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

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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?

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+1 Her defenders won't address why she grabbed his phone.

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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?

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+1 Her defenders won't address why she grabbed his phone.

I don’t think she was wrong to call for help or to expect that she’d be allowed to rent a bike she’d sat down on, but I don’t think she should have grabbed his phone.

However, it’s also clear from the video she grabs his phone to try and prevent him from renting the bike out from under her. Again, she should not have done it. But she was on a bike and this guy decided he was going to take it from her. I get why she was upset and asking for help.

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The guy says the bike is under his account. Does renting it not specify a specific bike? It seems some on here are saying it just means he rented a bike - but not that one specifically. It seems Citibike would want to know who has what specific bike and not just that someone rented a bike. Seems like it should be relatively easy to verify if and when he rented this specific bike or not.

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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?

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+1 Her defenders won't address why she grabbed his phone.

I don’t think she was wrong to call for help or to expect that she’d be allowed to rent a bike she’d sat down on, but I don’t think she should have grabbed his phone.

However, it’s also clear from the video she grabs his phone to try and prevent him from renting the bike out from under her. Again, she should not have done it. But she was on a bike and this guy decided he was going to take it from her. I get why she was upset and asking for help.

Any hyper analysis of her actions should also include the same for the men. It is presumptuous to assume she's completely in the wrong and they were perfectly behaved.

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Anonymous wrote:What's scary is that she works in a hospital. She seems unstable and a con artist to boot.

Lol. Most people in a hospital are unstable — especially doctors and hospital execs.

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This thread proves just how racist the US is.

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Anonymous wrote:The guy says the bike is under his account. Does renting it not specify a specific bike? It seems some on here are saying it just means he rented a bike - but not that one specifically. It seems Citibike would want to know who has what specific bike and not just that someone rented a bike. Seems like it should be relatively easy to verify if and when he rented this specific bike or not.

He says the near the END of the video, when talking to the guy from the hospital who intervenes.

At the beginning of the video, the woman is on the bike (cross bar is between her legs) and the bike is still docked. She doesn’t have her phone out yet because she has items in her hands she needs to put away.

The man is leaning against her trying to force her off the bike and holding is hand over the QR code on the handlebars (scanning this code is how you rent the bike). His ONLY contact with the bike is the hand on the QR code, whereas she is actuall on the bike.

Then, around the :20 second mark, while the woman’s hands are occupied putting things away in her purse, he rents the bike (you see his hand move in the corner of the screen, then you hear the chunk and chime of the bike unlocking, plus this is when she grabs his phone, which is now close to the bike so he can use it to unlock).

He does rent the bike before she can, but only after she has climbed onto the bike and he has attempted to push her off with his body while blocking the QR code.

It is frustrating that people are taking his statement at the end of the video that he paid for the bike and applying it to the beginning of the video, where no one has paid and she appears to have a better claim to the bike.

She didn’t try to steal his bike. They had an altercation over who would be allowed to rent the bike, in which he was physically aggressive and inappropriate, IMO. I also think she behaves poorly by grabbing his phone, and failing to advocate more clearly for herself. But she ultimately gets off the bike and gives up.

But people are eager to see this as an example of a racist white lady, so instead of seeing what is actually happening. People are seeing what they want to see, and for some reason a lot if people want to see a racist white woman trying to endanger the lives of black men. That has happened, it’s not what happens here.

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Anonymous wrote:The guy says the bike is under his account. Does renting it not specify a specific bike? It seems some on here are saying it just means he rented a bike - but not that one specifically. It seems Citibike would want to know who has what specific bike and not just that someone rented a bike. Seems like it should be relatively easy to verify if and when he rented this specific bike or not.

How to start a ride

From the App

Open the app
Tap the closest station market in the map screen. Be sure to enable location services from the app.
Use your smartphone camera to scan the bike’s QR code. The code will be between the handlebars or on the rear fender. Wait for the green light and a “ding,” indicating that it is now unlocked.
Remove the bike from the dock by the handlebars or lift the seat to release it.
Enjoy your ride!

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Anonymous wrote:People criticizing her are especially incensed by her flat affect (I keep seeing people mad about her “dead eyes”) and I wonder how many of these people have considered that this woman has very likely been yelled and cursed at for the last 8 hours.

There is an essay out there (that I refuse to link to) that repeats the woman’s full name a bunch of times on purpose in order to ensure it’s a top result if the name is googled. And the author is proudly declaring on Twitter that she took care to not give this woman a single shred of the benefit of the doubt. She equates her to Carolyn Bryant (the woman who accused Emmett Till). This writer is so proud of herself for trying to destroy the life and reputation of a pregnant physicians assistant who was shoved off a bike she was renting, taunted and laughed at.

