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I'm not convinced a british woman would have done that, I'm going with spanish.
This years Wonny Pickerwing ?
I like her
Are we all saying that in the face of provocation the defence of 'they were asking for it' is acceptable?
Just to clarify - I loaded the video to Vimeo because it was embedded in a Tweet and there's no way to directly post videos from there.
It was originally posted by a company that supplies dash and helmet cams.
So it's not my video but it's been more widely posted on social media now so it should be possible to identify an 'owner'.
Are we all saying that in the face of provocation the defence of 'they were asking for it' is acceptable?
"The defense presents 'Chat shit...get banged' M'lud"
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And yes....very yes.
So, while the cyclist isn't blameless her actions are waaaaaaaay down the shit behaviour chart imo.
True, hence "degrees of shit behaviour."
I condone neither.
Totally agree with her right up to the point where she does 'criminal damage' to his van.
I think her response is perfectly reasonable given the circumstances she was under.
We all know the police wouldn't have bothered to act even on the evidence of the video.
Didn't realise that wing mirrors come off that easily, though! Will remember this in future for when I get an urge to beat a van driver to death with part of their own vehicle.
Fair play to her, guy on the bike should have intervened though rather than filming it.
teamhurtmore - Member
So, while the cyclist isn't blameless her actions are waaaaaaaay down the shit behaviour chart imo.
True, hence "degrees of shit behaviour."I condone neither.
Violence is at times justified.
modern life makes everyone so aggro, there is no hope
I think her response is perfectly reasonable given the circumstances she was under.
Surely it's perfectly understandable rather than perfectly reasonable? If she'd punched the guy as he tried to touch her that would be reasonable because that would readily be self defence (in response to what would readily be perceived as a potential assualt). But doing it after the fact, when you're not in any danger, is simply retaliation and makes you no better than them.
teamhurtmore - Member
So, while the cyclist isn't blameless her actions are waaaaaaaay down the shit behaviour chart imo.True, hence "degrees of shit behaviour."
I condone neither.
[i]Congratulations, you have passed the internet comment neutrality test with flying colours. Your perfect career match = politician.[/i]
So you are the guy who's "got skilz"? Nice! Like that vid. 8)Just to clarify - I loaded the video to Vimeo because it was embedded in a Tweet and there's no way to directly post videos from there.
Not sure I'd be brave enough to do that! It was well deserved though.
But doing it after the fact, when you're not in any danger, is simply retaliation and makes you no better than them.
Nah, she's very definitely better than them (Assuming this is real).
" It was originally posted by a company that supplies dash and helmet cams."
Mmmm..
I must admit i've done similar, was commuting home from work and two lads in a Citreon thought it would just be funny to abuse me, first flicking a fag butt at my face as they went past, then when i chased them a McDonalds drink. They went straight through a red light at next junction as i was still chasing them, then when i started to catch them up as they got stuck in traffic (amid a lot more abuse and hand gestures) i lost my temper and unclipped and ran my cleat along his front wing as i went past. Not proud, but your adrenaline starts to boil and despite being a big lump of a guy you know you're gonna come off worse against a car.
In my mind she was completely justified, they purposively sought to block her way with their van and no-one deserves a tirade of abuse, male or female.
I don;t think there's any real reason to doubt it, they don't seem to just post 'adverts'
[url] https://twitter.com/dash_camr [/url]
My mistake - they don;t appear to sell the things, just post the results.
[i]simply retaliation and makes you no better than them.[/i]
Nobody really thinks like that do they? Seriously? Not in real life anyway. Only on the internet in my experience.
Thank you jim jam, a worse career would be hard to imagine
that was fantastic............well done to the young lady.
women should be allowed to carry a corrosive substance in a spray, for situations like that and other harassment. imho that is.
To give her credit she didn't shove it where the sun doesn't shine which would have been my next steps...
[s]women [/s] [u]anyone [/u]should be allowed to carry a corrosive substance in a spray, for situations like that and other harassment. imho that is.
