Physicians Assistant yelling “HELP ME” while stealing a CitiBike ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the NY Post article is correct and the receipts are legitimate, then this was absolute harassment of the PA and pretty egregious.

If this is correct, I am now wondering if the video was a deliberate attempt to frame the situation with her as the aggressor so that the men would not get in trouble for assaulting this woman. Because one thing that has always bothered me about this is that the guy filming is far and away the most aggressive one -- he's narrating the video and saying "those are fake tears" and "why are you crying" and "why did you stop crying" and given that what he's saying often doesn't track with what is happening on the video, it feels like he's trying to craft a narrative. Which he did, and people ran with it.

I think the receipts she has are pretty damning, because if she has clear physical proof that rented the bike she was sitting on and then it got re-docked, before she went and rented another bike, it's very hard for those guys to spin this as anything other than them harassing and assaulting her.

[Anonymous]

Crickets from the White Women Tears POC Are Always Honest brigade. You absolute losers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the NY Post article is correct and the receipts are legitimate, then this was absolute harassment of the PA and pretty egregious.

If this is correct, I am now wondering if the video was a deliberate attempt to frame the situation with her as the aggressor so that the men would not get in trouble for assaulting this woman. Because one thing that has always bothered me about this is that the guy filming is far and away the most aggressive one -- he's narrating the video and saying "those are fake tears" and "why are you crying" and "why did you stop crying" and given that what he's saying often doesn't track with what is happening on the video, it feels like he's trying to craft a narrative. Which he did, and people ran with it.

I think the receipts she has are pretty damning, because if she has clear physical proof that rented the bike she was sitting on and then it got re-docked, before she went and rented another bike, it's very hard for those guys to spin this as anything other than them harassing and assaulting her.

Agreed. And if true, it would be a good idea to have that as widely distributed and discussed as was the incorrect interpretation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At this point, I'd love to see this adjudicated in a court of law. I'd like to see the veracity of the various claims settled as matter of fact after being thoroughly vetted.

Honestly, given the full context of the last few years in this country, it would be the best outcome.

I hope she sues those guys, the person or persons who posted the video online with misleading context (most of the tweets I saw with the video claimed the guy had paid for the bike and that she was stealing it from him), and the many journalists and commentators who accused her of "trying to get young black men killed." They deserve some actual consequences for what they did.

They thought she was a one-woman lynchmob, turns out THEY were on a witch hunt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Relevant excerpts from the NY Post article:

"He also provided two Citi Bike receipts from May 12, which were timestamped just minutes apart.

The first receipt reviewed by The Post shows the bike being taken out before it was re-locked one minute later, which Marino said is the bike seen in the video.

The second receipt shows another bike being taken out a minute later from the same docking station and was the bike Marino said his client used to get home after being “heckled and pressured to find a new bike” by the group."

Also:

"He said after the health care worker wrapped up her 12-hour shift, she got on an available bike, 'which no individuals were on or touching,' and paid for it through the Citi Bike app on her phone.

As she backed it up from the docking station, a group of five people approached her and claimed the bike was theirs, he said.

'One or more individuals in that group physically pushed her bike (with her on it) back into the docking station, causing it to re-lock,' Marino said in the written statement.

One of the individuals then covered the bike’s QR code, stopping her from paying for it again so she could leave, Marino said.

'In blocking the QR code, this individual’s arm was touching my client’s pregnant stomach, a condition of which she had made them aware,' he added. 'Throughout this time and for the remainder of the video, roughly five individuals were telling her to get off the bike and heckling her.'"

I will note now that at one point in the video, there is an older man with a mask around his neck (not the hospital employee who approaches later) who is watching. Curious if he has been identified and interviewed.

Will also note that the guy in the pink/purple sweatshirt to the right in the video (who appears to be with the group hassling the woman) repeatedly tells the others that they should let her have the bike. I imagine the woman's lawyer is also looking to interview him as well.

FAN-F@CKING-TASTIC

I hope every single a$$hole who dragged this woman through the mud feels like a gigantic piece of sh¡t right now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What did she say after “HELP ME HELP ME” that related to the bike transaction?

Nothing. Not one word of defense or explanation or reason why it’s her bike.

I like how she’s just casually draping her hand on his arm as she’s loudly saying “Halp. Please halp me. Get off me.” She is not scared, she is not in danger. The hysterics start when the colleague shows up, and immediately stop as soon as he’s like, maybe get a different bike?

Yeah, like once she actually pays for one? Those of you suggesting she had a membership are really reaching!

He wouldn’t let her pay for it. That’s why his hand is there. He hadn’t paid for it either! Which is why his hand is there!!

He had paid for it, there was a code on his phone he was showing. That pre-paid code is what unlocks the bike. She hadn't paid.

Np. Ok so, to clarify, he may have paid for a ride (not a specific bike) and he decided he wanted the bike this lady was in the process of renting?

I’ve never used these bikes before but there appears to be a lot of confusion around how they are used.

