14 pages of reply's and finally somebody suggest maybe he was off his meds>>>>>i agree ..
no excuse for violence...."do the crime pay the time"......
professional evaluation needed
just my 2 cents

Oh NOOOOO, he might break all the lights with the baton!!!! What if we slow down to look at the lights? What if we stop and he's behind us? god help us.

Not that it would ameliorate the offender's behavior, but I keep wondering how provocative the behavior of the 34 year old and his mother became after the horn was blown. I mean, did they just start pushing all the right buttons until the fellow felt so disrespected that he snapped? Even if they did, it wouldn't be a defense for baton boy, I just wonder if it may have been the case.

Just my guesses (in order of possible):

1. He has dementia.

2. He has PTSD (former military or Police?).

3. Medication problems?

4. Just a mean jerk!

Could be either one. But in any event he needs to be off the road for some time whether it be jail or under doctor's care.

Kick him out of The Villages
 

I think the villagers of Hadley should petition for this nutcase to be kicked out of The Villages.

Actually, that was suggested on the third page of posts. However, you are right. I would bet that psychiatric evaluation would be most enlightening.

Hopefully, you are just being sarcastic. There is no basis for that, legal or moral. Particularly, if the root of the problem was medical.

Did I read that he "told" the offended driver to pull over? If so, WHY did he pull over? Who would do that? If a total stranger told me to pull over, well; I don't think so!!!!! I'm not making excuses for the offender but something isn't right about what we know so far re;this assault.

Why?
 

Could be since the guy was honking at him, he thought perhaps he needed help or directions or something. Had the offender been what we might say a "normal" person, he could have been trying to tell the person driving the car in front of him that he had noticed something wrong with his car and just wanted to let him know about it. Everyone who honks or asks someone to pull over or roll down the window is not "up to no good".

This guy is one of how many thousands in The Villages, "Florida's Friendliest Hometown"?

I was once asked to pull over (actually I was a passenger) and when we did 3 guys with guns pointed them in our faces (case of mistaken identity - fortunately no one was hurt). I'm not pulling over for anyone after that.

As usual Dillywho, everything you say makes sense to me.

There's people in AND outside of TV who are criminals who will stalk people w/evil intent in mind. It just happened to me last week in a major Dept. Store pkg lot in the morning as I was coming out of the store just outside of TV. A guy in a pickup truck, seemed to come out of nowhere, had his window rolled down and stopped to make a sleazy remark to me. B/c I'm a former victim of an assault, I always have my radar up when out and about. That's why I would NEVER stop and talk to anyone in that type of scenario. People, be careful out there, I know we all LOVE the 1950's way of thinking, but it unfortunately is 2013, a way different kind of animal.

OH DEAR, all Hadley residents should be warned!

Words of wisdom. You speak the truth. Society has certainly changed, no matter where one lives. Everyone seems to be hopped up on some type of drug or other, whether legal or illegal.......they have side effects. Stay safe.

A couple years ago my Aunt was assaulted in a church parking lot at high noon as church was letting out. They knocked her to the ground and stole her purse.

For sure, be careful out there.