Girl hits cyclist then jokes about it on Twitter.

[isonomicjedi]

Just had another look at her Twitter and noticed she plays hockey. MMmmmmm.

Need photo of silly bint in Hockey gear now. Preferably alongside Helen Richardson who plays for England. Yummy.

 

[fez]

I play hockey in norwich. Wonder which clubs she plays for.

 

[jpmonkey69]

I'm fed up with cyclists and i don't even drive!! There moral supiorty is enough to ban them from the roads. They don't pay road tax, they reckless and when they get into an accident is automatically the drivers fault. If you saw how they act in central London you'd agree with me.

I have 2 cars for which I pay VED and insurance. I also ride a bike... so your theory is not valid, non driver!

 

[mufc802]

Its not hard to be safe when riding a bike on the road, just common sense really. When you go around a blind corner you should ride in the middle of the road to stop vehicles overtaking and when its safe for them to overtake go back to the left side. Works every time for me and I never get dangerous overtakes. I have learned a hell of a lot more about road safety by riding a bike than driving a car.

I do get annoyed when cars don't indicate, I notice its 9/10 times a male who doesn't for some reason. Had some idiot today coming out of a side road when I was crossing over the dual carriageway and because he didn't indicate but turned out into me, he thought I was in the wrong and revved at me. Also see a lot of cars driving over the top of mini roundabouts which just takes the &%*^

Finally, they should introduce some kind of psychological test as part of gaining a driving licence, similar to the hazard perception test but have things like cyclists and see how they react in that.

 

[Raikiri]

She did not cause a witch hunt, morons on the Internet caused this. We have all made mistakes in our past, should we all have out lives wrecked and potential careers wrecked because some **** heads on the Internet decide to become the moral police of the world.

Of course she did. 'Morons' on the internet carried it out but she was most definitely the cause of it.

I never said that she should have her life ruined, but she should realise that her actions have consequences. Better she get shamed in the public domain than do it again and kill someone.

If your answer to that is yes you are one sick little puppy.

Insults, because your post has no real content.

It is up to the police to inform the employer if its applicable not for the childish Internet police to decide.

No it isn't. Anyone can tell anyone anything. Assuming it isn't slander, of course. One of the benefits of living in a society with free speech.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

I've been driving for 38 years and cycling for nearly a year and I can honestly say that most drivers are idiots.
I'm ashamed that I've been in that category and try my hardest now to give respect to cyclists.

Oh and for the idiots who keep quoting 'Road Tax' - I pay my Council Tax and normal Tax's so therefore I pay road tax.

 

[sbi5ar]

I never said that she should have her life ruined, but she should realise that her actions have consequences. Better she get shamed in the public domain than do it again and kill someone.

The highlighted bit x1000

She deliberately drove away and left the cyclist in a bush not knowing what injuries may have befallen him, THEN... she boasts about her driving habits on twitter! What a twit!

She needs to be named and shamed tbh as this could have been so much worse! She is lucky it is only a naming and shaming and not greater charges that carry a prison sentence!

 

[No1newts]

Of course she did. 'Morons' on the internet carried it out but she was most definitely the cause of it.

I never said that she should have her life ruined, but she should realise that her actions have consequences. Better she get shamed in the public domain than do it again and kill someone.

It's not yours or the publics place to decide her punishment it to "shame" her. That's mob mentality and on no level is it correct.

Insults, because your post has no real content.

Not insults at all. Merely pointing out that mob mentality and public humiliation is not a mentally healthy viewpoint to ascribe too. Not did I label you, but clearly the hat fits and you took it on yourself.

No it isn't. Anyone can tell anyone anything. Assuming it isn't slander, of course. One of the benefits of living in a society with free speech.

Yet once again you consider it acceptable to judge someone and decide the facts, you without any real knowledge of what has been said beyond what has been posted on an Internet forum.

How do you know it's factual? Who are you to judge what is right and wrong? Who are you to wreck someone's life on a judgement call?

It's none of your business, you can bleat about free speech all you like but free speech does not allow you to vindictively hunt someone down and wreck their life. People get away with it on the Internet but hopefully this won't be allowed for much longer.

