EnigManiac

Posting a plate number on the intenet along with the details of an 'alleged' incident would not be grounds for dismissal on any sort of technicality. Platewire.com would be in court every five minutes if that was the case (and that is a good place to post the details of the incident as well, by the way).

A witness may recount their story without reservation or prejudice in any manner they choose to. They are, after all, merely making an allegation. They are neither slandering nor expressing a mistruth about a persons' character, beliefs or conduct. In Canada, Canadians are guaranteed the right to the media in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the media includes the internet.

Zeuser

Yeah.. I was going to say that. I didn't repost the plate #.

In retrospect, I probably shouldn't have posted the plate until the guy is convicted. Thanks for the Edit Tom.

Zeuser

True but I still believe in the "innocent until proven guilty". And contrary to what Brian thinks, I'm not the Judge, Jury and executioner. At least not in a case that I'm not directly involved.

Raiyn

You apparently didn't read my earlier post.

aMull

Crime? Get over yourself.

I-Like-To-Bike

Shame no one is around to deliberately scratch messages on your bike as a message to see what you think about it. Get over it indeed, Jack!

Sledbikes

if he did that to my car and i knew about it his bike would need more than a fancy paintjob, more like extreme reassembly involving welders and torches

Zeuser

Shame you left your brain at home when you woke up this morning.

You're replying to the wrong person. LOL!

Zeuser

So are you saying that you would drive like a jerk and deliberately provoke a cyclist into doing bad things to you or your car?

Are you really that type of person? Think about it for a second. Why would I do that to your car if you didn't do something to me first?

If not, then you have nothing to worry about and you're just talking for the sake of talking.

Dchiefransom

Vandalism is a misdemeanor, and if it costs enough to fix the paint job, it becomes a felony, just like hit and run.

Sledbikes

you missed the message i dont hasle anybody when im driving but if im hasled by anybody i dont hesitate to use my freight train horns to hand out a ear splitting headache. i also bought some ear splitting semi trumpets for my cruiser in case any people with cars decide to get froggy. regardless he didnt scratch your bike so why did you find it justified to ruin his paint job that **** isnt cheap

Zeuser

It's "her" BTW.

Can we talk about this in the other thread instead? This one is going a bit off topic because of I-like-to-bike and I'd hate to see the message from the original post get lost in a rdiculous flame war that I-like-to-bike started.

Brian

Are you suggesting it's not a crime to scratch someone's car?

San Rensho 

Its a good idea not to post the tag no for two reasons. First, BF could possibly sued for slander. The OP is making a factual statement about an identifiable, the owner of cerrtain tag no committed a crime, a hit and run. Publishers of slander can also be sued for slander.

Second, the posts here could affect the trial. The OP has made some very clear factual allegations on this forum. If the OP were to tetify and the defendant's attorney got the postings from here, the defense attorney could have a field day with the OP if there was the slightest inconsistency with what the OP said at trial and the OP's postings here.

Brian

It is not possible to slander someone on the internet.

Brian

Damn you to hell!

richardmasoner

Some people might argue for ethical reasons to censor license plate numbers, but there's absolutely no legal reason at all to censor license plate numbers. In my area, the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition and the San Francisco Peninsula Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition regularly publish "driver advisory" notices complete with plate numbers, vehicle description, and even driver name and address if we can get it. They've been doing this for years. California is filled with litigation-happy people, but these groups don't perceive any risk in these advisories.

RFM

filtersweep

You really are idealistic--- in the US, unless there are injuries requiring medical attention, or a few thousand dollars in property damages, there are rarely any charges for such "accidents." They are generally not considered hit and run--- and a citizen witnessing the accident doesn't mean much.

Zeuser

Well, they must be taking it seriously since they called me to go by and give a written testimony. Oh... and this is Canada so our cops aren't as busy as they are south of the border so they have more time to deal with these things. Mississauga also happens to boast the lowest crime rate of any major city in Canada so you know they'll be doing something about this.

gabdy

urbandictionary.com is your friend.

JeffB502

In California hit and run with injuries or death is a wobbler (meaning it can result in a felony or misdemeanor conviction, and for the purposes of the arrest the officer would be making a felony arrest). Hit and run from a collision involving only property damage (any amount, even a small scratch) is a misdemeanor. I know here even with misdemeanor hit and run they're pretty serious about follow up investigations, especially since many people flee the scene because they're drunk or operating their vehicle illegally in some other way (no license, no insurance, etc.)

I-Like-To-Bike

Maybe again if justice prevails the lady with the vandalized car and the police will put 2 + 2 together and come knocking on your door again. How old are you anyhow? This is my last comment to a joker who posts messages bragging about his stupidity as if he were 12 years old.

AGGRO

Hit and run means jack squat in CA. That is why it is up so bad now. Areas like Escondido it is almost normal. If the driver stays he might be deported if any outstanding issues, so they run.

Brian

Richard,

We may be a bit on the cautious side, but publishing plates really serves no purpose here. And sadly, it's been far more common for us to see the words "If you see this ****ing ******* of a ****" accompanying the plate and vehicle description, along with suggestions of actions that should be taken against the driver. Not really what we want to promote.

Cheers,

Brian

xerocoma

Of course.. that's not your decision to make unless you're on the jury. A crime is a crime.