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Dr. Strange

(26,058 posts)
64. I'll defend them a little.
Thu May 25, 2023, 09:12 PM
May 2023

They're kids. They were trying to game the system. I get it. Ultimately this was a minor spat between people and not worthy of national attention. It really isn't that big of a deal.

What made it a big deal was the absurd virtue signalling that followed, trying to get her fired, doxxing her, sending death threats, telling people to contact the CEO of the hospital where she works. It was nuts.

The Young Turks has had quite a whiplash, with John Iadarola and Emma Vigeland suggesting that Comrie was drunk and racist, and Rashad Richey trying to doxx her and her boss and then straight-up deleting the video when he realized how badly he fucked up, all the way to Ana Kasparian fighting back, striking out at the whole Karen nonsense. It's been quite a scene.

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Post removed Post removed May 2023 #1
DUers seem split on this. BlueCheeseAgain May 2023 #2
Yes, a shame when someone thinks it's ok to call DUers these kind of names. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #27
I'm a white woman and I don't need to be defended by chivalrous bigots who don't listen Warpy May 2023 #63
Yup...and in another DU post, you will be attacked... canuckledragger May 2023 #3
What evidence is there that this is anything other than a dispute over dibs on a bike? BlueCheeseAgain May 2023 #4
It wasn't his bike when she rented it, and he literally proves it by providing his receipts. LisaL May 2023 #11
Thank you. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #16
I generally agree with you. BlueCheeseAgain May 2023 #31
The proper library analogy would be- LisaL May 2023 #33
Like I said... BlueCheeseAgain May 2023 #35
Social media is running amok. LisaL May 2023 #36
I live in a major CA metro area and use the lime bikes and scooters obamanut2012 May 2023 #38
I've used Citibikes numerous times, many times actually. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #51
Bingo. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #47
another point of view BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2023 #73
LOL. MarineCombatEngineer May 2023 #15
Well, maybe, just maybe, the pushback is justified because post like yours are pure bullshit. MarineCombatEngineer May 2023 #23
What an excellent question. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #49
Thank you, thank you, MarineCombatEngineer May 2023 #54
Lol! BlackSkimmer May 2023 #55
Horrifying and unsurprising. WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #5
What's horrifying are the people who can't add 2 and 2. LisaL May 2023 #10
He returned the bike five minutes before she rented it. LisaL May 2023 #7
Wow, one of DU's most prolific posters says this. Brenda May 2023 #19
More ironically... Dr. Strange May 2023 #21
Nevilledog Brenda May 2023 #25
Who was it? obamanut2012 May 2023 #46
Even if true, Zeitghost May 2023 #6
He has a receipt showing that he docked the bike at 7:19. LisaL May 2023 #8
Stop injecting facts into this controversy maxsolomon May 2023 #9
Boom. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #17
Correct! As a user of Lime bikes obamanut2012 May 2023 #39
It doesn't matter SickOfTheOnePct May 2023 #12
He seems to understand it pretty well. LisaL May 2023 #13
Fair point n/t SickOfTheOnePct May 2023 #14
Isn't the point of the 45 minute rental to share the bikes? yardwork May 2023 #56
Yup, and you incur sharpish OT fees over 45 minutes obamanut2012 May 2023 #61
So the mother confirms her son was in the wrong Sympthsical May 2023 #18
I said when this "Karen" garbage started this would happen obamanut2012 May 2023 #40
You were right, I was wrong Sympthsical May 2023 #74
I saw the incident compared to the Emmett Till tragedy. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #57
That's like MTG comparing herself to victims of the Holocaust. yardwork May 2023 #71
If the media didn't bother to interview the kids, that's on them. yardwork May 2023 #58
..... MarineCombatEngineer May 2023 #66
Does the contract end when you dock the bike? Chautauquas May 2023 #20
Yes, absolutely. LisaL May 2023 #22
Then I agree with you Chautauquas May 2023 #24
I sincerely doubt he was sitting on the bike when she rented it. LisaL May 2023 #26
He hasn't, he was sitting nearby obamanut2012 May 2023 #50
No Zeitghost May 2023 #29
Yes, it's like returning a rental car obamanut2012 May 2023 #43
I see a lot of letter-vs-spirit of the law arguments here. WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #28
You see a lot of people calling out racism Sympthsical May 2023 #30
Oh hard agree. And letter vs spirit upholds it. WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #32
I really don't think Sympthsical is saying what you think he said. Jedi Guy May 2023 #41
Seems fair though. Dr. Strange May 2023 #48
Wow. She's an even bigger asshole than I thought ismnotwasm May 2023 #34
No kidding. Dr. Strange May 2023 #42
You just cannot admit you are wrong obamanut2012 May 2023 #44
lol, wow.... tritsofme May 2023 #52
It's not a PR firm. xmas74 May 2023 #62
This gives me the information to resolve the issue -- in favor of the woman brooklynite May 2023 #37
Yup obamanut2012 May 2023 #45
There was no excuse for them to surround her, record her, phylny May 2023 #53
In other words, the kids were trying to hoard the bikes. yardwork May 2023 #68
good post pinkstarburst May 2023 #75
I am amazed that anyone is defending the boys in this localroger May 2023 #59
I'll defend them a little. Dr. Strange May 2023 #64
You are right in that it was blown way the eff out of proportion localroger May 2023 #67
I agree with your assessment, except that the kids recorded and uploaded the incident. yardwork May 2023 #69
This is an ordinary community dispute that turned into a story when the cameras came out. Renew Deal May 2023 #60
The woman who was wronged did walk away. yardwork May 2023 #70
I don't think I made my point clearly Renew Deal May 2023 #72
Who put it on the internet? yardwork May 2023 #76
It seems like everyone records everything these days. Renew Deal May 2023 #77
Bike Was Free to Rent NowISeetheLight May 2023 #65
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