Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Using Cars Against Protestors

I've seen a few stories concerning a driver who, when hemmed in by protestors in LA this past weekend, drove over a woman standing directly in front of the vehicle. While there are probably a great number of people who think the woman deserved what she got (see, e.g., this Not-The-Bee article, "This mob of protesters tried to win a wrestling match with a Kia Forte") that is not necessarily the way criminal justice system may see the situation--particularly in liberal jurisdictions. You are probably going to get in trouble with the law. For instance, in the particular instance in L.A., the police are not looking at it as self-defense; rather, because "the involved driver ... fled the scene, failing to stop, identify themselves and render aid," the police are investigating the matter as a hit-and-run. The article mentions that "[a] similar hit-and-run occurred Saturday evening at a 'No Kings' demonstration in Riverside, according to the Riverside Police Department." That driver is also being sought by police. 

    In another incident,  USA Today reports that "[a]uthorities in Virginia arrested a 21-year-old man they said intentionally drove an SUV through the crowd at the town's 'No Kings' day event."

    Culpeper police officers arrested Joseph R. Checklick Jr., of Culpeper, on June 14, at the conclusion of the demonstration. Participants were leaving the area and crossing through a business's parking lot when an SUV drove "recklessly through the crowd of pedestrians," the department said in a news release.

    Culpeper Police charged Checklick with reckless driving, according to the release. He appeared before a magistrate and was ordered to be held without bond at the Culpeper County Jail. 

 The article indicates that Checklick had struck one of the protestors. 

4 comments:

  1. I imagine it would be difficult to stop and render aid when trying to escape from a "peaceful" mob. This is gonna get messy.

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    1. The Left wants it messy because it makes it easier to punish their enemies. (And everyone that is not an ally is an enemy in their eyes).

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  2. My last job before retiring was as a Security Specialist for a global corporation. Along with travel security, my department also handled Executive Protection details. We went to great lengths to identify issues along our routes...from road construction, traffic delays and, yes, protests. Driving through or even near a potentially violent crowd of protesters was verboten and to be avoided at all costs. I'm not saying we should let a bunch of slogan chanting, rock throwing hippies disrupt our lives...but I can't help wondering why on Earth the Kia driving motorist put themselves in that particular location at that particular time. Any large city...and LA definitely qualifies as a large city...there are numerous alternative routes to get you to any destination. And as the protests have been going on for some time now, the motorist...who is now the suspect...had to have had ample warning that they were entering a hazardous area. It's painfully simple...do not enter an area where there is an active protest going on.

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