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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm assuming these dudes had been hanging out around there for a while. They could have gotten that bike long before she came out if that's what they really wanted.

It was an e-bike. Not the same as the regular citibike. E-bikes are difficult to find. More than likely there were multiple individuals looking at their Citibike app trying to rush and be the first person to get the last e-bike.

There were 4 (?) men. Why did they need one bike?

From what I’ve read is that young black guys like to rent the e-bikes because they are new and cool, and of course easier to ride. Apparently, they go to different bike stations until everyone in the group has been able to rent an e-bike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had something like that happen as well where a women lost her sh*t at me for parking too close to her car. She was screaming, swearing and obviously trying to bait me into some kind of confrontation. I moved my car and was completely stoic (flat affect) and said "I apologize. I moved my car. I have nothing else to say" and walked away while she followed me yelling in my face and demanding more from me. If she had been a man I might have called for help and ended up with my life ruined.

You handled that well. Always keep on moving and ignoring. It’s not worth the consequences. Not only could it end up with you looking bad but someone willing to get in your face over a simple mistake like that may very well be violent.

Yeah that’s the #1 thing to remember, viral videos aside. When someone starts violating boundaries in public, just GTFO. Do not try to argue, do not try to stand up for yourself. Just GTFO. Go to safe location and call 911 if necessary.

Yes. Give them the bike, purse, car, whatever they want and stay safe.

There is so much about this that I hate.

Yes, and the PA is the one who aggressively snatched that guys phone. Most people on this forum would go full on psycho if someone snatched their phone.

Psychos steal bikes from pregnant hospital employees.

So much hand waving and distraction here.

Boys force pregnant PA to redock a bike she had already rented, then take the bike out from under her.
“But no - look over here! She SNATCHED THE BOYS PHONE! She’s a terrible psycho! WHO DOES THAT?? Unhinged, I say!!”

I mean c’mon people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the decision not to go after the guys is twofold:

1) I think she and her lawyer genuinely feel like these guys may have screwed up but are not evil people. They do seem to be young men who got caught up in the moment and overstepped. Annoying, but not terrible people. This is the kind of behavior that ought to be handled with social reprobation -- with other people telling them "no, that's not acceptable and we are not going to let you do it." Not something that result in jail time or lawsuits.

2) By not going after them, she gets to look magnanimous, which also helps to change the narrative on her. Now if she continue to be accuse of racism or trying to harm these young black men, she can always point out that she chose not to prosecute them even though their behavior towards her was not right. It's moral high ground and in as situation that is all about perception, she is smart to stake it out.

I think they can both be true.

On your points
1) its not the dispute over the citibike, it's the posting of the video. Maybe they did hav an honest disagreement. But why post the video? That was malicious.

2) she only looks weak, meek, and let's people know it's safe to attack women and label them Karens

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm assuming these dudes had been hanging out around there for a while. They could have gotten that bike long before she came out if that's what they really wanted.

It was an e-bike. Not the same as the regular citibike. E-bikes are difficult to find. More than likely there were multiple individuals looking at their Citibike app trying to rush and be the first person to get the last e-bike.

There were 4 (?) men. Why did they need one bike?

From what I’ve read is that young black guys like to rent the e-bikes because they are new and cool, and of course easier to ride. Apparently, they go to different bike stations until everyone in the group has been able to rent an e-bike.

Then this supports the scenario that they forced her to redock the bike. Goods were scarce. She was about to take the last one. Why not force her to put it back so he could have it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm assuming these dudes had been hanging out around there for a while. They could have gotten that bike long before she came out if that's what they really wanted.

It was an e-bike. Not the same as the regular citibike. E-bikes are difficult to find. More than likely there were multiple individuals looking at their Citibike app trying to rush and be the first person to get the last e-bike.

If this is true, even more important that the guy GIVE THE PREGNANT LADY THE BIKE. Brings me back to taking metro during my pre-COVID pregnancies, both of which were third trimester in DC summer heat. First one I just stood and stewed. Second one I was almost yanking people out of the seats by the doors when they were clearly NOT elderly or disabled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Sucks to all be lumped together doesn’t it?

+1,000,000

“When you're accustomed to privilege equality feels like oppression”

modern day liberalism in a nutshell. bonkers thread. so many people need to step away from the keyboard.

