Foo - I get by with a little help from my friends.

Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.




Pages : [1] 2 3

Siu Blue Wind
07-22-06, 02:00 AM
So I go to the mall to pick up a little something for my boyfriend's birthday this afternoon. Lots of people there from all walks of life. A group of 5 big guys are going around saying things to people and bothering them. They don't exclude me.

I leave the mall and suddenly have a blackout.

I wake up to 12 police cars from 2 different agencies, a police helicopter hovering above, a couple of paramedics and the forensic team. Apparently my Seargent from the police department was the first to respond and found me on the ground with blood on my face from a broken nose. Just came home from seven hours in the hospital. I don't remember, but from what I understand it took two large men over 6ft tall to beat this girl down for her money. With the help of a couple of witnesses and from the quick reaction to help one of their own, they caught the guys. One fessed up, the other is still under the hot light as I type this.

Yep. I get by with a little help from my friends....:)


PhilThee
07-22-06, 02:20 AM
You saying you actually got robbed?
Just seems a little upbeat to be true.

Stacey
07-22-06, 02:56 AM
Damn sis, I can only imagine what/how you're feeling. Say the word and I'm there, for real. I can only hope that you managed to draw some blood too. Rest up and mend. I hurt for you. :love:


Siu Blue Wind
07-22-06, 06:15 AM
You saying you actually got robbed?
Just seems a little upbeat to be true.

Yeah it seems a little upbeat, doesn't it? Losing money really wasn't the issue. Being here and not dead is the issue!! ;)

Siu Blue Wind
07-22-06, 06:21 AM
Damn sis, I can only imagine what/how you're feeling. Say the word and I'm there, for real. I can only hope that you managed to draw some blood too. Rest up and mend. I hurt for you. :love:


Thanks Stacey. Just wanted to let people know how fortunate I am they caught the guys due to the quick reaction of the PD.

I got a phone call last nite from Sgt. Morrissey saying that one of them is being cooperative and that they are really close to getting the other three. It seems that I am the fifth victim in the past couple of weeks, and that all of us were attacked in the same way. A simple tap on the back and a full face contact punch. I made it out lucky, though. The doctors were concerned about the bones around the eyes, but they are fine. Teeth all in place. Had a concussion, due to the fact that my head hit the cement when I went down.

The fun part was when the guys were told that their last victim worked with the Police Dept.....:D

catatonic
07-22-06, 06:33 AM
Holy crap Siu! Glad you are ok, and in good spirits.

That sucks, hope they nail that second guy soon.

Stacey
07-22-06, 06:41 AM
Glad to hear your injuries weren't more severe. Does this constitute the same penalties as assaulting an officer?

Hope you can hang 'em by the scrote. :D

nick burns
07-22-06, 07:25 AM
Holy sh**, that's messed up!!!

Great news that the police are doing a good job on the case, but that is so messed up that something like that happened.

I'm really glad you're ok and they caught the a**holes!

bmclaughlin807
07-22-06, 07:45 AM
I hope they nail the bastages!

Just wanted to stop and wish you all the best.

PhilThee
07-22-06, 08:47 AM
Dear lord I'm sorry.You are just too sweet.I'm sure it shows.People like you are always targets, especially when when you aren't that tall.

I hope they throw the book at them a holes.The bad part about that is it's not much with our justice system.

I'm for an eye for an eye, death penalty for 15year olds, and bring back public hanging.

I know what some of you are thinking "Not the death penalty at such a young age".
Bull_ _ _ _!!!! You know right from wrong and life from death at 15, no frigg'n excuses.

Stacey
07-22-06, 09:25 AM
+10000000

Public caning would be fun too. I'd by a ticket, especially if the funds went to the victims.

jyossarian
07-22-06, 09:40 AM
Did you roundhouse kick any of them in the face? :) Glad you're OK and glad they nailed the bastids. And if 5 big guys are going around beating on women, they must really be ****ing punk ass *******.

mac
07-22-06, 09:47 AM
I hope you're recovering well. Broken noses, if not properly set, can heal crookedly and then you can have trouble breathing out of one side. My friend, a black-belt in karate, had to re-break his nose. I need to as well, but have held off since there's a month or so of downtime as you recover, plus you have to wear a facemask in public.

