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[quote=butcher ]I wonder how shouty he will be when he sees all this...
Link to this thread on his FB page? 😈
I do like the idea of him wrecking his bike-related caff business because of this - hit him where it hurts. Facebook is taking a pasting too.
Most of the time when you get this kind of treatment the worst thing is that feeling you can do nothing to defend yourself and no way of ensuring punishment is given. It's interesting how much this thing has exploded - I suspect there's so many cyclists who're sick and tired of the harassment and abuse that now there's an outlet, everyone's in there...
Social media has its uses...
i am not sure that social media being used as the modern day equivalent of the lynch mob is necessarily a good thing and that ruining his business is the appropriate response here
@Junkyard, I wouldn't say that. May make some roadies think twice about spending their money in an establishment run by someone who clearly has an issue sharing the road with cyclist.
modern day equivalent of the lynch mob
"Lynch mob" means murder, whereas going viral on the internet is just a public shaming.
Actually, I think a bit of a public bashing on Twitter is a completely fitting and proportionate response to his behaviour.
It won't ruin his business.
@junkyard - oh the whole I tend to agree with you, but in this instance the guy really only has himself to blame, it's not like he isn't media savvy is it? and it is only showing him in his true colours no defamation or anything at all.
I doubt his business will be ruined by it JY - plenty of people commenting on the DM article who I'm sure would like to shake his hand. Hard to see that a small hit in the pocket for him would be a bad thing, though in reality it's a very 21st century middle class lynch mob in this case which is unlikely to have much real effect, but might at least make him aware that he is pissing off many of his potential customers by behaving like that.
I do acknowledge that in some cases the social media lynch mob does have more effect, and isn't necessarily a positive thing.
FWIW about the only thing I tend to use Twitter for is having a go about stuff like this, but I'm not joining in on this one.
i am not sure that social media being used as the modern day equivalent of the lynch mob is necessarily a good thing and that ruining his business is the appropriate response here
How else do we deal with incidents like this then? It went all the way to the Police and all he got was a fine for a public order offence... where was the charge for dangerous driving?
One of the reasons we/cyclists take an opportunity like this to hit out is because harassment and abuse is a daily occurrence when riding, yet there's never any Police around to support us in trying to get justice and even when the Law does get involved there's minimal action... look at all the times someone's been killed when riding and only fines/points/short sentences result.
We've got to change peoples' behaviour somehow if we want cycling to be a peaceful, safe thing to do instead of the preserve of 30 something+ males who feel confident enough to take on the risk... it people like this guy who scare women, children and everyone else off the road.
If we want cycling to become a mass participation activity then highlighting cases like this are one of the few ways open to us as a community...
this guy's a victim of nothing except his own inability to deal with his anger... and he looks like he's got enough cash to pay for a few sessions with a therapist so no excuse for not doing that either!
Maybe, maybe not JY.
However, I find it hard to feel much sympathy for this man should his business suffer because of this event........
What a farking liberty.
A tenner for 'moving components on handlebars' 😯
Truly an artisanal bike repair experience.
Interesting cross sections of views and I can see both sides of the argument.
He does deserve some community punishment and we do need some form of protection but I am not comfortable with the way the internet can do a witch hunt [ if lynching is too strong a term]
Sits on fence pondering
‘Monday night in our house is champagne night,’ he says, ‘I do the cooking; we’ll crack open a bottle of champers and the kids are in charge of the music on Sonos.
What he thinks that conveys:
I'm a cool dad, I'm a real man in the kitchen, I'm up to date with music, I've got money to spare on champagne each week.
What it actually translates as:
I dress like my kids, I'm an embarrassing dad, I have to cook and commit road rage because I have a small cock and have never satisfied a woman, I splash the cash on champagne to distract from the fact my wife is having numerous affairs with proper sized men who don't need to shout at cyclists.
He should probably kill himself.
fact my wife is having numerous affairs with proper sized men
I now have a mental image of him coming home to find his wife pulling a train on Team Astana.
That would show him 🙂
I expect most of [i]Sarf Laahndan[/i] know her intimately if this is how he conducts himself....he's a weapons grade bellend.
