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Cyclist uses bike to smash COVID conspiracy theorist's car window

Anti-mask campaigner had been leaning out of the window haranguing passers-by with a megaphone. The rider may face charges for his actions

A Vancouver cyclist ​who used his bike to smash the window of an SUV taking part in an anti-mask rally and from which a conspiracy theorist was haranguing passers-by may face criminal charges.

The incident, on the Canadian city’s Main Street, happened on Saturday 27 March with footage shot from inside the vehicle going viral on social media.

Anti-mask protester Alex Lasarev, using a megaphone, sarcastically congratulates people for “following the narrative and trusting the news and not questioning anything.

Toronto-born Lasarev, who spent some time on the UK stand-up comedy circuit, continued his tirade, saying: “There’s definitely not a psychological operation happening when you’re convinced of a reality that’s based on fear that has nothing to do with what’s actually happen – ”

At that point, a man stepped forward and pushed away the megaphone, telling Lasarev to “Shut the f*ck up!”

The pair traded insults as the man put up his bike and pushed it towards the vehicle, with Lasarev continuing to address people on the street.

Three more heaves of the bike followed, the final one shattering the vehicle’s passenger window, which at this point had been closed electronically.

CTV News reported that Lasarev had previously featured in an online video in February shouting at employees of a camera store who had refused to serve him due to the fact he was not wearing a mask.

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/man-who-confronted-anti-masker-may-be-charged-with...

It added that Vancouver Police has recommended that charges of mischief and assault with a weapon be brought against a 52-year-old man in connection with last weekend’s incident.

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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Boopop replied to alexuk | 3 years ago
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"Sticks and stones will break my bones, but misinformation about a deadly pandemic could kill hundreds of thousands."

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Rick_Rude replied to Boopop | 3 years ago
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Alternatively, sticks and stone may break my bones but Covid will never kill me?

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Capercaillie replied to Rick_Rude | 3 years ago
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Rick_Rude wrote:

Alternatively, sticks and stone may break my bones but Covid will never probably won't kill me?

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/covid-denier-who-refused-wear-2340...

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eburtthebike | 3 years ago
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It's a bit of a stretch, but could the Cyclists' Defence Fund do something?  All he did was shut up the conspiracy theorist.

OK, not what I would do with any of my bikes, but that must have been one tough wheel to break the glass.

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Gkam84 replied to eburtthebike | 3 years ago
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Yeah, not sure I'd do with a bike, but I'd have hauled him out through the window for the general public all to have a shot at 

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Secret_squirrel replied to eburtthebike | 3 years ago
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The cyclists defence fund only operates in the UK afaik.

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eburtthebike replied to Secret_squirrel | 3 years ago
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Secret_squirrel wrote:

The cyclists defence fund only operates in the UK afaik.

yes

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