Trucker uses leathel force

[truckemup97]

Originally posted by yashua-p:
Even a tire thumper that lookslike a bat or club, may be considered illegal.

In certain cases that's true. When they sell them in the truck stop, they include a nice little leather thong, perfect for putting around your wrist when you're thumping your tires. As I understand it, that thong is what makes it a "weapon" as opposed to a "tool". When I bought a new hickory tire knocker, I took the thong off it before I even got out of the store.

 

[tom turner]

In any event, my prayers go out to the poor trucker who was forced to kill that piece of schidt in front of a "female family member."

Killing another human being is a terrible experience and it looks like he may have been hospitalized with chest pains or worse.

So many folks are retired by 68, so he may have still been driving because of finances . . . and he surely would have saved a bunch just for walking away and letting that piece of schidt pillage his truck cab.

They guy should get a medal and have the state reinburse his medical bills for saving them so much money incarcerating that bum in future years. Instead, his world is closing in on him and his total results of the toils of a lifetime may be taken from him by the courts before its all over.

That part sucks!

There's no such thing as a "good" shooting.

T.

 

[Doug M.]

Originally posted by yashua-p:
Unfortunately, the driver is in deep kimchee. Weapons beyond a knife of 4 inches is a definite No-no. That is federal law. I always thought that sucked.
yashua

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It is a myth with no basis in fact. Period. Pure unadulterated manure. Companies can prohibit it, just as they can prohibit taking a pet (taking a passenger is in fact regulated under the FMCRs), but there is NO federal law. There may be states in which it is prohibited, but I am not aware of any.
As for the shooting, I have no problem with it. Up until the action attempt to enter, all that had happened was a property crime. I admit I would have called 911 ASAP after the first incident, but the driver may not have even been awakened by it. If I had to go back on the road, I would have a dog with me - a rott, or one of the Mastiff breeds.
Search: I know of no company that would be dumb enough to consent to a search. Among other problems, it wastes time, which has to be logged as on-duty, not driving. If I were giving legal advice to a trucking company, I would tell them to NEVER EVER consent, and to FIRE any driver or other employee who did. I would also fire any driver who had a door unlocked except to go though it - I never even opened trailer doors to back in without locking the driver door after I got out. I also would be amazed if a cop had time to waste on a cab search with a really good reason.