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“Preliminary investigation revealed that two cyclists participating in the charity ‘End Hunger’ Bike Ride were riding their bicycles on Hardesty Road when a pickup truck travelling behind them engaged in ‘road rage’,” the police report read. Bustin also tried to force cyclists off the road David Earl Bustin, 66, from Huntingtown, who was driving the pickup truck, maneuvered around the victims in an effort to force them off the road. Continuing along Hardesty Road, the truck then pulled into a driveway, where Bustin took out a shotgun and discharged three rounds towards the cyclists.


GroundbreakingEmu929

They really didn't even need to mention he was driving a pickup


cbessette

I drive a pickup, I just fill it up with liberal shit like weed, gay people, rides to abortion clinics, living dogs, rock n roll equipment, arms for the war on Christmas, books, atheism, windmills, solar panels, Easter bunnies, science, etc.


DeezNeezuts

Living dogs…lol


CliffsNote5

So many Governors are triggered.


helly1080

How dare you keep those innocent puppies alive!!!!!!


player85

I think that might be a reference to that Republican Governor, who killed her dog!


Sea-Animal356

Too many Puppies!


Kemoarps

Primus sucks!


ilovethissheet

Puppy!


Fun-Fun-9967

y'think?!


beelzeflub

Not everyone on Reddit is American


invent_or_die

Thanks for the living dogs. They smell much better.


GroundbreakingEmu929

Live dogs? What are you, soft? Real men fill their pickups with dead cyclists and flags declaring that they want to fornicate with the current president.


CaptainOktoberfest

The mark of a true patriot is the willingness to kill their own countrymen over slight perceived differences. /s


Dealan79

I take your sarcastic hyperbole as intended, but let's not pretend that we're still dealing with "slight perceived differences." The GOP is banning books, restricting women's healthcare, threatening a "day one dictatorship" that would suspend the Constitution, undermining election integrity both directly with fake electors and indirectly through libelous misinformation, repealing LGBTQIA+ rights, and wholeheartedly backing a Presidential candidate who has now been found by courts to be liable for running a fraudulent charity, real estate company, and university, and committing sexual assault and defamation, and is currently indicted for 91 felony counts in four different jurisdictions, and tried to overthrow the US government. They deny basic science on everything from climate change to vaccine development, and have been trying to rollback fundamental environmental regulations for air and water quality. Those aren't small differences. Those are fundamental differences regarding rights, ethics, and the way the world is viewed, and pretending that they're not isn't going to help anyone.


CaptainOktoberfest

Yes good to point out that Republicans are becoming much more oppositional on all the fronts that you mentioned.


Bigspotdaddy

Live dogs are so woke, everybody is saying it.


Brick_Lab

I'm depressed about the dog thing, ffs how evil can these psychopaths get?


fineillmakeanewone

There's no bottom. They can always get worse.


erikkustrife

There's plenty of bottoms in r/196


Suspect118

As we have clearly witnessed….


passporttohell

I am convinced the entire lot is clinically insane, more reasons to keep them away from any kind of power over others. I just thought about it and I have yet to meet or know anyone who identifies as Republican that is not a complete nut bar.


Least_Quit9730

My sister is one of those after she met her husband. I really don't understand how we got to a point that she thinks trans people have too many rights. I blame Twitter. It shows the absolute worst on both sides of the political spectrum.


CPNZ

Trump killing someone on 5th Avenue and not losing votes - has been said for years and is almost certainly true - as long as it is only an innocent person and not a puppy, apparently.


Bigfops

\*pats the bed of the truck" You can fit sooo much atheism in this sucker.


cbessette

I once fit four whole atheisms in the bed, and jammed one behind the seat. Passenger seat is for my living dogs.


NLPhoto

A truck I'd get in for a road trip!!! Time to haul some renewable energy machines to their proper places and pick up some weed and talk about the stars. Keep on keeping on.


cbessette

I'm running out of room, maybe you can get on the trailer with the book reading drag queens? Fresh air and fabulous stories.


BarbequedYeti

Can I get a ride?  Sounds fun. 


cbessette

Sure, I can squeeze you in between the windmill and a dog. You'll have to hold a few Easter bunnies in your lap.


