how do i repel bullying yahoos harrassing me from cars?

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i was walking out in the countryside where i live [out in the sticks] when this carload containing a crazy woman and her bully sons pulled along side of me, then swerved at me trying to get me to fall into the ditch, then started in harrassing me and threatening me with all sorts of obscene taunts and suggestions. cops passed us without even stopping or looking, cars passed us by, and for over a half-hour and over several return trips this carload of yahoos kept at me 'till they grew tired and drove away.

i don't know what i should have done about them. everytime i tried to get a look at their license plate they would throw their car into reverse and holler at me, and that rattled me too much to remember what i saw. out in the country there is no cellphone coverage so i could not have called 911 on their inbred asses, either. i don't want to encounter these jerks again, because i believe i would get attacked by them unless i went medieval on them, which i don't want to do because i have good reason to believe the same cops that passed us by would arrest me before they arrested them [the people are hatefully homophobic out here]. the local district attorney made the news here when he said "every man for himself." so the cops won't help me unless i am murdered first. i am tall and somewhat effeminate, and i just can't make myself look like a menacing thug like the club-wielding yahoos in the car. can i survive here, or should i just dig a hole and crawl in? i hate being poor and stuck in the northwestern version of "deliverance"-land.

How awful Aunt Blabby. I hate it when things like that happen. Ive lived in someplaces worse than others and so definately think moving to somewhere nicer helps. When Ive had similar things happen to me it made me very frightened and its hard to know whats best to do. Its bad there is no phone signal there as I think that is the only solution.

I think you should find a way to move to a more tollerant place.

*sending thoughts of strength and support*

OMG that's awful.

And I thought I lived in the most closed minded area. I too have to deal with the taunts whenever I walk to the store or pharmacy. I don't have a car nor can drive. I almost always bring a cell phone with me and try to get noticed by other people around me. I've actually had some good luck with the police whenever it got too far.

I don't know what to say. It seems when you're poor, authorities are less likely to listen to you but it depends on the kind of people you're around I'm sure. I don't think I'd try to go medieval unless necessary, it will only just get worse especially if ever there is authorities involved. I'm wondering, you don't have anyone to walk with? Also if you happen to walk you might carry a pencil to poke their eyes out with in case things get too wild.

I think I'm with lotusblossom on this. If you can't find anyone that will listen, I would seriously think about moving. I'm in an area where they're pretty strict about your criminal background and history which is not what you'd expect from a white trash trailer park.

That's just sad to hear. Hope you recover from this horrifying ordeal.

(((hugs)))

thank you MissConstrue thank you lotusblossum i do own the tin can i live in, i would have to put the property up for sale, and actually find another place i could afford to purchase and move-to. property in the western states is so expensive. have thought about it for a while, like the past year. if i again encounter these unreconstructed yahoos and have to run for my life, i will [definitely] then find a way to move somewhere else, but i don't know where.

That sounds like a horrible ordeal, all the worse considering it may not be a one-off. I suspect your only options are to avoid contact with such people where possible, and possibly move. Any sort of physical attempt to protect yourself may not work out well for you, especially if you are overpowered, so maybe a confrontation is best avoided. You have my sympathy.

That really sucks mate, sorry to hear about your troubles. Only practical advice I have is to stay away from areas where you encounter them. I hope you never see them again.

I'm sorry to hear about your troubles. I hope that yo can find some place nicer, to move to.

thank you all, every one
if i were financially successful, i would prefer to live in SF, but i am not so i do not. same for the fremont or university district area of seattle. both of those places are horribly expensive to live in.

Start carrying a gun. You don't even need to use it, just flash it at them if they try anything. If worse comes to worse, shoot their tires out and then run like hell.

That's probably not my best advice, but it's all I can think of ATM.

I was going to suggest carrying a legal concealed weapon, as well- if this is possible. Sometimes it is just what you have to do. I'm usually a tree hugger type, but I'm also usually packing. It isn't safe anywhere any more. I live in the country too. Everyone around here is armed, and most are freaking idiots, so I have to have at least equal firepower to be safe. We cant walk around with the 9 mm, though. My mom likes large knives, and I like a stout walking stick and a stun gun- it looks like a cell phone but will inject 500,000 volts. Not that my dog would ever let anyone near me to get stunned.