No he was in the process of renting it and she sat on it to prevent him from completing it. She didn't start at all, just sat on it.

So, in your mind a pregnant woman who just got off a long shift at work, decide to go sit on a bike and play stupid games with a bunch of teen boys. That's what you think happened here? Not the more likely explanation that these boys found an easy target and decided to mess with her?

Yes

You should do some self reflection on why you're such an easily duped fool. Really, what drives you to be this way?

[Anonymous]

If the lawyer’s account is legitimate, I will happily admit to being wrong. Like any normal person.

[Anonymous]

I hope she’s getting the support she needs because extreme stress and anxiety during pregnancy are no joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the lawyer’s account is legitimate, I will happily admit to being wrong. Like any normal person.

Thank you for that. You seem quite sane for DCUM. I’m just waiting for some whacko to move the goalpost yet again. There’s gotta be a way they can reframe it so that they don’t have to admit they were wrong and still make the PA look like she was the aggressor, right?

[Anonymous]

She 6 months pregnant.
Finished a 12 hour shift.
Pays for a bike.
Five guys approach her and physically push the bike back into the dock.
One guy covers the QR code on the bike to prevent her from re-renting it, while physically pushing her off the bike.
The men mock and laugh at and harass her, call her unborn child a disabled slur.
Then they post the video showing only a fraction of the internet, claim she was "weaponizing white tears" and call her a white supremacist.

Assaulted, harassed, then harassed online.

This woman deserves $$$$ and a loooong vacation/maternity leave before being welcomed, with an apology and a raise, back to her job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She 6 months pregnant.
Finished a 12 hour shift.
Pays for a bike.
Five guys approach her and physically push the bike back into the dock.
One guy covers the QR code on the bike to prevent her from re-renting it, while physically pushing her off the bike.
The men mock and laugh at and harass her, call her unborn child a disabled slur.
Then they post the video showing only a fraction of the internet, claim she was "weaponizing white tears" and call her a white supremacist.

Assaulted, harassed, then harassed online.

This woman deserves $$$$ and a loooong vacation/maternity leave before being welcomed, with an apology and a raise, back to her job.

Bet Al Sharpton is glad he kept his mouth shut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So it could have been a couple of things.

1. He was standing next to the bike preparing to rent it and she ran up and sat down on it because she also wanted to rent it.

2. She sat down on the bike preparing to rent it and he walked up and attempted to rent it while she was already seated

The video does not start early enough to show which situation occurred.

Exactly. So what I don't get is why someone's life needs to be ruined based on this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the lawyer’s account is legitimate, I will happily admit to being wrong. Like any normal person.

NP here. But the damage is done. Your apology wouldn’t be enough. Being cancelled in today’s society is being assaulted and bullied by mob, online. People uncover everything about you, where you work, where you live, your phone number, your email address, your family’s names, etc.

People’s self righteous snap to judgment and then thinking I can just say I’m sorry, NBD is an ultimate form of privileged. What are you going to do to change? Because next time it could be you the internet decides should be cancelled.

Society is awful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IF the video shows the entire incident, then yep, she’s nuts. IF the video is edited and there is much more to the story, I can’t make a judgment. No one can.
I’ll wait a few more days to see if any other facts come to light.

Just want to point out this was me!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Relevant excerpts from the NY Post article:

"He also provided two Citi Bike receipts from May 12, which were timestamped just minutes apart.

The first receipt reviewed by The Post shows the bike being taken out before it was re-locked one minute later, which Marino said is the bike seen in the video.

The second receipt shows another bike being taken out a minute later from the same docking station and was the bike Marino said his client used to get home after being “heckled and pressured to find a new bike” by the group."

Also:

"He said after the health care worker wrapped up her 12-hour shift, she got on an available bike, 'which no individuals were on or touching,' and paid for it through the Citi Bike app on her phone.

As she backed it up from the docking station, a group of five people approached her and claimed the bike was theirs, he said.

'One or more individuals in that group physically pushed her bike (with her on it) back into the docking station, causing it to re-lock,' Marino said in the written statement.

One of the individuals then covered the bike’s QR code, stopping her from paying for it again so she could leave, Marino said.

'In blocking the QR code, this individual’s arm was touching my client’s pregnant stomach, a condition of which she had made them aware,' he added. 'Throughout this time and for the remainder of the video, roughly five individuals were telling her to get off the bike and heckling her.'"

I will note now that at one point in the video, there is an older man with a mask around his neck (not the hospital employee who approaches later) who is watching. Curious if he has been identified and interviewed.

Will also note that the guy in the pink/purple sweatshirt to the right in the video (who appears to be with the group hassling the woman) repeatedly tells the others that they should let her have the bike. I imagine the woman's lawyer is also looking to interview him as well.

FAN-F@CKING-TASTIC

I hope every single a$$hole who dragged this woman through the mud feels like a gigantic piece of sh¡t right now.

Well I sure feel vindicated anyway. Eat crow, DCUMers who didn’t get it.