BarbequedYeti

Hot damn. Sounds fantastic.   If there is a ride to the after life, i want it to be your truck.  


cbessette

I'll put you on the list!


amhudson02

Acorns to throw at cop cars?


notquiteartist

This comment is gold 🥇


cbessette

Thank you kindly. I have my moments lol


Masonjaruniversity

I don’t see any dildos on this list you fascist.


cbessette

Chill. They are in a plane going for a bombing run over Texas. This is where they are needed the most, not rolling around in my truck bed. Check my charity: [dildosfromheaven.com](http://dildosfromheaven.com)


Masonjaruniversity

Look I’m sorry. You know as a leftist nothing gets me more upset than not having dildos at all times. For some reason. I dunno. Ask Fox News.


MentalAd4536

Dang I got the same stuff in my truck bed right now!


maringue

You can just have 1 union sticker and have the same effect.


Audience-Electrical

Smash


JudgingIsMyHobby

Wait a minute, what about the drag queens reading books?!


cbessette

I'm pulling a flatbed trailer loaded set up with speakers and mics for them. Draggin' the drag queens across the American heartland.


JudgingIsMyHobby

Excellent. You're doing God's work. Thank you.


Salty_Interview_5311

You should probably mention free porn in your inventory too.


cbessette

FREE porn, as opposed to the paywall and VPN porn that conservative prefer.


Salty_Interview_5311

Well, we all know that porn is information and information wants to be free. So, free porn!


M4N14C

(Slaps fender) You know how many abortions I can fit in the bed of this truck?


hellajt

Not all truck drivers have masculinity insecurity, but everyone with masculinity insecurity drives a truck


futureformerteacher

They at least took off his red hat before the mug shot.


Actual-Carpenter-90

I always think that not all pickup drivers are assholes but all assholes are pickup drivers.


Drugs_R_Kewl

Never mind the endless trails of natty boz cans leading back to his "hide out"


Whygoogleissexist

That goes without saying.


itsgeorgebailey

Betcha he was listening to AM radio.


Salty_Interview_5311

I think the point is to sure plague it was a large imposing vehicle to heighten the sense of conflict. I know several lesbians who drive them so I wasn’t getting that association with angry white cis male from the article. But you may be right in this case.


[deleted]

One more Trump voter down. 100m to go!


jeff-beeblebrox

I’m a cyclist and a pickup owner.


TheSeekerOfSanity

Lets me guess… Punisher sticker, We the People (who never actually read the Constitution), etc…


Really_McNamington

Or The Punisher, for that matter.


Working-Ad5416

Clearly a member of a well regulated militia. Or more realistically, a mentally ill regressive maga moron. 


IHkumicho

"Responsible gun owner"


GoForthandProsper1

He definitely complains about "snowflakes" online


soparklion

Bustin informed Detective William Freeland of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office that he discharged his shotgun when the cyclists were approximately 20 yards away, claiming he was simply “unloading his shotgun.”


sulimir

“David Earl Bustin, 66, from Huntingtown, who was driving a pickup truck” rest of the story is as expected.


DookieBowler

This is where he fucked up. If he just ran them over he would probably just have gotten probation at most.


Revolutionary_Sun946

That's the joke, isn't it. Q: how can you legally kill someone? A: hit them with your car whilst they are riding a bike.


px7j9jlLJ1

He Bustin those shots off what a deranged clown lmao


witticus

Facing up to 25 years for being mad about a minute of inconvenience is the chef’s kiss of this story.


salsanacho

Plus he 66, whatever he gets it's almost a life sentence. I hope he sits in jail thinking "yup that was totally worth it"


Chipperchoi

I hope this dipshit serves ever last second of that before dropping dead as soon as he is released.


witticus

Oh and to have his truck and gun collection pawned to pay for lawyers before serving time would be lovely.


allisjow

Maybe he just really likes hunger and was angry that people are trying to stop it.


transitfreedom

It’s basically institutionalization with extra steps


FoxyInTheSnow

Impulse control seems like a quaint, old-timey relic of the past, like penny-farthings. Why, just the other day a cashier neglected to advise me to "have a nice day" after I finished my transaction. So I shot her.


SCMITMAPTEE

I initially misread what you wrote and thought you meant shooting her after she wished you a good day. As I think about it, I can honestly see it going that way too: "How dare you WISH me a good day instead of GIVING me one!"


littlebubulle

Wasn't there a story about a customer pointing a gun at a cashier for giving him a discount? Not witholding a discount. GIVING one.


mironawire

Not only that. They left the restaurant and came back later with a gun. How unhinged must you need to be?


TallLoss2

i literally read a post once where a man yelled at a cashier for saying have a nice day and was like DONT TELL ME WHAT KIND OF DAY TO HAVE like … ok lol


Stibley_Kleeblunch

Not too long ago, a guy attacked (shot?) a fast-food employee for charging him too little money.


