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Someone intentionally drove their vehicle into my home (beehaw.org)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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Like, I don't really enjoy airing all of my dirty laundry on here, but when I heard the idling diesel of a pickup parked against me at 9 p.m. for 10 minutes, I sort of knew what was coming.

It's an industrial zone, so tractors at that hour are unremarkable. Pickups, on the other hand ...

They finally headed north and clearly made a U-turn, because next thing I knew, I was hit. Now, you don't want to confront people in Texas. If they're willing to drive into you, guessing at their armaments is folly.

Something needs to be accelerated here. I've now been attacked. I didn't have that on my bingo card for the week, but that's pretty much everything. Musk killing the administrative state sucks, but this is not currently my main concern.

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[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Oh, I was absolutely in the vehicle. I just didn't want to die by doing anything about it. This is the state of Austin policing: No chance of justice, and you really don't want to roll the dice with whoever has already chosen to attack you.

[–] subignition@fedia.io 9 points 2 weeks ago

It's just a suggestion, but I would still report it after the fact and see if there were any traffic cameras or nearby businesses that might have caught it on CCTV.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Please consider calling the cops. If they ask why it took you so long, tell them it was because you were afraid that the attackers would retaliate.

You're looking to get CCTV or other camera footage of the incident. It's possible someone else reported it. If you can get proof, you may be able to get restitution.