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I had another one of those 10-mile, 95-minute commutes tonight. I went down Duke St and picked up US1 in Old Town Alexandria.
I was nearly at the intersection of Duke and 1, in the left lane, when some jamoke in a white sedan apparently took exception to my bumper sticker (It is your duty as an American to own a gun and know how to use it). Mind you, I've had this bumper sticker on my vehicle for 6 years.
The guy pulled to my right, leaned out his window, and started screaming at me, calling me "murderer", "Nazi", "******* nuts", and so on. He went on for a good two to three minutes, perhaps more, all the while blocking his lane, as traffic in front of him started moving.
We weren't 50' from an Alexandria police officer who was standing there at the intersection (ostensibly to prevent gridlock, though they can't/won't write a ticket for a person who blocks the lane). I was literally at the point I reached into my purse and flipped the safety off my weapon, just in case. I was afraid he'd leave his vehicle. He had his head and both arms out the window; any further and he'd have been in danger of falling out.
Cop didn't move. I found it necessary to prepare my weapon before my cell phone; obviously this officer was not going to be of help if I were assaulted.
I had another one of those 10-mile, 95-minute commutes tonight. I went down Duke St and picked up US1 in Old Town Alexandria.
I was nearly at the intersection of Duke and 1, in the left lane, when some jamoke in a white sedan apparently took exception to my bumper sticker (It is your duty as an American to own a gun and know how to use it). Mind you, I've had this bumper sticker on my vehicle for 6 years.
The guy pulled to my right, leaned out his window, and started screaming at me, calling me "murderer", "Nazi", "******* nuts", and so on. He went on for a good two to three minutes, perhaps more, all the while blocking his lane, as traffic in front of him started moving.
We weren't 50' from an Alexandria police officer who was standing there at the intersection (ostensibly to prevent gridlock, though they can't/won't write a ticket for a person who blocks the lane). I was literally at the point I reached into my purse and flipped the safety off my weapon, just in case. I was afraid he'd leave his vehicle. He had his head and both arms out the window; any further and he'd have been in danger of falling out.
Cop didn't move. I found it necessary to prepare my weapon before my cell phone; obviously this officer was not going to be of help if I were assaulted.