Women have been used to misogyny and oppression for a long time. It's just that this is a new form. Literally, this is a case of people seeing a woman advocating for herself and refusing to accept harassment and abuse, and the immediate response was "How DARE she? She needs to shut up."

Like, this is just same $hit, different day. Are you female? Ok be quiet. Especially if you are pregnant or over the age of 30. And if you won't, now you're racist.

Part of this is how common and accepted it is to refer to people, but especially women, as "entitled." Entitled means that you believe yourself to be inherently deserving of special treatment or privilege. It's not asking for basic rights like refusing to allow on someone else's hands on your body without consent or asking that restaurant staff bring you the food you actually ordered. Every request does not demonstrate entitlement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm assuming these dudes had been hanging out around there for a while. They could have gotten that bike long before she came out if that's what they really wanted.

It was an e-bike. Not the same as the regular citibike. E-bikes are difficult to find. More than likely there were multiple individuals looking at their Citibike app trying to rush and be the first person to get the last e-bike.

There were 4 (?) men. Why did they need one bike?

From what I’ve read is that young black guys like to rent the e-bikes because they are new and cool, and of course easier to ride. Apparently, they go to different bike stations until everyone in the group has been able to rent an e-bike.

Oh, how sweet. A group of little boys being great friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm assuming these dudes had been hanging out around there for a while. They could have gotten that bike long before she came out if that's what they really wanted.

It was an e-bike. Not the same as the regular citibike. E-bikes are difficult to find. More than likely there were multiple individuals looking at their Citibike app trying to rush and be the first person to get the last e-bike.

If this is true, even more important that the guy GIVE THE PREGNANT LADY THE BIKE. Brings me back to taking metro during my pre-COVID pregnancies, both of which were third trimester in DC summer heat. First one I just stood and stewed. Second one I was almost yanking people out of the seats by the doors when they were clearly NOT elderly or disabled.

That's 20th Century thinking. You have to use the progressive-stack to determine who gets priority these days. These guys did nothing wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had something like that happen as well where a women lost her sh*t at me for parking too close to her car. She was screaming, swearing and obviously trying to bait me into some kind of confrontation. I moved my car and was completely stoic (flat affect) and said "I apologize. I moved my car. I have nothing else to say" and walked away while she followed me yelling in my face and demanding more from me. If she had been a man I might have called for help and ended up with my life ruined.

You handled that well. Always keep on moving and ignoring. It’s not worth the consequences. Not only could it end up with you looking bad but someone willing to get in your face over a simple mistake like that may very well be violent.

Yeah that’s the #1 thing to remember, viral videos aside. When someone starts violating boundaries in public, just GTFO. Do not try to argue, do not try to stand up for yourself. Just GTFO. Go to safe location and call 911 if necessary.

Yes. Give them the bike, purse, car, whatever they want and stay safe.

There is so much about this that I hate.

+1. But it's the same approach CVS and the big box stores use. I saw it in action at my local Safeway. There's no point risking violence or your reputation over a bike or a six-pack of soda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a similar situation once, not going to get into it (too hard to explain). But bottom line, an African woman (from Africa, acccent) accused me of cutting her in line. I argued back, defended myself. And then I realized holy cr*p, I could end up being the next person on the internet.

After the situation was over my daughter went up to the woman and APOLOGIZED TO HER because of our "privilege". !!!

I was so angry and frightened when I left that store I was shaking. My take aways,
1 Just let the person of color do/have/say what they want. Do not engage. No place in line or bike rental is worth it.
2 even my own child, who had witnessed that I had NOT cut the line, has been brainwashed by woke culture to side with the "victim" of color. Even though she knows me and knows I am not "like that".

There will be no positivie outcome; just kowtow.

You were angry and frightened because someone accused you of cutting in line? Did she make it about race or just you? People cut in line, male silly fake accusations all the time. Obviously you can decide if it is worth it to you to fight back or not but you thinking that you can't push back against someone who cuts you in line because of "woke culture" means you are the one being brainwashed here.

No. Because it was much, much more complicated than that and I realized I was unfairly at risk. Not bodily, but reputationally. Employment wise. Internet wise. It was indeed a stupid thing - a place in line at Walgreens. And then it dawned on me that holy crap, this could end up very, very bad for no reason.

