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Almost got run over today crossing the road and I’m so angry (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by DrCake@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

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So I’m walking to an evening class at a local college, it’s dark. There’s a bend just before the junction and as I’m walking across a car comes round way too fast. I had to step back to avoid being hit. I was wearing gloves and as it went past I hit it, no idea why, just instinct and anger.

I carry on walking and I see the driver has pulled over a bit down the road, I was expecting a “sorry are you ok” but she instead shouted “did you just hit my car?”. That set me off, shouting at her that she almost fucking ran me over. Then she says “you don’t have to use that kind of language”, the fucking nerve.

Gave up and just walked off. Wish I’d have smashed the wing mirror or keyed the car or something.

Has anyone else almost been run over and how do you deal with the anger of it?

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[-] AgentOrangesicle@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Technically slander, and no sane person would hear that case.

[+] lvxferre@mander.xyz -11 points 3 weeks ago

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[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Lol there's no law saying you can't describe someone a threatening. Murderous just means highly threatening, edit SPEAKING TO THEM. saying it in print or elsewhere is different.

Murderous doesn't mean you have a murdering track record, it means your present behavior is dangerously violent.

Some definition text:

Defamation is the act of sharing false information that harms someone's reputation: Definition Defamation is the act of communicating false statements about a person that harm their reputation or prevent others from associating with them. Types Defamation includes libel and slander: Libel: Written or broadcast defamation Slander: Spoken defamation

So describing someone who is in your company as threatening is not like libel or slander.

[-] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago

Defimation requires material damages, it would also be a hearsay argument and probably fails in places with anti-SLAPP laws.

[-] Burstar@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Truth is a defence for slander/libel. Her coming that close to killing a pedestrian, and being so demonstrably... 'unconcerned' about it would be the obvious rebuttal. Also, it being an excited utterance under stress would strain the claim that any reasonable person would believe the statement was factual, and hence, isn't slanderous.

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