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| Topic | Mom Of Teen In Citi Bike Video Speaks Out: 'No One Bothered To Get Son's Story' |
| Evol 05/25/23 3:58:22 PM #4: | (Cont) The rest of the interaction plays out in the video. Sarah Jane Comrie, dressed in scrubs bearing the NYC Health + Hospitals logo, removed her work ID badge from her neck, placed it in her bag along with a brown paper bag she was holding and began screaming for help. The boys can be heard repeatedly telling her its not her bike. During the filmed part of the interaction, Michael was able to successfully push the bike back into the dock. He said he then entered the bikes number into his phone to put the reservation back on his account. Michael said when Sarah Jane Comrie noticed him doing this, she snatched his phone out of his hand, which is shown in the video. Michaels story contradicts the narrative from Sarah Jane Comries attorney Michaels story directly contradicts the narrative that Justin Marino the employment attorney representing Sarah Jane Comrie gave in a statement he wrote to the New York Post. In the statement, Marino wrote that Sarah Jane Comrie approached the rack of Citi Bikes and got on an available bike, which no individuals were on or touching. Marino also wrote that as Comrie was allegedly backing the bike out of the dock, a group of about five individuals approached her, saying that the bike was theirs. One or more individuals in that group physically pushed her bike (with her on it) back into the docking station, causing it to re-lock, the statement also claimed. Marino originally made public redacted alleged receipts, but as of Wednesday, his apparent Twitter account posted the unredacted receipts showing Sarah Jane Comrie had rented the bike for one minute at 7:24 p.m. That timestamp matches both the video and Michaels version of the events. Michael has receipts, too Michael provided NewsOne with copies of all his receipts for the bike from that day. They show he originally rented the bike at 5:53 p.m. He returned it after his final ride at 10:12 p.m. Each of the receipts he sent for review shows him riding the bike in intervals of 45 minutes or less, re-docking the bike, and then taking it out again a short time later. The impact of all of this on a 17-year-old Black boy in America I cant say that all of this is not affecting me, Michael said. At first, I felt supported. It was like I went through this thing, people saw the video of it, and they were supporting me, he said. But all that changed when Marino put his statement out in the media. When those receipts got released, everything flipped, Michael said. People started calling me a thief, a thug, and a Black man. Its definitely having an effect on me, he continued. Its just like, wow. This is crazy. Michael added: She did something wrong, and she basically got rewarded for it. Shes made over $100,000 on a GoFundMe. She got all the white conservatives on her side. Everyone who was on my side has just kind of stayed silent. Michaels story deserves to be told Michael and Mary say thats why Mary posted a video on TikTok about the ordeal. They said they were tired of the narrative claiming he tried to take something from Sarah Jane Comrie when it was the other way around. Mary made the TikTok video telling her brothers side of the story, and it caught the attention of social media influencers, including Tizzy and ThatGuyDanesh, who shared it on their platforms. In the video, Mary provided receipts to prove her brother was the one who had rented the bike first. Im unable to wrap my mind around any of this, Mary told NewsOne. My brother has been riding Citi Bikes for three years, and nothing like this has ever happened. My family has never been involved in a situation like this. Its a lot, Mary added. Im the person thats appointed to be the representative for my family. My parents are immigrants. My mom doesnt know what to do. She cant handle any of this, so its up to me to figure out what to do. Mary also said she has reached out to attorneys to try to get help or legal representation, but thus far, no one has offered to help. Why couldnt she just go and get a different bike?She said she contacted a prominent civil rights attorney who initially tweeted about the video, but he advised her he doesnt practice that kind of law and suggested she contact the New York State Bar Association for a referral. There have been a bunch of roadblocks to getting my brothers story out there, Mary said. Hes only 17. He doesnt deserve to be going through this. And this woman just comes up and starts harassing a bunch of teenagers. Mary said her brothers friend started recording because they wanted to stay safe. A mothers fears for her son This situation is really driving me crazy and making me sick, Betty said. We have never been in this situation before. We came to this country to make a better life for our kids, she continued. We are not thieves. Just because we are poor doesnt mean we are thieves. Betty said Michael had to stay home from school for a few days because of the mental anguish of the incident and all that has come after it. As a mother, you dont want to see your child like that, she said. Betty said she was horrified when she first saw the video. My reaction when I saw it was oh my God. I almost lost my son in that moment. Do you understand me? I am not from here, but we all know this country, she said. But how the policemen here do our sons, and our husbands, and our fathers. They kill us. Betty continued. So with a white woman standing right there and screaming for someone to help, if the police had come, and my son was standing there, they are going to shoot him. If he runs, they are going to shoot him. Betty got emotional several times during the interview, something for which she repeatedly apologized. That lady asked my boy for his bike, and he said no, Betty said. Why couldnt she just go and get a different bike? https://newsone.com/4592993/sarah-jane-comrie-update-citi-bike-teens-mother-speaks-out/ ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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