Special level of scumbaggery indeed! Yes, now this has happened to me more times than I can count. So many times in fact, that I've wondered if the etiquette is not whoever happens to be lucky enough to chance on the spot of a leaving car, but instead whoever is willing to run down grandmother's and small children in order to get it.
In the most recent example my mom was driving. We were at the mall and had circled the parking lot a number of times when finally we saw someone was about to leave and no other cars were in the lane so it was ours for sure. The car backed out and just before we could pull in a sports car came flying around the corner and cut my mom off. Now mom is generally pretty patient, but even she was perturbed by the blatant selfishness of the driver and gave him a small beep of dissatisfaction--and he responded by giving her the finger!! Can you imagine some young punk treating my mom that way?? Well I was quite pissy about it and as we drove past I told mom to stop for a sec and rolled down my window to say something scathing, but before I could get a word out the person in the vehicle next to him swung open their car door and slammed it into the passenger door of his vehicle. Next thing we knew the jerk was shouting at the man about a new paint job--and here comes the sweet revenge. I shouted excuse me, they both looked over and I said "I saw everything, he was opening his car door when you sped into that space, so you're the one at fault." The asshole started sputtering that wasn't what happened and I gave my best innocent face as I said:
*'Well that's what I saw so if you want to involve the police and insurance I'll be happy to give a statement. '
Needless to say the jackass stormed off. The owner of the other car however, seemed a bit uncomfortable, started telling me that he was in fact at fault- I interrupted him and said, "The creep stole our parking spot and gave my mom the finger'. The guy took one look at my elderly mom and said, "Well come to think of it, I think it did happen exactly as you said!" We shared a conspiratorial grin and I remember thinking that was the fastest case of karma I have ever seen!!
OH NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!! NOBODY DOES THAT TO MAMA DREEMIT!! Apart from what already transpired, I'm willing to the universe that that jerk would suffer a flat tire. Whether he's parked or going 120kph when that happens, it's all up to the universe.
That car door opening, funny you should mention that as it's the topic of tomorrow's koan!! I don't know why but you always comment ahead hahaha!! Must be our synced thinking still acting up. Serves that jerk right! Oh I love the turn of events! It's really awesome when what happens is stranger than fiction! It's great that you stuck around to deliver that coup de grace!
One of the best karma stories I've heard in recent memory! Thanks for sharing it here :D