Road raging cyclist...will probably go to jail.
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:58 am
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Well said. Time for every one to "slow down and enjoy the ride."g-boaf wrote:This could so easily have been a car driver, a bus driver or a truck driver. I'm sure we've all be on the receiving end of road-rage in one form or another.
The law will hopefully deal with this guy in the appropriate manner. We need to set a good example to others - that is not a good example. Sadly, this will probably give other people the opinion that we are all like him.
+1rkelsen wrote:Why are they calling him a cyclist, when he is clearly an a-hole.
from the linked article.rkelsen wrote:Why are they calling him a cyclist, when he is clearly an a-hole.
No argument on the a-hole but he is also clearly a cyclist.Wood was riding along Gardeners Road at Eastlakes when he became involved in a heated argument with Ms Touma.
He got off his bike and pushed her.
Ahh because he was riding a bicycle.rkelsen wrote:Why are they calling him a cyclist, when he is clearly an a-hole.
What do you understand this to be and how do we fix it?flow.rider wrote: Let's not look at the underlying cause of violence in society.
The guy shoved an elderly lady out of HIS way..........yeah lets give him a group hug..........tell him we love him.........and give him a bunch of flowers.flow.rider wrote:Yes let's let the state set an example like they have nearly every other time. After all it works so well.
Lock him up and no one will dare do something like this again.
Let's not look at the underlying cause of violence in society.
Let's give the police more power and money and impose harsher sentences.
Then they can protect us all from the bad people.
I'm sure if they let this guy go he will be running down old ladies before the end of the week.
Damn' let's bring back crucifixion.
I think this violence was caused by free public housing, given the location of the incident (yes, I know the area well). Clearly, when the taxpayer provides you with free housing, this must lead to a build up of resentment, which is understandably expressed in violence. How can we blame the poor, down-trodden man? See, I can be sarcastic as well!flow.rider wrote:Yes let's let the state set an example like they have nearly every other time. After all it works so well.
Lock him up and no one will dare do something like this again.
Let's not look at the underlying cause of violence in society.
Let's give the police more power and money and impose harsher sentences.
Then they can protect us all from the bad people.
I'm sure if they let this guy go he will be running down old ladies before the end of the week.
Damn' let's bring back crucifixion.
My thoughts exactly. If has any sort of compassion, he will be much harder on himself than anyone else could beil padrone wrote:I personally think it is a great tragedy, for all concerned. One stupid moment of conflict, a rush of blood to the head, a rash action, and someone's granny is dead Really pathetic, a great loss, and all for what? Yet I could well imagine that, in my younger less mature days, I myself could have given someone a shove in a moment of impatience and provocation. But for the grace of god....
Your comment above about empathy - there but for the grace of god etc probably comes into play here. Most magistrates etc know what it is like to be a driver. Probably not that many would be able to empathise with a cyclist.il padrone wrote:Much like a lot of stupid actions by many, many drivers on a regular basis. But somehow the drivers seem to get to walk free from the court, or with a token punishment. What's the bet this guy does not?
I don't agree here.JustJames wrote:We don't need to draw parallels with what motorists do - it's irrelevant and just promotes "us and them" thinking.
Yes.JustJames wrote:A foul deed should receive an appropriate punishment.
The question that's never been answered - why not??The driver who opened her door onto James Cross' bike was neither prosecuted nor fined, a decision that sparked outrage from cycling groups, particularly Bicycle Network Victoria's Garry Brennan.
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Opening a car door into the path of a cyclist is pretty damn violent too. In neither case was the offenders intent one of deliberate harm. One was committed in a frame of anger towards somebody and one was committed in reckless negligence. In both cases the foreseeability of death of the action (pushing somebody vs opening a door) was very small. Such actions occur everyday, in both cases somebody's luck ran out.greyhoundtom wrote:How does a temporary loss of attention that costs someone their life become equal to a deliberate violent act that costs someone their life?
Two offenders were negligent. Two people were killed. In my opinion the consequences should be pretty similar - some dispensation for the lady who was just totally thoughtless, rather than aggressive - however one person has been let off with not even a fine, not even a case prosecuted.greyhoundtom wrote:How does a temporary loss of attention that costs someone their life become equal to a deliberate violent act that costs someone their life?
+1. Good heavens i agree with human on something .human909 wrote:Opening a car door into the path of a cyclist is pretty damn violent too. In neither case was the offenders intent one of deliberate harm. One was committed in a frame of anger towards somebody and one was committed in reckless negligence. In both cases the foreseeability of death of the action (pushing somebody vs opening a door) was very small. Such actions occur everyday, in both cases somebody's luck ran out.greyhoundtom wrote:How does a temporary loss of attention that costs someone their life become equal to a deliberate violent act that costs someone their life?
For preventative and punitive reasons both perpetrators should be firmly but not excessively punished. (My opinion would be a short sentence ~6months possibly suspended depending on the remorse and past history of the offender.)
This guy was not negligent.il padrone wrote:Two offenders were negligent. Two people were killed. In my opinion the consequences should be pretty similar - some dispensation for the lady who was just totally thoughtless, rather than aggressive - however one person has been let off with not even a fine, not even a case prosecuted.greyhoundtom wrote:How does a temporary loss of attention that costs someone their life become equal to a deliberate violent act that costs someone their life?