Once again, you wouldn't be so blasé about the situation if it was your own, a friends or family members life be spuriously wrecked.

* I say you, but I'm referring to the net community in general.

 

[Jason2]

http://www.news.com.au/world-news/d...-down-on-twitter/story-fndir2ev-1226647985064

Victim has come forward. Hopefully this stupid little girl will get banned from the road for at least 10 years.

And can I just say, we car drivers don't pay road tax, it's vehicle duty tax. Arghhh!!!

 

[Raikiri]

It's not yours or the publics place to decide her punishment it to "shame" her. That's mob mentality and on no level is it correct.

As soon as you put something into the public domain, such as twitter it's open to scrutiny. If you don't like that, then don't do it.

Not insults at all. Merely pointing out that mob mentality and public humiliation is not a mentally healthy viewpoint to ascribe too. Not did I label you, but clearly the hat fits and you took it on yourself.

It was clearly a veiled insult, as is the bit in bold. You said that if my answer was yes (which you assumed it was) that I'm a 'sick puppy'. It's just a round about way of saying it.

Yet once again you consider it acceptable to judge someone and decide the facts, you without any real knowledge of what has been said beyond what has been posted on an Internet forum.

Well there's the witness, the bicyclist and of course the admission of guilt itself that she posted on twitter.

http://www.news.com.au/world-news/d...-down-on-twitter/story-fndir2ev-1226647985064

How do you know it's factual? Who are you to judge what is right and wrong? Who are you to wreck someone's life on a judgement call?

So who are you to judge that telling her employer is wrong? Can't have it both ways.

It's none of your business, you can bleat about free speech all you like but free speech does not allow you to vindictively hunt someone down and wreck their life. People get away with it on the Internet but hopefully this won't be allowed for much longer.

Again, assuming they're correct what law have these people broken? Even if they did it in real life?

Once again, you wouldn't be so blasé about the situation if it was your own, a friends or family members life be spuriously wrecked.

* I say you, but I'm referring to the net community in general.

I wouldn't be stupid enough to break the law, injure someone and then brag about it to millions of people. If I did I would have only myself to blame.

 

[drunkenmaster]

My comment was not exclusive to junctions though, i meant all red lights as well.

Also why is the cyclists any more visible at the very front than he is in front of a row of the cars, but in the middle of the queue ??

He's visible to the cars at the front of the queue, that is all that matters. if you queue up 4 cars back, the guys two forward and two back can't see you.

If for instance you're at a junction , move up to the front left, or the second lane, both cars near there can see you, they can give you a few seconds to get going and be across the junction before a row of cars comes past of which half of them won't know you're about to be alongside them.

A good driver will see a cyclist, realise they are highly vunerable and a couple seconds headstart will help them across safely.

Think of it like this, a guy in the second row stupidly didn't get in the left hand lane indicates left, acts like a jackass, and when he looks over his shoulder, he can see a gap between two cars.. there is actually a cyclist in that gap but he thinks its a gap and pulls into it the second its alongside him and then he smacks the cyclist.

HOnestly it should be basically law that if a cyclist is present they should go to the front and if present car drivers should give them a headstart.

 

[dowie]

Hope she gets a custodial sentence for this... you can't just run over another person, leave them in some unknown state(potentially dead for all she knows) then brag about it on the internet because they belong to some group she hates and in her head she's somehow dehumanised them...

I think a lot of cyclists are **** too... but I'd stop and call for assistance if I was involved in an accident with one.

Also I'd presume she'll be losing that trainee accountancy position now the employers have found out.

 

[No1newts]

As soon as you something into the public domain, such as twitter it's open to scrutiny. If you don't like that, then don't do it.

Scrutiny yes. Mock away but there is a difference between scrutinising someone (as we are doing here) and publicly hounding them.

If this was the media hounding someone in this way they would be called out and punished, why then is it acceptable for private individuals to do so?

It was clearly a veiled insult, as is the bit in bold. You said that if my answer was yes (which you assumed it was) that I'm a 'sick puppy'. It's just a round about way of saying it.

Take it how you see fit, but I stand by my point that thinking it acceptable to hound someone's life is reprehensible.

