What is the world coming to?

[snooky]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40889511

I hope they throw the book at this guy. Attempted murder although probably some smart-assed lawyer will get him off with self-defence and the woman charged with obstruction.
Shocking behaviour.

[cabbageandribs1875]

utter coward, left the guy but thought the female was fair game, she was very lucky indeed the bus driver swerved quickly, hope the **** jogs all the way to the jail

[Colr]

They've got some 50 year old from Chelsea for it.

It's been all over down here. His life's not going to worth living, the asshole.

[Sergey]

There's a public footpath on the South side of the Thames that runs from Chelsea Bridge all the way to Greenwich. It's a beautiful walk...or it was. It's like a bleedin' Olympic training camp and you can't walk for joggers. They outnumber tourists and everyday pedestrians by about 5 - 1.

Something has top be done as there's enough parks and back-roads they can use, rather than take up the popular routes.

Tossers.

[Colr]

There's a public footpath on the South side of the Thames that runs from Chelsea Bridge all the way to Greenwich. It's a beautiful walk...or it was. It's like a bleedin' Olympic training camp and you can't walk for joggers. They outnumber tourists and everyday pedestrians by about 5 - 1.

Something has top be done as there's enough parks and back-roads they can use, rather than take up the popular routes.

Tossers.

I prefer running in the park. You don't have to stop for the roads and traffic continually.

I go out early so in the winter I'm forced onto the roads but there's usually no-one around at that time.

[speedy_gonzales]

There's a public footpath on the South side of the Thames that runs from Chelsea Bridge all the way to Greenwich. It's a beautiful walk...or it was. It's like a bleedin' Olympic training camp and you can't walk for joggers. They outnumber tourists and everyday pedestrians by about 5 - 1.

Something has top be done as there's enough parks and back-roads they can use, rather than take up the popular routes.

Tossers.
5 to 1? Think that might be a tad exaggerating. I've seen the lunchtime office joggers but never seen them outnumber regular peds and tourists by 2:1 never mind 5:1.
Spent many an afternoon at the tourist trap Founders Arms and the Hornimans(love that name) watching folk vie over space on the South Bank.

[Hibrandenburg]

5 to 1? Think that might be a tad exaggerating. I've seen the lunchtime office joggers but never seen them outnumber regular peds and tourists by 2:1 never mind 5:1.
Spent many an afternoon at the tourist trap founders arms and the hornimans(love that name) watching folk vie over space on the south bank.

5-1? Ltyf

[Future17]

5-1? Ltyf

Regular pedestrians ended as a club.

[hibsbollah]

5 to 1? Think that might be a tad exaggerating. I've seen the lunchtime office joggers but never seen them outnumber regular peds and tourists by 2:1 never mind 5:1.
Spent many an afternoon at the tourist trap Founders Arms and the Hornimans(love that name) watching folk vie over space on the South Bank.

Hes exaggerating obviously but the point remains the same. Pavement running is out of control in lots of big cities and Edinburgh's no different. Im a runner myself and there needs to be more events like Parkrun that attracts hundreds to Cramond for a 5k. Organise and promote it properly every morning and you'd get the pavement runners getting the competitive running bug, off the pavements (where they appear to be chucking innocent women under buses for kicks these days) and probably make yourself some serious money into the bargain. Go on, entrepreneurial investors:aok:

[frazeHFC]

To do this to anyone is bad enough, but what goes through your mind to do this to (I presume) a random person.


Regular pedestrians ended as a club.

:hilarious

[heretoday]

Runners, cyclists, cars parked on pavements.

Us pedestrians are the ones that need protective gear now!

[matty_f]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40889511

I hope they throw the book at this guy. Attempted murder although probably some smart-assed lawyer will get him off with self-defence and the woman charged with obstruction.
Shocking behaviour.

I'd charge him with attempted murder, given the chance.

What a despicable thing to do, even if she's in his road what makes him think his right of way is more important than her's?

Would 100% jail the **** for that. Can you imagine that was your wife or your mum, and she hadn't been so lucky. Think about trying to explain to your kids how she died.

[Mr Grieves]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/putney-bridge-jogger-suspect-named-eric-bellquist-us-investment-banker-uk-london-bus-woman-push-a7888041.html?amp

[Speedy]

Attempted murder is thrown around too often in my opinion. Prick, yes. Trying to kill someone, I'd take some convincing.

[snooky]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/putney-bridge-jogger-suspect-named-eric-bellquist-us-investment-banker-uk-london-bus-woman-push-a7888041.html?amp

Link no worky :dunno:

[Pete]

Attempted murder is thrown around too often in my opinion. Prick, yes. Trying to kill someone, I'd take some convincing.

:agree:

Total erse but there's no way he deliberately threw her under a bus, which the inevitable trial by social media will accuse him of.

Turns out the guy's an American millionaire so the chances of him doing time, even is he is convicted of any offence, are probably small. Money talks unfortunately.

[Andy74]

:agree:

Total erse but there's no way he deliberately threw her under a bus, which the inevitable trial by social media will accuse him of.

Turns out the guy's an American millionaire so the chances of him doing time, even is he is convicted of any offence, are probably small. Money talks unfortunately.

He claims he was in the US at the time.

[Mr White]

He claims he was in the US at the time.

I doubt the police would have bothered even questioning him if that were true. Unless he's really good in a kayak it wouldn't take long to verify which side of the Atlantic he was on in May surely?

[Pete]

He claims he was in the US at the time.

Should be easy to prove either way...you'd think.

There may still be mileage in my theory that it was the headmaster from the inbetweeners.

