• WoodScientist
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    19 days ago

    You legit think the cop thought “Hey, let me kill these kids!”

    Yes, I absolutely do think that. Exhibit A are all the people in this thread that think attempted murder is an acceptable penalty for a child riding recklessly on a bicycle. Seeing as cops tend to have far less empathy than the human average, I would expect them to be less worried about civilian safety than the people in this thread. The folks in this thread are advocating summary execution for traffic violations, so I see no reason a cop wouldn’t do the same.

    • Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
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      19 days ago

      People fall off motorbikes all the time, and usually get a few bruises, if that. If riding a motorbike was anywhere near as dangerous as you think, it would be considered an extreme sport.

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        18 days ago

        Ususally there are not 30+ other Bikes in very close Proximity when you fall of. The Argument isnt, that a bike with a flat tire will Explode in Flames, it is, that in this Situation the first bike would get significantly slowed down by a flat tire, the second bike would crash into the first and a few other bikes would then run over the fallen down. Perfectly Predictably.

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          18 days ago

          Once again, that’s on the riders behind. These dumbasses fall off by themselves often enough that they should be ready for that.