Beware The Consequences Of Pedestrian-Rage

[Canary42]

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/pedestrian-caused-cyclist-fall-front-115813701.html

[gness]

Not reasonable at all, Corby. For a partially sighted woman she was hollering from a long way off so hardly suddenly startled. A very long way if the cyclist was speeding as she claims.
She could have stood still and had her rude say without attacking and killing someone.

[choux]

Corby, of course not, but in the wider picture we were not there to see how this terribly upsetting incident occurred.

Zacs, thanks for your comments. I just cannot get beyond this grey point. I understand gness' pov, I really do. Nevertheless I await the appeal and decision. So very sad all round.

[naomi24]

Isn’t language strange? ‘Attacking someone and killing them’ could be interpreted in so many ways.

[gness]

And again. Leaving this thread now. Will look in for views rather than the usual personal dig.

[naomi24]

If that’s to me, gness, I’ve given my view. I still don’t know what good jailing her will do. My observation on the use of language is just that.

[Zacs-Master]

Yes, I'll be interested to hear the appeal. The Judge seems to have favoured the cyclist here IMHO.

[choux]

I felt that too, Zacs given the fact the judge insisted it was a designated cycle path despite the police not finding 'legal' confirmation of that. My experience of law is slight enough not to matter/register but my faith in it has always been that it will get everything right that is in its consideration - well, up to now :(

[choux]

btw, I wonder who else noticed that the victim wore a shoulder bag on her left shoulder i.e. the side nearer to Grey? Did the victim think Grey was going for her bag and possibly leave the pavement to avoid it being taken, or did it unbalance the victim once she was in the road?

As I posted at the start of this thread - so many unanswered questions.

[choux]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11903555/Family-childlike-partially-blind-woman-says-vulnerabilities-ignored-judge.html
The first report of Grey's family showing some support of her.

[choux]

An interesting video where a (verified) barrister discusses the Judge's comments. Relevance about the alleged "cycle path" is at 3:50.

The Judge said "This was, I think, a shared path for cyclists and pedestrians that allowed them to go round the busy ring road." The judge also said "The vital point is I am sure you knew that cyclists used the path."

Even in the summing up the Judge states his opinion that he thinks the pavement was a legally defined cycle path, despite lack of public record in confirmation of this. That is so wrong in my mind.

[choux]

Appeal bid failed.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-12102583/Woman-caused-cyclist-fall-road-loses-bid-appeal-against-sentence.html

[barry1010]

Of course I don't know all the facts but I am disappointed in light of what I had read.

[pastafreak]

It's very sad for *all* parties involved.

[Ellipsis]

An update, for anybody subscribed:

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1869180.html