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Road rage is alive and well
Cliffs:
Today, my son was driving in traffic that stopped suddenly. Therefore, he stopped suddenly.
The guy behind him took it quite personally--pulling up beside him, screaming at him to pull over, finally cutting him off on an exit ramp.
My son is smarter than his father--there have been two or three incidents in my past in which someone did that, and I got out of the car and convinced the other party to leave me alone. Twice just because of my appearance and general attitude, once physically. That's ancient history, and the world is different now.
My son didn't get out of the car. When the other guy did, my son dialed the police on his cell phone. That was sufficient to get rid of the other guy. However, had the other person done any damage to my son's three-week-old car, it could have gotten really ugly.
The situation right now is that the other person's license number has been given to the police. I'd like some input on how far we should continue the case--try to have the other party locked up, actively try to get his license revoked, sue him, whatever? I have the feeling I'd be protecting the public if I did so. I'm also wondering, as many parents would, exactly how much I'd like to get involved in the situation.
I've always despised bullies, and I'm very tempted to go as far as legally possible. And that's because it was my son, who's trained to defend himself. Had it been my daughter, I'm not sure I would be limiting myself to only the legal options.
Someone provide me with some rational advice.
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