PA. Secret Service agent attacked in road rage

WTF - is there a Freeper full moon or something?!

SCRANTON, Pa. - A northeastern Pennsylvania man is accused of attacking a Secret Service agent with brass knuckles and a chunk of asphalt.

Scranton Police Police Chief David Elliott says Agent William Slavoski tapped his siren Tuesday evening when a pickup truck that had been moving erratically on an expressway stopped in front of him. Police say the pickup driver got out and approached the agent, asking, "What are you, some kind of cop?"

Police say Slavoski identified himself as a Secret Service agent and told the man to return to his truck, but an altercation ensued. Police arrested 25-year-old Kenneth Kile of Kingston, who was arraigned Wednesday and held in lieu of $20,000 bail.

Slavoski is recovering at home from injuries to his face, head and left arm. Kile was treated for a lip laceration.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20090610_ap_pasecretserviceagentattackedinroadrage.html

calm agent.

Not sure if the SS agent has any jurisdiction over traffic control.

Sounds like an event that got out of hand.

What exactly identified the guy as a freeper?

I've seen enough people posting on this very forum irrationally ranting about the cops that in an inebriated state I wouldn't put it past them to do something stupid when suddenly confronted with a law enforcement authority. From all that was said in that article.. and by that i mean absolutely fucking nothing relevant... it could just as well have been a DUer as a freeper.

So how about we keep the accusations in the realm of the minimally substantiated instad of just getting lazy and labeling any lashing out moron as a freeper by default? Even if we might harbor our suspicions about the probabilities involved. Hmm?

But I asked about the moon - my post didn't label the attacker as a freeper. But knowing that area of PA - my home state - it has a lot of wingnuts.