Well there's the witness, the bicyclist and of course the admission of guilt itself that she posted on twitter.

http://www.news.com.au/world-news/d...-down-on-twitter/story-fndir2ev-1226647985064

She could have exaggerated, the chap could be lying, the chap could be exaggerating.

Nothing is proven, nothing. Or is it now accepted standard for us to now judge people on hearsay? Perhaps we should now hold all court cases on the steps of the town hall. Get a good old mob frenzy going, who cares about facts??

So who are you to judge that telling her employer is wrong? Can't have it both ways.

For someone who is so good at parroting people's rights you seem to forget a key cornerstone of a legal system. Innocent until proven guilty, however I doubt this is important in your world of mob rule you are advocating?

Again, assuming they're correct what law have these people broken? Even if they did it in real life?

I may be getting slightly mixed up but I'm pretty sure it's slander/libel to hunt someone down like this.

My here is also defimation of character which is actionable. I can reding out my law books to find the exact laws but it doesn't take a genius to work out this level of prosecution is not acceptable.

I wouldn't be stupid enough to break the law, injure someone and then brag about it to millions of people. If I did I would have only myself to blame.

The legal system is there to deal with these events.

Not anyone who decides they want to stick a boot in, we are a democracy with a legal system. Not Syria.

 

[dowie]

I think what gets people more aggressive is the potential embarassment, that you might be holding up the traffic by not overtaking a cyclist (insert horse/tractor etc) quick enough, and other drivers bad mouthing you. Drivers do get weird.

Well its similar to keyboard warriors really... they're in their protective bubble (in their car, behind their keyboard etc...) they'll perhaps respond more aggressively to situations than they would do in person.

 

[ChrisJSY]

Earning the ability to drive in your country (and mine) is far, far too easy and it needs changing. It's not a right to be able to drive, it needs to become a lot stricter.

I know a few people who just shouldn't be on the road at all, get caught, banned and carry on back to their own behavior when able to drive again. It's also a failure of proper punishment.

 

[Raikiri]

I may be getting slightly mixed up but I'm pretty sure it's slander/libel to hunt someone down like this.

It's only slander/libel if it's not true, as I said 'assuming they're correct' they've broken no laws. If they have, they too should have repercussions.

My here is also defimation of character which is actionable. I can reding out my law books to find the exact laws but it doesn't take a genius to work out this level of prosecution is not acceptable.

Again, this only applies if the the claim is false. Public disclosure of private facts could be possible, as that covers truthful things that aren't relevant. However, it stopped being private the second she posted it into the public domain.

 

[isonomicjedi]

I'm so disappointed that GD has yet to come up with a picture of her in her hockey gear.

Is it too much to ask for a crippled crazy man dreams to come true.

 

[No1newts]

It's only slander/libel if it's not true, as I said 'assuming their correct' they've broken no laws. If they have, they too should have repercussions.



Again, this only applies if the the claim is false. Public disclosure of private facts could be possible, as that covers truthful things that aren't relevant. However, it stopped being private the second she posted it into the public domain.

I'll take your word as its been years since I was last in my law books but I am certain there will be something legally wrong Pershing someone in the manner as some people have.

If not I find it strange that this is not covered in law, how people can be hounded like this with no repercussions even if what she did was actually how it happened. There are systems in place to deal with morons like the driver, they should be allowed to do so and it gets very dopey/grey when people weigh in without knowing the full facts.

 

[londonbairn]

I had a great cycle home tonight

 

[theleg]

Scrutiny yes. Mock away but there is a difference between scrutinising someone (as we are doing here) and publicly hounding them.

If this was the media hounding someone in this way they would be called out and punished, why then is it acceptable for private individuals to do so?

Can I just ask where you got this information about her being hounded? I read that it was reported to the police, that it was reported to her employer. Do you know more about it than I? Where is the hounding? Who is to say it wasnt the same single guy who reported it to both the police and her employer? Or two people or whatever...

You keep saying this is mob action but im not seeing it. If I had seen that tweet, i would have contacted the police as well and it has nothing to with any mob mentality.

Can you explain how she is being hounded please. Nobody is tracking anything down or anything like that. The name of her employer was on her twitter.

I do agree with you about the increase in internet vigilantism, but i dont think it really applies in this case.