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Steel Shank wrote:

I changed lanes in front of this guy with a good car-length of space between us

At what speed was this?

35

Well I didn't approach, just opened my door to be able to communicate. And, I was using the taser as a deterrent, because there's no "brandishing a taser" law , and he was already coming at me so I needed my first line of defense at hand.

I was on my way to work, and I changed lanes in front of this guy with a good car-length of space between us, and I look in my mirror to see him speeding up to get right on my tailgate and then slam on his brakes. So he proceeds to stay right on my tail and pull up beside me and stare at me. He then boxes me in and I'm thinking "yeah real mature". So on the turn off I wait until the last minute to turn on the road so he had to keep going, but he actually took the time to turn around and follow me. I pull into a parking lot at work between two cars to try to lose him, but he find me and pulls up behind me. I get out and ask why he's following me and he just starts yelling and cursing. I said there was plenty of room between us and he yells that I made his lunchbox and stuff in his seat fall on the floor. I told him it was because he tried to speed up and keep me from changing lanes. He pretty much lost it and slammed his door open and started approaching me quickly. Now, unfortunately, I cant have my gun at work, but, fortunately, I happen to own a taser. I pulled it out of my pocket and held it at low ready. I said look I'm sorry. He saw the taser in my hand and held his ground but continued to yelled. He then got done yelling, I guess, and got back in his truck, but took the time to talk to some witnesses. I got in my truck and went to my designated parking lot, making sure he didn't see where I went. I immediately called the boss in case he called the business (didn't call the cops, didn't want to make a bigger deal out of it). So even though I didn't have a gun, having the taser definitely gave me an advantage. Btw he was middle aged, crazy-eyed, and bigger than me. So when you can't have a gun, carry a taser