Ya, you can't just close down intersections because you want to. If you don't have police there for large events, then you have to go in groups to let some traffic through.
Passersby Struck by [Deaf] Driver Amid Comic-Con Zombie Walk
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Ya, you can't just close down intersections because you want to. If you don't have police there for large events, then you have to go in groups to let some traffic through.
Because they didn't bother to get any permits or organise it properly.
He took it to another level, sometimes you shouldn't be shocked at reactions in these type of situations. Everyone expects people to act one way, just leave the guy's car alone and this wouldn't have happened. Not defending his actions, but the people really expect someone to sit there and not do nothing.
Yep.
Give the driver a moving violation, give the blue shirt dude some kind of ticket, and encourage the organizers of this thing to stop being so stupid about roads.
Stormhammer
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From the cons I've gone to, a lot of attendees seem to not have any regard for their surrounding so this doesn't surprise me. Even so, dude should have just waited like that Jeep was doing and this could all have been avoided.
Dude in the blue jumping on their hood is an idiot in this, too.
BumblebeeCody
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Heck, at least the driver is prepared for when a real Zombie apocalypse happens.
Surrounded by zombies smashing my car?
FLOOR IT!
Surrounded by zombies smashing my car?
FLOOR IT!
Im not saying that the driver was right. He was punished and rightfully so but everyone blocking the intersections needs to be ticketed as well. You can't just close down intersections because you feel like it.
Pyramid head
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Had the driver just not tried to drive through a crowd of people, I doubt any of them would have touched his car.
Uh, you're not really threatening saftey of a person if you sit on the hood of a car.
Can't see the threat that justifies violence. Now, the NYC Biker GANG bashing on the windows and not letting the guy through, sure.. But could they honestly feel fear of their lives, with this passive crowd of people walking by, outside of a few..?
Can't see the threat that justifies violence. Now, the NYC Biker GANG bashing on the windows and not letting the guy through, sure.. But could they honestly feel fear of their lives, with this passive crowd of people walking by, outside of a few..?
MarkMclovin
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If the driver wasn't deaf, this thread wouldn't have been created.
Definitely doesn't justify it, which is why the dude was ticketed.
I think the crowd should also face fines however. If your unauthorized massive jay-walking campaign is interrupted by a car then you shouldn't be surprised.
Mr.Monitor
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Yeah nah, this is on the driver. I didn't see anyone attacking the car until they started gunning it. It looks like they initially were pissing people off because of their impatience, so one woman yelled at them and knocked briefly on the window to tell them to stop moving. Then some smartass sat on the car, but that's no excuse to gun it through a crowd of people. The driver's reaction here is entirely illogical and on top of that they're giving an obviously false account. Fuck them.
adamsappel
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You seem of two minds, here.
I know some people love their cars, but sitting on the fender doesn't damage it in any way. The guy's being a dick, but running him over isn't an appropriate result.
This was called a "Zombie Walk," but that just looks like a large crowd of people. Sorry, sometimes crowds happen and you don't get to run people over because you don't want to wait.
This seems to be a situation where everyones actions contributed towards the incident.
The driver should have reversed and found an alternative report.
Pedestrians can't just take over an intersections, and you don't sit on the hood of someones car. Unfortunate that a lady, who probably had nothing to do with the walk, got injured.
The driver should have reversed and found an alternative report.
Pedestrians can't just take over an intersections, and you don't sit on the hood of someones car. Unfortunate that a lady, who probably had nothing to do with the walk, got injured.
That was a reaction...Like I said you can't expect people to act a certain way, especially in these times.
Probably the exact attitude the driver had when he made the decision to drive through a group of people. Who has time to wait 30 seconds when you have a image to uphold.
You all are correct, it was simply noted in the article and I copy pasted whatever that struck my attention. I personally wanted it to be read in the way of addressing the fear a deaf person, in this case the driver, must have felt seeing a crowd of dressed-up zombie banging on his vehicle and having no idea whats going on.
If a mod would kindly delete the [deaf] part in the title, it would be appreciated.
Deaf Spacker
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Yup, hindsight is a wonderful thing.
If I were to sit on a random person's hood while crossing traffic, I might as well have signed my own death certificate before walking across the street. I get that people will find the driver in the wrong, I do too, but if you set up a scenario that might spark some conflict between a pedestrian and a half ton of metal, rubber and plastic...
Then I'm going to side with the driver winning every time. A red light or stop sign is a poor argument to level against an inept driver who could just as easily ignore it and run you down. If I'm crossing a street, I get the fuck out of the way ASAP.
