[Bethesda cyclist] Do you know this man?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Twitter activism forced this guy forward. No regrets.

Until the day you are misidentified for someone else, become a target of the Twitter mob, and see your life destroyed as a result. I suspect you'll have a few regrets then.

Here's an idea: don't go after other people (with your bike, or anything else) and you won't have a problem.

The entire point is that two people who didn’t go after anyone were wrongly outed on Twitter as the perpetrator.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Twitter activism forced this guy forward. No regrets.

Until the day you are misidentified for someone else, become a target of the Twitter mob, and see your life destroyed as a result. I suspect you'll have a few regrets then.

Here's an idea: don't go after other people (with your bike, or anything else) and you won't have a problem.

The entire point is that two people who didn’t go after anyone were wrongly outed on Twitter as the perpetrator.

Maybe. But if the right man was caught, and it is publicized, it shouldn't really matter.

Also, this man felt bad that he was caught. Nothing more, nothing less.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Awaiting the barrage of twitter apologies to all the other men misidentified in the last couple days who’ve constantly been getting threats over this.

I’m sure it’ll be coming any minute now..... wait for it..... annnnny minute now......

Are you not on Twitter? There were massive numbers of apologies to the first doxxed guy. The information on the second was really confusing due to the utterly bizarre statement Of the organization he retired from, but once people figure out that guy 2 is not the suspect, I expect there will be.

I don’t condone the Twitter bloodhounds at all, just surprised that you seem to think there are no mea culpas.

New poster. Re: the bold, all the Twitter mea culpas in the world won't undo doxxing that's already happened, fear experienced by family members, damage control that wrongly accused people have had to do. I'm not referring solely to this one case but to the whole "we're detectives and will out you!" culture so accelerated by social media. By the time the real criminal is legitimately identified and law enforcement is handling it, it's too late. Apologies after the fact to wrongly identified people are cold comfort, especially if their names live on in Google searches as "suspects."

That’s a different point than the PP made though. The PP suggested there were no twitter apologies for the misidentifications and that’s not accurate at all at the time they posted.

I agree the Twitter sleuthing is reprehensible when they name people without proof. But how about since we are on DCUM, not Twitter, we acknowledge that Jeff did a fantastic job of moderating this discussion and removing the names of people IDd only by Twitter? This has been a really satisfying thread, and he played a huge role in keeping it focused.

Yes, Jeff & DCUM mods (if there are others), thank you for removing the doxxing posts of the other innocent people earlier on and keeping this discussion focused. That was the right thing to do, and I noticed and appreciate it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He’s been fired too.

Don’t you feel wonderful about that ?

[Anonymous]

What’s going to happen to the college kids who were littering they trail. They should at least get a citation for defacing and littering a public park. That’s a small price to pay for civil disobedience in support of the Movement, non?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Twitter activism forced this guy forward. No regrets.

Until the day you are misidentified for someone else, become a target of the Twitter mob, and see your life destroyed as a result. I suspect you'll have a few regrets then.

Here's an idea: don't go after other people (with your bike, or anything else) and you won't have a problem.

The entire point is that two people who didn’t go after anyone were wrongly outed on Twitter as the perpetrator.

Maybe. But if the right man was caught, and it is publicized, it shouldn't really matter.

Also, this man felt bad that he was caught. Nothing more, nothing less.

To add, this jackhole should not have sit back and watched while the cops looked for him - he should have turned himself in BEFORE he lost his job. If this is what it takes for people like this to be outed as the conniving, persistently sneaky, finger pointing, hostile and possibly dangerous excuses for human beings they are, so be it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am dying to know more about him

Why? He’s an angry little man with a bike who is anti BLM. Couldn’t be a less interesting creature on this planet.

Agreed.

I’ll bet he’s a Fox viewer; that’s the one detail I’d like to see given.

Why is that relevant? He’s an a-hole, regardless of his politics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The entire racing Armstrong-wannabee community needs to be videotaped and outed. Brennan is only the tip of the iceberg. They've taken over all the trails, and they use aggressive tactics to let you know you are not welcomed on their turf.

+1000

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is something about middle aged white men and cycling. They all seem so angry for the most part.

People who are entitled jerks when not on a bike are usually also entitled jerks when on a bike.

No, worse.

No, not worse.

