2013 #98

Hence the problem with Citizens Arrest MattBaggins Jun 2013 #224

She CHOSE to get in the way... Blue_Tires Jun 2013 #46

Woman vies for a Darwin Award; DU thinks it proper. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #132

I run over anyone who has bad ideas jberryhill Jun 2013 #157

Then why is the E! network still in existence? Kurovski Jun 2013 #243

I need a bigger vehicle jberryhill Jun 2013 #250

I see you have a red bull. Kurovski Jun 2013 #252

"not their kind of people," ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #182

a dumb story burnodo Jun 2013 #212

You've hurt my feelings. Kurovski Jun 2013 #260

She did NOT "deliberately pedestrian with a car." tblue37 Jun 2013 #298

Amazing how the outrage is at the victim, not the people who tried to murder her. nt geek tragedy Jun 2013 #27

"people"? The car had only one driver, and I doubt she was aiming for murder. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #36

Oh, let's not exaggerate! Orrex Jun 2013 #37

I don't think "murder" means what you think it means (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #50

Gas prices in the midwest, that's murder. Kurovski Jun 2013 #256

There are people at DU who'd defend carjackers too ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2013 #142

People have a right to jack in their cars. Kurovski Jun 2013 #270

"Tried to murder her." Not really. Or not tried very hard. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #160

Murder? Her suicidal tendencies are already well-established Kurovski Jun 2013 #261

Oh, drivel. sibelian Jun 2013 #169

While I don't side against the victim, she was a nosy idiot who did something very stupid. Dash87 Jun 2013 #213

I am willing to bet one of the partners was a current or ex- of hers ... Myrina Jun 2013 #33

The problem is that it was the people in the car who scored. Orrex Jun 2013 #39

Mind your own business. blueamy66 Jun 2013 #34

Oh, but think of the children! hunter Jun 2013 #43

Not a good choice NiteOwll Jun 2013 #45

And how is she a "victim" if they kept trying to navigate around her Jamastiene Jun 2013 #245

What I really want to know is how Rawstory managed to get that picture. randome Jun 2013 #48

I'm shocked, shocked that a website would do such a thing (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #49

The picture comes from a drone of course - how else did Raw Story get this critical petronius Jun 2013 #67

I don't know exactly where it comes from, but I do know the beginnings of "O" face when I see it. Kurovski Jun 2013 #285

If there is any damage to the SUV, she should be made to pay for it (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #53

Not a good idea all around. Beacool Jun 2013 #55

I doubt the driver ran over her nebenaube Jun 2013 #112

The traditional response of swooning gently onto a fainting couch Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #59

And sex on a fainting couch is preferable to in a car. randome Jun 2013 #75

A BJ in a car is quite acceptable... Bay Boy Jun 2013 #115

As long as you did it on your own property good for you MattBaggins Jun 2013 #226

I'll just remind you that there are no brambles in a car. Kurovski Jun 2013 #272

good grief! so many people here are flippant about flagrant fornication in front of five-year olds! unblock Jun 2013 #64

I guess a school bus full of children might have turned into that parking lot at any time. Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #80

I imagine that's one reason one is not allowed to urinate in the parking lot of school LanternWaste Jun 2013 #148

I don't even urinate in public restrooms. Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #152

And also... dogs, they should be made to wear pants. Kurovski Jun 2013 #246

oh noes! the sarcasm haz been unleashed! unblock Jun 2013 #153

I bet if you fornicated on his front steps or took a dump on his lawn MattBaggins Jun 2013 #229

Sounds like a new website to me. Kurovski Jun 2013 #255

If someone Tien1985 Jun 2013 #277

They would have likely all turned into vampires and unleashed carnage upon the world. Dash87 Jun 2013 #216

If, for example, a group of thugs came to block in my car Heywood J Jun 2013 #211

"Citizen's Arrest" lol Dash87 Jun 2013 #214

Wait now, was the couple waxing the TOP of the vehicle with their actions? Kurovski Jun 2013 #273

Couldn't they find a more secluded spot other than a well lit parking lot where families would be appleannie1 Jun 2013 #68

When I was in college, the car wasn't always parked, either Blue_Tires Jun 2013 #77

That's a silly question. How can people take good cell phone photos of you in the dark? Kurovski Jun 2013 #276

Stupid... if you report a crime, dont get involved like that davidn3600 Jun 2013 #71

Rather one believes she should have called the police is not the point KingFlorez Jun 2013 #72

She put herself in that position...for a stupid reason davidn3600 Jun 2013 #86

"She put herself in that position" Kurovski Jun 2013 #267

It reallly sounds like they were trying their damnedest to avoid running her over.... aka-chmeee Jun 2013 #123

It's a strange way to make yourself part of a three-way. Kurovski Jun 2013 #274

Let's see......... LuvNewcastle Jun 2013 #82

Well... Kurovski Jun 2013 #275

Stupid ass woman madokie Jun 2013 #84

she couldn't just take down the plates and vehicle description magical thyme Jun 2013 #85

