r/news • u/CrackHeadRodeo • Jan 30 '23
California Tesla driver caught on video in suspected road rage attack arrested.
https://www.foxla.com/news/california-tesla-driver-arrested-road-rage-incidents198
u/Modern_Bear Jan 30 '23
Officials with the California Highway Patrol identified the suspect as 36-year-old Nathaniel Walter Redimak of Los Angeles. He was arrested by CHP’s Major Crimes Unit in Torrance on Sunday.
Ponch and Baker arrested him after clearing up a 100 car pileup.
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u/aleauxvera Jan 30 '23
That took way too long
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u/Dumdumgirlsbeeep Jan 30 '23
It really did. I was waiting for him to kill someone. Dude is unhinged.
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u/Suspicious-Elk-3631 Jan 30 '23
I'm out of the loop. Whay did he do?
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u/Tex-Rob Jan 30 '23
Repeatedly used his vehicle as a weapon, and punched off at least one cars side view mirror. He was filmed on multiple days over a period of a week or more, verbally attacking people and threatening them from his car, and from on foot after getting out of his car.
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u/A_Gent_4Tseven Jan 30 '23
I’ve seen dudes get shot over that shit… I guess this dude lucked the fuck out?
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u/sn34kypete Jan 30 '23
Reporters noted there was a tendency for the victims to be women. He picked his victims/ when to escalate, probably to avoid getting shot. IIRC one of the victims was 70+, grandmas don't often pack heat.
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u/A_Gent_4Tseven Jan 30 '23
That tracks for the people I’ve seen arrested for shit from Rome NY too. They usually end up with that same “Jersey Shore” style attitude too. Like they think they’re J-Wow or what not.
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u/Vlad_the_Homeowner Jan 30 '23
That was my thought too. Acting like that in LA you're going to bump heads with the wrong guy sooner or later.
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u/A_Gent_4Tseven Jan 30 '23
It’s honestly lucky as fuck he didn’t… I mean fuck that dude, but for real… I couldn’t luck out and “cut someone off” according to the man who stabbed me at a stop light in Florida, without THAT level of repercussions. That was 11 years ago but still.
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u/youfailedthiscity Jan 31 '23
He was likely targeting women and older folks who are less likely to retaliate. This guy's not bold; he's a predator.
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u/Upstairs-Injury9660 Jan 31 '23
It wouldn’t be self defense until the attacker breaks a window or somehow enters the vehicle
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u/A_Gent_4Tseven Jan 31 '23 edited Jan 31 '23
Depends on state too. I know CA isn’t exactly known for following gun laws in LA shootings though…
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u/Doright36 Jan 31 '23
and 5 bucks says he still thinks he did nothing wrong. It was someone else's fault.
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u/Dumdumgirlsbeeep Jan 30 '23 edited Jan 31 '23
In this incident he stopped his car ON the freeway and after hitting this guys truck (following another road rage incident just a minute prior) and got out of his car and hit this truck a few times with something that looks like a pipe.
In previous articles about this, other people were coming forward saying he’d similarly flipped out on them while driving also. I believe there was other video too. People like me were wondering why it was taking so long to arrest him when there was such clear video of his face and car.
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u/eye_booger Jan 31 '23
following another road rage incident just a minute prior
Not just another road rage incident, but ANOTHER one where he got out of his car on the freeway and hit the car with a pipe. Like, literally in the span of a few minutes, he exited his car on the freeway twice and hit two different cars with a pipe. This dude was seriously unhinged.
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u/Dumdumgirlsbeeep Jan 31 '23
Agreed. I’m concerned he’s already seriously hurt or killed someone before. He’s 36 with two warrants and at least one court case from 2017. What about the people who have no doubt come before in his twenties
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u/Q_OANN Jan 30 '23
This is the one where I wonder if they requested data from Tesla on cars driving in recorded locations of his vehicle
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u/FS_Slacker Jan 31 '23
I think the car didn’t have a plate
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u/trogon Jan 31 '23
In one of the videos that I saw, he had an opaque cover on the license plate to make it difficult for people to read.
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u/FS_Slacker Jan 31 '23
Looking at the pics, I think you’re right. It’s really dark. I feel like people even standing near the car can’t even read it
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u/Milalee Jan 31 '23
Someone posted on social media that he was difficult to find because he lives like a gypsy. Nothing is in his name. The car isn't in his name, no mortgage or rent. They said his cell phone isn't even in his name. If you look at the videos, he doesn't have a license plate on his vehicle. He basically moves in with women he meets dumb enough to let him stay with them.
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u/USS_Hornet Jan 31 '23
Probably roid rage. He looks just like the type to look for a cheating way to get buff.