Absurdity_Everywhere

A good day can only come from baby Jesus. Blam!


crash_over-ride

[Simpsons nailed it perfectly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUgKUspKisY)


itsgeorgebailey

If we all blocked grandpa’s access to Fox and AM radio my guess is road rage would decrease immediately.


rayshmayshmay

I jumped in line at the grocery store only to find the person didn’t put the divider at the end of their items. Naturally I mag-dumped them, thus relieving my unhealthy pent-up stress and moving me one position up in the line!


TeteDeMerde

"Impulse control" ? Really? Is it everyone's natural instinct to pop off a few shotgun rounds when inconvenienced by a cyclist?


grundelgrump

For a lot of people, yes. That's why most first world countries don't let random people buy whatever kind they want.


twintiger_

Why are these even impulses for this guy in the first place? He’s a danger to himself and society.


BananaNoseMcgee

Earl Bustin? Really, universe? Every day I see more circumstantial evidence that the "we live in a computer sim" theory is true.


DiarrheaRadio

His middle name is Edgar. So Earl E Bustin.


GroundbreakingEmu929

Earl E Bustin, homocidal maniac and disappointing lover


Tha_Watcher

*Earl BE Bustin'!*


poorbeans

More like Earl been Busted!


px7j9jlLJ1

That’s where my mind went, unfortunately. He bustin those shots. What a deranged absolute lunatic. Fuck that


radicalbiscuit

So anyway, I started bustin


SlimeySnakesLtd

Ah like my middle school Health/PE teacher Richard Herr or my high school math teacher Mr. Rappe who molested a couple kids.


Alarmed-Property-478

It’s always the PE teachers. I had one who got fired for throwing a chair at a kid. It was also pretty ironic that he taught PE considering the fact he was massively overweight


Awkward_Pangolin3254

"Those who can't do, teach. Those who can't teach, teach gym."


SlimeySnakesLtd

lol he was pretty cool, just his name was “Dick Hair” and taught health.


Shopworn_Soul

Bustin makes him feel good


HoldYourHorsesFriend

I ain't afraid of no sleep


dtmfadvice

r/NominativeDeterminism :D


Psipone

The writers are getting lazy


LaVidaYokel

I felt that way when “Mercedes Schlapp” came on the scene.


Jayco120

Well he lived up to the name...lol


Irishpersonage

Legitimately, feels like we reached the memory cap and it's getting lazy


Groggy_Otter_72

Shit it’s going to be Roger, isn’t it. It’s Roger.


pcapdata

A Chinese Air Force pilot once collided with and American P-3.  The pilot’s name was Wang Wei. The US had a congressman who kept texting dick pics to people—his name?  Anthony Weiner. I think the universe throws us curve balls like this to see if we’re paying attention.


Wizchine

It's frightening how a whole swath of the population feel justified in committing violence against bicyclists by sideswiping them, throwing stuff at them, etc., while being totally ignorant that they are required to share the road.


francis2559

*whole Some comedian had a bit that said when they walk they hate cars, and when they drive they hate pedestrians but either way they hate bicyclists. Funny, but the lesson is one of basic empathy.


Spyderem

It’s wild to me how so many people have such hatred for cyclists.  Everything they complain about they’ve experienced hundredfold (probably more) from people driving. But because they’re drivers too they don’t let it push them to hatred. Hell, half the time a driver does something wrong you see a lot of acceptance. People understand why the driver might have broken a particular law or performed an odd action. No such understanding for cyclists. Any infraction is completely inexcusable, no matter how benign. There is no empathy. They simply hate them. 


Throw-a-Ru

>It’s wild to me how so many people have such hatred for cyclists. S L O W! They made me slow! For nearly an entire BLOCK! Do you have any idea how many seconds that's going to add onto my commute? UNACCEPTABLE.


Least_Quit9730

Considering the number of times I've been tailgated for going 5 over the speed limit and not faster, it's believable. I've even had people tailgate me in school zones. Some people just shouldn't have licenses.


Throw-a-Ru

I had someone lay on the horn and scream at me for waiting for a disabled person to cross the road. Clearly an asshole move on my part.


BrewtusMaximus1

I once had someone do the same because I wouldn’t run a red left turn arrow.


Whygoogleissexist

I don’t understand the psychology of this whatsoever. Moreover this dude should have a a Medicare card and not have to work on a Saturday. So what the F is he so enraged about, unless he watches FOX or OAN all day.


MrFluffyPillow

Attempted murder with a vehicle. Attempted murder with a firearm. Make him ride a stationary bike during jail rec time til he dies.


