Would you pull a gun in a road rage incident?
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We read about a Martin S. Treptow from Coon Rapids, wherever the heck that is, who pled guilty to pulling a gun and shooting an undercover police officer in an act of road rage. Of all the people to pull a gun on, he happened to pull one on a cop. What a knucklehead…
Treptow was indicted by a grand jury in connection with the incident in which Robbinsdale police officer Landen Beard, 29, was shot in the leg. Beard told authorities that Treptow pulled a gun after they got into an argument while driving their vehicles on the afternoon of June 7, 2007, in Coon Rapids, not far from Beard’s home.
Beard admitted passing illegally on the shoulder in a line of traffic on Woodcrest Drive heading south toward 99th Avenue, causing Treptow to get upset and follow Beard. Treptow said Beard was driving erratically and yelling at Treptow and his wife. Treptow honked, and the feud continued, culminating as the two vehicles were stopped behind other cars at a traffic light.
Hmmm, the officer was driving on the shoulder of the road to avoid waiting in line. That is a practice that really pisses me off when I see it. It usually happens when a road or lane is merging in an existing lane, and people like to go over the side line to get up another car or two.
So, the officer breaking the law is what upset Treptow enough to pull out a gun and shoot at him, hitting the officer in the leg. He was lucky it was not his head or chest.
So I would have been pissed two, though I have learned by now to keep my yap shut and just let it go. I found a way to stop stuff like that by blocking them off so they can’t go around you, which really pisses them off.
Treptow is an idiot for pulling out a gun for any reason other than self defense. He pled guilty to 3 felonies and will only get a stinking year in jail. ??? California has a 3 strikes law that could have locked him away for good, and that would be fine with me because that nut is crazy to pull out guns for no good reason and really deserves 20 years in jail for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Friends, its just not worth it. When you see it happening, don’t let it upset you enough to flip the bird, or yell at them because it might upset them enough to hurt or even kill you. We previously reported a Federal agent was killed by a man he flipped off. Don’t make that mistake; put up the first finger and make a peace sign & smile, because you might live another day.
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