sirrigfc t1_j4jgup3 wrote on January 16, 2023 at 3:35 AM

Reply to comment by DavidHobby in NEED HELP, road rage incident- got a gun pulled on me and got cut off multiple times on 175 and swerved out of control into a ditch near thunder hill by [deleted]

also, if you have anything productive to say it would be appreciated. Crazy how you can sit behind a screen and call b.s. Does it satisfy you to be a skeptic? My family is currently at a financial burden and something like this was a case we couldn’t afford. So please if you’re going to spread assumptions and gossip do it somewhere else. I just need help.

DavidHobby t1_j4jjw36 wrote on January 16, 2023 at 3:57 AM

I just expressed skepticism.

That said, Columbia is littered with cameras. Most HoCo traffic light intersections have cameras. The HCPD got DHS money 20 years ago because of our proximity to DC post-9/11. We are one of the counties with the most ubiquitous persistent surveillance in the country.

If someone pulled a gun on you at a traffic light, it was probably captured on camera. At the very least, the vehicle and plate probably were. IANAL, but aiming a pistol at someone generally carries a charge of aggravated assault.

The camera footage really would be your only recourse. Push to get you the footage.

Miyayothrowaway t1_j4kuiqm wrote on January 16, 2023 at 12:43 PM

It’s fair to say you’re skeptical of a kids story, but it’s completely ignorant to use “cause Columbia is so safe” as your reasoning 😂🤔
My friend was held up at the Columbia Exxon and forced to drive a guy back to his trap house….back in ‘09… Also daily drug, gun, and police activity in the family friendly neighborhood that I lived in for 7 years in Oakland mills….

But I would never use that as evidence that Columbia is UNsafe because anecdotal evidence etc etc.

I hope these comments have been a reality check that not everybody discloses their experiences to the police/journalists lol.

DavidHobby t1_j4n9zdd wrote on January 16, 2023 at 10:32 PM

I wasn’t replying to the OP’s post in that response. I was replying to another person’s characterization of “the way Columbia is now,” (or something to that effect.)

The “safest city in the country” thing is pretty much a meaningless story. That said, crime records are public information, and much-scrutinized.

By nearly nearly every metric, Columbia is in 2023 a remarkably safe place for a city of 100k.

Sorry if I was confusing. And sorry for your friend’s experience in 2009.

possum_mouf t1_j4kf487 wrote on January 16, 2023 at 9:28 AM

So you think OP — let me get this straight — drove into a ditch for no reason? Maybe even for fun? Erratic and aggressive drivers are a VERY common problem here. Have you been on the road lately?