FLASHING NEWS: Man Accused of Assault With a Live Power Line - Polidicks

[quote] While danger from Mother Nature’s fury was blowing away from the region Sunday, police said a man-made act of road rage took place in Silver Spring, Md. A College Park man was accused of attacking a motorist with a live power line knocked down by Hurricane Irene. According to authorities, on Sunday a 32-year-old Richard Bialczak tailed a man with his car and then got out and attacked him. Derek Edwards, 28, was driving home from work when Bialczak's car came up closely behind him. Edwards said he tried to get away from Bialczak, but the suspect matched him turn for turn, until they reached a downed power line, still charged with electricity, which had been blown into the road by the poweful storm. Police said Edwards got out of his vehicle to warn Bialczak in the car behind him of the danger. When he did, authorities allege the College Park man got out of his car and threatened the victim, who quickly retreated back into his car. Bialczak was heavily intoxicated, according to investigators. Police said Bialczak then got back into his car and started ramming the victim's vehicle repeatedly, seemingly in an attempt to push the victim's car closer to the downed power line. Police said the suspect then got out and started hammering Edwards' car with both his feet and his fists. In the assault, police said Bialczak tore off the car's antenna and then wrestled off the victim's bumper. MULTIMEDIA PHOTOS Caught at Dulles Customs PHOTOS Famous Mug Shots: OutKast's Big Boi More Multimedia While his car was getting pummeled, Edwards placed a cell phone call to 911. Authorities said in a final act of aggression, the suspect grabbed hold of the still-sparking power line that Edwards had tried to warn him about and threw it at the victim's car. Edwards was not hurt. Police said when they arrived at the scene, Bialczak's behavior had become docile and compliant. He was taken into custody without incident. In Montgomery County District Court, Bialczak was served with a raft of charges, including assault, reckless endangerment and malicious destruction of property. He is due back in court on Sept. 23. Bialczak's lawyer said the accusations are inconsistent with his client's standing in the community. Check back with NBC Washington for more updates as they become available. [/quote] [url]http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Man-Accused-of-Assault-With-a-Live-Power-Line-128825743.html[/url] Wow, that must had been really shocking.

Wow, how retarded and agressive do you have to be to do this?

Instantly reminded me of this with the title. [IMG]http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/9867/da5788907a6d4708bbf7a0d.png[/IMG]

Quite the electrifying experience.

My god, people in my area are fucking retarded.

Lightning Bolt! Fireball Fireball!

This seems horribly one-sided. I want to hear the other guys reasoning on why he went ballistic. Oh wait it was road rage.. wat. I wonder if he cut him off or something

[QUOTE=Soldier32;32058089]This seems horribly one-sided. I want to hear the other guys reasoning on why he went ballistic. Oh wait it was road rage.. wat. I wonder if he cut him off or something[/QUOTE] It said he was heavily intoxicated.

I am utterly shocked. Who the hell even gets NEAR a downed power line? Much less threatens to use it as a weapon?

So the attacker is not currently in jail? That's ironic because he tried to electrocute the other guy and, to do that, current must flow...see what I did there?

Wouldn't the car have been fine even if it did hit the power line? The tires should insulate it, and even if it connected to the metal surface of the car you'd still have to touch the outside of the car to get electrocuted.

At least Bialczak wasn't kicked in his ballsack.

Is that a pun in the title?

A word of advice is every downed line is energized until proven otherwise. Also if you feel tingling in your legs as you get closer to a downed line or anything where electricity may be involved, then turn around and hop on one leg away (two legs on the ground makes a complete circuit).

I bet there is a guy out there wondering if he can get a tingling in his penis by walking close to a downed live wire. Not me though, something like that wouldn't even occur to me.

I love how the news reporter just tossed the bumper and it hit the car again. Poor thing can't catch a break.