r/cringereels • u/teriojecy • 6h ago

Walked up on the wrong car

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u/Possible-Tangelo9344 3h ago

People are crazy now.

Several years ago I was headed home at night and a pickup truck was just riding my ass on the road. I was going 5-10 over cuz that's my normal speed, and he was just up on my bumper. Got to a passing zone, I slowed down to the speed limit and he just hit the high beams instead. I started taking some random turns to not go home cuz I didn't want him following me to my house, and he just kept following me.

Finally I pulled over, and he stopped behind me and yelled "you trying to get shot?!" Super weird.

But his tune changed when I pulled my own gun and told him to show me his fucking hands after he threatened to shoot me. He started apologizing, told me he didn't even have a gun and he was sorry. Did a pretty good three point turn and left me alone after that.

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u/mwagner1385 2h ago edited 2h ago

It feels like people are crazy now, but looking back on history, we're high society compared to centuries past. Some places you could legally request duels to the death. Other places, you just had to pay compensation to the wife for murdering her husband. If you found your wife fucking another guy, totally within your rights to murder them and no one would arrest you.