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> In general, if you are going to put your hands on other people, or their stuff, you better be prepared to explain how doing so was necessary and that you had
by Wowfunhappy 4y ago
> In general, if you are going to put your hands on other people, or their stuff, you better be prepared to explain how doing so was necessary and that you had no alternative.
He was prepared—he took photographs. The police reportedly ignored them.
- lliamander 4y agoPhotographs prove the other person's behavior was illegal, not that his own actions were justified.
- Wowfunhappy 4y agoThe cyclist's actions were justified by the driver's illegal behavior. The cyclist needed to report a car with an obscured license plate. To do that, he needed to know the car's license plate. This is of course a catch-22, so the cyclist removed the obstruction in order to see the plate. I could understand if both the driver and the cyclist were arrested (although I'd be very disappointed if the cyclist was actually charged), but arresting the cyclist and not the driver is nuts! Obscuring your license plate should be treated as a serious crime.
- lliamander 4y ago> but arresting the cyclist and not the driver is nuts! Obscuring your license plate should be treated as a serious crime I agree that leaving the driver off the hook is nuts.