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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she had reserved the bike, why did she get up and hop on the other as soon as that man said something like “why can’t you rent this bike?” Seems like that would be a good time to mention she’d already rented one. Does this app even allow you to take more than one bike at a time?

How did she wind up sitting on the bike if he'd already rented it? That makes no sense. If he'd rented it, wouldn't he have been holding it/sitting on it?

I think what happened is that she was in the process of getting out her phone to rent the bike and the guy got his out first and rented it. Like I think they were at the bike at the same time and he was a little faster. Which is rude, especially given that she is pregnant. And that's why she initially doesn't want to give the bike up, but eventually gets off and gets another bike.

I think these guys were being aggressive and bullying and they bullied a pregnant woman off a bike she's been getting ready to rent because there were four of them and one of her, plus they knew if they took a video of it they could call her a "Karen" and everyone would believe them.

I don't get why everyone is so convinced these guys are telling the truth. The video doesn't show any of the relevant info.

Why would she yell “help me” when he was asking her not to touch him? Why did she snatch his phone? Why, when someone asked about her renting an available bike, did she say “I can. I will.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is my experience with bike shares:

Person walks up to bike share station, identifies the bike they want to take. Sometimes you might look at a few bikes and pick one based on it's condition or whether you will need to adjust the seat.

Then you unlock the bike while either standing right next to it or sitting on it. I have never seen someone unlock a bike while standing more than a few inches from a bike. You have to scan the QR code to unlock it, so usually you are right next to it.

So I'm confused about several things:
- If he unlocked the bike, how did she manage to get on the bike? When the video starts, she's sitting on the bike. Did she walk up and sit on a bike that someone was literally holding as they unlocked it? That's extremely aggressive behavior and if that's what she did, I wish the guy in the video would just release a statement explaining it because that would clarify a lot.

- Or, assuming he unlocked the bike, did he walk away from it after unlocking it? This is unusual behavior -- people don't do this. In that case, I lean towards some kind of misunderstanding. Like if he unlocked it and walked away, and then she walked up and discovered the bike unlocked and thinks "cool, someone left it unlocked, free bike" that's not amazing behavior on her part but it's not as bad as actively trying to steal it. And then maybe when he walks up and says it's his, she's a jerk about it. This isn't a defense of her behavior, I'm just trying to understand what happened.

- Why doesn't he cancel the bike once she refuses to get off? Is that not possible? If this happened to me and someone tried to take a bike I'd paid for, that's what I'd do. And I'd tell them "ok I'm cancelling the bike and I'm going to take a photo of you and send it to them so they don't charge me." And then I'd leave and go find a different bike. Because I am not confrontational. I don't understand why their solution was to surround her (there are at least three people around her, the guy who says it's his bike, she friend who is blocking her from pulling it out, and the person filming her) and demand the bike back. That's not how I'd handle it and I think that's aggressive, conflict-seeking behavior regardless of what race you are.

I just have a lot of questions here. I get what people are saying about her "weaponized tears" and I agree she seems really manipulative there. But I can't tell if she's being manipulative because she literally stole this bike out from under him, or because she misunderstood the situation and then tried to save face, or because she genuinely thought the bike was hers and that's the tactic she was using to try and keep it, or what.

Like yeah, she weaponized tears. But he's using physical intimidation and numbers to get what he wants. Since I don't actually know what happened, I'm inclined to say they both behaved badly and I would not handle that situation the way either of them do. Almost everyone in the video except the guy who initially comes to help her and then is like "uh, I don't know what's going on, never mind" is behaving like a child. Including the guy demanding the bike and his friends. Sorry.

For the first two questions: yeah, I think it's possible that he wasn't right next to the bike when he unlocked it. He was there with a group of friends-maybe after he unlocked the bike he went over to help one of the friends adjust the seat, or give his friend something, or go use the restroom....many possibilities.

As for why he doesn't cancel it, why should he? If that was the last bike, then he needs it too to ride with his group of friends.

You have to be standing next to the bike to unlock it. You need the QR code. He couldn't unlock a bike while standing 10 feet away.

Your theory is that he unlocked a bike, went and used the bathroom, and then came back to find someone taking the bike, and your conclusion is that SHE is in the wrong? What? If that's what happened, it sounds like she thought the bike was available. If that's what happened, she is innocent and this guy is ridiculous.

I think it's most likely that they arrived at the bike at the same time, she might have even been at the bike first, but that he got his phone on the QR code first. Since she's sitting on the bike, I think he may even have done this as she sat on the bike. And then he and his friends bully her off of it.