The real danger, of course, is when people who are entitled jerks when not driving a car are also entitled jerks when driving a car, because then they can kill you.

Don't change the subject. We're discussing out-of-control racing cyclists, and they are a dime a dozen out there. What I care about is they're passing me by threading the needle, by yelling at me to get out of their way, they make personal comments loudly as they pass me because they're mad that I didn't step off the trail for their highness, etc. etc. This has got to stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s going to happen to the college kids who were littering they trail. They should at least get a citation for defacing and littering a public park. That’s a small price to pay for civil disobedience in support of the Movement, non?

I thought they were putting up posters on the wooden poles or trees. That is not considered littering.

[Anonymous]

^^And when I say they're threading the needle, I mean they are threading the needle while riding at a very high speed. They don't care about children. They don't care about walkers. They don't care about animals. Last week I found a mortally injured wild animal that didn't get out of their way fast enough, and it wasn't there when I had earlier passed that section of the trail.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s going to happen to the college kids who were littering they trail. They should at least get a citation for defacing and littering a public park. That’s a small price to pay for civil disobedience in support of the Movement, non?

I think the ptsd they suffered from this man terrorizing them is punishment enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Twitter activism forced this guy forward. No regrets.

Until the day you are misidentified for someone else, become a target of the Twitter mob, and see your life destroyed as a result. I suspect you'll have a few regrets then.

Here's an idea: don't go after other people (with your bike, or anything else) and you won't have a problem.

The entire point is that two people who didn’t go after anyone were wrongly outed on Twitter as the perpetrator.

Maybe. But if the right man was caught, and it is publicized, it shouldn't really matter.

Also, this man felt bad that he was caught. Nothing more, nothing less.

To add, this jackhole should not have sit back and watched while the cops looked for him - he should have turned himself in BEFORE he lost his job. If this is what it takes for people like this to be outed as the conniving, persistently sneaky, finger pointing, hostile and possibly dangerous excuses for human beings they are, so be it.

We’ll see someday when you out the wrong person and stand on the wrong side of a defamation lawsuit.

Or, even better, when you’re wrongly accused and you have the Twitter vigilantes after you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Twitter activism forced this guy forward. No regrets.

Until the day you are misidentified for someone else, become a target of the Twitter mob, and see your life destroyed as a result. I suspect you'll have a few regrets then.

Here's an idea: don't go after other people (with your bike, or anything else) and you won't have a problem.

The entire point is that two people who didn’t go after anyone were wrongly outed on Twitter as the perpetrator.

Maybe. But if the right man was caught, and it is publicized, it shouldn't really matter.

Also, this man felt bad that he was caught. Nothing more, nothing less.

To add, this jackhole should not have sit back and watched while the cops looked for him - he should have turned himself in BEFORE he lost his job. If this is what it takes for people like this to be outed as the conniving, persistently sneaky, finger pointing, hostile and possibly dangerous excuses for human beings they are, so be it.

If he turned himself in, he still would have been fired. He also would have been admitting guilt. That would have been incredibly stupid for him to do. Although he has already been convicted in the court of public opinion, and may very well be guilty, actually getting a conviction or leveraging a plea are very different things. Only an idiot would make the prosecution’s job easier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is something about middle aged white men and cycling. They all seem so angry for the most part.

People who are entitled jerks when not on a bike are usually also entitled jerks when on a bike.

No, worse.

No, not worse.

The real danger, of course, is when people who are entitled jerks when not driving a car are also entitled jerks when driving a car, because then they can kill you.

Don't change the subject. We're discussing out-of-control racing cyclists, and they are a dime a dozen out there. What I care about is they're passing me by threading the needle, by yelling at me to get out of their way, they make personal comments loudly as they pass me because they're mad that I didn't step off the trail for their highness, etc. etc. This has got to stop.

When I see one coming in the opposite direction, I move towards the left side of the right lane - still fully in my lane, but much closer to the center line. And make eye contact with the cyclist. I find that this tends to discourage the jackass cyclists from passing like a jackass and threading the needle.

If the other lane is fully clear (no one encroaching from behind me, no one else in the left lane), then they should have more than enough room to move in that lane. And frankly, that's the only time one should ever pass. No one should be going in between. If the other lane isn't fully and completely clear? Then slow down, or stop. Oh no boo hoo it'll slow down your ride.