"...his hat, his little bike shorts..."
Excerpt from a comment by Gayle King on CBS This Morning during a report on a cyclist who tried to take from flyers from a kid and mom on a DC area MUP. You can Google the clip before I can find it (aired mere moments ago). Gayle was saying that the helmeted and Lycra-ed cyclist could probably be identified by his clothing by someone seeing the clip. The guy also evidently rammed the cameraperson with his bike while making his getaway. Fun times, no?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZiV3FlW...g&name=360x360 |
Originally Posted by thumpism
(Post 21516241)
Excerpt from a comment by Gayle King on CBS This Morning during a report on a cyclist who tried to take from flyers from a kid and mom on a DC area MUP. You can Google the clip before I can find it (aired mere moments ago). Gayle was saying that the helmeted and Lycra-ed cyclist could probably be identified by his clothing by someone seeing the clip. The guy also evidently rammed the cameraperson with his bike while making his getaway. Fun times, no?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZiV3FlW...g&name=360x360 |
Originally Posted by livedarklions
(Post 21516338)
Doesn't look like an off-duty cop at all, amirite?
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Originally Posted by Litespud
(Post 21516341)
from the video it looks like his bike has Campagnolo shifters - so, a discerning thug 😀
Seriously, how big of a scumbag is he? That's a little girl he assaulted. I'd hope anyone on BF who recognizes him will come forward. |
If you watch the video, linked to in a thread in Road, you can see he has noticeable moobs.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
(Post 21516346)
If you watch the video, linked to in a thread in Road, you can see he has noticeable moobs.
Too many donuts. |
Video is linked here:
towleroad.com/2020/06/viral-video-shows-white-bicyclist-assaulting-young-women-over-black-lives-matter-fliers-watch/ Watch him as he boldly grabs the arm of an 11 year old girl and wrests the clearly dangerous pieces of paper from her hands. This guy needs jail. |
Originally Posted by livedarklions
(Post 21516338)
Doesn't look like an off-duty cop at all, amirite?
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Someone will recognize him. Scumbag.
But I gotta tell you... he's got some nice Hooters.....:lol: |
Originally Posted by livedarklions
(Post 21516356)
Watch him as he boldly grabs the arm of an 11 year old girl and wrests the clearly dangerous pieces of paper from her hands.
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How bothered are you by a flyer that you stop your ride to engage and harass a little girl, now I want to know what was on that piece of paper
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Originally Posted by trailangel
(Post 21516381)
But I gotta tell you... he's got some nice Hooters.....:lol:
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Not sticking up for the perp, and I'm not familiar with the area (I'm on the west coast), but does the area get a lot of flyers put up on post/fences/walls/etc? Things like that can make an area look really trashy really quick, and cops just give up trying to enforce any ordinances on posting signs. I've got a utility pole outside my house that gets all kinds of signs posted - lost cats/dogs, cars for sale, garage sales, band appearances, real estate sales (weeks-old signs) - it gets annoying.
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Originally Posted by livedarklions
(Post 21516392)
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Originally Posted by livedarklions
(Post 21516356)
Video is linked here:
towleroad.com/2020/06/viral-video-shows-white-bicyclist-assaulting-young-women-over-black-lives-matter-fliers-watch/ Watch him as he boldly grabs the arm of an 11 year old girl and wrests the clearly dangerous pieces of paper from her hands. This guy needs jail.
Originally Posted by skidder
(Post 21516398)
Not sticking up for the perp, and I'm not familiar with the area (I'm on the west coast), but does the area get a lot of flyers put up on post/fences/walls/etc? Things like that can make an area look really trashy really quick, and cops just give up trying to enforce any ordinances on posting signs. I've got a utility pole outside my house that gets all kinds of signs posted - lost cats/dogs, cars for sale, garage sales, band appearances, real estate sales (weeks-old signs) - it gets annoying.
Some things can't be explained away or justified. |
Originally Posted by skidder
(Post 21516398)
Not sticking up for the perp, and I'm not familiar with the area (I'm on the west coast), but does the area get a lot of flyers put up on post/fences/walls/etc? Things like that can make an area look really trashy really quick, and cops just give up trying to enforce any ordinances on posting signs. I've got a utility pole outside my house that gets all kinds of signs posted - lost cats/dogs, cars for sale, garage sales, band appearances, real estate sales (weeks-old signs) - it gets annoying.
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Originally Posted by skidder
(Post 21516398)
Not sticking up for the perp, and I'm not familiar with the area (I'm on the west coast), but does the area get a lot of flyers put up on post/fences/walls/etc? Things like that can make an area look really trashy really quick, and cops just give up trying to enforce any ordinances on posting signs. I've got a utility pole outside my house that gets all kinds of signs posted - lost cats/dogs, cars for sale, garage sales, band appearances, real estate sales (weeks-old signs) - it gets annoying.
Yeah, sure, so annoyed with littering I want to assault a little girl. Seriously????!!!!! |
Originally Posted by skidder
(Post 21516398)
Not sticking up for the perp, and I'm not familiar with the area (I'm on the west coast), but does the area get a lot of flyers put up on post/fences/walls/etc? Things like that can make an area look really trashy really quick, and cops just give up trying to enforce any ordinances on posting signs. I've got a utility pole outside my house that gets all kinds of signs posted - lost cats/dogs, cars for sale, garage sales, band appearances, real estate sales (weeks-old signs) - it gets annoying.
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Originally Posted by nomadmax
(Post 21516406)
Moreover, it wouldn't be much of a stretch to hook him up on a civil rights violation.
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I had to leave for an appointment since the original post, but here's some more. Did not realize a thread already exists in Road, but my immediate impression from what I saw was Gayle (not my favorite talking head) King's comments about the guy. Hat? Little shorts?
https://www.mymcmedia.org/police-sea...t-in-bethesda/ CBS did mention that the girl was posting about the current protests, and I can see how littering might be a concern for users of the path but the guy seems to be a bully at least and, since a bicycle is legally a vehicle, he could probably also be charged with hit and run for striking the cameraperson. Not a lawyer, but there seem to be lots of interesting legal aspects. That is all. |
Originally Posted by indyfabz
(Post 21516420)
Uncorrect. Actions like this by private citizens cannot form the basis of a civll rights claim. You need government action (e.g., police action) or something like the actions of an employer that amounts to discrimination.
While not a lawyer, I did spend a career that had me in the courtroom frequently and we both know when a case gets special attention a defendant can be charged with darn near anything. What they plead to or are convicted of is another matter. I might be a little sensitive to this kind of subject because part of my job I retired from was to ensure that citizens had the right speak out and protest peacefully; even if their focus was on my profession. I could never burn a US flag except in accordance with old flag destruction policy. However, I have protected the rights of people to do so because I believe our freedoms supersede the emblem of those freedoms. |
Originally Posted by nomadmax
(Post 21516463)
Maybe it could be construed as hate crime?
https://www.oag.state.va.us/programs...ves/no-hate-va The federal hate crimes law is similar. Still, it was wrong and, IMO, criminal (assault).. Just wanted to clarify what you need to establish a civil rights violation. |
Originally Posted by skidder
(Post 21516398)
Not sticking up for the perp, and I'm not familiar with the area (I'm on the west coast), but does the area get a lot of flyers put up on post/fences/walls/etc? Things like that can make an area look really trashy really quick, and cops just give up trying to enforce any ordinances on posting signs. I've got a utility pole outside my house that gets all kinds of signs posted - lost cats/dogs, cars for sale, garage sales, band appearances, real estate sales (weeks-old signs) - it gets annoying.
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