Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/10/29/whip-wielding-road-rager-is-do.html
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Cheeto Pacification:
I’m rather (and, honestly, pleasantly) surprised that (based on the license plate design) this didn’t happen in the United States. I keep expecting something like this to happen to me; it does not seem to be getting any better where I live.
He gets out of his car with a whip in hand. (Who keeps a whip in their car?)
People who pay extra for that kind of thing?
Semi-relevant Penny Arcade:
“Aaah! You have a whip? Why do you have a whip?”
“For whipping.”
It looked to me more like a riding crop than a whip. Is that better or not?
This happened over nine months ago. Slow news day?
Are you disappointed? Oh please tell me you are.
S&M road rage? Yes it was…
Welcome to Boing Boing, a place that isn’t a news site.
Hadouken!
The tactical whip is a thing now. They are legal to carry, lightweight, and are fucking vicious. They can draw blood, break bones, and generally suck be hit with.
Rumors of the buggy whip industry’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Alternative ending…
“Whip wielding road rager is domesticated with pepper spray”
Also known as: No, fuck you
Understood; it’s more like that family member who posts cat videos and banana-themed posts to Facebook.
That isn’t a whip. That’s probably a sap/blackjack. There are variants that have a spring-like middle part. Very dangerous and can break bones upon impact, potentially lethal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baton_(law_enforcement)#Blackjacks_and_Saps