InfinityMonster posted... There is zero proof that the guys were actually holding the bike because Comrie claims nobody was by the bikes and they walked up on her. There's no way to prove who is right and who is lying. So people now immediately believing that he was holding the handle have nothing to back it up.
Also, Journalista is not really a reliable source since she's been melting down about this since it started and was the one who doxxed Comrie and her husband and contacted her employer. She was also calling the lawyer's receipts fake and photoshopped and now she's doing the interview. No other reputable media is even covering this or could get them for an interview.
Even the mother keeps saying it's not fair Comrie is getting money and they're poor and can't afford a lawyer. Lawyer for what? This thing had actually blown over the past few days and then they just reignited it, while saying the heat is too much for them. They're still anonymous and nobody is suing them or trying to file any charges.
The GoFundMe, started by Journalista, says the money will be used for the family's legal defense against Comrie, but Comrie's lawyer already said they're not going after the kid. There is NO legal defense. All of that seems very grifty and manipulative. Especially since Journalista would be facing the lawsuit for defamation.
Anyway, objectively, he had given up the bike at 7:19 PM and she took it at 7:24 PM. At 7:25 PM they forcefully docked her bike and then he took it for himself. That's the factual things we know.
Also, this is his timeline of his rides.
6:33 PM to 7:19 PM
7:25 PM to 7:31 PM
7:59 PM to 8:41 PM
9:49 PM to 10:12 PM
The guy was hogging the bike without paying. Either pay for it or risk it being taken by someone else, especially with how much demand there is. That's kind of given when you're trying to game a system. You're not entitled to the bike indefinitely. Especially if you're not actively sitting on it. Getting heated over that to the point of strong-arming a pregnant woman is extremely dumb.
He said he and his friends do this everyday. So 5 dudes take out and keep them indefinitely as if it's theirs.
Also, it's weird that people are saying the guy doesn't have to show courtesy to a pregnant woman, but this woman has to show him courtesy because he called dibs. It wouldn't be any more her problem, then hers would be his.
Showing courtesy is giving someone a bike or a seat or something. Showing courtesy isnt dont grab a bike from someone and try to ensure its yours by scanning the QR and snatching it out from under them by paying for the time. You trying to conflate the two is bullshit of the highest order.
Oh no! Some poor people are using public bikes a lot! How dare they! Go suck an egg.