Now, I think about a person in the old South doing nothing wrong, and accidentally running afoul of local racists and how badly that could end for a person of color, and I realize "going viral" is nothing compared to the consequences those people faced. Nevertheless, to go from a random anonymous nobody to a viral Amy Cooper because you were waiting to pay for tampax in line at Walgreens - it's disorienting and frightening. Kind of like when someone almost causes an accident in traffic. You react from a place of fear and being threatened and thinking about how that could have ended up really, really bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Sucks to all be lumped together doesn’t it?

+1,000,000

“When you're accustomed to privilege equality feels like oppression”

modern day liberalism in a nutshell. bonkers thread. so many people need to step away from the keyboard.

Women have been used to misogyny and oppression for a long time. It's just that this is a new form. Literally, this is a case of people seeing a woman advocating for herself and refusing to accept harassment and abuse, and the immediate response was "How DARE she? She needs to shut up."

Like, this is just same $hit, different day. Are you female? Ok be quiet. Especially if you are pregnant or over the age of 30. And if you won't, now you're racist.

Part of this is how common and accepted it is to refer to people, but especially women, as "entitled." Entitled means that you believe yourself to be inherently deserving of special treatment or privilege. It's not asking for basic rights like refusing to allow on someone else's hands on your body without consent or asking that restaurant staff bring you the food you actually ordered. Every request does not demonstrate entitlement.

I agree that the words "privilege," "entitlement" and "Karen" have been weaponized to justify things like taking a bike out from under a pregnant nurse.

Words are important. This is why we need non-racist words for this behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRENPxbQ/

The lawyer is an employment lawyer trying to help her keep her job. His “receipts” aren’t actually receipts at all. He’s trying to control the narrative.

Monique needs to stop digging her self in because she makes herself more liable with every post. Of course the lawyer redacted the location of the receipt, he did that to protect the PA from more aggression. Her argument that a well-respected lawyer would fake receipts is ludicrous.

If she's actually making that claim, she's opening herself up to a lawsuit from him, as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Sucks to all be lumped together doesn’t it?

+1,000,000

“When you're accustomed to privilege equality feels like oppression”

modern day liberalism in a nutshell. bonkers thread. so many people need to step away from the keyboard.

Women have been used to misogyny and oppression for a long time. It's just that this is a new form. Literally, this is a case of people seeing a woman advocating for herself and refusing to accept harassment and abuse, and the immediate response was "How DARE she? She needs to shut up."

Like, this is just same $hit, different day. Are you female? Ok be quiet. Especially if you are pregnant or over the age of 30. And if you won't, now you're racist.

Part of this is how common and accepted it is to refer to people, but especially women, as "entitled." Entitled means that you believe yourself to be inherently deserving of special treatment or privilege. It's not asking for basic rights like refusing to allow on someone else's hands on your body without consent or asking that restaurant staff bring you the food you actually ordered. Every request does not demonstrate entitlement.

I agree that the words "privilege," "entitlement" and "Karen" have been weaponized to justify things like taking a bike out from under a pregnant nurse.

Words are important. This is why we need non-racist words for this behavior.

When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRENPxbQ/

The lawyer is an employment lawyer trying to help her keep her job. His “receipts” aren’t actually receipts at all. He’s trying to control the narrative.

Monique needs to stop digging her self in because she makes herself more liable with every post. Of course the lawyer redacted the location of the receipt, he did that to protect the PA from more aggression. Her argument that a well-respected lawyer would fake receipts is ludicrous.

If she's actually making that claim, she's opening herself up to a lawsuit from him, as well.

As much as I can’t stand that waste of space, I don’t think she’s saying that he necessarily faked anything. She definitely said the receipts weren’t conclusive and don’t prove anything. Which implies that she thinks he’s an idiot. Which is even funnier, coming from her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRENPxbQ/

The lawyer is an employment lawyer trying to help her keep her job. His “receipts” aren’t actually receipts at all. He’s trying to control the narrative.

Monique needs to stop digging her self in because she makes herself more liable with every post. Of course the lawyer redacted the location of the receipt, he did that to protect the PA from more aggression. Her argument that a well-respected lawyer would fake receipts is ludicrous.

If she's actually making that claim, she's opening herself up to a lawsuit from him, as well.

As much as I can’t stand that waste of space, I don’t think she’s saying that he necessarily faked anything. She definitely said the receipts weren’t conclusive and don’t prove anything. Which implies that she thinks he’s an idiot. Which is even funnier, coming from her.

I think she's implying that but she has enough sense not to libel an actual lawyer. All her language around "he's hired to protect his client" implies that he's shady.