I think she comes off as kind of annoying in the video, but that the group of guys are being bullies and jerks and calling her a racist to get away with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she had reserved the bike, why did she get up and hop on the other as soon as that man said something like “why can’t you rent this bike?” Seems like that would be a good time to mention she’d already rented one. Does this app even allow you to take more than one bike at a time?

How did she wind up sitting on the bike if he'd already rented it? That makes no sense. If he'd rented it, wouldn't he have been holding it/sitting on it?

I think what happened is that she was in the process of getting out her phone to rent the bike and the guy got his out first and rented it. Like I think they were at the bike at the same time and he was a little faster. Which is rude, especially given that she is pregnant. And that's why she initially doesn't want to give the bike up, but eventually gets off and gets another bike.

I think these guys were being aggressive and bullying and they bullied a pregnant woman off a bike she's been getting ready to rent because there were four of them and one of her, plus they knew if they took a video of it they could call her a "Karen" and everyone would believe them.

I don't get why everyone is so convinced these guys are telling the truth. The video doesn't show any of the relevant info.

Because it’s a lot easier to believe the person who appears to be acting completely normal and calm (the kid) over the one who is yelling and making a scene (the woman). We don’t know what happened before the video started but behavior like that is always met with a level of skepticism.

[Anonymous]

If she was literally trying to steal a bike that she had no claim to, I find it weird one of the men said “you’re not getting this bike” instead of “we aren’t going to let you steal this bike.” It sounds like they are trying to stop her from completing her rental (including preventing her from scanning the code) rather than preventing her from stealing.

If she were trying to steal she wouldn’t want to scan the code. But he’s clearly blocking the code and she clearly has her phone out TO scan it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she had reserved the bike, why did she get up and hop on the other as soon as that man said something like “why can’t you rent this bike?” Seems like that would be a good time to mention she’d already rented one. Does this app even allow you to take more than one bike at a time?

How did she wind up sitting on the bike if he'd already rented it? That makes no sense. If he'd rented it, wouldn't he have been holding it/sitting on it?

I think what happened is that she was in the process of getting out her phone to rent the bike and the guy got his out first and rented it. Like I think they were at the bike at the same time and he was a little faster. Which is rude, especially given that she is pregnant. And that's why she initially doesn't want to give the bike up, but eventually gets off and gets another bike.

I think these guys were being aggressive and bullying and they bullied a pregnant woman off a bike she's been getting ready to rent because there were four of them and one of her, plus they knew if they took a video of it they could call her a "Karen" and everyone would believe them.

I don't get why everyone is so convinced these guys are telling the truth. The video doesn't show any of the relevant info.

She's actively trying to push him off the bike for most of the video, so it seems likely that that's how she ended up there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If she was literally trying to steal a bike that she had no claim to, I find it weird one of the men said “you’re not getting this bike” instead of “we aren’t going to let you steal this bike.” It sounds like they are trying to stop her from completing her rental (including preventing her from scanning the code) rather than preventing her from stealing.

If she were trying to steal she wouldn’t want to scan the code. But he’s clearly blocking the code and she clearly has her phone out TO scan it.

Why don’t she say so in the video instead of calling for help and “cry”? There is no explanation that will make her look good because of her reaction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she had reserved the bike, why did she get up and hop on the other as soon as that man said something like “why can’t you rent this bike?” Seems like that would be a good time to mention she’d already rented one. Does this app even allow you to take more than one bike at a time?

How did she wind up sitting on the bike if he'd already rented it? That makes no sense. If he'd rented it, wouldn't he have been holding it/sitting on it?

I think what happened is that she was in the process of getting out her phone to rent the bike and the guy got his out first and rented it. Like I think they were at the bike at the same time and he was a little faster. Which is rude, especially given that she is pregnant. And that's why she initially doesn't want to give the bike up, but eventually gets off and gets another bike.

I think these guys were being aggressive and bullying and they bullied a pregnant woman off a bike she's been getting ready to rent because there were four of them and one of her, plus they knew if they took a video of it they could call her a "Karen" and everyone would believe them.

I don't get why everyone is so convinced these guys are telling the truth. The video doesn't show any of the relevant info.

She's actively trying to push him off the bike for most of the video, so it seems likely that that's how she ended up there.

