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[–] [M] 53 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

OP, we received a report on this post asking that it be tagged with a warning for violence. Could you do so (or mark it NSFW), please?

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  • [–] 34 points 4 days ago* (1 child)

    NSFW seems extreme. It's violence, but not unsafe for work. There's no blood or gore. We only truly know there's harm done due to news reports. Marking it NSFW would mean the largest UK Lemmy instance would then not be able to see this UK content because of our stupid internet laws.

    A violence tag would make sense though.

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  • [–] 94 points 4 days ago (7 children)

    There's no reason why this person should ever be allowed to drive again.

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  • [–] 45 points 4 days ago (5 children)

    Or walk really.. Put the criminal behind bars

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  • [–] 23 points 4 days ago (4 children)

    I'm fine with them being a pedestrian after having served their time.

    The ban on driving does not have to end, though. It can be permanent.

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    [–] 83 points 4 days ago (8 children)

    Jail time! I hope the cyclist is OK, that looks like brain trauma.

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  • [–] 50 points 4 days ago* (3 children)

    Number Plate: SK74 UHL
    MG HS TROPHY
    SUV

    DVLA data Β· 9/24/2026

    Year:2024
    Fuel:PETROL
    Engine:1496 cc
    Colour:WHITE
    Body:SUV
    Length:4.57 m
    Weight:1,550 kg

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  • [–] 36 points 4 days ago (13 children)

    What the fuck.

    Any follow up on this?

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  • [–] 76 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (12 children)

    Mr Brown smashed his head off the road and suffered serious head injuries including a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain. Cowardly Hedley then left the 34-year-old cyclist lying unconscious in the middle of the road before getting back into his car and driving off.

    Hedley, from Kirkcaldy, Fife, subsequently found out police had put out an appeal to find the motorist involved and he handed himself into a local station two days later. Hedley pleaded guilty to assaulting Mr Brown to his severe injury, permanent impairment and to the danger of his life when he appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday, September 22.

    Source: https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/man-grabbed-edinburgh-cyclist-neck-34655622

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  • [–] 40 points 4 days ago (4 children)

    Shit, that’s a really bad outcome for the cyclist! Poor dude

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  • [–] 34 points 4 days ago (6 children)

    "Permanent impairment" from a violent assault, huh? What's a good punishment for that?

    That cyclist will be affected for his entire life. I feel like the assailant should also be affected for his entire life.

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  • [–] 14 points 4 days ago* (5 children)

    I hope Joseph pays all of Iain's medical bills and living costs for the rest of his life.

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  • [–] 18 points 4 days ago* (1 child)

    If you see someone who is bigger than you get out of their car, while you are already in a heated exchange, have some self-preservation in you to be able to react in a way that this mentally unwell piece of shit can't just grab you by the neck and slam you down. Get ready to fight, or please just leave the scene as quickly and safely as you can.

    I don't blame the biker. All around the world "people" are becoming more and more like animals. Acknowledge this, and prepare yourself for anything these animals might do. :-/

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  • [–] 24 points 4 days ago (22 children)

    American here. I ride with a gun. Seriously.

    I fucking hate it, but people like this are everywhere and nobody's helping a cyclist.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (15 children)

    Actually, Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. I’m from Texas. I once witnessed a guy who took a lady cyclist right of way, nothing much you may say, but I got my gun out and shot a hole in the car’s motor the size of a bowling ball. An eye for an eye, thought him a lesson I tell you. Alas, this altercation was witnessed by the police, and I was arrested for aggravated assault. Seems the female cyclist didn’t have the right of way after all. I write these lines from prison, but I would still vote for Trump in the next election.

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  • Hilarious.

    My decision to ride armed was finalized after being followed for 5+ miles by a jeep full of large dudes yelling physical threats at me for riding a bicycle.

    I had to hide under a bridge until they got tired of looking for me. Lovely story though.

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    [–] 17 points 4 days ago

    That man needs to go to gaol, and when he gets out he needs to never be allowed behind the wheel of a car again.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 days ago*

    I'm afraid i'm absolutely addicted to driving accident videos. I think it's because there's the sense that seeing them will make you better at not making the same mistakes

    EDIT: This was not one such driving video :(

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