Eh? What to retaliate with?
Eh? What to retaliate with?
yes.
I'm guessing the 2 apes are no better disposed to either women or cyclists now. No offence to apes like.
Question not to you, ton - geetee quoted you.
wwaswas - MemberI don;t think there's any real reason to doubt it,
The clarity of the audio makes me doubt it, along with the ease with which she ripped the mirror off, and the neatness of the whole thing.
Question not to you, ton - geetee quoted you.
I was making the point that anyone should be allowed to carry some form of corrosive substance with which to protect themselves in the face of aggression. I'm not sure why it would only be women for who that is acceptable.
I hope this is real.
Well done lass.
Once while cycling to work, a taxi pulled out into me, so I screamed. A few minutes later after huffing up a steep bend, I round a corner to see the taxi car parked up.
As I get nearer the driver with 3 passengers, leans out of his window, says "how could I have hit you with a f***ing,loud gob on a bitch like you".
Oh how big he must have felt in front of his big burly passengers. I was left shaking, then carried on quite a tearful journey onward to my place of work.
There was another incident with a male car driver a few years later. Luckily the bystanders/witnesses were fantastic and helped me. Also on that particular occasion there was a cycling bobby nearby, who came round to our house later to take a statement.
I think it fake, but still amused & if real they properly deserved it. Can you be "violent" towards an object ?
Being discussed on LBC radio now (12:19)
samunkim - Member
I think it fake, but still amused & if real they properly deserved it. Can you be "violent" towards an object ?
violent
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using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or [b]something[/b]
[i]Oh how big he must have felt in front of his big burly passengers. I was left shaking, then carried on quite a tearful journey onward to my place of work.[/i]
And if you'd ripped the mirror off his taxi in retaliation, would that make you as bad as him?
That woman on the bike shouldn't have to put up with that sort of shit under any circumstances, good on her for not being the passive victim.
The blokes in the van wouldn't have learnt a lesson from a bit of a talking too and i doubt they've learnt much from having the mirror forcibly adjusted for them but at least they've been inconvenienced which seems like too little punishment for the abuse and intimidation they bestowed on the cyclist.
I like to think of it as a fine for obnoxious behaviour.
DezB - when the taxi incident happened, it all seemed to be in slow motion and almost an out of body experience.
Hubby always said open the back passenger side door, which I couldn't do at that time, even if I had, nothing would have lowered me to his level, or made me that bad.
You go girl!! 
If it's real then fair play to her. Aggressive, horrible van men deserved worse. I only hope it was their van and not a company vehicle.
[i]nothing would have lowered me to his level, or made me that bad.[/i]
Totally agree.
good on her. those cocks deserved it. i really hope its a works van too...
boss: what happened to the wing mirror?
cock 1: some woman on a bike ripped it off boss
boss: why
cock 1: cos me and cock 2 were harassing her, cock 2 said some nasty things to her and tried to touch her up and she didnt like it
boss: you're both fired and you owe me for the mirror
If a van driver started touching me up?
I'd probably come on here and boast about it...
Fair play, that was the minimum they deserved
Ah yes, the Sun, the paper that's on every White Van Man's dash.
gonzy - Member
good on her. those cocks deserved it. i really hope its a works van too...
boss: what happened to the wing mirror?
cock 1: some woman on a bike ripped it off boss
boss: why
cock 1: cos me and cock 2 were harassing her, cock 2 said some nasty things to her and tried to touch her up and she didnt like it
boss: you're both fired and you owe me for the mirror
Or,
boss: what happened to the wing mirror?
cock 1: some woman on a bike knocked it off boss
boss: why
cock 1: cos she finks she owns the road, dunt pay no road tax, and we 'ad right of way, shouldn't even be there in the first place.
boss: Quite right. I'll phone the police and have her done for criminal damage. Hopefully someone got it on camera.
-cyclist gets prosecuted for criminal damage as it's an easy pull with the video proof on social media, and also gets a tazering to the face for answering back and not producing I.D.