You shouldn't run people over is a totally valid argument, but it sure as hell didn't stop it from happening here.
Then I'm going to side with the driver winning every time. A red light or stop sign is a poor argument to level against an inept driver who could just as easily ignore it and run you down. If I'm crossing a street, I get the fuck out of the way ASAP.
You shouldn't run people over is a totally valid argument, but it sure as hell didn't stop it from happening here.
The story does say
So he had been waiting for a pretty good amount of time for some people to stop and let him go by.
peteykirch
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For something organized like this, they should've enlisted cops to direct traffic.
Then my litigious senses are tingling...
the city should be at fault for no parking enforcement/traffic control.
$$$$$ players...
tax payers $$$$!
That wouldn't happen to me to begin with in this case as I wouldn't try to edge into the mass of people crossing street.
Someone went all CSI on the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-AiUrSVt8E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-AiUrSVt8E
Apparently the Zombie Walk had no permit, I don't know how the city could be at fault for something that occurred without them knowing. More to the point, if you're going to have anything that resembles a parade, get a god damn permit so people don't get run down.
DoktorEvil
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My sentiment exactly. The video can be misleading, because we don't know exactly how long the driver was sitting there while this mob was taking forever to cross the street.
The organizers are at fault here. You have a mass audience for something as stupid as a Zombie Walk, get some cops and some permits and block off the streets. Otherwise, things like this happen and drivers in steel and rubber are not going to get the bulk of the blame.
Clearly, if this was unsanctioned, then yea.. no fault of the city. So I'd turn my eyes on who started the zombie thing and get my grandmother a new 64 year old bionic arm.
anarckitty
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Totally agree with this post.
holy shit
It's really amazing that zombies are still a thing. I can't think of anything more pathetic and played out in my entire life. It's been straddling that line of being neither earnestly nor ironically clever/funny for years now. Everything else in the ballpark like "Epic Win," pirates, etc. all way cooler.
wow i didn't even see the guy opening the door
Lonewolf_92
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Looks like a bunch of idiots sat on his hood before he gunned it and one started hitting his windshield when he started moving.
Edit: I missed a lot of that in the second video in the OP. Yeah, fuck those guys.
Edit: I missed a lot of that in the second video in the OP. Yeah, fuck those guys.
Can I get a 400x Zoom on the old woman's iris. I think I see a reflection of the driver and his family in terror.
DoktorEvil
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I JUST noticed the Dead Island 2 sign promoting this.
Was Deep Silver involved in this?
Freaky Fred
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seems like a pretty normal question, jeez
I'm not saying anyone should get sued, but you shouldn't just be able to flippantly sit on a dude's car on the street without incurring some kind of ticket.
I see someone actually watched the video instead of jumping to conclusions. We don't know how long he was sitting there before the start of the video. You can see like 5-6 cars waiting on the other side of the horde. Also looks like one got fed up and was turning around. Also could have been pulling out of a parking space but it doesn't look like it.
Also it seems like more was going on with the open window then just the biker riding up an leering into it.
I find it hard to find fault with a single person here. Driver got impatient, the crowd got antagonistic and spooked the driver.
Also to the bolded. That doesn't look like a crosswalk to me.
It's incredibly unfortunate that an innocent woman was struck. That's on the driver. The real assholes here are the ones pointed out in that video, though. I can't say I blame him for his actions, even if they were wrong.
No one comes out looking good, but I think the real blame falls on those pricks standing in front of his car antagonizing him.
No one comes out looking good, but I think the real blame falls on those pricks standing in front of his car antagonizing him.
anarckitty
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Yeah, I see what you mean. I have no idea how long the car had been waiting to move, but I don't think it was a good idea to honk his horn like that, and those other two obnoxious dudes deciding it was a good idea to sit on someone's car are complete idiots.
I agree. Blocking a public road, or something. Vandalism.. maybe a stretch. I'm with you though, but you know a situation like this can provide for an outlet of violence. I don't think you should ever be able to run over a person on top of your car, unless you fear for your life and they have an ability to harm you given the circumstance.
All in all, 180lbs is on top of your car, unarmed. Car is insured, unless its florida, people usually can't punch through a windscreen. Dude needs a ticket, and an ass kicking -which he will surely get in life -- for jumping atop someones car. But the legal system doesn't need to do this. Im sure he will mouth off to someone, or fuck things up for himself in the future. You just don't sit on a car, not because of law, but how people treat their vehicles/react with them.
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