Caught on video: Father with family in SUV chased, beaten by speed-demon bikers

[AtheistCrusader]

341. I'm missing the eyewitness testimony here.

The only witnesses that have publicly claimed the tires were slashed (so far) were the occupants of the car. Not impartial parties. (I also take issue with the repeated use of tire(s) plural, in the new articles. Only one appears damaged even after the beating)

I don't think confirmation bias is playing into this. My objection is predicated entirely upon the fact that I can see most of the encounter, but not the pivotal moment where Lien claims to feel in fear for his life, and fled. That single moment would, if I could see it, resolve the entire list of questions/concerns I have about the story as presented so far.

I have the same problem with using a motor vehicle as a battering ram against a human, as I do using a firearm against a human. It MUST be justifiable. (Especially since in this case, no one is alleging the crushed guy did anything wrong, analogous to a bystander shot by a armed person accidentally, in the course of actual self defense)

There are other gopro's mounted on other helmets in that video. I fully expect more evidence will be forthcoming. It is possible the tire was slashed, it is possible his car was attacked. It is possible Lien's choice to flee is justifiable.