Police seek cyclist who attacked horse and rider with brick

The _Kaner wrote:

One sided story, much? Some randommer bloke (wearing hi viz and a helmet???) just threw his bike at a horse and rider? Then a brick... I'm presuming something happened before the alleged assault...

are you suggesting that something could justify this sort of behaviour?

ConcordeCX wrote:

The _Kaner wrote:

One sided story, much? Some randommer bloke (wearing hi viz and a helmet???) just threw his bike at a horse and rider? Then a brick... I'm presuming something happened before the alleged assault...

are you suggesting that something could justify this sort of behaviour?

Exactly; I reckon we're only moments away from "He's not a cyclist; just someone on a bike" too....

namesarehard wrote:

ConcordeCX wrote:

The _Kaner wrote:

One sided story, much? Some randommer bloke (wearing hi viz and a helmet???) just threw his bike at a horse and rider? Then a brick... I'm presuming something happened before the alleged assault...

are you suggesting that something could justify this sort of behaviour?

Exactly; I reckon we're only moments away from "He's not a cyclist; just someone on a bike" too....

Quote:

The offender was described as being in his 50s, dressed in a yellow high-viz cycling jacket, black lycra leggings or shorts, and a white cycling helmet.

Exactly, he was disguised as a cyclist from above description. Real cyclists don't dress like this.*

*No True Scotsman fallacy.

namesarehard wrote:

ConcordeCX wrote:

The _Kaner wrote:

One sided story, much? Some randommer bloke (wearing hi viz and a helmet???) just threw his bike at a horse and rider? Then a brick... I'm presuming something happened before the alleged assault...

are you suggesting that something could justify this sort of behaviour?

 

Exactly; I reckon we're only moments away from "He's not a cyclist; just someone on a bike" too....

I'm not sure what a cyclist is, other than "someone on a bike", but please don't let's try to take responsibility for the actions of all such people.

Having said that, some horses do seem to border on the pathological in their response to anything that passes closers than 5 metres, and some riders seem incapable of controlling the things.

oldstrath wrote:

namesarehard wrote:

Exactly; I reckon we're only moments away from "He's not a cyclist; just someone on a bike" too....

I'm not sure what a cyclist is, other than "someone on a bike", but please don't let's try to take responsibility for the actions of all such people.

A cyclist is someone who self-identifies as a cyclist. It is, naturally, a circular definition.

ConcordeCX wrote:

A cyclist is someone who self-identifies as a cyclist. It is, naturally, a circular definition.

Self-identifies?  I think other people may be able to identify a cyclist too.

atgni wrote:

ConcordeCX wrote:

A cyclist is someone who self-identifies as a cyclist. It is, naturally, a circular definition.

Self-identifies?  I think other people may be able to identify a cyclist too.

well, that's what the police are asking, but take away the bike and kit and all it says is that it's a man in his 50's - which makes identification a bit difficult.

namesarehard wrote:

ConcordeCX wrote:

The _Kaner wrote:

One sided story, much? Some randommer bloke (wearing hi viz and a helmet???) just threw his bike at a horse and rider? Then a brick... I'm presuming something happened before the alleged assault...

are you suggesting that something could justify this sort of behaviour?

 

Exactly; I reckon we're only moments away from "He's not a cyclist; just someone on a bike" too....

Not a cyclist but a bloody dog walker!