Anyone know this idiot motorcyclist?
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deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
A post from Gkam84 on road.cc suggests that he's now more than a little frightened.
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I have removed the video on the back of a message from someone I trust
Quote:
Hello Keith,
I just want you to know that that Ducati is scared for his life and has already been contacted by the police in regards to video.
DD is a friend of mine and I agree what happened in that video was completely wrong. He has also seen the error of his ways.
The problem he has now if the threat of violence towards him and his family from not only from cyclists but the motorcycling community.
I want to ask you is to please remove that video not only from here, but the other locations as well.
Please consider these reasons;
1) The video is not yours
2) He learnt his lesson
3) The police are looking into it
Removing the video will not save him from the justice which will be served. But it will get some of the hate and fear off of his back.
Regards,
*******
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Now, while I'm not a lynch mobber, calling off the hunt on the strength of a 3rd party's pleading on his behalf seems more than a little indulgent: he's not made any public apology or explained the apparent ability of his motorbike to make bicycles spontaneously fall over in its presence. Sure, let the law run its course but we've seen how that usually works out.
The question that remains is what do we do if he simply gets off with a ticking off? We'll still have a man with issues running around on a motorbike. This will not make cycling any safer.
''
I have removed the video on the back of a message from someone I trust
Quote:
Hello Keith,
I just want you to know that that Ducati is scared for his life and has already been contacted by the police in regards to video.
DD is a friend of mine and I agree what happened in that video was completely wrong. He has also seen the error of his ways.
The problem he has now if the threat of violence towards him and his family from not only from cyclists but the motorcycling community.
I want to ask you is to please remove that video not only from here, but the other locations as well.
Please consider these reasons;
1) The video is not yours
2) He learnt his lesson
3) The police are looking into it
Removing the video will not save him from the justice which will be served. But it will get some of the hate and fear off of his back.
Regards,
*******
''
Now, while I'm not a lynch mobber, calling off the hunt on the strength of a 3rd party's pleading on his behalf seems more than a little indulgent: he's not made any public apology or explained the apparent ability of his motorbike to make bicycles spontaneously fall over in its presence. Sure, let the law run its course but we've seen how that usually works out.
The question that remains is what do we do if he simply gets off with a ticking off? We'll still have a man with issues running around on a motorbike. This will not make cycling any safer.
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
road.cc do seem reluctant to take this up themselves.
I've had no requests from twitter or Facebook to remove the video. Not sure where I stand copyright wise as the video clearly states at the beginning who owns it and I haven't tried to claim ownership, I've just disseminated it to a wider community.
I've had no requests from twitter or Facebook to remove the video. Not sure where I stand copyright wise as the video clearly states at the beginning who owns it and I haven't tried to claim ownership, I've just disseminated it to a wider community.
Nothing. It’s up to the law now. If the law fails then anyone who feels strongly should lobby to change the law or change the focus/strength of the law.
He has been vilified, anything further from any community is dangerous and wrong.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Scared for his life. What ever !!! God to be a fly on the wall - bet his missus is none to happy. Bye bye to your motorbike !! Missus power !!!
Spinney
Bimbleur extraordinaire
- Location
- Back up north
So basically it is OK for dear Alex to use threats of violence towards cyclists (how else can you interpret some of those earlier tweets about knocking cyclists off), but as soon as the tables are turned it is somehow not OK?
And although I don't condone threats of violence in retaliation for his behaviour (let the police do it, if they will) - it is somewhat encouraging to hear that some of this is coming from motorcyclists.
Spinney
Bimbleur extraordinaire
- Location
- Back up north
And what a father for his kids to look up to!
Correct. Threat of violence is not ok. If someone does it, it is not ok to respond in kind. This is a civilised society
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
We do the lobbying, people make sympathetic noises and do nothing. There's another view: that what he did and, quite possibly will do again, was dangerous and wrong and that wrong needs to be undone sharpish.
The sort of person who does that kind of thing deliberately.
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
Hi Panday,
there are dicks in every mode of transport so don't feel that this one represents Ducati owners any more than than an inconsiderate cyclist represents other cyclists. This guy is not your (collectively speaking) problem.
GC
Spinney
Bimbleur extraordinaire
- Location
- Back up north
KneesUp
Guru
This is a general point as I don't know any of the people involved, but if a person who clearly has a grudge against cyclists and is prepared to injure them at random with seemingly no care for their injuries were to get in trouble as a result of what that person may perceive as cyclists making a fuss, would that person be more or less likely to randomly take revenge on cyclists (and this time not post the evidence on the internet)?