LOL...dumbshit. Iggo Jun 2013 #93

Jesus Christ this thread is sad. MadrasT Jun 2013 #94

Everyone here advocating genocide against motel managers everywhere Capt. Obvious Jun 2013 #117

The "victim" / "unlawful detainer" was NOT the motel manager. IdaBriggs Jun 2013 #136

Another person in favor of the Motelocaust Capt. Obvious Jun 2013 #141

Yes, yes -- I support Motelocaust 2013! IdaBriggs Jun 2013 #146

I want a t-shirt Tien1985 Jun 2013 #278

Perhaps Motelocaust is a bit over the top and insensitive MattBaggins Jun 2013 #230

Actually the motel parking lot is quasi-public. Like the commons in a shopping mall. RC Jun 2013 #149

Public places are not for sex MattBaggins Jun 2013 #231

Other people may have a different take on that. RC Jun 2013 #235

What few fringe places are you refering to MattBaggins Jun 2013 #236

I gave this story a little thought... Javaman Jun 2013 #100

I agree with that. But the only good reason to interfere is if someone is in immediate danger. hunter Jun 2013 #143

That's a good point. Javaman Jun 2013 #162

This message was self-deleted by its author ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2013 #147

No problem!!! onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #102

They were under no obligation to wait for police MattBaggins Jun 2013 #232

I used it as an example of an option. onpatrol98 Jun 2013 #240

They weren't coming, they were going.. Historic NY Jun 2013 #103

If some guy wants to sleep with me . . . Brigid Jun 2013 #104

Ha Ha Capt. Obvious Jun 2013 #105

Did not see that one coming! randome Jun 2013 #110

Good thing it wasn't people having sex on a train. n/t L0oniX Jun 2013 #119

I know. What, with all the coupling and un-coupling, who actually has time to pull the train? Kurovski Jun 2013 #287

What did the woman see exactly..and how does she define sex.... tokenlib Jun 2013 #126

Take pictures with your cellphone instead FarCenter Jun 2013 #137

Survival Rule #1: [b]"Do Not Put Yourself In Harms Way Without Good Cause."[/b] IdaBriggs Jun 2013 #140

Corollary. Don't leap in front of a moving SUV because someone had sex (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #156

It proves the Repiglican theory that sex is hurtful DainBramaged Jun 2013 #144

Miss Prunella should have put her eyeballs back in her head Warpy Jun 2013 #155

Maybe the prude should have minded her own damn liberalhistorian Jun 2013 #158

+1. I've got no sympathy for this puritanical harridan. backscatter712 Jun 2013 #305

Aaaah. The Church Lady has resurfaced.. SoCalDem Jun 2013 #159

HAHAHAHA LittleBlue Jun 2013 #163

Likely, prostitution is an ongoing problem in that parking lot. closeupready Jun 2013 #165

which is why prostitution needs to be TAXED AND REGULATED n/t alp227 Jun 2013 #175

Right, but you'd still have 'small business owners' conducting business closeupready Jun 2013 #185

I'll bet her husband was glad to get away. ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2013 #178

Have you sever seen a Super-8? If so, you would understand why BlueStreak Jun 2013 #181

Prove they were having sex! DontTreadOnMe Jun 2013 #190

I read the article and wonder how would I react to a potential car-jacking attempt? haele Jun 2013 #192

How about minding your own fucking business? MrSlayer Jun 2013 #194

If you have sex in a public place it is my business and I will call the cops MattBaggins Jun 2013 #233

Then you are as she is. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #237

So what? MattBaggins Jun 2013 #238

So what? So let's dance! MrSlayer Jun 2013 #251

You had sex in a public school. Um, congrats? Nine Jun 2013 #280

Well, in fairness, I was 16. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #281

Will you also leap in front of the SUV in which said sex occurred? (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #258

Why were the police coming at all? treestar Jun 2013 #201

I saw a guy getting his pole waxed in my work parking lot Skittles Jun 2013 #202

... warrprayer Jun 2013 #205

This is why I use Walmart parking lots when having sex in cars. nt Incitatus Jun 2013 #206

Walmart practically demands that you have sex in their parking lots. Kurovski Jun 2013 #242

Focus on the family Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #207

Oh, she had her eye on daddy alright. Kurovski Jun 2013 #253

If this car is a rockin', don't come knockin'. roamer65 Jun 2013 #208

If this Subaru's a movin', your dodgin's behoovin'. Kurovski Jun 2013 #254

STUPID on all sides! nt Raine Jun 2013 #209

Really? SMH Mr Dixon Jun 2013 #228

Lol, serves her right. Jamastiene Jun 2013 #241

... Kurovski Jun 2013 #247

If this thread doesn't get a DUzy, I want you to run me over. Kurovski Jun 2013 #271

I have no sympathy for her shawn703 Jun 2013 #284

The people in the SUV were pathetic and disgusting. But the woman that was hit bluestate10 Jun 2013 #289

Was the "woman" in the car a minor? apples and oranges Jun 2013 #296

She should have joined in rightsideout Jun 2013 #304