i would like to share an experience that i had (either 3rd or 4th semester..... i like to block it out). it actually happened in broad daylight in the tourist area. i was going toward beacan hill from the maho side. a big jet was about 4 minutes from take off (still taxiing).

some tourists started a line up on that road behind the runway and caused a slight traffic jam because they were afraid to go. i knew it was still 5 minutes until the jet actually took off, but at the same time didnt want to honk and ruin the fun for the tourists.

i started to edge out of the lane since no cars were coming in the opposite direction with my turn signal on. out of the blue, a mad man going 100 mph was passing all of us from the back of the line. i immedietely saw this and jammed on my breaks before he would rear end me. i stopped, while still 75% in my lane. there was plenty of room for him to pass me, even at his high speed.

that wasnt good enough for the piece of trash. he jams on his breaks next to me and there are two people in the car (driver and passenger). im pooping bricks because im alone in my little atos. they both looked jamaican. the one guy was hanging out of his window b1111!!!!ching me out, but i couldnt understand a damn word he was saying in his garbled language (or maybe he was drunk and high beyond comprehension).

this is all happening in the middle of the road. i said i was sorry and apologized (even though i did nothing wrong and he is at fault....... but still no accident or anything happened...... why he took it to the extreme is beyond me). after i apologized....... he says.... "WHAT B!!!!111CH????".... then proceeds to jump out of his car.

he starts banging on my window (with rocks as well) and trying to open my door and the back door (luckily they were locked). he then tried to rip my door off trying to get at me.

now this guy is huge..... like green mile huge with dreads down to his rear end and bloodshot eyes. he could break me in two and that was his ultimate goat no matter what i did.

thank god i acted immedietely. i gunned my car..... ended up side swipping his body and ran over both his feet. i took off and saw him grabbing his feet in my rear view mirror. i ended up going deep into beacon hill to hide for 15 minutes. when i returned to go back home afterwards....... there was nobody there anymore. they left and i was relieved that i could get home.

now i thought about a lot of things. if i stayed, and continued to apologize, the guy would have killed me. if i would have went back after running over his feet, the guy would have killed me. if i called the police, ive watched documentaries and know a corrupt police force when i see one, they might have killed me.

sometimes, you dont have a choice in your actions. yes, you are in another country with different rules....... but i had no choice in that circumstance. if i had to do it again, i wouldnt change a thing about my actions.

scary stuff, sometimes you can be minding your own business and all hell breaks loose. you must be vigilant.

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