[Bethesda cyclist] Do you know this man?

[Anonymous]

I think he’s mentally ill. He’s a rabid man, attacking kids like that and lunging at other strangers.

[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.

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.

His statement admits he did it.

[Anonymous]

Given the attention span of people on social media, the wrongly suspected are already forgotten.
Their mobbing was shameful indeed, and each social media platform should react quicker to monitor posters.

[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.

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.

Why would you do that pp? You’re just creating at best an unpleasant situation, at worst risking an accident. Do you check before doing that what’s going on behind your back? May be there is a group coming up behind you, may be there is someone also walking in front of cyclist at a distance? The fact that a cyclist may be annasshole and threading a needle is not a reason for you to act the same way. Just like defensive driving is best, defensive cycling and defensive walking on trail is also better to minimize impact of other users mistakes. Your attitude is all wrong and you are just as bad as the cyclist.

[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.

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.

Why would you do that pp? You’re just creating at best an unpleasant situation, at worst risking an accident. Do you check before doing that what’s going on behind your back? May be there is a group coming up behind you, may be there is someone also walking in front of cyclist at a distance? The fact that a cyclist may be annasshole and threading a needle is not a reason for you to act the same way. Just like defensive driving is best, defensive cycling and defensive walking on trail is also better to minimize impact of other users mistakes. Your attitude is all wrong and you are just as bad as the cyclist.

I'm in my lane. If there's a group coming from behind, they should not be attempting to go in between. They should only proceed to pass when the other lane is totally and completely clear. As long as the cyclist is obeying trail rules and etiquette, there is no issue. If they get into an accident, they have no one to blame but themselves. Travel in the right lane, pass on the left when it's completely clear.

And yes, when I pass someone as a runner/walker, I always look and clear both directions to make sure there's ample room to pass.

[Anonymous]

Pp. Technically you are, but realistically you are acting like a motorist who is going exactly speed limit in the left lane and refuses to budge.

[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.

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.

His statement admits he did it.

Where's HIS statement?

[Anonymous]

I am from another state, and in that area, pedestrians walk on the left and cyclists to the right...no different than a street. This allows pedestrians to see if a bike is approaching and move over to give them room vs. having them come out of nowhere from behind and catching pedestrian no time to react. I have had many a pompous cyclist scare the sh## out of me passing to my right with no warning at high speeds and no room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pp. Technically you are, but realistically you are acting like a motorist who is going exactly speed limit in the left lane and refuses to budge.

No, it's nothing like that. I'm in the right lane - the lane I am SUPPOSED to be in.

A more appropriate analogy would be a cyclist "taking the lane" on a road, for the sake of their safety. So I'm taking the whole (right) lane, for the sake of my safety.

[Anonymous]

Another crazy dude from Silver Spring area.

What does he do for living? Looks like a lawyer.

[Anonymous]

Why is a grown man picking a fight with kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another crazy dude from Silver Spring area.

What does he do for living? Looks like a lawyer.

Kensington is Silver Spring? Learn something new every day, I tell you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another crazy dude from Silver Spring area.

What does he do for living? Looks like a lawyer.

If you actually read the news, you would learn that:
1. he is not a lawyeer
2. he is from Kensington

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-have-a-strong-suspect-in-case-of-bicyclist-accused-of-assaulting-teens-posting-fliers-on-a-montgomery-county-trail-official-says/2020/06/05/1cc57c0c-a752-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html

Brennan is the father of three and co-owns a business that distributes logos for promotional products like clothing and coffee mugs, Jezic said.

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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.

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.

His statement admits he did it.

Where's HIS statement?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-have-a-strong-suspect-in-case-of-bicyclist-accused-of-assaulting-teens-posting-fliers-on-a-montgomery-county-trail-official-says/2020/06/05/1cc57c0c-a752-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html

Brennan’s attorneys Andrew Jezic and David Moyse said their client “recognizes that his outrageous behavior toward the young adult victims on the Crescent Trail was unacceptable and wrong” and the “outrage felt in our community and across our country is completely justified.”

“I am sick with remorse for the pain and fear I caused the victims on the trail, and online,” Brennan said in a statement through his lawyers. “I am cooperating fully with authorities. I am committed to making amends by addressing, through counseling, the underlying issues that led to my abhorrent behavior.”

[Anonymous]

The apology is bunk. No one just snaps and attacks, rages like this out of the blue for the first time ever. I'm sure he's had many raging encounters - on the trail, on the road, with people he knows... this is just the first time he got caught and is being held accountable.