OK, I've read the story and watched the video. (Thanks Blues Dawg and Tom B.) While my initial reaction is similar to others in this thread, I can't help but wonder what the entire story is. Why was the bike so heavily laden? What was the guy thinking? Why wasn't a fine or fee attached to the rescue? Don't know if answers to any of those questions would change my initial reaction, but still would love to know.
I'm also wondering if there would have been an equal amount of hostility if it had been a shopping cart full of his personal possessions instead of a bike (filled with what we don't know). I pose this, because I suspect that there may be some anti-cycling sentiment possible in some of the hostility.
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