Tesla protests nationwide have continued to surge in the last few weeks, and each incident draws more and more violence as tempers on both political sides of the fence are growing in anger. The latest incident in Watertown exemplifies the sentiment, as a pickup truck struck a couple of Tesla Protestors on purpose. The incident has gone viral due to the insidious nature of the crime.
In a post shared on Reddit by user F0urLeafCl0ver on the r/Massachusetts page, and in a local news story reported by CBS News Boston, multiple protestors were struck by a black Ford-150 at a Tesla dealership in Watertown. This is what Frank Gerry, one of the men struck by the truck, had to say to the local news outlets.
He hit me with the mirror, you know the truck’s with the big side mirrors, but it hit me right on the arm. I chased after him to get the number and gave it to the police officers. He parked at the here where that car was [pointing towards the stoplight]. And then he just went right here [at his feet]. He was planning the whole time. It was intentional, and a deadly weapon is a car.
As you can see from the description, there was no accidental collision. Although police did locate the truck and speak to the driver, suspiciously, no arrests or further comments were made about the incident. The incident remains under investigation, drawing the ire of people commenting on the matter. Most of these comments heavily imply the police were complicit in this act.
“Cybertruck would’ve crumpled to dust hitting a person like that”
“It’s ok, police have spoken with him and told him to not do it again ๐”
“They wanted to check in with the driver to see if his side mirror was okay, and to get him help if he needed it.”
“I think you’re being pretty optimistic thinking they’ve told him not to do it again. They’ve probably offered advice about obscuring his license plate and getting away more properly.”
“Meanwhile they tracked down and arrested someone for putting a removable sticker on someone’s Tesla.”
As these incidents at Tesla protests ramp up, everybody needs to be careful because there is no telling what might happen if these acts continue to escalate.
