Cyclist knocks over child ON THE PAVEMENT...

Cyclist knocks over child ON THE PAVEMENT...

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PoleDriver

Original Poster:

28,645 posts

195 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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irocfan said:
is it time for the mods to step in and close this now? having a few dozen posts of playground crap thrown about really isn't adding anything to the discussion

DocJock

8,358 posts

241 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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wolves_wanderer said:
Just asking for clarification.

Some would assume you were some kind of coward brave enough to harm those more vulnerable than yourself on the road but not even brave enough to justify it on a website. Behaviour probably symptomatic of a life of frustration and powerlessness. Still, I'm sure that isn't the case, I assume you have your own reasons for making a daft statement and running away when given the chance to explain it. Toddle pip old boy
Aside from contravening the 'no personal insults' posting rule, the irony of calling a man a coward, from behind your keyboard, who has served this country in some of the world's most hostile locations is staggering even for PH.

wolves_wanderer

12,387 posts

238 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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DocJock said:
Aside from contravening the 'no personal insults' posting rule, the irony of calling a man a coward, from behind your keyboard, who has served this country in some of the world's most hostile locations is staggering even for PH.
I don't know who or what grumfotuck is or what he has done in the past. I was asking for clarification on one comment he made about hoping a cyclist would undertake him. He refused and resorted to petty abuse so I stand by my comments.

Grumfutock

5,274 posts

166 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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wolves_wanderer said:
DocJock said:
Aside from contravening the 'no personal insults' posting rule, the irony of calling a man a coward, from behind your keyboard, who has served this country in some of the world's most hostile locations is staggering even for PH.
I don't know who or what grumfotuck is or what he has done in the past. I was asking for clarification on one comment he made about hoping a cyclist would undertake him. He refused and resorted to petty abuse so I stand by my comments.
Really? Is that how it happened? Is it?

Oh what ever! I really cant be arsed to mess with you any more.

DocJock

8,358 posts

241 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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We're both entitled to our opinions.

I stand by mine too.

funkyrobot

18,789 posts

229 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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DocJock said:
Aside from contravening the 'no personal insults' posting rule, the irony of calling a man a coward, from behind your keyboard, who has served this country in some of the world's most hostile locations is staggering even for PH.
rofl

mcelliott

8,676 posts

182 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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DocJock said:
Aside from contravening the 'no personal insults' posting rule, the irony of calling a man a coward, from behind your keyboard, who has served this country in some of the world's most hostile locations is staggering even for PH.
He may well have served in some of the world's most hostile of places, but that pales into mere insignificance when you enter the bear pit that is the NP&E section of PH!

Vipers

32,894 posts

229 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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Nothing changes, a good thread deteriorates to handbags at ten paces.




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karona

1,918 posts

187 months

backwoodsman

2,469 posts

130 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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So the roads were busy with school run traffic, what did he expect the pavements to be like then?

His father just happened to be passing, if he HAD got into a car, wouldn't the mother have mentioned this, and given the reg to the police, and posted it on Facebook, along with his picture, to make finding him easier?

And what on earth does is meant by the comment "It was a hit and run, but it wasn't"?

This guy messed up big time, and is still in denial about it.


NicD

3,281 posts

258 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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love this '‘I didn’t know it was illegal. I usually use cycle paths or the roads.’

Pesty

42,655 posts

257 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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Too much talk about his life ruined not enough about being sorry.

bks he didn't know it was illegal.

anonymous-user

55 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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Pesty said:
Too much talk about his life ruined not enough about being sorry.

bks he didn't know it was illegal.
Plus plenty.

"Oh poor me", you fking prick. It's a 3 year old girl. If I'd have done that, I'd have been mortified and would only have left the scene if the father was threatening me with a hammer or something.

To defend him is a joke.

Mr GrimNasty

8,172 posts

171 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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karona said:
If you behave irresponsibly/illegally and injure someone, that's part of the consequences.

That's just the self-justification and whinging of someone having to live with their actions.

No adult should be riding on the pavement, ever, no excuses.

Pesty

42,655 posts

257 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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OpulentBob said:
If I'd have done that, I'd have been mortified and would only have left the scene if the father was threatening me with a hammer or something.

To defend him is a joke.
That.

budgie smuggler

5,392 posts

160 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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Pesty said:
Too much talk about his life ruined not enough about being sorry.
You do realise they probably interviewed him for about 20 minutes then took about two sentences from it so they can rile up their readers and get lots of shares on their website?

Axionknight

8,505 posts

136 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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Pesty said:
Too much talk about his life ruined not enough about being sorry.

bks he didn't know it was illegal.
Agreed, he's full of st. He doesn't even have the decency to appear sorry for what he has done.

frisbee

4,979 posts

111 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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budgie smuggler said:
You do realise they probably interviewed him for about 20 minutes then took about two sentences from it so they can rile up their readers and get lots of shares on their website?
Ssshh don't derail the thread with common sense. Serving the country has been mentioned so its building up to something good.

JensenA

5,671 posts

231 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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funkyrobot said:
RumbleOfThunder said:
ewenm said:
PoleDriver said:
It's only the cyclists who think the cyclist did nothing wrong, strangely enough?
Has anyone actually said that?

I don't think anyone is disputing that this cyclist is a complete imbecile.
They're trying to offload blame to the parents though, which is incredibly disingeous, and an attempt to excuse the cyclist. If the cyclist hadn't BROKEN TRAFFIC LAWS, this wouldn't have occured and NOTHING needs to be added to it than that.
It isn't an attempt to excuse the idiot on the bike at all.

Idiots are everywhere. Beihind the wheel of a vehicle, on a bicycle, drunk and wanting a fight in a club on a Friday night. You have to plan for idiots.
Not on a friggin pavement outside your house you don't !! But you're right about planning for idiots, we just didn't think you'd prove yourself right by posting on here.

Vipers

32,894 posts

229 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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Pesty said:
Too much talk about his life ruined not enough about being sorry.

bks he didn't know it was illegal.
You know it, I know it, bet a lot of cyclists have never seen the HC let alone read it. Very interesting reading the other side of the story.




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