One to Watch

[Milt1]

That is a good case to keep an eye on. The devil is in the details of exactly what the bikers were doing and what a "reasonable person" would think, feel, and do given the situation and the knowledge of the similar NYC incident possessed by the driver.

I would venture to say if the bikers were following the rules of the road, the driver would not have felt threatened and none of this would have happened.

The driver's emotion doesn't help, I personally think he over-reacted and a hand on the gun out of sight at most would have been better. We'll see what the charges are, if any.

I think strambo is correct in that a judge is going to mull in his mind as to what a reasonable and prudent person would do. In this case I feel very strongly that a reasonable person would not roll down his window and confront bikers regarding their misdeeds on the street, rather as some have said, call and report this activity to the authorities. It seems to me that the driver was edged on by his equally angry passengers and very probably by the fact that he had a weapon readily available. If I was a judge I'd be very heavy handed regarding this individual. Regarding the bikers I didn't see anything that would lead me to believe that a handgun should be used.