Originally Posted by
livedarklions
We can quibble about what "hang around" means, but obviously he was gone before the police arrived.
As to the subpoena, you're just plain wrong. From the story:
""Bird has filed a motion to quash [our] subpoena in this specific case, which is disappointing," said Carlos Campos with the Atlanta Police Department. "Our investigators are still hoping to get the records from Bird to identify the suspect in this case so we can make an arrest. We have had varying degrees of cooperation from the scooter companies operating in the City, but this is the first refusal to provide records that we’re aware of.”"
News reporting is not always reliable, mate. How many media pundits have rushed their scoop before validating? Not saying that they wrong (actually, I did, didn't I) but there is this statement from Bird:
Then again, corporate statements are not always reliable truthful either.
In any case, I hope we get to hear the whole story about this event. Having encountered passively obstructive individuals many times on bike paths, I don't doubt that the scooter guys were somewhat responsible, though probably not to the extent that the cyclist would like folks to believe.
And yes, he did leave before the police showed up. I imagine that there could be reasons for that other than to avoid responsibility for the incident.