That makes no sense. He could easily have stopped her from sitting on it if he’d been there first. Including by simply sitting on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is my experience with bike shares:

Person walks up to bike share station, identifies the bike they want to take. Sometimes you might look at a few bikes and pick one based on it's condition or whether you will need to adjust the seat.

Then you unlock the bike while either standing right next to it or sitting on it. I have never seen someone unlock a bike while standing more than a few inches from a bike. You have to scan the QR code to unlock it, so usually you are right next to it.

So I'm confused about several things:
- If he unlocked the bike, how did she manage to get on the bike? When the video starts, she's sitting on the bike. Did she walk up and sit on a bike that someone was literally holding as they unlocked it? That's extremely aggressive behavior and if that's what she did, I wish the guy in the video would just release a statement explaining it because that would clarify a lot.

- Or, assuming he unlocked the bike, did he walk away from it after unlocking it? This is unusual behavior -- people don't do this. In that case, I lean towards some kind of misunderstanding. Like if he unlocked it and walked away, and then she walked up and discovered the bike unlocked and thinks "cool, someone left it unlocked, free bike" that's not amazing behavior on her part but it's not as bad as actively trying to steal it. And then maybe when he walks up and says it's his, she's a jerk about it. This isn't a defense of her behavior, I'm just trying to understand what happened.

- Why doesn't he cancel the bike once she refuses to get off? Is that not possible? If this happened to me and someone tried to take a bike I'd paid for, that's what I'd do. And I'd tell them "ok I'm cancelling the bike and I'm going to take a photo of you and send it to them so they don't charge me." And then I'd leave and go find a different bike. Because I am not confrontational. I don't understand why their solution was to surround her (there are at least three people around her, the guy who says it's his bike, she friend who is blocking her from pulling it out, and the person filming her) and demand the bike back. That's not how I'd handle it and I think that's aggressive, conflict-seeking behavior regardless of what race you are.

I just have a lot of questions here. I get what people are saying about her "weaponized tears" and I agree she seems really manipulative there. But I can't tell if she's being manipulative because she literally stole this bike out from under him, or because she misunderstood the situation and then tried to save face, or because she genuinely thought the bike was hers and that's the tactic she was using to try and keep it, or what.

Like yeah, she weaponized tears. But he's using physical intimidation and numbers to get what he wants. Since I don't actually know what happened, I'm inclined to say they both behaved badly and I would not handle that situation the way either of them do. Almost everyone in the video except the guy who initially comes to help her and then is like "uh, I don't know what's going on, never mind" is behaving like a child. Including the guy demanding the bike and his friends. Sorry.

For the first two questions: yeah, I think it's possible that he wasn't right next to the bike when he unlocked it. He was there with a group of friends-maybe after he unlocked the bike he went over to help one of the friends adjust the seat, or give his friend something, or go use the restroom....many possibilities.

As for why he doesn't cancel it, why should he? If that was the last bike, then he needs it too to ride with his group of friends.

You have to be standing next to the bike to unlock it. You need the QR code. He couldn't unlock a bike while standing 10 feet away.

Your theory is that he unlocked a bike, went and used the bathroom, and then came back to find someone taking the bike, and your conclusion is that SHE is in the wrong? What? If that's what happened, it sounds like she thought the bike was available. If that's what happened, she is innocent and this guy is ridiculous.

I think it's most likely that they arrived at the bike at the same time, she might have even been at the bike first, but that he got his phone on the QR code first. Since she's sitting on the bike, I think he may even have done this as she sat on the bike. And then he and his friends bully her off of it.

I think she comes off as kind of annoying in the video, but that the group of guys are being bullies and jerks and calling her a racist to get away with it.

Actually the scenario where he unlocked the bike and then walked away from it (without taking it out of the dock) makes a lot of sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she had reserved the bike, why did she get up and hop on the other as soon as that man said something like “why can’t you rent this bike?” Seems like that would be a good time to mention she’d already rented one. Does this app even allow you to take more than one bike at a time?

How did she wind up sitting on the bike if he'd already rented it? That makes no sense. If he'd rented it, wouldn't he have been holding it/sitting on it?

I think what happened is that she was in the process of getting out her phone to rent the bike and the guy got his out first and rented it. Like I think they were at the bike at the same time and he was a little faster. Which is rude, especially given that she is pregnant. And that's why she initially doesn't want to give the bike up, but eventually gets off and gets another bike.

I think these guys were being aggressive and bullying and they bullied a pregnant woman off a bike she's been getting ready to rent because there were four of them and one of her, plus they knew if they took a video of it they could call her a "Karen" and everyone would believe them.