It must feel SOOOO good to sit behind a keyboard ruining the lives of people who actually work in hospitals helping others all day.

Most of the people who do stuff like that, the heavily involved social justice types, are genuinely psychopathic and just found a socially acceptable way to channel their rage/misanthropy.

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Anonymous wrote:People criticizing her are especially incensed by her flat affect (I keep seeing people mad about her “dead eyes”) and I wonder how many of these people have considered that this woman has very likely been yelled and cursed at for the last 8 hours.

There is an essay out there (that I refuse to link to) that repeats the woman’s full name a bunch of times on purpose in order to ensure it’s a top result if the name is googled. And the author is proudly declaring on Twitter that she took care to not give this woman a single shred of the benefit of the doubt. She equates her to Carolyn Bryant (the woman who accused Emmett Till). This writer is so proud of herself for trying to destroy the life and reputation of a pregnant physicians assistant who was shoved off a bike she was renting, taunted and laughed at.

It must feel SOOOO good to sit behind a keyboard ruining the lives of people who actually work in hospitals helping others all day.

Most of the people who do stuff like that, the heavily involved social justice types, are genuinely psychopathic and just found a socially acceptable way to channel their rage/misanthropy/misogyny.

FTFY

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Anonymous wrote:The guy says the bike is under his account. Does renting it not specify a specific bike? It seems some on here are saying it just means he rented a bike - but not that one specifically. It seems Citibike would want to know who has what specific bike and not just that someone rented a bike. Seems like it should be relatively easy to verify if and when he rented this specific bike or not.

He says the near the END of the video, when talking to the guy from the hospital who intervenes.

At the beginning of the video, the woman is on the bike (cross bar is between her legs) and the bike is still docked. She doesn’t have her phone out yet because she has items in her hands she needs to put away.

The man is leaning against her trying to force her off the bike and holding is hand over the QR code on the handlebars (scanning this code is how you rent the bike). His ONLY contact with the bike is the hand on the QR code, whereas she is actuall on the bike.

Then, around the :20 second mark, while the woman’s hands are occupied putting things away in her purse, he rents the bike (you see his hand move in the corner of the screen, then you hear the chunk and chime of the bike unlocking, plus this is when she grabs his phone, which is now close to the bike so he can use it to unlock).

He does rent the bike before she can, but only after she has climbed onto the bike and he has attempted to push her off with his body while blocking the QR code.

It is frustrating that people are taking his statement at the end of the video that he paid for the bike and applying it to the beginning of the video, where no one has paid and she appears to have a better claim to the bike.

She didn’t try to steal his bike. They had an altercation over who would be allowed to rent the bike, in which he was physically aggressive and inappropriate, IMO. I also think she behaves poorly by grabbing his phone, and failing to advocate more clearly for herself. But she ultimately gets off the bike and gives up.

But people are eager to see this as an example of a racist white lady, so instead of seeing what is actually happening. People are seeing what they want to see, and for some reason a lot if people want to see a racist white woman trying to endanger the lives of black men. That has happened, it’s not what happens here.

You need your phone at the ready to reserve a bike. Where was the nurse’s phone? She was in a bad mood and wanted to start some ish. Now she’s pregnant and soon to be unemployed.

This is a lesson for everyone reading this thread. Always assume when out in public that you are being recorded. It’s 2023 and people are losing their jobs because they haven’t learned to “just walk away!”

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Anonymous wrote:The guy says the bike is under his account. Does renting it not specify a specific bike? It seems some on here are saying it just means he rented a bike - but not that one specifically. It seems Citibike would want to know who has what specific bike and not just that someone rented a bike. Seems like it should be relatively easy to verify if and when he rented this specific bike or not.

He says the near the END of the video, when talking to the guy from the hospital who intervenes.

At the beginning of the video, the woman is on the bike (cross bar is between her legs) and the bike is still docked. She doesn’t have her phone out yet because she has items in her hands she needs to put away.

The man is leaning against her trying to force her off the bike and holding is hand over the QR code on the handlebars (scanning this code is how you rent the bike). His ONLY contact with the bike is the hand on the QR code, whereas she is actuall on the bike.

Then, around the :20 second mark, while the woman’s hands are occupied putting things away in her purse, he rents the bike (you see his hand move in the corner of the screen, then you hear the chunk and chime of the bike unlocking, plus this is when she grabs his phone, which is now close to the bike so he can use it to unlock).

