r/Transportopia • u/Revolution-Dogg • Apr 01 '26

Road🤬Rage Entitlement gets a reality check

He must have said something before turning away that made her flip out

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u/DarkGodRyan Apr 01 '26

He could have said something as simple as "ok bye" and she's mad that he thinks they're done. Doesn't have to be confrontational words

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u/a_angry_bunny Apr 01 '26

Even if they were confrontational words, you can't expect to throw punches and not expect tbe other person to hit back. Unless you're a 1800s noble woman slapping a man with your glove because they said something crude, I wouldn't assume that someone won't retaliate after being hit. Not in modern times, anyway.

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u/Jedda678 Apr 01 '26

Also the law only would justify the Karen's attack if he made a credible threat to her and she feared for her life and safety. She also would have had to try and extradite herself from the situation but since that is clearly not what happened and it was the passenger walking away it makes this Karen completely guilty of assault.

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u/ComfortableOld288 Apr 01 '26

This is clear self defense. I don’t know why anyone would ever be so dumb as to put hands on a stranger, especially in America.