Re the video in Monday’s P.S. – “Is this woman stupid or just crazy?”:  

“Since [the woman’s actions] seemed so, so extreme, I checked up comments and saw people mentioning that he first sideswiped her and then she hit him. It still doesn’t justify what she did, but indeed she does talk about hitting her first at the red light, which perhaps the guy didn’t notice and therefore thought she was crazy.

“I found this article in this not-so-trustable site, but which shows extra footage and it indeed seems there’s more to it.” – BP

Click here to read the article and watch the footage that BP attached.

My response: So, she gets sideswiped and responds by crashing into the back of the car that sideswiped her. (He says that if he did sideswipe her it was so minor he didn’t notice it.) In any case, after crashing into the back of his car on purpose (she admits it), she approaches him and starts yelling.

Does that change the verdict? I don’t think so. It’s not illegal to sideswipe a car unintentionally. But it is illegal to purposely ram into someone’s car. I’d say the verdict is even clearer now. She is both dumb and stupid. Him? He sounds stoned.

Re the essay about my humiliating experience at the Pan Am IBJJF Jiu Jitsu Competition: 

“Great lesson. Thanks for the tip for complete preparation for different outcomes.” – ME

“Sometimes it doesn’t matter how well you prepare, you are just out of your depth.” – JG

“Thanks for this piece today…. mental preparedness is tough. Tougher than physical readiness at times. I appreciated you sharing your experience…. your phrase ‘So, here I am, mentally climbing, inch by inch, out of this well I dug of disappointment and self-recrimination’ resonated with me.” – EN

“I can’t tell you how much I am able to commiserate with you about that feeling of losing. I would tell you, ‘It builds character,’ but I know your life well enough to say, ‘You’ve already built enough character. You don’t need any more.’” – AS

“You are a great winner and a truthful loser! Which in my world is the sign of an Absolute winner! Thanks for the sharing.” – LG