30 days seems kinda light for nearly killing somebody and definitely giving them lifelong problems….
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Go back and read the article. He's in jail (not prison) for 30 days pending further investigation.
From the initial version of the investigation, the driver faced charges under Part 1 of Article 121 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (intentional grievous bodily harm), but by court decision he was not taken into custody under this article. Soon after, he was detained in Bila Tserkva and another suspicion was announced – leaving a person in danger (Part 3 of Article 135 of the Criminal Code), which carries a penalty of up to eight years in prison.
Ah, so the title of this post is completely wrong, since he has not been sentenced yet.
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English is not my native tongue and TIL that jail and prison mean two different things
You really never stop learning!
Please don't learn from this. Jail and prison are synonymous in most of the English speaking world. The article also doesn't use the word jail and the English wikipedia article on Prison in Ukraine uses "jail" as a synonym for "prison". As far as I know "jail" as specifically pre-trial remand is a strictly American thing, and this didn't happen in America.
kinda?!
that should be treated as atempted murder (period)
well the “kinda” was sardonic
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He drives a G-Class SUV, they start at $148,000.
He beat a bicyclist unconscious just for complaining.
I think the assumption that he's a rich, entitled douche is justified.
Dunno sounds more like psychopath behaviour …
That's what they said.
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Take his license and crush his car.
I mean if we are being fair here, crush his legs, sell the car and use the money for charity. Perhaps a charity that helps people with mobility. And builds bike lanes.
should be 30 months
Mercedes driver sentenced
What was the brand name of the bike? /s
They're implying someone who's rich and feels entitled.
As someone who drives a Mercedes I’m neither rich nor entitled.
Edit: Who downvotes this lol.
That's what any rich and entitled person would say.
A former boss of mine who owned his (very large and expensive) house plus three other houses that he rented out, plus 51% stakes in two companies which were both worth at least €10mio each also claimed that he's "upper middle class" and that the things he feels entitled to are just what regular middle class people are entitled to.
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Yeah, what a strange detail for a headline
We live in a very car-centric culture, everything is a reminder.
Brand is a useless detail.
For nerds a detailed model wound be needed.
And for those saying 'that means rich' - ~~again more model info of the car~~ the info if there person is rich is needed.
A detail from the OPs article like:
According to the media, notably “Ukrainska Pravda”, the attacker – a 44-year-old Oleksandr Khilyk – may also figure in a case of embezzlement of 25 million hryvnias for the procurement of winter uniforms for the Kyiv Territorial Defense.
There is a full vid too (some news vid):
The video you linked had a clip of the assailant with what looks like a mansion and several luxuries from a previous video. It definitely seems like this is a rich person.
Sorry, there seems to be some confusion & I prob wasn't clear - I never said he wasn't rich, the whole first part is a comment on the stupid article headline, the subject I was replying to (if anything, that it wasn't clear from the headline that he was rich).
They had his ID, they could have just said 'rich guy' instead of driver.
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Cyclist is a dentist riding a SirVélo
That's fucked up.
Cyclists should keep a nice, long screw in their bag. When someone parks like an asshole, no need to say anything, just prop the screw up under one of their tires and get on with your day.
It's reusable and leaves essentially no evidence of tampering. Additionally, if the person cares about safety at all, they'll stop the car immediately and the tire can be reused, but if they keep driving, it's ruined.
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This is why i’m glad i’m large and trained in combat. Some drivers will get aggressive with me on my bike but then i get off my bike and they see my size (only 183 cm but colombians are mostly tiny) and they drive away. I really don’t get the attitude of getting aggressive with bikers. We’re way less protected than car people.
Also carrying a collapsible baton might be a good idea for anyone who can’t fight that well. They’re great for hitting an aggressive car or person near you.
Not allowed to carry weapons in the UK. Bike locks are pretty good clubs though. But I have had more problems with dogs chasing me on my bike than from angry drivers. Sure I could stomp a poodle, but wtf do you do with a fighting dog?
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I carry a stungun myself. I've only ever had to use it once and just the test zap was enough to intimidate the jerk who got in my face.
Some people are not humane.
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