He does rent the bike before she can, but only after she has climbed onto the bike and he has attempted to push her off with his body while blocking the QR code.

It is frustrating that people are taking his statement at the end of the video that he paid for the bike and applying it to the beginning of the video, where no one has paid and she appears to have a better claim to the bike.

She didn’t try to steal his bike. They had an altercation over who would be allowed to rent the bike, in which he was physically aggressive and inappropriate, IMO. I also think she behaves poorly by grabbing his phone, and failing to advocate more clearly for herself. But she ultimately gets off the bike and gives up.

But people are eager to see this as an example of a racist white lady, so instead of seeing what is actually happening. People are seeing what they want to see, and for some reason a lot if people want to see a racist white woman trying to endanger the lives of black men. That has happened, it’s not what happens here.

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Or she sat on a bike he was standing right next to and was about to scan or had already scanned. He is closer to the dock and was clearly at the scanner first. She didn’t have her phone out, he did. She most likely sat on it to try and stop him, or maybe was just oblivious, but he was at the scanner first either way. You give her the benefit of the doubt but not him, why?

Let’s just imagine (since we don’t know) that two people both race to get to the last bike at exactly the same time. One gets to the scanner panel and one sits on the seat. Seat guy refuses to move and scanner guy refuses to move too. Both are being unreasonable but scanner guy has the ultimate claim because that is how you check out the bike, not by sitting on it. If seat guy then drives away with the bike anyway he has indeed ‘stolen’ the bike from scanner guy.

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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?

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+1 Her defenders won't address why she grabbed his phone.

I don’t think she was wrong to call for help or to expect that she’d be allowed to rent a bike she’d sat down on, but I don’t think she should have grabbed his phone.

However, it’s also clear from the video she grabs his phone to try and prevent him from renting the bike out from under her. Again, she should not have done it. But she was on a bike and this guy decided he was going to take it from her. I get why she was upset and asking for help.

Any hyper analysis of her actions should also include the same for the men. It is presumptuous to assume she's completely in the wrong and they were perfectly behaved.

DP. Neither of them are immune from criticism. Something happened before the video started, and at this point it is just conjecture, but a couple of things are clear even without knowing what happened before:

1. You don't claim a bike by sitting on it. Even if you have to take a moment to arrange your things, the bike isn't yours until scanned. It's like going to a counter restaurant where it's posted not to "grab a table" before you make your purchase.

2. If someone could have just scanned a bike that wasn't being sat on, and the bikes were all of equivalent quality, then there isn't any reason beyond sh!t-disturbing to target one that was sat on. You have to be looking for a fight to do that, or trying to prove a point that obviously is about power games.

Maybe they accidentally both walked up to a bike at the same time. Maybe they ran up to it at the same time, trying to beat each other. Maybe she was sitting there without scanning, and he wanted to pick a fight. Maybe he was there with his phone out but not yet having scanned, and she came up and sat on it knowing that.

Doesn't matter. It wasn't hers if she hadn't scanned it, and she could have just gotten up off the bike he hadn't scanned yet, and then taken another. Rude of him, yes, but also not hers yet. OR he could have just left the one she was sitting on and scanned another. Rude of her to insist the bike was hers before scanning, yes, but also no reason for him to push the point unless he was looking for a fight.

I don't get the crying for help. The most helpful thing is to get out of that situation, and she could do that without escalating. I also don't get the laughter at her. Unless you are looking to escalate and pick a fight, there is no reason not to get out of the situation by just moving over.

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The light on the front of the bike was pink from start to finish. Does that mean anything?

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Anonymous wrote:People criticizing her are especially incensed by her flat affect (I keep seeing people mad about her “dead eyes”) and I wonder how many of these people have considered that this woman has very likely been yelled and cursed at for the last 8 hours.

There is an essay out there (that I refuse to link to) that repeats the woman’s full name a bunch of times on purpose in order to ensure it’s a top result if the name is googled. And the author is proudly declaring on Twitter that she took care to not give this woman a single shred of the benefit of the doubt. She equates her to Carolyn Bryant (the woman who accused Emmett Till). This writer is so proud of herself for trying to destroy the life and reputation of a pregnant physicians assistant who was shoved off a bike she was renting, taunted and laughed at.

It must feel SOOOO good to sit behind a keyboard ruining the lives of people who actually work in hospitals helping others all day.

Most of the people who do stuff like that, the heavily involved social justice types, are genuinely psychopathic and just found a socially acceptable way to channel their rage/misanthropy.

Brilliantly said.