I Support The Uber Driver Who Pulled a Gun On a Passenger To Make Sure He Wouldn't Puke In His Lexus

DM - An Uber driver pulled a gun on a passenger he feared might vomit in his $75,000 Lexus. Patrick McDonald, 67, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and misdemeanor battery after the incident in Bradenton, Florida, on Friday night. McDonald had picked up Shane Fabry, 27, and at least one other passenger at around 8pm, The Smoking Gun reports. According to a probable cause affidavit filed by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, Fabry had felt unwell, and asked the driver to pull the car over ‘in the event that he began to vomit’. But when McDonald stopped, Fabry told him he was feeling better and no longer felt he would throw up – but the driver still insisted he get out of the car The affidavit states ‘the defendant told the victim that he needed to get out the car and that he was not to throw up’ in his $75,000 vehicle. According to the report, McDonald then exited his vehicle and attempted to pull Fabry out of the car by pulling on his arm.  Fabry said he told McDonald he would get out and the driver did not need to physically force him. He told authorities McDonald then took on an ‘aggressive fighting stance’ before reaching into the driver’s side of the car and pulling out a black semi-automatic handgun. He told investigators that McDonald pointed the handgun at him. McDonald admitted grabbing the gun, but denies pointing it at anyone. He told authorities he only pulled it out because he feared for his life. When asked by police why he was afraid, he said his passengers had been talking about ‘sticking d**ks in his ear’.

I am squarely on the side of the Uber driver here. Puke is fucking NASTY, especially when your livlihood depends on bro dogs not puking in your car. You take no chances there. If Shane Fabry says he’s going to throw up, he better get out of that car and puke on the side of the road. I don’t care if the feeling went away, having to puke while drunk in a car is no joke. That feeling will come back and hit you like a ton of bricks and next thing you know you’re going Mount Vesuvius all over this guy’s $75,000 car.

Now, I will say it’s quite dumb to drive around a 75k car as an Uber driver. You pick up a gaggle of drunks girls and they won’t even tell you they have to puke, it’s just going to happen. But 67 year old Patrick McDonald is probably retired and just wanted something to do in his spare time. Uber driver isn’t the worst idea. But he forgot the golden rule of being an Uber driver- you can’t pull a gun on folks. I don’t even necessarily disagree with his tactic- he had to get that motherfucker out of his car. But it’s generally frowned upon to point guns at people.

It is so incredibly lame though that Shane Fabry is playing the victim card here. “Fabry said he told McDonald he would get out and the driver did not need to physically force him. He told authorities McDonald then took on an ‘aggressive fighting stance’. Oh give me a fucking break, kid. Clearly you wouldn’t exit the car after saying you had to puke. Don’t pump fake with the puke card. You say you have to puke, you better get out and do it. And then saying the old man took an aggressive fighting stance? This kid is really scared of a 67 year old guy? And the best part of all, him and his buddies were in the backseat talking about sticking their dicks in the driver’s ear. The kid is lucky he only had the gun pointed at him.