The Mycon
15-03-2005, 01:36
Police say Michelle Fernandez, 35, was chased for miles Tuesday by an irate 31-year-old Tampa man who cursed at her as he held up an anti-Bush sign and tried to run her off the road.
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"I guess this was a disgruntled Democrat," Tampa Police spokesman Joe Durkin said. "Maybe he has that sign with him so he's prepared any time he comes up against a Republican."
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Winkler, listed in jail records as a contractor, could not be reached Wednesday. Durkin said Winkler told police officers he got upset with Fernandez because she "gave him the finger."
Fernandez told the Times Wednesday that "whatever gestures I made, I made them because I was trying to figure out why he was honking at me and pointing to his sign."
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"Oh, now he's following me! I'm gonna get back on Kennedy now. I don't know what to do!" she told the dispatcher, her voice rising.
At one point the man pulled his car in front of Fernandez's, got out and started running toward her, Fernandez told police.
"He just pulled over next to me, he's stopping the car, it's ridiculous, this man!" she said. "He's running after my car. Oh my goodness, he's a fanatic, he's in the middle of the street!"
"He's trying to hurt us. Look at this, what a moron," she said. "Look at him! . . . Idiot!"Two idiots assume eachother have to be insane, and it is proven true in both cases. Both break laws, and, as per policy, the one who calls the police first becomes a hero while the other is arrested. It results in everyone from a closer-to-sane state getting chuckles, and quietly wondering if there's any reason to keep such a high concentration of idiocy and evil in our nation aside from the entertainment value.
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/03/10/Hillsborough/Bumper_sticker_evokes.shtml
My favorite part-
DISPATCH: Is that him blowing his horn at you?
FERNANDEZ: No, I was blowing my horn at somebody 'cause I'm running stop lights and everything else to get away from him.
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"I guess this was a disgruntled Democrat," Tampa Police spokesman Joe Durkin said. "Maybe he has that sign with him so he's prepared any time he comes up against a Republican."
...
Winkler, listed in jail records as a contractor, could not be reached Wednesday. Durkin said Winkler told police officers he got upset with Fernandez because she "gave him the finger."
Fernandez told the Times Wednesday that "whatever gestures I made, I made them because I was trying to figure out why he was honking at me and pointing to his sign."
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"Oh, now he's following me! I'm gonna get back on Kennedy now. I don't know what to do!" she told the dispatcher, her voice rising.
At one point the man pulled his car in front of Fernandez's, got out and started running toward her, Fernandez told police.
"He just pulled over next to me, he's stopping the car, it's ridiculous, this man!" she said. "He's running after my car. Oh my goodness, he's a fanatic, he's in the middle of the street!"
"He's trying to hurt us. Look at this, what a moron," she said. "Look at him! . . . Idiot!"Two idiots assume eachother have to be insane, and it is proven true in both cases. Both break laws, and, as per policy, the one who calls the police first becomes a hero while the other is arrested. It results in everyone from a closer-to-sane state getting chuckles, and quietly wondering if there's any reason to keep such a high concentration of idiocy and evil in our nation aside from the entertainment value.
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/03/10/Hillsborough/Bumper_sticker_evokes.shtml
My favorite part-
DISPATCH: Is that him blowing his horn at you?
FERNANDEZ: No, I was blowing my horn at somebody 'cause I'm running stop lights and everything else to get away from him.