Taxi Driver Severs Cyclists Leg in Violent Hit-n-R

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Eldron' date=' what i'm saying is that to turn around and sever soemone's leg because of a few heated words is overreaction and deserves karma to dish out an equal reaction to it. and if your comment wasn't aimed at my comment then why did you quote my comment specifically to make your statement? i see no "anger issues" with questioning that or pointing out the duplicity of how people react.

 

 

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We're talking in circles here...

 

I hit the "quote" button instead of the "reply" button. It wasn't aimed at you at all..

 

The reaction is so over the top that it leads me to believe this was more than just words going on here!

 

but from the tone of slowpoke's reply, i sense there is "anger issues" at play here too.

[slowpoke]

HR and eldron - let's see - someone goes out of their way to deliberately put a vehicle into reverse and sever someone's leg and we should sit back and say "oh dear' date=' what a pity there was a fight"?

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deliberately severed his leg? really?

 

 

reading the article as posted on the Canadian site it's rather apparent that it was deliberate... vehicle reversed into cyclist trapping/crushing him between pole and vehicle... vehicle then driven off and a call only made 3 hours later (by which stage there was a huge chance that the victim would've bled to death). but fine - for you let's just say that the driver accidentally put the car into reverse and didn't realise that he'd hit the cyclist (let's assume that there was no noise when the bike and rider got crushed) so shame, poor driver, let's hope that he doesn't get into any trouble for this accident... after all accidents happen and the peopel involved don't need to call the medics or cops or anything - in fact fully understandable that they wait 3 hours.

 

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HR and eldron - let's see - someone goes out of their way to deliberately put a vehicle into reverse and sever someone's leg and we should sit back and say "oh dear' date=' what a pity there was a fight"?

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deliberately severed his leg? really?

 

 

reading the article as posted on the Canadian site it's rather apparent that it was deliberate... vehicle reversed into cyclist trapping/crushing him between pole and vehicle... vehicle then driven off and a call only made 3 hours later (by which stage there was a huge chance that the victim would've bled to death). but fine - for you let's just say that the driver accidentally put the car into reverse and didn't realise that he'd hit the cyclist (let's assume that there was no noise when the bike and rider got crushed) so shame, poor driver, let's hope that he doesn't get into any trouble for this accident... after all accidents happen and the peopel involved don't need to call the medics or cops or anything - in fact fully understandable that they wait 3 hours.

 

 

but how do you deduce that he deliberately wanted to sever his leg? that was my question.

[Wallee]

I hope the taxi driver loses a leg too.

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I hope the taxi driver loses a leg too.

 

i wouldn't wish anything like that even on my worst enemy.

[slowpoke]

HR, stop being childish (i know it's one of your specialities but seriously this is not the thread to prove it) the taxi driver clearly wanted to deliberately cause serious harm and injury (based on the evidence his aim was to cause death) and that is the issue i am getting at. so for you, just for you, please consider the words to "deliberately sever his leg" with "based on the evidence, deliberately attempted to kill or harm or main, and as a result accidentally only caused the severing of his leg" ok? that suit you better?

[Mudsimus]

SP go and read all 3 my posts and please dont quote me out of context.

[Dirty Twin]

Prozac Nation

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HR' date=' stop being childish (i know it's one of your specialities but seriously this is not the thread to prove it)...[/quote']

 

 

 

and one of my others is to stay calm when others are throwing their toys out of the cot.

 

 

 

... the taxi driver clearly wanted to deliberately cause serious harm and injury (based on the evidence his aim was to cause?death) and that is the issue i am getting at. so for you' date=' just for you, please consider the words to "deliberately sever his leg" with "based on the evidence, deliberately?attempted to kill or harm or main, and as a result accidentally only caused the severing of his leg" ok? that suit you better?[/quote']

 

 

 

only a bit, but it counts for little when you fail to see the error or inaccuracy of your earlier posts. looking at the facts for what they were may have tempered some of your outbursts. sorry, hope i'm not being childish again...

[Wallee]

I hope the taxi driver loses a leg too.

 

i wouldn't wish anything like that even on my worst enemy.

 

Karma is a b1tch.

[Tumbleweed]

I hope the taxi driver loses a leg too.

 

i wouldn't wish anything like that even on my worst enemy.

 

Karma is a b1tch.

 

don't you think wishing someone else bad luck would, too, rebound on you? i would hope that karma is not being confused with retributive justice.

holy roller2008-11-18 23:41:46

[Wallee]

I hope the taxi driver loses a leg too.

 

i wouldn't wish anything like that even on my worst enemy.

 

Karma is a b1tch.

 

don't you think wishing someone else bad luck would' date=' too, rebound on you? i would hope that karma is confused with retributive justice.

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You are entitled to have your own opinion

Wallee2008-11-18 23:40:44

[Matchstix]

Trust me, you don't want to loose a leg. But the guy is lucky he is in canada, they have an excelent prosthetic program there so he wil get excellent rehab. as far as I know. If he was in SA... ouch.

And I agree there is way to much anger over dumb and stupid issues. Personally this is stress related or anger at someone or something else that gets poured out at the wrong people.

There are thing to worh getting angry over, but don't just get angry do something about whatever get you angry, that is worth getting angry over.

 

[Tumbleweed]

I hope the taxi driver loses a leg too.

 

i wouldn't wish anything like that even on my worst enemy.

 

Karma is a b1tch.

 

don't you think wishing someone else bad luck would' date=' too, rebound on you? i would hope that karma is confused with retributive justice.

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You are entitled to have your own opinion

 

then, in my opinion, you and the others on this thread who have wished an injury on the cab driver, are no better than him*.

 

*at this point, we don't know whether the driver is totally at fault. read the story on the link to read a report a little less biased than the one posted from treehugger.com.

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and to those of you who have already pronounced the cabbie guilty:

 

"We're asking people not only what they might have seen, but anything they heard that will help narrow this down," Haines said.

Witnesses reported hearing yelling and an argument in the area, and then hearing a crash, said Traffic Services Sgt. Tim Burrows. Witnesses later saw the cab heading south on Dovercourt.

"Sounds like there was an interaction, and it wasn't a good interaction, and as a result of that the driver backed up. We're not sure if it was intentional," Haines said.

The victim was at the side of the cab, but he somehow ended up wedged between the back of the car and the pole, with his right leg severed, he said.

"Three hours later, we get a 911 call indicating that a cab driver was involved in some sort of altercation. He put himself at the scene."

The cab driver told police the cyclist tried to rob him, but Burrows could not confirm whether the robbery had taken place. "That's what the secondary radio call stated, but we're still trying to determine whether the robbery actually occurred, if that's what led to all this or not," Burrows said.

The cab driver appeared at Traffic Services headquarters to give a statement yesterday. He spoke with investigators, who are still in the process of determining what happened, and if charges will be laid.

Burrows said the cab driver failed to remain at the scene and could face charges. The driver could face additional charges if it is determined to be a case of road rage, Burrows said.

"In a situation like this it's hard to know what charges and who will be charged ... right now the story we have is all over the place," he said.

 

http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/537676

 

so, i think the knee-jerk response of many on this thread displays their disdain for human life more than it does that of some cabbie many thousands of miles away.

[Wallee]

Thank you "Oh Holy One"