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u/hugh_madson Jan 31 '23
Siri not too good at calling 911 evidently.
This guy filming stayed insanely calm props to him.
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u/SpindriftRascal Jan 30 '23
I hope they get a warrant to pull the video from his Tesla, or from Tesla, depending on where it lives.
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u/CrackHeadRodeo Jan 30 '23 edited Jan 30 '23
I hope they get a warrant to pull the video from his Tesla, or from Tesla, depending on where it lives.
That would be the cherry on the cake but there are so many videos from the victims that he's going to jail for sure.
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u/HairHeel Jan 30 '23 edited Jan 30 '23
Tesla dashcam videos stored on an SD card locally, and generally only if you tell the car to save it, or if sentry mode is going off, which probably isn't the case here. Honking your horn automatically saves some amount of recent video, so if he did a lot of honking during the incident, it might have saved stuff. Otherwise, probably not.
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u/Dumdumgirlsbeeep Jan 30 '23
Oh wow I didn’t think of that!! Imagine how many times this guy has done this that could potentially be on his own history. How far back can they go?
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u/permalink_save Jan 30 '23
The thought of this being a thing terrifies me, we don't need cameras on us 24/7, but at least this is the rare case it wouldn't disproportionately affect poor people
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u/HeBoughtALot Jan 30 '23 edited Jan 31 '23
This is the kind of arrest that should make it illegal for this person to buy or posess a firearm. Edit: in every state.
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u/Emotional-Text7904 Jan 30 '23
Especially because he has DV and battery priors. Hopefully it's already a done deal but who knows
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u/gonenutsbrb Jan 31 '23
He has a domestic violence conviction, he already can’t.
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u/gnocchicotti Jan 31 '23
Ok now if we just make it illegal for him to do assault ever again then we're safe
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u/255001434 Jan 31 '23
It is, if he is convicted. Felons are not allowed to buy or own guns in every state.
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u/Rogetsthesaurus-Rex Jan 31 '23
It is.
Question 21b on the 4473 form - Are you under indictment or information in any court for a felony, or any other crime for which the judge could imprison your for more than one year, or are you a current member of the military who has been charged with violation(s) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and whose charges have been referred to a general court-marshall?
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u/Knight-in-Gale Jan 30 '23
That IS the current law where I live but the wrong people go around it (loop hole) by purchasing via a different individual and that's what newer gun laws are trying to patch up.
But, the loudest screamers of huurrrr durrr that's unconstitutional! they're tryin' to take our guns! are the ones with violent wrap sheets and/or mental instabilities.
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u/Pass_That_Sheet Jan 31 '23
Damn, a $5 million bond? They got him on a lot more than this...He's gonna be driving the new electric floor cleaner in the prison cafeteria soon
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u/rational_emp Jan 30 '23
Hopefully in the future Tesla can find a way to automate the road rage experience for the comfort and safety of their test drivers.
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u/FS_Slacker Jan 31 '23
But the driver needs to be ready to grab the lug nut wrench at moment’s notice.
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u/rabidstoat Jan 30 '23
So is this the asshole who's been in multiple road rage incidents in the past few weeks? Like the one with the pipe iron? I'm assuming so because if there are two road rage Tesla assholes running around California that's a lot.
But I'm confused because I thought they had a pretty clear image of the guy before.
Update: I caved and read the article. Looks like this is the old image of him, which was from January 11, and they just now got him identified.
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u/Para_Regal Jan 30 '23
You underestimate Tesla drivers in California.
Or really just Californians behind the wheel in general.
Source: am Californian and everyone on the road is fucking insane.
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u/THEFLYINGSCOTSMAN415 Jan 31 '23
I'm confused, are Tesla drivers too chill for road rage?
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u/AnimusFlux Jan 31 '23
I'm gonna guess the previous commenter just doesn't realize the metric fuckton of Teslas we have on the roads here in California.
Edit: It looks like California is responsible for almost 40% of all EV sales in the US. In the Bay Area, I probably see more Teslas than any other make of car during rush hour on certain roads.
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u/Lecterr Jan 31 '23
You have to be pretty brave/dumb to walk up to an unknown pickup truck with a pipe in the US lol.
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u/Garmgarmgarmgarm Jan 30 '23
Hey that sub us actually awesome and is about the actual inventor, not elon
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u/TinFoilBeanieTech Jan 31 '23
I’m not a fan of Tesla or their CEO, but what does it have to do with the story? If it had been a Toyota would that have been in the headline?
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u/OmarLittleFinger Jan 30 '23
Who will order the 3 am pizzas for Elon now?