Wow, in broad daylight in a public place you get attacked? Do you live in the 'hood, Grand-Theft-Auto style? Were you able to fight back before you got knocked out?

roughrider504
07-22-06, 09:52 AM
^^^Hire him to walk around with you :lol:

But I guess its just a bad week for foo rats. I had my thing with a car, and you got knocked out and robbed.

Glad to hear your not dead.

free_pizza
07-22-06, 09:53 AM
holy sh1t... i hope they hang those f&cking cowards by their ballsack

lodi781
07-22-06, 09:59 AM
OMG!!!! siu, i'm so sorry that happened, it's disgusting some of the people on this earth...i'm glad your ok.

Michigander
07-22-06, 10:31 AM
I'm a bit confused here. It sounds to me like you are one of those part time auxillary cops or something, which would imply that even though you live in the PRK you could carry a gun. So why don't you?

mcoine
07-22-06, 10:34 AM
holy sh1t... i hope they hang those f&cking cowards by their ballsack

+1 to this and everything else thats been said. Only cowards walk around in packs and beat up girls.. that is just sick! Sorry that happened and hope you get better soon.. you seem to be dealing with it pretty well.

LilSprocket
07-22-06, 11:08 AM
:eek: OMG!!! Siu!!! WOW!

I was assaulted while out jogging in 1995... I wish all I had gotten was a broken nose and a
concussion.... yeah... still breathing, walking, talking, make one feel pretty blessed.

In my case, after a year of waiting, a trial and a lot of blaming the victim public scrutiny, the
creep ended up behind bars... He’s being release next month.

I’d imagine a long road ahead of you... You’re a tough cookie though, you can handle it...
With a little help from your friends... :)
So glad you're ok! Whew...

Pheard
07-22-06, 11:16 AM
Holy crap you have to be kidding me. Ackkk. I wish I was there, thats what lockblades are for. What f'ing cowards those people are, picking on females. I hope they get butt raped in jail, pieces of garbage.

Sorry siu, much love. I hope you feel better. I'm going to be thinking about you all day sis, sorry this happened :(

Ziemas
07-22-06, 12:03 PM
I'm a bit confused here. It sounds to me like you are one of those part time auxillary cops or something, which would imply that even though you live in the PRK you could carry a gun. So why don't you?
I was wondering the same thing.....

Mothra
07-22-06, 12:16 PM
Well... gun's not much good in close-quarters or for surprize attacks. Being able to kill 7 different ways with a single blow of your bare hands is much more useful.

SBW, glad to hear you're recovering well! :) Getting out alive's the best, gives you a chance to pummel those bastids to a pulp!

Ziemas
07-22-06, 12:22 PM
^^^

But no mention of a stolen gun. Odd.

georgiaboy
07-22-06, 01:17 PM
Glad you are okay, Siu, Your report was shocking and scary.

Looks like the hoodlums messed with the wrong girl. Noticing the police response of having 12 police cars from 2 different agencies, a police helicopter hovering above, a couple of paramedics and the forensic team this assualt was taken seriously.

Please watch out for yourself. :)

smellygary
07-22-06, 01:39 PM
Too bad, I'm very sorry.

Sounds like she got cold-cocked, in which case the gun wouldn't have done her any good. And it would have been stolen along with her money. Cold-cocking somebody like that is such ***** stuff. I'm thinking instead of by the scrotes, maybe meat hooks driven through their heel bones and hoist them upside down from a tree branch.

Maybe when the whole thing gets to court, you can have as much of your cop friends come sit in the court room--in uniform--as you can find. Make a point.

Flippin Sweet
07-22-06, 02:47 PM
Oh my gawd, I am so glad you are okay. Gosh Siu Blue, what would we have done if you didn't make it?*sob*. :( Take care of yourself, and I'm glad these bastards are going to be brought to justice. I think that Foosters should form a posse and bring some bicycle gang justice. You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us. Seriously. Who's with me?

Pheard
07-22-06, 02:49 PM
Oh my gawd, I am so glad you are okay. Gosh Siu Blue, what would we have done if you didn't make it?*sob*. :( Take care of yourself, and I'm glad these bastards are going to be brought to justice. I think that Foosters should form a posse and bring some bicycle gang justice. You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us. Seriously. Who's with me?
I'm down, everyone bring your bike pumps. These dudes are getting a beating..

catatonic
07-22-06, 03:43 PM
bike pump? Hell, I'll bring a drive side crank with 53t ring on it...