I don't get why everyone is so convinced these guys are telling the truth. The video doesn't show any of the relevant info.

Why would she yell “help me” when he was asking her not to touch him? Why did she snatch his phone? Why, when someone asked about her renting an available bike, did she say “I can. I will.”

She is saying help me because she's sitting on a bike and a man is physically restraining the bike and won't let go.

I don't see her "snatch" his phone. I hear the the men say she did it, I don't see her doing it. I see her hand move towards something on the far side of the bike and him pull his hand back. They are having an altercation over whose bike it is. I don't see her try to take his phone.

I think she sat on this bike to rent it and then this man came and scanned the QR to rent it himself. So when she says "I can, I will" she means that it was obviously her intention to rent this bike but this guy came and rented it while she was sitting on it (again, how does she come to be sitting on the bike otherwise?).

Everything she says and does is explicable. There is zero evidence she is "stealing" the bike. All evidence points to: they arrived at the bike at the same time, she got on it first but he scanned the QR code first, and then they have an altercation over who it belongs to. And he wins, because he scanned the QR. But that does not equal "she's a thief who tried to steal his bike and weaponized her tears to get these men arrested or killed." Which is how it's being spun and that's insane. None of that is on the video.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she was literally trying to steal a bike that she had no claim to, I find it weird one of the men said “you’re not getting this bike” instead of “we aren’t going to let you steal this bike.” It sounds like they are trying to stop her from completing her rental (including preventing her from scanning the code) rather than preventing her from stealing.

If she were trying to steal she wouldn’t want to scan the code. But he’s clearly blocking the code and she clearly has her phone out TO scan it.

Why don’t she say so in the video instead of calling for help and “cry”? There is no explanation that will make her look good because of her reaction.

Again, what sense does it make to block the QR code then?

Even if I agree her reaction seems weird (although honestly not that weird if she thinks he’s stealing $1k from her) it makes no sense for each of them to do what they did if she were trying to steal from him and never scan the code.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she had reserved the bike, why did she get up and hop on the other as soon as that man said something like “why can’t you rent this bike?” Seems like that would be a good time to mention she’d already rented one. Does this app even allow you to take more than one bike at a time?

How did she wind up sitting on the bike if he'd already rented it? That makes no sense. If he'd rented it, wouldn't he have been holding it/sitting on it?

I think what happened is that she was in the process of getting out her phone to rent the bike and the guy got his out first and rented it. Like I think they were at the bike at the same time and he was a little faster. Which is rude, especially given that she is pregnant. And that's why she initially doesn't want to give the bike up, but eventually gets off and gets another bike.

I think these guys were being aggressive and bullying and they bullied a pregnant woman off a bike she's been getting ready to rent because there were four of them and one of her, plus they knew if they took a video of it they could call her a "Karen" and everyone would believe them.

I don't get why everyone is so convinced these guys are telling the truth. The video doesn't show any of the relevant info.

She's actively trying to push him off the bike for most of the video, so it seems likely that that's how she ended up there.

That makes no sense. He could easily have stopped her from sitting on it if he’d been there first. Including by simply sitting on it.

She was not acting reasonable, in any way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she was literally trying to steal a bike that she had no claim to, I find it weird one of the men said “you’re not getting this bike” instead of “we aren’t going to let you steal this bike.” It sounds like they are trying to stop her from completing her rental (including preventing her from scanning the code) rather than preventing her from stealing.

If she were trying to steal she wouldn’t want to scan the code. But he’s clearly blocking the code and she clearly has her phone out TO scan it.

Why don’t she say so in the video instead of calling for help and “cry”? There is no explanation that will make her look good because of her reaction.

Again, what sense does it make to block the QR code then?

Even if I agree her reaction seems weird (although honestly not that weird if she thinks he’s stealing $1k from her) it makes no sense for each of them to do what they did if she were trying to steal from him and never scan the code.

Because the bike wasn’t undocked yet. You can actually hear that the bike gets undocked a bit into the video. It’s not undocked at first. So he’s covering up the QR code to keep her from scanning it. I’m not sure what happens when you scan a QR code for an unlocked bike that is still docked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she had reserved the bike, why did she get up and hop on the other as soon as that man said something like “why can’t you rent this bike?” Seems like that would be a good time to mention she’d already rented one. Does this app even allow you to take more than one bike at a time?

