Current Events > Mom Of Teen In Citi Bike Video Speaks Out: 'No One Bothered To Get Son's Story'

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Plus the witnesses.

Where's the proof that the bike was in his hands when she got on? I'll wait

In OP's article, it's just the family talking. His friends weren't questioned on it

That's what the family is saying happened.

Wheres the proof it wasnt? Ill wait.

it's basically a guarantee they have that rule or the price increase would be pointless. it would just constantly be abused

if he had his hands on it the entire time, you'd think any reasonable person would take that as an obvious sign that it's booked.

They were in the video.

Learn when to quit man.

If it comes out that a pregnant nurse after a 12 hour shift ninja'd her way onto a bike that was docked, then I'll reverse my position. But based on all the facts now, it was her bike and he forced her off.

Did they say in the video that she asked? I couldn't hear over them saying that her baby is gonna "come out r-worded" and them pushing her back on the dock.

LOl not really its supposed to be to fund her legal efforts right? I don't think she gets to keep the money if no lawsuit is brought does she?

ninjad her way on? Its a bike dude. In the video his friend is sitting on a bike RIGHT NEXT to her. So your story is what, she climbed on this bike right next to his friend, while he was saying he was going to use it, but because she didnt ninja her way on its her bike and hes in the wrong? I truly dont understand what you think physically happened here and how it makes her in the right.

Pretty sure gofundme doesnt give a shit what you use the money for.

Where's the acceptable place to fight someone over a public accommodation when there are otherwise unoccupied alternatives available to use?

I mean, if someone is blocking the cart corral preventing someone from getting a cart, you don't think that's a problem?

No, Im not. Seriously, why does it matter if he went anywhere if he was paying for the bike? Hell, why does it matter if he didnt?

Someone takes a city bike available to everyone halfway across a huge city, stops for a bite to eat and some water, and your stance is they should just let whether they get home or not be up to the whims of chance because you believe someone is entitled to that specific bike even where there are other ones?

What kind of nonsense is that? Just let him hang onto the fucking bike hes a 17 year old kid. Use another one. Holy shit.

If someone was blocking a single cart while leaving the rest available would you fight them for that one cart while ignoring all of the freely available ones right next to it?

No one knows what happened prior to the video,

LOl not really its supposed to be to fund her legal efforts right? I don't think she gets to keep the money if no lawsuit is brought does she?

Answer a question with a question, well done.

If you go off of ONLY what you see in the video, her behavior comes across as weird and anti-social. Even knowing that there was a misunderstanding prior to the video, her behavior STILL comes off as weird and anti-social.

Probably because according to her version, she got on a bike and then was approached by the teens and was harassed into redocking the bike. Until we get more evidence, it's impossible to say for sure what happened. I just find her version more likely based on the receipts we have available. If it turns out that she grabbed the bike from the teen and got on, I'll reverse my position and gladly admit that everyone is terrible for how they handled the situation.

Google Goerge Santos and Gofundme.

The tldr, scamming on gofundme isn't new.

and gladly admit that everyone is terrible for how they handled the situation.

I just find her version more likely based on the receipts we have available.

Her version of events don't occur in a vacuum. You're selectively believing her side of the story while ignoring the evidence presented by the boys. They also have receipts and it shows them using the same exact bike for nearly an hour and a half uninterrupted until the pregnant karen came along. The timeline of possession of the bike doesn't begin at 7:24, it begins at 5:53.

The evidence she provided is hardly definitive of anything. The boys have apparently given a plausible narrative of events that explains why she might have those receipts. Given her behavior I'm not inclined to believe her story one bit.

The bike wasn't being rented at 7:19 until 7:24. That's all that matters. He wasn't renting it, if he wanted to keep it, he should be renting it.

Id say the entitled attitude is that you get to dibs a bike youve returned to the dock and keep other people from renting it for half an hour.

No, it's not all that matters and you know that's not all that matters because you refuse to answer the comparison to a shopping cart. If it was as cut and dry as you say then you should be able to answer follow up questions.

And that's fine. As long as you're equally willing to change sides when every fact comes to light

Shopping Carts don't have names and credit cards attached to them. If the Bike was rented out under her name and the kid took it she could be charged $1,200 for a lost bike. This is not comparable to shopping carts at all.

This has already played out. After the first reverse uno, when this weird lady got a lawyer to hide behind, I thought "well that was unexpected, but none of that explains why she was acting so fucking weird." So I've already avoided every trap and pitfall that keeps tripping you up. You'll have to forgive my current skepticism.

Though that still doesn't change the fact that he's an ass for trying to hog the bike while he's not currently renting it.

Shopping Carts don't have names and credit cards attached to them. If the Bike was rented out under her name and the kid took it she could be charged $1,200 for a lost bike. This is not comparable to shopping carts at all.

Cool, so she probably should not have tried to jack a bike that she had already been told someone was using, eh? Pretty simple to just say "OK" and rent out one that *isn't* contested.

Cool, so she probably should not have tried to jack a bike that she had already been told someone was using, eh? Pretty simple to just say "OK" and rent out one that *isn't* contested.

Cool, so she probably should not have tried to jack a bike that she had already been told someone was using, eh? Pretty simple to just say "OK" and rent out one that *isn't* contested.

no one was using it. this is like standing outside a bathroom and telling someone they can't use it because you're going to soon

Similar to the shopping cart question:

If someone was curling in the squat rack, would you push them out of the way because they weren't using it properly even though there was an empty squat rack right next to you? Probably not, because regardless of the squat rack being used improperly you wouldn't instigate a fight when you could just move over and avoid the situation entirely.

no one was using it. this is like standing outside a bathroom and telling someone they can't use it because you're going to soon

no one was using it. this is like standing outside a bathroom and telling someone they can't use it because you're going to soon

Is this the best analogy you could come up with? You're telling on yourself.