Hout Bay Incident: Do you know this cyclist?

[andydude]

I have spoken to the "victim".

 

She has not laid a charge so no SAPS is not looking for him.

 

What he did was WRONG this guy clearly has anger issues and needs a talking to!

 

And should be named and shamed - He had no reason for using pepper spray.

 

The woman could lay a charge of assault against him - you may ONLY use pepper spray for defensive purposes.

So who did you actually speak to? I don't know if "victim" means the woman or the man. I'm slow like that, excuse me

[porqui]

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gongmech  I would remove the  second line of your 1st post as that is not true - just to cover yourself.

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[HappyMartin]

If giving lip entails how the lip-giver will f*ck up the lip- receiver while riding in a vehicle that can be used as a weapon I believe the lip-receiver have every right to defend himself. It is called self defense and is a defensible action that will stand in court.

 

Only if you are in physical danger at that moment. If you stopped alongside a car that has its window down, which would be a minimum requirement to be able to pepper spray someone, its kind of hard to see how how you could be in physical danger. And if it's a woman good luck selling that one to a court. I know I wouldn't buy it.

 

Anyway this is all guess work. We don't even know if pepper spray was used. This could be a picture of a grumpy mamil asking for directions.

[porqui]

So who did you actually speak to? I don't know if "victim" means the woman or the man. I'm slow like that, excuse me

 

 

I spoke to the woman lol (never ever thought I would use lol)

[porqui]

HappyMartin

 

The tjop used pepper spray on a defenseless woman on this our national braai day.

 

There is a veerrry  niice Afr word for this tjop

[Mailman7412]

In the eyes of the law verbal provocation does not constitute grounds for physical retaliation

[HappyMartin]

HappyMartin

 

The tjop used pepper spray on a defenseless woman on this our national braai day.

 

There is a veerrry  niice Afr word for this tjop

Well clearly he is expressing his own personal culture. Such as it is. If he really did as alleged it's not much to be proud of. Seems he has some unresolved issues and perhaps he should speak to a professional.

[shaper]

Ag you spoke to her, she gave her version of the truth.... and did not go to the cops for what could be construed as common assault

 

There again if the version of the truth is not an unprovoked attack but a means of self defense as the guy felt threatened because first he was hooted at an perhaps maybe threatened with being run over... the use of pepper spray may be deemed suitable in trying to get away from the threat.

 

Too easy to choose sides based on one persons version who can adapt to be the victim. Similarly if someone has spoken to the guy, he can come with a victim story!!

 

Fact is it comes down to she said he said

 

And of course another hub witch hunt!

 

If she believes it was an unprovoked attack then she has a case to go to the police and lay charges... the fact that she has not raises questions?

 

I take no sides but look at it as it is and am not happy that there is once again another incident between a driver and a cyclist... but name calling when none of the facts are really know is rather acting like a tjop!

[RocknRolla]

Pepper spray? The oke must be from joburg. If he was a local, a MSP would have sufficed

 

 

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[Gen]

Its all the weed.....!

Clearly not enough weed

[RocknRolla]

Maybe put something into the honesty boxes "to take out" for the stressed peeps by the mountain

 

 

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[BSG]

I don't spray pepper on my steaks or tjops or weed . Today I used braai sout.

 

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[HappyMartin]

I'm starting to wonder about the chilled reputation of our Capetown friends. People hitting people with bikes, pepper separating each other. Twice the murder rate of Gauteng according to the latest stats. 62 murders per 100 000 people per year against 30 in Gauteng. What's going on?

[Capricorn]

No it's not!

just curious and i dont know the answer: but why not according to your understanding?

[Edition 507]

According to a Facebook post I just saw, he pepper-sprayed a woman who hooted at him. That's all the story there is there. Who knows what else went on. 

Awesome, you go fellow cyclist!!!

[Skubarra]

I'm starting to wonder about the chilled reputation of our Capetown friends. People hitting people with bikes, pepper separating each other. Twice the murder rate of Gauteng according to the latest stats. 62 murders per 100 000 people per year against 30 in Gauteng. What's going on?

Well we have had a massive influx of refugees from Gauteng these past few years which might explain some of it.