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Date: 08 May 2007 18:09:38
From: Ben Kaufman
Subject: Assault of bicyclist caught on video

" It was supposed to be a class project on public spaces in Toronto. But it
turned into an amazing education on the legal system for a group of Grade 12
students Tuesday. Their cameras were rolling when they caught a startling crime
on tape - a road rage incident in which a man physically attacks a cyclist.
..."

http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_10783.aspx

Date: 09 May 2007 22:14:07
From: Brian
Subject: Re: Assault of bicyclist caught on video

"Ben Kaufman" <spaXm-mXe-anXd-paXy-5000-dollars@pobox.com > wrote in message
news:07t1435k2qb9ssbto9rgk0bvjo7ppp0krm@4ax.com...
>" It was supposed to be a class project on public spaces in Toronto. But it
> turned into an amazing education on the legal system for a group of Grade
> 12
> students Tuesday. Their cameras were rolling when they caught a startling
> crime
> on tape - a road rage incident in which a man physically attacks a
> cyclist.
> ..."
>
> http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_10783.aspx

You can't win...motorists complain loudly when cyclists *don't* obey traffic
laws and this poor guy gets stomped on because he *did*...

...by a Cop, no less.

Bad Cop, no donut!

B.

Date: 09 May 2007 16:40:38
From: Mike A Schwab
Subject: Re: Assault of bicyclist caught on video

On May 8, 5:09 pm, Ben Kaufman <spaXm-mXe-anXd-paXy-5000-
doll...@pobox.com > wrote:
> " It was supposed to be a class project on public spaces in Toronto. But it
> turned into an amazing education on the legal system for a group of Grade 12
> students Tuesday. Their cameras were rolling when they caught a startling crime
> on tape - a road rage incident in which a man physically attacks a cyclist.
> ..."
>
> http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_10783.aspx

Assaulter turns himself in, he's a cop.
Just glad Chicago isn't the only city with this kind of problem

http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_10838.aspx
Cop Charged In Bike Assault Road Rage Incident That Was Caught On Tape
Wednesday May 9, 2007

It was a crime caught on tape by some unsuspecting students taking
video for a class project - a driver getting out of his car to
allegedly assault a cyclist who prevented him from turning at a yellow
light. The kids caught the entire thing as it unfolded at Queen and
Bay on Tuesday afternoon and turned their evidence over to police.
They've now made an arrest and the suspect is almost as surprising as
the footage itself - he's a cop.

Constable Darius Tierman, a 21-year-veteran of the Toronto Force and a
recipient of a teamwork commendation last June, has been on leave
since October 2004. He turned himself in to 52 Division on Wednesday
morning and made a brief court appearance at Old City Hall later in
the afternoon.

Police accounts of the incident match what the kids' cameras captured.
(You can see it In The Raw here). A driver is seen getting out of his
car when the cyclist didn't go through the intersection at the amber
signal, and then begins loudly swearing at the rider and honking his
horn. As the students watched in stunned shock, he got out of the car,
grabbed the bike and cold cocked the owner from behind. He then got
back into the car and drove away, but not before everyone watching got
his license number.

The cyclist lost a tooth in the incident, but otherwise wasn't
seriously hurt. The man at the wrong end of that punch is stunned to
hear that the person accused of attacking him with so much rage is a
cop. "Shock," he relates. "More than that. Because I didn't expect
that, that was shock for me."

But Andre Sokol is determined to be the bigger man, even though he
says he's still 'shaking' from the incident. "If you get a chance,
talk to him," he concludes. "Tell him this from my heart. I'm telling
you this from my heart. I feel sorry for him and ... tell him I said
God bless him. God bless us all."

It's not clear why Tierman has been on leave for almost three years,
but the allegations he's facing are serious. He's been charged with
assault causing bodily harm but was released on $5,000 bail, along
with an order to continue undergoing psychiatric care. The victim
still has many questions about what happened, but they likely won't be
answered for some time. As part of the conditions of his freedom,
Tierman isn't allowed to communicate with Sokol.

Date: 10 May 2007 07:50:49
From: Ben Kaufman
Subject: Re: Assault of bicyclist caught on video

On 9 May 2007 16:40:38 -0700, Mike A Schwab <mike.a.schwab@gmail.com > wrote:

<SNIP >
from article: "... It's not clear why Tierman has been on leave for almost three
years,...."
<SNIP >

LOL, based upon this rage incident, I think it's pretty clear why he's been on
leave.

Ben

Date: 09 May 2007 06:50:04
From: AustinMN
Subject: Re: Assault of bicyclist caught on video

Date: 09 May 2007 18:54:17
From: Dennis P. Harris
Subject: Re: Assault of bicyclist caught on video

On 9 May 2007 06:50:04 -0700 in rec.bicycles.misc, AustinMN
<tacooper260@hotmail.com > wrote:

> it looks to me (immediately following when the motorist kicked the
> bike) like that cyclist picked up his bike and was trying to hit the
> motorist with it before the motorist started throwing punches.

no, it was a ***defensive*** action. i've done the same when
confronted with an attack by someone a lot bigger than me.

Date: 12 May 2007 22:28:39
From: Mike Kruger
Subject: Re: Assault of bicyclist caught on video

Dennis P. Harris wrote:
> On 9 May 2007 06:50:04 -0700 in rec.bicycles.misc, AustinMN
> <tacooper260@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> it looks to me (immediately following when the motorist kicked the
>> bike) like that cyclist picked up his bike and was trying to hit the
>> motorist with it before the motorist started throwing punches.
>
> no, it was a ***defensive*** action. i've done the same when
> confronted with an attack by someone a lot bigger than me.

Defense is certainly plausible. It's a good instinct to get something
between you and an angry idiot who's advancing toward you in a threatening
manner.

Date: 14 May 2007 08:21:11
From: Jim Boyer
Subject: Re: Assault of bicyclist caught on video

"Mike Kruger" <MikeKr@mouse-potato.com > wrote in message
news:rcr1i.21223$JZ3.15337@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net...
> Dennis P. Harris wrote:
>> On 9 May 2007 06:50:04 -0700 in rec.bicycles.misc, AustinMN
>> <tacooper260@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> it looks to me (immediately following when the motorist kicked the
>>> bike) like that cyclist picked up his bike and was trying to hit the
>>> motorist with it before the motorist started throwing punches.
>>
>> no, it was a ***defensive*** action. i've done the same when
>> confronted with an attack by someone a lot bigger than me.
>
> Defense is certainly plausible. It's a good instinct to get something
> between you and an angry idiot who's advancing toward you in a threatening
> manner.
Right, it's the same thing an experienced cyclist does with an idiot dog
when there's
no room to out run 'em.

jb

Date: 09 May 2007 09:17:05
From: dgk
Subject: Re: Assault of bicyclist caught on video

On Tue, 08 May 2007 18:09:38 -0400, Ben Kaufman
<spaXm-mXe-anXd-paXy-5000-dollars@pobox.com > wrote:

>" It was supposed to be a class project on public spaces in Toronto. But it
>turned into an amazing education on the legal system for a group of Grade 12
>students Tuesday. Their cameras were rolling when they caught a startling crime
>on tape - a road rage incident in which a man physically attacks a cyclist.
>..."
>
>http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_10783.aspx

Too bad there was no sound; it would be great to hear what was said.
And I can't believe that a cyclist stopped at a yellow light!

The two links at the bottom to road rage articles are good.