[Jack]

I've always wanted to say that.

Still, as we talk about violence and social breakdown, this may well be the first little grain of popcorn doing its thing.

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Police: Things get ugly at California gas pumps

Police say a doctor confronted another driver with tire iron for jumping line at gas pumps

Staff
AP News

Jun 10, 2008 14:57 EST

Violence broke out at the gas pumps in Orange County. Police say a La Palma doctor waiting in line to buy gas at the Costco warehouse store in Cypress grabbed a tire iron and confronted a motorist who cut into the line.

Sgt. Tom Bruce said the doctor was arrested and booked for investigation of brandishing a deadly weapon in a rude, angry or threatening manner, a misdemeanor.

Witnesses told police the doctor was in line at the pumps Monday evening when another vehicle cut in front of him. When the doctor confronted the motorist with a tire iron, the other driver locked himself in his car and called police.

LINK

[dunewalker]

Uh oh, the EMTZBs are on the loose...

[smallpoxgirl]

Better link: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?secti ... id=6197076

A family practice doctor. I was guessing psychiatry.

[Novus]

That is nothing. Just wait until there are actually murders at the pumps committed by people with no criminal backgrounds. That is when it really begins. People feel they are entitled to their gas and when they are denied some ugly things are going to happen.

[Pops]

I'm gonna agree with Jack here, not the specifics of that particular event but just that things are getting tough here in the Rich world or so we think.
Saw a story about a food distribution at a church in the south somewhere a few weeks ago. The line was a hundred or more people long waiting to load up a box or two with free food.

I have no doubt those people were trying to get a little relief from the economic strain trying to maintain their lives and the few interviewed talked about layoffs, hungry kids and the rising costs of about everything.

But the thing that struck me was 90% were overweight and maybe half were perhaps twice as big as a healthy person.

Fat people in a food line isn't a good sign I'm thinking.

{sorry, I left out a key word}

[cowuvula]

Soon we will hit peak obesity.

then we know the economy is downsizing.

Keeping food away from a fat person is extremely dangerous.

[Tiberius]

A doctor in Orange County, California (USA) arrested today for threatening someone who cut in front of him in a gas line.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id ... _article=1

Do you think this is isolated, or just the beginning?

[copious.abundance]

I have seen lines at gas stations at Costco even when gas was $2/gallon and less.

[pedalling_faster]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tiberius', 'D')o you think this is isolated, or just the beginning?

[danbloom]

Shades of things to come?

OUCH!

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Police: Things get ugly at "Car"lifornia gas pumps

Jun 10 news item:


CYPRESS, Calif. (AP) - Violence broke out at the gas pumps in Orange County. Police say a La Palma doctor waiting in line to buy gas at the Costco warehouse store in Cypress grabbed a tire iron and confronted a motorist who cut into the line.

Sgt. Tom Bruce said the doctor was arrested and booked for investigation of brandishing a deadly weapon in a rude, angry or threatening manner, a misdemeanor.

Witnesses told police the doctor was in line at the pumps Monday evening when another vehicle cut in front of him. When the doctor confronted the motorist with a tire iron, the other driver locked himself in his car and called police.

[burtonridr]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cbxer55', 'B')est to have and not need, than need and not have.

[kpeavey]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'S')hades of things to come?

[Jack]

I find this of particular interest because doctors are usually in the upper strata of society, both socially and economically. It is rather unusual to see such a strong reaction - especially since there are not shortages at this time.

In Texas - Florida too, as I recall - if one feels threatened, they can use deadly force. So some day soon, we'll see an angry motorist pick up a tire iron and the other motorist will terminate him, quite legally.

This is merely the leading edge of the coming festivities.

So - what happens when there are real, chronic, substantial shortages? What happens if there is rationing, and someone wants more?

I leave it to your no doubt fecund imagination.

But the above scenario is part of why I'm a doomer.

[kpeavey]

And So It Begins
a thread Jack started on this same news article.

being that thread has more replies, this thread should be merged with it

Thanks Mods.

[danbloom]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('kpeavey', '[')url=http://www.peakoil.com/fortopic41244.html]And So It Begins[/url]
a thread Jack started on this same news article.

being that thread has more replies, this thread should be merged with it

Thanks Mods.

[danbloom]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Novus', 'T')hat is nothing. Just wait until there are actually murders at the pumps committed by people with no criminal backgrounds. That is when it really begins. People feel they are entitled to their gas and when they are denied some ugly things are going to happen.

[kpeavey]

Fat people getting food assistance. WTF?

[danbloom]

Gazprom predicts oil will reach $250
By Carola Hoyos in Deauville and Javier Blas in London

Published: June 10 2008 09:00 | Last updated: June 10 2008 13:22

Gazprom, Russia’s gas monopoly, on Tuesday predicted oil prices would reach $250 a barrel in 2009.

[SILENTTODD]

I would have slashed his tires and left quickly!(this happened only about 10 miles from where I live) But of course I don't use enough gas to have to stand in line at Cosco fighting over it.

I ride my bicycle to work and to get groceries.

[mos6507]

I'm sure people are more agitated than normal but we're not seeing actual gas shortages yet so I don't know what real cause anyone would have to be in a rush to buy $4.50 a gallon gas.