Pheard
07-22-06, 04:05 PM
bike pump? Hell, I'll bring a drive side crank with 53t ring on it...
Ooh I like your thinking. I have a couple 22/32/44 9 speed cranks. Split them skulls right down the middle :rolleyes:

HigherGround
07-22-06, 04:08 PM
I'm glad it wasn't worse! Get well soon! (And I'm all for catatonic's idea of getting medieval on their asses with some 53 tooth chainrings / crank arms.)

catatonic
07-22-06, 04:16 PM
Ooh I like your thinking. I have a couple 22/32/44 9 speed cranks. Split them skulls right down the middle :rolleyes:

I was thinking more of using it on their abdomens. Something tells me if this was the dark ages, I would be employed as an Inquisitor.

For their skulls I reccomend using a nice long mountain seatpost. My old ritchey comp has a nice bend in it where the clamp sits on top of...that would be a very nice head-wrecker.

Oh, and nothing says loving like taking a pair of cable housing cutters to someone's septum...

georgiaboy
07-22-06, 04:26 PM
I was thinking more of using it on their abdomens. Something tells me if this was the dark ages, I would be employed as an Inquisitor.

For their skulls I reccomend using a nice long mountain seatpost. My old ritchey comp has a nice bend in it where the clamp sits on top of...that would be a very nice head-wrecker.

Oh, and nothing says loving like taking a pair of cable housing cutters to someone's septum...

I just realized my tool bag is very inadequate. :D

USAZorro
07-22-06, 04:44 PM
Ooh I like your thinking. I have a couple 22/32/44 9 speed cranks. Split them skulls right down the middle :rolleyes:

Just need a simple fixed gear bike - a little bit of delicate positioning, a few turns of the crank, and a new quintet of sopranos can be quickly formed. :eek:

Siu - very sorry to hear this happened. Glad to hear that it may all end up ok, and that you made it through.

Siu Blue Wind
07-22-06, 05:21 PM
Thank you for all of your well wishes, everyone! :love: I'm doing great, just a little broken nose bridge that's all. Kinda looking like Barbra Streisand with a lot of purple eyeliner. The point of this thread was to tell you about the crazy response that led to the capture of these guys. Oh yeah. As of early this afternoon, they caught all five of the guys in the group but let three go because they were not involved in the actual assault. I've even decided to go back to work since I have to watch over the remodel there.

And just a side note, I don't carry a gun when I go shopping at the mall...........:rolleyes:

catatonic
07-22-06, 05:47 PM
I just realized my tool bag is very inadequate. :D

Nah, just time to get creative :)

I was one of those smartasses that liked annoying people who want to ban all weapons, by pointing out how anything can be used as a weapon. My best example is how to use a bifold wallet made out of stiff leather as a whip-like weapon without any modifications of it....kind of fun to just flick my wrist, and nail a dec vt-100 keyboard hard enough to blow half the keys off of it. The key was in how you moved your wrist right before contact...it literally made the wallet behave like a whip.

Pheard
07-22-06, 05:52 PM
I don't know, I always imagined head cracking with cranksets. :D

Boogs
07-22-06, 06:56 PM
I can't believe this **** happened. I went beserk when she told me about this...all I could do was ask if she was ok and what happened, then I couldn't even talk. I just pounded the life out of my 100 lb. bag...I taped my hands up and still have cuts all over them. God, please help me if I am ever near a situation like that, especially with someone I care about (you may laugh, but I care about Siu a lot).

I don't ever want to get comebacks for hurting someone, and leave my kids without a dad, and leave the people I'm close to for jail, but I can't stand the thought of this, and I want these **********ers hurt bad. I hope somebody in the pen gets ahold of the fact that they punched a woman, and smashes their faces into a wall. Small-time punk **********ers, I hope they have it rough in there.

KingTermite
07-22-06, 07:02 PM
Sis....I'm so sorry this happened...I just don't know what to say. I'm glad to know you are (relatively) ok. I'm like you Boogs....I really do care about Siu. We've chatted and kept in touch outside of BF a bit, and I consider Siu a real friend.

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY messes with my family!! Stacey, get your gun, I think its time this became a "family matter". We're heading out to Cali to take care of this "old school". Boogs, PHeard....your welcome to join if you like!