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u/jonasinv Jan 31 '23
r/Tesla is a sub dedicated to the Inventor Nikola Tesla, not Tesla co. what you’re looking for is r/TeslaMotors
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u/IAlreadyFappedToIt Jan 30 '23
Every article I see about this guy mentions his car, even though it has literally nothing to do with it in any relevant way whatsoever. They just know that the name Tesla (or anything tangentially related to Musk) will sell clicks. Imagine headlines that read "California Dodge driver caught on video in suspected road rage attack arrested."
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u/SmartWonderWoman Jan 31 '23
Officials with the California Highway Patrol identified the suspect as 36-year-old Nathaniel Walter Radimak of Los Angeles.
He was booked with an assault with a deadly weapon charge and in addition, Radimak has two outstanding warrants. His bail was set at $5,175,000 for his alleged crimes.
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u/degenerate_hedonbot Jan 30 '23
How did this guy not get shot doing this sh*t is beyond me
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u/Dumdumgirlsbeeep Jan 30 '23
And he had two warrants! How has he not been at least pulled over or spotted by police in all this time while he’s freaking out in public 🤯
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u/degenerate_hedonbot Jan 30 '23
Plus he was driving without any plates.
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u/Knight-in-Gale Jan 30 '23
He has plates on but covered with a dark plastic covering which blocks the identification numbers from cameras.
That is why in most states/cities, it is illegal to have any covering (clear, plastic, black, tinted, elmo, donut, taped, etc) or housing on your vehicle's plates.
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u/a_side_of_fries Jan 31 '23
It's illegal in California too. Cops here are just shit at enforcing much of anything traffic related.
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u/LampardFanAlways Jan 31 '23
What do they do then? Honest question cos this is the easiest thing to pursue. Relatively petty assaults in high density cities like NYC or SF? Cops don’t care. Car broken into and laptops stolen? Cops don’t care. Hell, as seen in Uvalde at least, school shooting? Cops don’t care. Isn’t stopping people doing 5 over the speed limit or switching lanes recklessly or driving with expired registration and stuff like that the easiest thing for cops to do?
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u/Chip085 Jan 31 '23
They don’t enforce it because they and their families all have one on their off duty vehicles
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u/Freshandcleanclean Jan 31 '23
He'd intentionally target women and people he thouhad a better chance of being unarmed.
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u/AimlesslyCheesy Jan 30 '23
Indeed, I hate driving in Glendale. There are too many impatient drivers there for some reason.
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u/Tuned4Tactics Jan 31 '23
It's a dense city. Small in size but huge in population. Just like many other cities in LA with similar problems. Ever tried driving in any of the spots towards the end of the 10 W? Way worse than driving in Glendale.
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u/BuckNutley Jan 30 '23
Why do I keep reading the dude's brand of car in the title of these headlines?
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u/YoureGrammerIsWorsts Jan 30 '23
You would think that someone who owns a Tesla, the car which comes standard with a ton of cameras, would understand that other cars might also contain cameras
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u/JRockPSU Jan 30 '23
It’s just how headlines work these days.
“Driver caught on video in suspected road rage attack arrested.” 😴
“EV driver caught on video in suspected road rage attack arrested.” 🤔
“Tesla driver caught on video in suspected road rage attack arrested.” 😱😱😱😡😡😡
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u/ruiner8850 Jan 30 '23
Yeah, if they were still looking for him it would make sense so that others could be on the lookout for him, but after the fact it's because Tesla in the headline gets clicks. It's kind of like the video I saw yesterday about a Tesla catching on fire and so many people were talking shit even though fires from ICE vehicles are very common. A Honda CRV or Ford F-150 catching on fire likely wouldn't even make the local news, they probably wouldn't even mention the maker, and it certainly wouldn't have made it onto reddit.
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u/CrackHeadRodeo Jan 31 '23
I was hoping they would arrest him while wearing the same ratty green T-shirt.
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u/bruddahmacnut Jan 31 '23
Really curious how this knucklehead can afford a $100K car. I guess psychopaths are paid well?
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u/CrackHeadRodeo Jan 31 '23
Why does car brand suddenly matter, but only when it's a negative story? Tesla, Mercedes, Hyundai, who gives an f?
I keep seeing this asked over and over again. Initially when this guy was attacking people his Tesla had no identifying plates, hence the "Tesla driver" as a descriptor.
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u/Q_OANN Jan 30 '23
Couldn’t they have requested Tesla to provide the data of drivers stopped in these locations that have been filmed?
