Originally Posted by MyBikeGotStolen (Post 5561056)

WWJD?



Well, I guess there is a possibility that Jeses would of smashed their car too :)

Originally Posted by Paramemetic (Post 5561646)

I can't find myself siding with or respecting any of the parties to this story. They don't get any respect because they're clearly a bunch of little derelicts. Targeting cyclists like that isn't cool. On the other hand, you lost all modicum of respect by retaliating like that. Cars have neat things called license plates, and a call to the police is much better than assaulting people. It sounds to me like in your retaliation, you acted unsafely, travelling at high speeds, cutting through traffic, generally disobeying road laws, and then worse, endangering pedestrians by hopping up onto the sidewalk while making a getaway.

I know we're out there under dangerous conditions cycling, and I know there are a lot of pricks who don't like it or who don't treat us with respect, but really, this kind of behavior is unacceptable in my head. Please don't continue this behavior, someone could get hurt.

God now I sound like some kind of mother. :(

Originally Posted by Paramemetic (Post 5561646)

Cars have neat things called license plates, and a call to the police is much better than assaulting people.

Originally Posted by Paramemetic (Post 5561646)

I can't find myself siding with or respecting any of the parties to this story. They don't get any respect because they're clearly a bunch of little derelicts. Targeting cyclists like that isn't cool. On the other hand, you lost all modicum of respect by retaliating like that. Cars have neat things called license plates, and a call to the police is much better than assaulting people. It sounds to me like in your retaliation, you acted unsafely, travelling at high speeds, cutting through traffic, generally disobeying road laws, and then worse, endangering pedestrians by hopping up onto the sidewalk while making a getaway.

I know we're out there under dangerous conditions cycling, and I know there are a lot of pricks who don't like it or who don't treat us with respect, but really, this kind of behavior is unacceptable in my head. Please don't continue this behavior, someone could get hurt.

God now I sound like some kind of mother. :(

Originally Posted by Paramemetic (Post 5562110)

I don't know about Chicago - I know where I've lived, the cops tend to respond to assault calls. It doesn't matter what mode of conveyance the victim was using, throwing eggs from a car is assault. I guess the other part of it is that I know cops, so I don't know what it would be like for someone who doesn't have cops in their social circle or something. Still, if you don't report it, you don't know how they'll respond.

Doesn't really matter anyhow, not sure how much I believe the story in the first place. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by FlatFender (Post 5562238)

wrong. throwing eggs from a car is battery.

Originally Posted by Chicagoan (Post 5554318)

I go to a catholic school."

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Ultimate Revenge! Yay!

Originally Posted by Chicagoan (Post 5554318)

I was just subject to some pranksters on my ride home from High School today!:mad:

I guess I was the perfect target though. I guess they saw me and said, "Hey, look at this guy, 15 year old preppy black guy on a bicycle wearing a helmet in school uniform (I go to a catholic school)."

So (for those of you who know Chicago) I left school 35th & Michigan Ave. I was riding south on King Drive. Less than a mile from home I crossed 73rd street. I was doing a steady 16mph on the far right side of the road. Then I felt something hit my bookbag and splatter on my pants and stuff. Man I'm glad I didn't use my panniers today. Then a little red Toyota Corolla with some rap song drove by with three older boys laughing. I was furious!:mad:

So there is a stoplight at 75th street. I was determined to get back at them. So I sped after them at nearly 30 mph. They were looking out for me and I stopped about twenty feet behind them and waited for the light to turn green. They were in the middle lane, a car was waiting to turn left in the far left lane, and a CTA bus was picking up passengers on the far right. The light turned green, I shot foward, keys in hand. I passed them leaving a nice long scratch from fender to fender of the little red corolla.

"OH Hell Naw!" I heard one of them yell. Now that scared the **** out of me. Fearful of being run down or something I cut in front of the bus and rode over a curband onto a crowded sidewalk. I was now riding down the sidewalk and they rode alongside me throwing eggs. One almost hit me. Still mad I missed my turn and pursued them to the next stoplight. I rode behind them at about twenty mph. The light turned green just as I caught up with them I stuck my footout and kicked their mirror. The mirror was rigid and made of fiberglass. It cracked and was hanging. I hightailed it home feeling very pleased with myself.:)

Ultimate Revenge! Yay!

Originally Posted by Paramemetic (Post 5562305)

Assault is, generally, any attempt to commit a battery.