Assaulted

brianlux

Thank you so much, Asterisk for the above and for the very kind and helpful PM.

njnancy

That is horrible to read and know that you had such a frightening and violent experience. Have you seen a doctor? I know you said you've had concussions before, but if your head is hurting you should go to just have it checked out (remember the tragic incident of Liam Neeson's wife bumping her head while skiing and saying she felt fine; and it wasn't fine). You don't know how much force was applied to your head so please just get it looked at. And thank goodness your wife and goddaughter were in or by the car and weren't in your place. You had very controlled thinking under the circumstances - a great asset to have - and you saved not only yourself, but your family, further harm.
As OMGKatWoman said - ask for surveillance cameras - the one at the gas station might not be the only one. Surveillance cameras are set up all over the place - be a squeaky wheel, those tapes record over themselves after a certain amount of time. Write down everything you can remember about what the assailant looked like and wore, speech, even smell. And anything about the other guys. Since there was only one guy out of the bunch who attacked and pursued - sounds like a gang initiation to me. Just a guess. Either way, I'm so glad you were not hurt worse but i wish this did not happen to you at all.
You are probably trying to come to terms with the event because you can't understand how someone could be harming you when you did not provoke them and when you do not hold stereotypes against them. This is all screwing around with your belief system and it will never make sense. There are bad people, for whatever reason, of every color and faith and sex; this does not mean that you are wrong for believing you were safe when you saw them - you just know next time that if a group of people of any type are acting in a suspicious way; it's okay to be aware of them and if they enter your surrounding area. Sometimes, there's no way of avoiding senseless violence - that's why it's senseless. And you did nothing wrong.
Thank goodness you are all okay physically. Emotionally, you've been violated, that's gonna take awhile longer. Congratulations on the new baby girl in the family. You needed a smile. Give yourself a break - or write about it - whatever helps. Let us know if they catch those assholes.

Annafalk

Hello Brian
I'm sorry about what you've been through, seems very scary.
You handled the situation in a good way so that your wife, step-daughter and you got away from there fast.

Sonja_S

What a bad end to a wonderful day. I'm really sorry to hear that happened to you, Brian! I agree with njnancy that you should see a doctor, just to make sure you don't have a hairline fracture or something else after all.

Kudos for your quick thinking. You managed to keep your family safe - after just having suffered a blow to the head to boot, that's quite an achievement!

Congrats on the great niece too :-)

As for the why: you didn't do anything wrong, you were at the wrong place at the wrong time. It's your assailants who have the problem, not you. I hope they catch those bastards.

MayDay10

Glad you are OK...

Shouldnt go for gas in shady area after midnight. Especially if "locals" there are giving off a bad vibe.

badbrains

MayDay10 said:

Glad you are OK...

Shouldnt go for gas in shady area after midnight. Especially if "locals" there are giving off a bad vibe.

Ya cuz he knew pulling in that there's gonna be locals giving off bad vibes. Dude, u could've just said "glad you're ok", no need for the 2nd part. You're not very positive in life are you? Seems like most of the posts I read from you are always down or negative. I could be wrong....

My bad, thought I typed "post"

i_lov_it

Sorry to hear about this Brian...those Bastards with nothing else better to do and how Cowardly to Punch you from behind like that and Very Good and quick thinking on your Part...on the Positive side Glad that you are ok and congratulations on the Wedding.

MayDay10

I think you are wrong. Im not usually negative "in life". And I dont use twitter so maybe you have the wrong guy?

He said there were dudes outside being all loud and horsing around who looked rough.
To me that would make me uncomfortable and I would get me and my family out of there. Leave, stretch it out to the next exit, who knows. Maybe the needle was pegged on E and there was no choice.
I do have a lot of experience living at or nearby pretty rough areas though and have gotten in sketchy situations in the past to learn.

Jason P

Total B.S. I'm glad you at least made it out of there and that your family wasn't harmed.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Once I had my wife and kid safe in the car...
I would have ran the pieces of shit over with my car, and taken my chances with the law on a later date.

'But your honor I was in fear for the lives of my family"
"I was knocked to the ground from behind"
'These thugs had threatened to kill my wife"
"I was trying to do my best to escape"
'I wasn't attempting to run them over, It was an accident, in no way did I intentionally run these boys over"

Gern Blansten

wow...sorry to see this. I'm glad things didn't escalate. That would be a hard situation to be in when you're outnumbered.

SD48277

Just checking in to see how you are doing today. Congratulations on the newest addition to your family!

a5pj

Dude that sucks,

Does kinda sound like the knock out game, maybe they were on something, who knows, but like others have said we're all glad you are ok.

OMGkatwoman

Sonja_S said:

What a bad end to a wonderful day. I'm really sorry to hear that happened to you, Brian! I agree with njnancy that you should see a doctor, just to make sure you don't have a hairline fracture or something else after all.

Kudos for your quick thinking. You managed to keep your family safe - after just having suffered a blow to the head to boot, that's quite an achievement!

Congrats on the great niece too :-)

As for the why: you didn't do anything wrong, you were at the wrong place at the wrong time. It's your assailants who have the problem, not you. I hope they catch those bastards.

I agree Brian, just to make sure everthing is ok and it's best to get the assault documented by medical professionals as well since they are all mandated reporters, this sometimes helps to ensure the cops will keep on this.

Leezestarr313

Holy crap. I'm happy you and your family made it out of this scary situation safe and sound. This sounds nightmarish, but you acted like a superhero. I hope your head and everything else is okay.
Congratulations on the baby girl too.

marilor

Brian, I don't know you personally but I feel really sorry for you and i'm glad that you and you're family's ok. It's a terrifying story because it could be happened to any one of us and because of the non-sense ot this attack.
Stay focused on positive things like this new birth ! congratulations on this new baby !
I'm here if you need some help...
Take care of you and your loved ones.

hedonist

You've been in my thoughts, Brian.

Let us know how you're all doing when you can.

brianlux

Thanks so much for all the good thoughts, everybody. I so lucky to have you great friends here, lucky to have a wonderful family, lucky to be alive.

I'm seeing my neurologist tomorrow. I'm fairly certain my head is ok (other than a little fuzzy from maybe one too many, hahah) but it will be good to check it checked out.

Today I mostly feel angry and I don't like feeling angry. I guess that's just part of the process and I'll work through it and one of these days my lame and goofy sense of humor will return and I'll not be living this in my head.

I'll listen to Ghost later. I love that line, "Bring it on/ 'cause I'm no victim."

Thanks again, all. You guys are the best.

njnancy

i'm glad you're seeing your neurologist (although i wish it were today). And have no fear - your lame sense of humor is doing just fine.

oceaninmyeyes

I've been gone for a few days, and just read this post Brian. It breaks my heart that you and your family had to go through this horrific experience. I am grateful that you all made it through this crime with no more damage that you sustained. I am glad that you are seeing a doc, just to be on the safe side. Be aware that being physically assaulted carries some psychological ramifications too -- it may make you question your beliefs about the world and people in it and it may become necessary to seek help for that, as well.

It is easy for those of us who have the benefit of time to think about what we would have done in your shoes. From what I can see you did all the right things - you kept a level head, and got you, your wife, and stepdaughter out of a very dicey situation, and contacted the authorities. It would be awesome if the surveillance cameras could help you find and prosecute these guys. I think it might help you make sense of this shitty situation. I saw this today and it made me think of you .
You are one of the good guys Brian. We are lucky to have you!

By the way, congrats on the wedding and the new baby in the family. Focus on the good stuff -- and remember we are here for you.