How did she wind up sitting on the bike if he'd already rented it? That makes no sense. If he'd rented it, wouldn't he have been holding it/sitting on it?

I think what happened is that she was in the process of getting out her phone to rent the bike and the guy got his out first and rented it. Like I think they were at the bike at the same time and he was a little faster. Which is rude, especially given that she is pregnant. And that's why she initially doesn't want to give the bike up, but eventually gets off and gets another bike.

I think these guys were being aggressive and bullying and they bullied a pregnant woman off a bike she's been getting ready to rent because there were four of them and one of her, plus they knew if they took a video of it they could call her a "Karen" and everyone would believe them.

I don't get why everyone is so convinced these guys are telling the truth. The video doesn't show any of the relevant info.

Why would she yell “help me” when he was asking her not to touch him? Why did she snatch his phone? Why, when someone asked about her renting an available bike, did she say “I can. I will.”

She is saying help me because she's sitting on a bike and a man is physically restraining the bike and won't let go.

I don't see her "snatch" his phone. I hear the the men say she did it, I don't see her doing it. I see her hand move towards something on the far side of the bike and him pull his hand back. They are having an altercation over whose bike it is. I don't see her try to take his phone.

I think she sat on this bike to rent it and then this man came and scanned the QR to rent it himself. So when she says "I can, I will" she means that it was obviously her intention to rent this bike but this guy came and rented it while she was sitting on it (again, how does she come to be sitting on the bike otherwise?).

Everything she says and does is explicable. There is zero evidence she is "stealing" the bike. All evidence points to: they arrived at the bike at the same time, she got on it first but he scanned the QR code first, and then they have an altercation over who it belongs to. And he wins, because he scanned the QR. But that does not equal "she's a thief who tried to steal his bike and weaponized her tears to get these men arrested or killed." Which is how it's being spun and that's insane. None of that is on the video.

It happens around 23 seconds into the video. You can see it in her right hand, which isn't holding anything before or after, and then he grabs it back quickly. She attempts to steal from him at that moment no matter what happened with the bike.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she had reserved the bike, why did she get up and hop on the other as soon as that man said something like “why can’t you rent this bike?” Seems like that would be a good time to mention she’d already rented one. Does this app even allow you to take more than one bike at a time?

How did she wind up sitting on the bike if he'd already rented it? That makes no sense. If he'd rented it, wouldn't he have been holding it/sitting on it?

I think what happened is that she was in the process of getting out her phone to rent the bike and the guy got his out first and rented it. Like I think they were at the bike at the same time and he was a little faster. Which is rude, especially given that she is pregnant. And that's why she initially doesn't want to give the bike up, but eventually gets off and gets another bike.

I think these guys were being aggressive and bullying and they bullied a pregnant woman off a bike she's been getting ready to rent because there were four of them and one of her, plus they knew if they took a video of it they could call her a "Karen" and everyone would believe them.

I don't get why everyone is so convinced these guys are telling the truth. The video doesn't show any of the relevant info.

Why would she yell “help me” when he was asking her not to touch him? Why did she snatch his phone? Why, when someone asked about her renting an available bike, did she say “I can. I will.”

She is saying help me because she's sitting on a bike and a man is physically restraining the bike and won't let go.

I don't see her "snatch" his phone. I hear the the men say she did it, I don't see her doing it. I see her hand move towards something on the far side of the bike and him pull his hand back. They are having an altercation over whose bike it is. I don't see her try to take his phone.

I think she sat on this bike to rent it and then this man came and scanned the QR to rent it himself. So when she says "I can, I will" she means that it was obviously her intention to rent this bike but this guy came and rented it while she was sitting on it (again, how does she come to be sitting on the bike otherwise?).

Everything she says and does is explicable. There is zero evidence she is "stealing" the bike. All evidence points to: they arrived at the bike at the same time, she got on it first but he scanned the QR code first, and then they have an altercation over who it belongs to. And he wins, because he scanned the QR. But that does not equal "she's a thief who tried to steal his bike and weaponized her tears to get these men arrested or killed." Which is how it's being spun and that's insane. None of that is on the video.

Yes I agree there is solid evidence they were trifling to bully her out of claiming that bike she got to first. Not unrebuttable evidence! But frankly stronger evidence than evidence that she was trying to steal a bike on his account.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is my experience with bike shares:

Person walks up to bike share station, identifies the bike they want to take. Sometimes you might look at a few bikes and pick one based on it's condition or whether you will need to adjust the seat.