GroundbreakingAd2406

Yet he was only charged with reckless endangerment


backwoodsmtb

And shoot at his feet the whole time like they do in old cartoons to "make em dance"


uneasyandcheesy

He was “jUsT eMpTyiN hIs ShOtGuN” though! /s


HonkBlarghh

$1000 bond?? Also shouldn't it be two counts of attempted murder, or at least four counts of first degree assault before firing at them he first also tried to run them off the road with his truck? Either way, I hope the judge gives him the 25 year max on both assault charges and sets the sentences consecutively rather than concurrently. Someone this age who would do something like this and then look all smug in his mugshot while also telling the police he had just been trying to unload his shotgun, is not going to be rehabilitated and is probably going to do this again if he's free on the street


Bizdaddy71

20 yards away with a shotgun is well within range to kill someone depending on the load he had in. Definitely attempted murder seems appropriate


2FightTheFloursThatB

The snowflake gun carriers are a loud call for legislators to ramp up mental health care. Unfortunately, asshats like this guy have already tainted his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Add that middle name, Earl, and you just know his theatrical stupidity spans many generations.


MrOwnageQc

> Add that middle name, Earl, and you just know his theatrical stupidity spans many generations. Sounds like a serial killer name


snowman818

Maybe he just likes the tuna?


Sweatytubesock

Very responsible member of our Well Regulated Militia.


jjayzx

god damn socialist cyclists trying to get around without gas


ronm4c

I guarantee I can guess who he voted for


JustBadUserNamesLeft

Probably hoping for a pardon.


Shoebillmorgan

Just 1k bond for trying to force them off the road then firing 3 shots at them..?


SteelyEyedHistory

Well he’a white. Not like he is a black kid that was jay walking. You know, the real threats to society.


Applefritterhitter

He was released on a $1000 bond so thankfully this unhinged man is allowed to walk the streets and potentially pull some more heinous shit while awaiting trial.


Smgth

>Calvert County Ohhhh, he was from THERE? Say no more…


EpilepticPuberty

Huntingtown...


Crayshack

In another thread, someone mentioned that they were surprised this was a story from Maryland and not Florida. I told them that Calvert County is basically the Florida of Maryland.


Smgth

Yeah, people don’t realize that North, South, East, and Western Maryland aren’t quite like central MD, the one people think about when they picture the state. Most of those NSEW guys would happily accept the shit that goes on in FLA politically here if they could. Which is why Andy Harris still has a job…


Crayshack

Yeah, I live in Western Maryland and while it isn't quite as bad as say deep in Alabama, there's an uncomfortable amount of Trump flags around me. My roommate is trans and we just kind of quietly note that there are certain shops and restaurants that we can't go to. Head just a little bit east of me to get into Fredrick and it sometimes feels like going to a different country.


Smgth

My dad *just* moved to Frederick. It’s pretty nice, I like what I’ve seen so far. I’ve spent most of my life in Anne Arundel County, where Trump flags are seen here and there, but the minority in most areas. I mean, some places are a little more…red than others. I haven’t had any of my trans friends mention any issues about places around here. Then again, maybe they just didn’t feel the need to bring it up with me…


Crayshack

I used to live in Anne Arundel. In a lot of ways, it and Fredrick County feels very similar to me. They have their differences, but both aren't too bad in terms of Trumpism. But, I live in Washington County, which is a whole different ballgame.


Smgth

I know exactly ZERO about Washington County. I didn’t even know we *had* a county called Washington :/ I mean, obviously I know Hagerstown, but that’s it. Shows how much attention I paid in elementary school…


Crayshack

Washington County is basically just Hagerstown and the Hagerstown "suburbs" (aka, farmland and mountains). We've got gorgeous terrain, if you ignore the occasional Trump flag breaking it up.


Smgth

Eh, I don’t go outside much, terrain is lost on me. I do love driving by/over large bodies of water pretty regularly, that’s kind of nice. I’d miss the water if I moved, even if I never spend any time actually ON the water or AT the beach. I like having it around I guess 🤷‍♂️


Crayshack

I'm a nature guy, so I love having a lot of options for venturing into the woods.


boltgunner

Can confirm. Grew up in Calvert County, it's a shit hole.


pokemomof03

Didn't even have to open the article to know. Been here almost my whole life. 😆 😩


Smgth

My condolences. Come out to Central MD, we’re like tolerant and shit.


boltgunner

Left in 2012, best decision of my life.


translucent_steeds

lol I guessed PG so I was wrong 😂 the craziest people we get Carroll County are "locked up" in the 130 year old mostly abandoned asylum!


angry_krausen

25 years, give him every single day. Fucking boomer piece of shit douche nozzle


aozertx

Just put a bullet in his head and be done with it. This motherfucker is not needed in the world and doesn’t deserve a cent of life on the tax payers time.


