Biker murdered for a wheelie
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Driver jailed for murdering biker who did wheelie https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd37km83p9o
The dude obviously wasn’t mitigating his risks here, what with the e-bike and no helmet, but to be deliberately killed for it is just crazy.
It’s rare, but reminds me of a time I was chased (briefly) by a chap who was clearly incensed by my filtering quite safely past him in a queue.
The dude obviously wasn’t mitigating his risks here, what with the e-bike and no helmet, but to be deliberately killed for it is just crazy.
It’s rare, but reminds me of a time I was chased (briefly) by a chap who was clearly incensed by my filtering quite safely past him in a queue.
ChocolateFrog said:
22 year minimum sentence seems like they've thrown the book at him.
A small part of me wants to high 5 him for doing the nation a favour while also acknowledging you can't do it.
You'd have to be in premeditated serial killer league to get a longer sentence.
Let’s hope that part of you is diminishingly small.A small part of me wants to high 5 him for doing the nation a favour while also acknowledging you can't do it.
You'd have to be in premeditated serial killer league to get a longer sentence.
Pica-Pica said:
ChocolateFrog said:
22 year minimum sentence seems like they've thrown the book at him.
A small part of me wants to high 5 him for doing the nation a favour while also acknowledging you can't do it.
You'd have to be in premeditated serial killer league to get a longer sentence.
Let’s hope that part of you is diminishingly small.A small part of me wants to high 5 him for doing the nation a favour while also acknowledging you can't do it.
You'd have to be in premeditated serial killer league to get a longer sentence.
Sentencing remarks.
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/0...
Some people are just wired wrong.
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/0...
Some people are just wired wrong.
KTMsm said:
They must be something more to the story, nobody deliberately runs someone down, just for pulling a wheelie
25'ish years ago, a guy I worked with was pulling a wheelie throught The Meadows in Edinburgh and someone pulled out of the bottom of Marchmont Road and stopped right in front of him deliberately. Although Stevie was able to bring the bike down and brake, he still went into the side of the car.
Guy was charged with attempted murder and something obscure like 'using a motorised vehicle as a weapon' and got 8 years.
The law seems to take a very dim view of deliberately using cars to hurt people but when it's just "careless" or "accidental" they don't give a monkeys.
KTMsm said:
They must be something more to the story, nobody deliberately runs someone down, just for pulling a wheelie
On the face of it, and from reading the sentencing remarks, that would appear exactly what he did. I understand the chap may not have been a pillar of the community, and that he may not fit our definition of a ‘biker’ (that was the BBC’s term, not mine) but I don’t imagine the 19 year old car driver who killed him was sufficiently analytical in his thought processes to make a clear distinction in his mind between ‘proper biker’ and ‘unlicensed scrote’.
A part of me thinks good another ebike riding scrote who wont be nicking stuff anymore and being a menace to everyone.
Another part thinks killing him is a bit harsh.
And the last part is thinking, with him riding like that the guy probably wouldnt have lived long anyway.
But there is sure to be more to this story.
Another part thinks killing him is a bit harsh.
And the last part is thinking, with him riding like that the guy probably wouldnt have lived long anyway.
But there is sure to be more to this story.
Krikkit said:
Personally, I'm sick to the back teeth of illegal electric motorbike - and they ARE motorbikes, not e bikes- riding scumbags puting others at risk. Our area in infested with them. I've almost been run down, so have my dogs and so has a disabled family member.
Did he deserve to die? No.
Was the driver in the wrong? Yes.
But let's not make this out to be some pillar of the biking community or even put his actions in the same camp as an actual biker innocently filtering!
Edited by Biker9090 on Monday 12th May 20:17
Edited by Biker9090 on Monday 12th May 20:18
Rubin215 said:
25'ish years ago, a guy I worked with was pulling a wheelie throught The Meadows in Edinburgh and someone pulled out of the bottom of Marchmont Road and stopped right in front of him deliberately.
Although Stevie was able to bring the bike down and brake, he still went into the side of the car.
Guy was charged with attempted murder and something obscure like 'using a motorised vehicle as a weapon' and got 8 years.
The law seems to take a very dim view of deliberately using cars to hurt people but when it's just "careless" or "accidental" they don't give a monkeys.
Why are these laws not used against scrotes that ram cop cars when trying to flee?Although Stevie was able to bring the bike down and brake, he still went into the side of the car.
Guy was charged with attempted murder and something obscure like 'using a motorised vehicle as a weapon' and got 8 years.
The law seems to take a very dim view of deliberately using cars to hurt people but when it's just "careless" or "accidental" they don't give a monkeys.
He shouldn't have died for this, that's far too extreme. Not sure what the hell the driver was thinking?
However, these are not e-bikes, they are electric motorbikes, they have a throttle, require licence and insurance, which a tiny minority, if any have. They are the new blight for many people and are the vehicle of choice for criminals these days, as you can't hear them coming and some of them are very quick indeed so ideal for getting away.
E-bikes are pedal assist electric bicycles which are limited to a tad over 15mph before there is active resistance from the motor.
However, these are not e-bikes, they are electric motorbikes, they have a throttle, require licence and insurance, which a tiny minority, if any have. They are the new blight for many people and are the vehicle of choice for criminals these days, as you can't hear them coming and some of them are very quick indeed so ideal for getting away.
E-bikes are pedal assist electric bicycles which are limited to a tad over 15mph before there is active resistance from the motor.
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