Junkyard - lazarusi am not sure that social media being used as the modern day equivalent of the lynch mob is necessarily a good thing and that ruining his business is the appropriate response here
I think prosecution for at the very least dangerous driving is the appropriate response, and a more significant sentence for the verbal abuse and death threat. But since that's not going to happen, no wonder people seek what justice they can
The ridiculous thing for me is that Mr Wells attempted to drive the cyclist off the road, before making repeated threats to kill. It's all recorded on camera and the evidence is pretty damning.
He gets a fine for a public order offence.
Somewhere, there is a copper who really needs a career change.
I'm pretty sure 'threats to kill' is a fairly serious offence.
i am not sure that social media being used as the modern day equivalent of the lynch mob is necessarily a good thing and that ruining his business is the appropriate response here
The changing world around us and people need to modify their behaviour to fit it....if you're going to have a publicly visible profile on twitter, Facebook etc then you need to behave accordingly...by making yourself a public figure (which is what open profiles on social media effectively do) you have to live with the scrutiny this entails.
Some people (the idiot being discussed on this thread) haven't made the shift yet, you can't have it both ways...if you want to have an anonymous private life don't plaster yourself over the internet.
#edit#.....like I said, small cock syndrome....a most unfortunate photo, his poor wife.
That's a really teeny little dinkle he's got there...either that or his heating is on the blink.
Is that the 48 day old meat he mentions on the website ?
Is that fake tan on his feet too?!....how very metropolitan.
Picture of psycho man's tiny penis that is bound to get deleted
That is brilliant.
If my lad was that tiny, I'd have anger management problems too.
This is justice at it's best, man gets angry and cyclist so pictures of his tiny cock go viral on the internet.
I love the internet sometimes.
That's a really teeny little dinkle he's got there
😆
On reflection, he'll probably regret posting that photo a lot more than the cyclist incident. 😕
Can that black & white pic get linked to his FB and Twitter pages too?!....his customers (and the idiots on the Mail website) need to know the real reason for his anger issues.
BIG MOTOR
BIG EGO
BIG ATTITUDE
tiny winkie
I'm staying up late to watch the Twitter and FB meltdown...someone has already posted links to the minuscule winkle pics in both.
It's all rather poetic really.
http://rate-driver.co.uk/LB10SFJ
Pity whoever ends up buying his car, hope they can afford personalised plates
Some clever cyclist decided to get local mums boycotting the cafe too
http://www.nappyvalleynet.com/mums/viewtopic.php?f=115&t=65862
He posted the pic himself, just not realised there was a reflection, almost feel sorry for him, no, no I don't, not one tiny little bit.
Can't find on Tripadvisor. Hidden?
Thanks. Although looking at the genuine reviews, he doesn't need an internet lynch mob to run his business down...
That tripadvisor page has an add photo link...
Not sure how the bank will view this...
http://companycheck.co.uk/director/914639977
To be honest the guy needs to publicly apologise, maybe riding around Richmond park on a bike with a big t shirt saying sorry and that he is getting therapy.
As for the self defence argument, I wouldn't want to be the first to try it - the jury will be full of drivers, who sadly will likely not hold the same view that it is self defence to pre-emptively lamp a driver who tried to knock you off, stopped their vehicle and came at you shouting and swearing with arms flailing. If someone knows of a similar case that went to court it would be really interesting to read
Just a question for the Facebook warriors out there. These things do have a habit of spiralling a bit, which does seem to be the case here. Should the unthinkable happen and the harassment of him lead to take his own life for instance, how will you guys feel?
It is not too much of an extreme example of how this could turn out (there are many recent examples of things like this ending in that way). Not defending him at all - in fact, had it been me it would have ended physically for one of us very quickly, but this social media backlash always makes me slightly uncomfortable.
I hope for his sake that he is able to respond in a suitably apologetic manner, so the internet rage might subside.
I also see on rate the driver site someone has banned and shamed the wrong guy, manning done poor fella that lives around the corner from me.
Even more uncomfortable with this now.
Jaysus. One of the top stories on Mail Online this morning...seems to be getting a bit disproportionate now.
I hope for his sake that he is able to respond in a suitably apologetic manner, so the internet rage might subside.
I hope he has learnt his lesson & treats other road users with respect from now on, he may just have had a very bad day but my money is on this not being an isolated episode.
most unfortunate photo, his poor wife
What pic?
@pook - not suitable for the delicate eyes of STW forumites, my post was redacted! 😯
I'll email you the pic.