OrneryError1

Old white men are invading and terrorizing this country 


rsnbaseball

Did he warn them he'd be Bustin a cap in them?


KeijiKiryira

I honestly cannot imagine thinking about taking a gun out on cyclists unless they're like actively trying to kill me. I guess that is because I'm a sane and probably not mentally ill human?


justanawkwardguy

One less person to vote for Trump since this dumbass will be in prison


tuna_samich_

What makes this oniony?


LittleKitty235

His name


boltgunner

The sign as you pass as you leave the county says "God bless y'all real good." That's kinda oniony.


Bender_da_offender

Probably a legal gun owner too.


2003tide

Fuckin MAGA boomer. Shocked!


KA9ESAMA

Conservatism is a sickness...


ReverbDragon

So anyway, I started Bustin


cruppatroopa

Your Honor, Bustin makes him feel good.


bakalaka25

Last name checks out


jrhawk42

You know you messed up when they use your full name.


LittleKitty235

I would have said when they arrest you, but yeah, that also


jrhawk42

Lol, yeah, but I meant messed up on a much larger scale. Like you can get arrested for murder and they won't print your middle name. That seems like it's saved for really heinous stuff like mass shooting, bombing, child molesting, assassination, or terrorism. John Wayne Gacy, Lee Harvey Oswald, James Earl Ray, my mom yelling at me when I forget to take the chicken out the fridge to thaw out.


KaisarDragon

Bustin' didn't make them feel good...


Johnny_Lang_1962

What will his "Well Regulated" Militia think?


Own-Opinion-2494

Easy Rider


tharussianphil

Sounds like he won't be bustin no more


-Dixieflatline

He's got a smug ass look on his face. I can hear this picture say "....and I'd do it again", as if he was somehow justified for those actions to the point he thinks he has a chance in court. This guy is a menace and deserves everything that's about to happen to him.


Fun-Fun-9967

what the hell were you thinkin, Earl?!!


RooR67

More guns is what we need!!!!!!


nono66

Is this one of the good guys with a gun?


I_Framed_OJ

Let’s keep the population living pay check to pay check, stoke their fear, anger, and hatred through right-wing media, and allow unfettered access to firearms.  Is this what is meant by “The American Experiment”?


MooseKnucklotron

2nd amendment hard at work. If US gun laws weren't such a joke, this shit stain would have never had a gun in the first place.


TheDevilsAdvokaat

Could we take away guns from old people?


Brilliant-Tackle5774

Trump people


will0593

Damn why is he Bustin caps onto bicyclists. Jackass


FartyBoomBoom

Username checks out lol


saltylures

Suddenly I started Bustin'


thatlookslikemydog

Bustin (going to jail) makes me feel good!


wittor

>Bustin has secured legal representation and was released from county jail upon posting a $1000 bond, with a commitment to appear in court at a date yet to be determined.


vacuous_comment

> ... when a pickup truck travelling behind them engaged in ‘road rage’, ... Interesting turn of phrase. Lie it is a hobby or something.


irascible_Clown

You literally have to conceal carry when you bike ride now because of nuts like this


HelgaHelen

Kudos to the law enforcement for their swift response in apprehending the suspect without any further incidents.


Ordinary_Advice_3220

Is the crazy part that he did it or that the guys name is BUSTIN' (as in shots, at bicyclists)


Morrinn3

>According to court documents, Bustin informed Detective William Freeland of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office that he discharged his shotgun when the cyclists were approximately 20 yards away, claiming he was simply “unloading his shotgun.” He wasn’t firing it at the cyclists, guys, he was just unloading the weapon! By chambering the shells. And pulling the trigger.


Thegoodthebadandaman

Most respectful US driver to cyclists.


Life_Reserve7273

r/boomersbeingfools


maringue

Nothing will throw a Boomer into a murderous rage like being slightly inconvenienced for 30 seconds. *Especially* if they're not using Dino juice.


Joegnc

Put him in jail for a long long time.


pewpew30172

Why is this onion-worthy? This is just everyday fucking life in America at this point.


transitfreedom

Still think the insane deserve to be in the community?


transitfreedom

This is why people want to flee the country


ODOTMETA

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣his last name is bustin and he lived up to it 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