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Woman Allegedly Shoots at Tailgater

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A woman who recently told authorities she was fed up with tailgaters pulled out a gun and shot at the tires of a pickup that got too close, police said. Officials believe the bullet missed the pickup, and no one was hurt.

While this is a serious violation of both law and civility—I still had to chuckle.

On the other hand, a tailgating cretin hanging on your bumper with his 3-ton vehicle at 70 mph could do substantially more damage than a bullet.

The logical question then follows; what is the real difference between these acts?

Continuing this thought; why then aren’t serious tailgaters routinely arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, just as the above woman was?

Tailgaters are (to use one of my bride’s favorite expressions) a waste of good skin.