Boogs
07-22-06, 07:14 PM
Boogs, PHeard....your welcome to join if you like!

Man I would love to be in on that. No gun for me. Just fists, feet and forehead, then let Stacey do her thing.

jhota
07-22-06, 07:19 PM
glad you're going to be o.k.

hope they nail these guys to the wall, particularly since you weren't their first target.

skiahh
07-22-06, 07:22 PM
I can't believe this **** happened. I went beserk when she told me about this...all I could do was ask if she was ok and what happened, then I couldn't even talk. I just pounded the life out of my 100 lb. bag...I taped my hands up and still have cuts all over them. God, please help me if I am ever near a situation like that, especially with someone I care about (you may laugh, but I care about Siu a lot).

I don't ever want to get comebacks for hurting someone, and leave my kids without a dad, and leave the people I'm close to for jail, but I can't stand the thought of this, and I want these **********ers hurt bad. I hope somebody in the pen gets ahold of the fact that they punched a woman, and smashes their faces into a wall. Small-time punk **********ers, I hope they have it rough in there.

It's pretty amazing some of the cowards that are wandering around in the world. Imagine, the bunch of big guys preying on women smaller than they are for a few bucks. There are few types in this world lower than people like this yet, they'll probably get some smart lawyer who will convince a juror or two that it's Siu's fault for being such a tempting target (smaller, easier to hit, etc) and thus they should get off. Sheesh....

Siu - glad to hear you're doing well and putting this in the best possible framework you can. We're all here to give you as much support as you need!!

Boogs
07-22-06, 07:30 PM
It's pretty amazing some of the cowards that are wandering around in the world. Imagine, the bunch of big guys preying on women smaller than they are for a few bucks.

Dude, I literally can't even think about that without going crazy. I remember the very first time I ever heard about someone hurting a woman like that when I was a kid, and I remember every detail of the story...where it happened (in the neighborhood I grew up in), what happened...and how much I hated the stupid monkeys that did it. I never lost that feeling, like the whole world is upside down.

Thank God she is alive, safe, and feeling fairly well, and thank the police for looking out for their sister.

Dannihilator
07-22-06, 07:47 PM
Damn, glad to hear you are ok. A disc brake rotor could be rather potent in those cases.

Pheard
07-22-06, 08:09 PM
Sis....I'm so sorry this happened...I just don't know what to say. I'm glad to know you are (relatively) ok. I'm like you Boogs....I really do care about Siu. We've chatted and kept in touch outside of BF a bit, and I consider Siu a real friend.

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY messes with my family!! Stacey, get your gun, I think its time this became a "family matter". We're heading out to Cali to take care of this "old school". Boogs, PHeard....your welcome to join if you like!
I think we should get their names and go do something. As long as you stand in front termite. :)

classic1
07-22-06, 08:15 PM
Glad you're ok Siu (other than the Babs snoz - get on to that asap)

Hopefully those cowards do some time.

Michigander
07-22-06, 08:42 PM
And just a side note, I don't carry a gun when I go shopping at the mall...........:rolleyes:

Why not? You never know, you could get the **** kicked out of you or something. :rolleyes:

KingTermite
07-22-06, 08:44 PM
As long as you stand in front termite. :)
I'm game.....I'm a big guy....I won't go down for quite a while. ;)

Siu Blue Wind
07-22-06, 08:51 PM
Why not? You never know, you could get the **** kicked out of you or something. :rolleyes:


Ummm. okay. :)

cycle17
07-22-06, 09:52 PM
Just got home.... and decided to check up on Foo..... Holy Sh*t!!! :eek: I'm so pissed off right now.:mad: I'm glad that your gonna be O.K. aside for the nose and the concussion. Please be very careful with the nose and have it checked often, as I broke my nose and know how they can heal wrong. I'm just glad that you're O.K. But I have to say...this infuriates me to the point that I want to grab a few others from BF, go find these guys and kick the crap out of them.:mad: Sorry...but the Marine in me comes back to the surface when I hear these types of stories. Especially from someone I know. Get well soon Siu. Big Hug from the Foosters!;) :)

Ziemas
07-23-06, 01:23 AM
And just a side note, I don't carry a gun when I go shopping at the mall...........:rolleyes:
I don't know about where you live, but in Ohio most Peace Officers carry a side arm regardless if they are on duty or off.