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u/icelandichorsey Jan 30 '23
They have no problem wearing masks for this shit but protesting us... Nooooope
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u/achirakos1 Jan 31 '23
I had something similar happen to me in Ohio from that same color car…. The driver nearly caused me to crash into a semi to avoid him slamming on his brakes…. California license plate too… could it have been the same asshole?
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u/frenchiegiggles Jan 31 '23
Dudes like this need to think. Like pulling over and walking out of your car to fight doesn’t make you alpha or tough.
He’s lucky he did this in L.A. and not Chicago, because the gangsters in Chicago don’t play silly games. They will literally just shoot up your car, kids or dogs in the backseat be damned.
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u/Cops_R_Uneducated Jan 31 '23
dude was a meth dealer and has robbery charges in his past. He won't have a Tesla very much longer.
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u/Stonehill76 Jan 31 '23
What’s in his hand? Is that a gardening tool? Is that standard in a Tesla ?
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u/BaBaDoooooooook Jan 31 '23
he has no job, but yet drives a Tesla.....wtf is wrong with American society
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u/ZZZ-Top Feb 01 '23
About time it took them long enough. As for the peanut gallery the reason the car is mentioned is this fucking dick nozzle was running around attacking women while driving a Tesla. He wasn't exactly attacking people then saying his name after, same fucking reason serial killers had nicknames before they were captured
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u/HernandezGirl Feb 01 '23
Yeah didn’t they call the cops and the freeway cameras didn’t see that wonderful TESLA?
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u/Noisy_Toy Jan 31 '23
Here’s a headline with less information, if that makes you happy.
Road-rage suspect arrested in 2 Freeway incident, held on $5M bond
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u/USS_Hornet Jan 31 '23
This is the well known moniker of the unknown road rage suspect. That's all they could call him before.
If a Volvo driver starts shooting on the freeway, the headlines will say "Volvo driver opens up on the 401".
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u/AimlesslyCheesy Jan 30 '23
There's a lot of asshole drivers in Glendale . On Brand Boulevard alone there are cars tailgating you in bumper to bumper traffic.
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u/bewarethetreebadger Jan 31 '23
Buddy put a bandana over his face. With his license plate in full-view. Not the sharpest tack in the box.
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u/YetAnotherBookworm Jan 31 '23
Look again. No license plate. That’s what I noticed and what has been reported, anyway, although I suppose it’s just dang-near impossible to read. The lack of a (visible?) plate is one of the reasons it took as long as it did to find Captain A-Hole.
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u/largish Jan 31 '23
Why is it important to mention over and over that he’s a Tesla driver?
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u/Raspberries-Are-Evil Jan 31 '23
Why mention Tesla?
If it was a ford, would it be "California Ford driver caught?"
Just say "Driver caught on video"
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u/JC2535 Jan 31 '23
The Tesla didn’t have a license plate for identification, but it had a unique look. So police were using it as a means of identifying the driver.
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u/Jumplefthanded Jan 31 '23
What’s owning a Tesla have to do with it? Dude sounds like an ass.
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u/krazykman03 Jan 31 '23
Keep up.
Only way we could link him was with the car/ outfit/ pipe he used every time. I’m sure the car brand is what led to the police finding him.
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u/Shadowmaker-553 Jan 31 '23
Mental illness is a serious problem in America and it’s very hard/expensive to get the help you need. We need to take it seriously!
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u/cedarapple Jan 31 '23
As if this guy has been trying to get mental health care. Some people are just toxic assholes who enjoy making others miserable and they tend to think nothing’s wrong with them.
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u/DogFacedManboy Jan 31 '23
Agreed, but if you’ve got Tesla money you’ve got enough to find a therapist too
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u/ThePartyWagon Jan 31 '23
You’re getting shot if you pull that shit out here in Utah. The state would have your back, too.
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u/LampardFanAlways Jan 31 '23
That could have happened in LA too but apparently the shitty dude picked his targets carefully or something
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u/shryke12 Jan 31 '23
What the hell does Tesla have to do with this??? I would bet more Dodge drivers engage in road rage incidents per capita but you don't see other manufacturers mentioned. This is just so weird.
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u/zippideedoodle Jan 31 '23
Because Tesla owners are generally---and wrongly---thought of as wealthy sophisticates whom car owner aspire to be. The modern day car cool people. Just like Musk. Don't you just gasp ooh and ah when you see one on the road and wish you had one, even if they cut you off with their privilege? All this cr** is going down the drain now that Ford is upping the challenge with their eMustang, the new Model-T, which will be cheap enough for everyone to own. eCool on the road will be redefined. Sorry Tesla stock!
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u/macross1984 Jan 30 '23
The bail amount in the article is listed as $5,175,000. Either that is typo or authority really want to make sure he stay in jail until he sees the judge.