Then you unlock the bike while either standing right next to it or sitting on it. I have never seen someone unlock a bike while standing more than a few inches from a bike. You have to scan the QR code to unlock it, so usually you are right next to it.

So I'm confused about several things:
- If he unlocked the bike, how did she manage to get on the bike? When the video starts, she's sitting on the bike. Did she walk up and sit on a bike that someone was literally holding as they unlocked it? That's extremely aggressive behavior and if that's what she did, I wish the guy in the video would just release a statement explaining it because that would clarify a lot.

- Or, assuming he unlocked the bike, did he walk away from it after unlocking it? This is unusual behavior -- people don't do this. In that case, I lean towards some kind of misunderstanding. Like if he unlocked it and walked away, and then she walked up and discovered the bike unlocked and thinks "cool, someone left it unlocked, free bike" that's not amazing behavior on her part but it's not as bad as actively trying to steal it. And then maybe when he walks up and says it's his, she's a jerk about it. This isn't a defense of her behavior, I'm just trying to understand what happened.

- Why doesn't he cancel the bike once she refuses to get off? Is that not possible? If this happened to me and someone tried to take a bike I'd paid for, that's what I'd do. And I'd tell them "ok I'm cancelling the bike and I'm going to take a photo of you and send it to them so they don't charge me." And then I'd leave and go find a different bike. Because I am not confrontational. I don't understand why their solution was to surround her (there are at least three people around her, the guy who says it's his bike, she friend who is blocking her from pulling it out, and the person filming her) and demand the bike back. That's not how I'd handle it and I think that's aggressive, conflict-seeking behavior regardless of what race you are.

I just have a lot of questions here. I get what people are saying about her "weaponized tears" and I agree she seems really manipulative there. But I can't tell if she's being manipulative because she literally stole this bike out from under him, or because she misunderstood the situation and then tried to save face, or because she genuinely thought the bike was hers and that's the tactic she was using to try and keep it, or what.

Like yeah, she weaponized tears. But he's using physical intimidation and numbers to get what he wants. Since I don't actually know what happened, I'm inclined to say they both behaved badly and I would not handle that situation the way either of them do. Almost everyone in the video except the guy who initially comes to help her and then is like "uh, I don't know what's going on, never mind" is behaving like a child. Including the guy demanding the bike and his friends. Sorry.

For the first two questions: yeah, I think it's possible that he wasn't right next to the bike when he unlocked it. He was there with a group of friends-maybe after he unlocked the bike he went over to help one of the friends adjust the seat, or give his friend something, or go use the restroom....many possibilities.

As for why he doesn't cancel it, why should he? If that was the last bike, then he needs it too to ride with his group of friends.

You have to be standing next to the bike to unlock it. You need the QR code. He couldn't unlock a bike while standing 10 feet away.

Your theory is that he unlocked a bike, went and used the bathroom, and then came back to find someone taking the bike, and your conclusion is that SHE is in the wrong? What? If that's what happened, it sounds like she thought the bike was available. If that's what happened, she is innocent and this guy is ridiculous.

I think it's most likely that they arrived at the bike at the same time, she might have even been at the bike first, but that he got his phone on the QR code first. Since she's sitting on the bike, I think he may even have done this as she sat on the bike. And then he and his friends bully her off of it.

I think she comes off as kind of annoying in the video, but that the group of guys are being bullies and jerks and calling her a racist to get away with it.

Actually the scenario where he unlocked the bike and then walked away from it (without taking it out of the dock) makes a lot of sense.

If he did do that, (1) why, that's weird. When you rent a bike, you get on it.

But (2) it backs up the idea that it's a misunderstanding because if I walked up to a bike that was unattended, I would assume it was free to rent.

And if I sat on that bike and then someone came over and grabbed it and started saying "it's my bike" over and over, I'd feel overwhelmed and freaked out and I definitely would not initially understand that he was saying he'd already unlocked it.

In fact, I might say "someone help me" because I'd be really uncomfortable about the man looming over me and grabbing the bike I was sitting on while several of his friends yell at me and talk over each other and one whips out a phone and starts recording me.

And maybe it would take me a few minutes to understand that he is saying he already paid of the bike, and when I finally understand that he's saying he paid for the bike, then wandered away for a few minutes, and is now back for the bike, I might get off the bike and go rent a different bike.

Which is what she does. And does not make her a racist weaponizing tears. Their behavior towards her is very threatening/intimidating and her response seems normal to me under those circumstances.