Bonefishblues wrote:The utility cyclist wrote:the bias jury will stitch him up like a kipper, if not on the manslaughter it'll be the lesser change. We already know how the general public and the police hate/loathe people on bikes and the way the prosecution have lied (he wasn't racing nor can an MTB stop in 3 metres) and stretched the truth about the events/him often with no relevancy to the case (his previous twitter about brakes on another bike from 2 years ago has ZERO relevance, his shouting at the deceased has no relevancy to the case) will be a certainty he'll be found guilty of something.
His defence should have got all the jurors to cycle at the speed he was alleged to have being doing and have someone step right into their path along their route so they have an idea as to how things really are.
I hope somehow these people have some semblance of sense and logic but I really can't see that happening.
A lot rests on the outcome, not just for this lad but for everyone on a bicycle, we are already held to a higher level of accountability than those that present thousands of times more danger as it is, as well as having our freedoms taken away plus removed safety and law enforcement abandoning us daily and government ignoring calls for justice to be on a par with other citizens.
Yes, get on a bicycle and you are treated far worse than any other group you care to name. You have the law applied differently or not applied at all (unlawfully so), attacked and threatened daily, abused, injured and killed far worse than any minority races, homosexuals, trans, bi or any other group one could name that are classed as out groups and/or targeted and mentioned in the news as being so. Bt co parison these groups have it easy.
I {naughty word self removed} love this country
Biased jury.
Lying prosecution.
Hatred and loathing by police & public.
Evidence has no relevance.
That's your opening para.
Sorry, I still don't recognise your window. You should also be more careful with those completely unsubstantiated accusations - they are serious ones.
Okay, be blind to reality and fail to understand as most seem to do unless it suits their agenda.
If you don't think that the public and police generally have a disdain/hatred/loathing for people on bikes why are we treated as outcasts and attacked every single day more than any other group in society? Why are we failed by the so called justice system every day and in extreme cases blamed for our own deaths at the hands of killers, WAKE UP!!!!!
I've nothing to be 'careful' over, the prosecution stated he was "racing", that's a lie, the prosecution said an MTB rider could come to a dead stop in 3m from 18mph (not relevant in any case) from whence an unexpected event unfolds in front of you, that is a lie also.
Facts from the past that do not have bearing to the events are not relevant, or are you saying that because the accused once mentioned a few years ago that he was a thrill seeker/liked to tinker with his bike makes his actions premeditated?? Is the fact he reacted to being knocked off his bike relevant to the case, not in the slightest.
