Wrong but satisfying.

[Venod]

 

[KneesUp]

Don’t be aggressive toward people who are fitter and stronger than you. Especially if they’re left handed.

 

[Slick]

Why is it wrong?

Nice one, I reckon.

 

[Drago]

It's called the food chain, and few people truly appreciate whereabouts they are on it.

 

[Slick]

I particularly like the fact he placed his pride and joy gently on the grass before letting him have it.

 

[the snail]

The driver attacked him with his lorry, then got out and went after him armed with a fire extinguisher, all the cyclist did was defend himself.

 

[Milkfloat]

From the local paper -
"If convicted, the lorry driver can be jailed up to six months, fined up to $2,500, or both.
The cyclist may be jailed up to two years, fined up to $5,000, or both, if found guilty of voluntarily causing hurt."

However, it also says the driver has been arrested, whilst the cyclist is "assisting the police with their investigations".

 

[Drago]

The driver attacked him with his lorry, then got out and went after him armed with a fire extinguishe

Perhaps he thought the rider was going for a Strava record and was about to burst into flames?

 

[Arjimlad]

This is the definition of legitimate self-defence - the truck driver is obviously rather angry, trying to drive into the cyclist at the roadside, and then emerges from the vehicle with a weapon. A pre-emptive sock on the jaw against an armed opponent who has already had a go with a lethal weapon is commendable.

 

[Milkfloat]

[QUOTE 5550073, member: 9609"]where is it ? london, trees are all in leaf[/QUOTE]

Singapore

 

[steveindenmark]

Never run to a fight

 

[Drago]

This is the definition of legitimate self-defence - the truck driver is obviously rather angry, trying to drive into the cyclist at the roadside, and then emerges from the vehicle with a weapon. A pre-emptive sock on the jaw against an armed opponent who has already had a go with a lethal weapon is commendable.

The most legitimate form of self defence would have been to mount his bicycle and leave the scene. In the UK at least it only becomes legitimate self defence when all other reasonable options are exhausted. Under the circumstances I can quite understand the rider wanting to poke the feller, but he elected to continue his participation in the confrontation instead instead of simply leaving so it would be unlikely a court would accept that as self defence over here. It's hardly self defence when you have time to lay your bicycle on a soft surface and then step forward towards the other party.

Best he could hope for in the UK is that it wouldnt be in the public interest to prosecute. More likely they'd both be on for affray or S.4 POA.

 

[Incontinentia Buttocks]

Never run to a fight

Walk to a fight, run to a fire. Something I still tell my procons.

 

[Slick]

Walk to a fight, run to a fire. Something I still tell my procons.

Funny, as I tell them to hit the alarm and run from fire.

 

[Arjimlad]

The most legitimate form of self defence would have been to mount his bicycle and leave the scene. In the UK at least it only becomes legitimate self defence when all other reasonable options are exhausted. Under the circumstances I can quite understand the rider wanting to poke the feller, but he elected to continue his participation in the confrontation instead instead of simply leaving so it would be unlikely a court would accept that as self defence over here. It's hardly self defence when you have time to lay your bicycle on a soft surface and then step forward towards the other party.

Best he could hope for in the UK is that it wouldnt be in the public interest to prosecute. More likely they'd both be on for affray or S.4 POA.

I stand corrected - but would he not be worried about the driver following him & continuing his assault ?