[jonty]

I'd charge him with attempted murder, given the chance.

What a despicable thing to do, even if she's in his road what makes him think his right of way is more important than her's?

Would 100% jail the **** for that. Can you imagine that was your wife or your mum, and she hadn't been so lucky. Think about trying to explain to your kids how she died.

If you watch where they travel, compared to the shadow on the path, it looks to me like he steps towards her and she steps away from him, both at the last second. If she hadn't it could have been worse.
Idiot has most of the pavement anyway and he made no attempt to move over.

[Mr Grieves]

Link no worky :dunno:

It works when I click on it. Here's a copy and paste

A man who has been arrested after a woman was pushed in front of a bus on London's Putney Bridge has been identified as a millionaire US investment banker - but the suspect says he was not in the country at the time the alleged offence took place.
Eric Bellquist was arrested following a police appeal after a 33-year-old woman was knocked down and only avoided serious injury thanks to the quick reflexes of a double-decker bus driver, in footage captured on CCTV.
He was detained by officers on Thursday before being released pending further enquiries.


A statement issued by the law firm acting for Mr Bellquist said: "Our client has been wrongly implicated in this matter; he categorically denies being the individual concerned and has irrefutable proof that he was in the United States at the time of the incident.
"Consequently we expect a swift resolution to this wholly untrue allegation."
Mr Bellquist works for private capital investment firm Hutton Collins, which says he is on the boards of Byron Hamburgers and Wagamama and was responsible for the firm's investment in Caffè Nero.



A graduate from the University of Colorado at Boulder, he previously worked at Lehman Brothers.
He lives in Chelsea, according to MailOnline (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4780950/Putney-Bridge-push-bus-driver-says-doing-job.html?ito=social-facebook), and has been with Hutton Collins since 2002.
A Met Police statement said: "At about 74.0am on Friday, 5 May the 33-year-old victim was walking across Putney Bridge on the east side heading towards Putney Bridge Tube Station when a male jogger knocked her over into the road and into the path of an oncoming bus, which narrowly missed hitting her.
"The bus stopped and some passengers got off and rushed to the victim's aid. She received minor injuries from the incident.


READ MORE


ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE JOGGER WHO PUSHED A WOMAN INTO A BUS
(http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jogger-pushed-woman-in-front-of-bus-rage-man-feminism-sexism-misogyny-right-questions-a7884126.html)
"About 15 minutes later the jogger came back the other way across the bridge. The victim tried to speak to him but he did not acknowledge her and carried on jogging.
"Officers continue to appeal for any witnesses to the incident."

[heretoday]

It works when I click on it. Here's a copy and paste

A man who has been arrested after a woman was pushed in front of a bus on London's Putney Bridge has been identified as a millionaire US investment banker - but the suspect says he was not in the country at the time the alleged offence took place.
Eric Bellquist was arrested following a police appeal after a 33-year-old woman was knocked down and only avoided serious injury thanks to the quick reflexes of a double-decker bus driver, in footage captured on CCTV.
He was detained by officers on Thursday before being released pending further enquiries.


A statement issued by the law firm acting for Mr Bellquist said: "Our client has been wrongly implicated in this matter; he categorically denies being the individual concerned and has irrefutable proof that he was in the United States at the time of the incident.
"Consequently we expect a swift resolution to this wholly untrue allegation."
Mr Bellquist works for private capital investment firm Hutton Collins, which says he is on the boards of Byron Hamburgers and Wagamama and was responsible for the firm's investment in Caffè Nero.



A graduate from the University of Colorado at Boulder, he previously worked at Lehman Brothers.
He lives in Chelsea, according to MailOnline (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4780950/Putney-Bridge-push-bus-driver-says-doing-job.html?ito=social-facebook), and has been with Hutton Collins since 2002.
A Met Police statement said: "At about 74.0am on Friday, 5 May the 33-year-old victim was walking across Putney Bridge on the east side heading towards Putney Bridge Tube Station when a male jogger knocked her over into the road and into the path of an oncoming bus, which narrowly missed hitting her.
"The bus stopped and some passengers got off and rushed to the victim's aid. She received minor injuries from the incident.


READ MORE


ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE JOGGER WHO PUSHED A WOMAN INTO A BUS
(http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jogger-pushed-woman-in-front-of-bus-rage-man-feminism-sexism-misogyny-right-questions-a7884126.html)
"About 15 minutes later the jogger came back the other way across the bridge. The victim tried to speak to him but he did not acknowledge her and carried on jogging.
"Officers continue to appeal for any witnesses to the incident."











Investment banker? Just hang him anyway.

[silverhibee]

If you watch where they travel, compared to the shadow on the path, it looks to me like he steps towards her and she steps away from him, both at the last second. If she hadn't it could have been worse.
Idiot has most of the pavement anyway and he made no attempt to move over.

Do folk think this is just a random attack on a woman by a guy out for a jog, will put money on him knowing her, ex partner or something like that.

[bigwheel]

Do folk think this is just a random attack on a woman by a guy out for a jog, will put money on him knowing her, ex partner or something like that.

I'll take that bet [emoji2]

She has been interviewed saying that she didn't know him, waited and tried to speak to
Him when he jogged back, and he ignored her..very strange , aggressive behaviour..

[silverhibee]

I'll take that bet [emoji2]

She has been interviewed saying that she didn't know him, waited and tried to speak to
Him when he jogged back, and he ignored her..very strange , aggressive behaviour..

Looks like i may be due you a £1 :greengrin

[Just Alf]

Imagine if it had been the tram or the tube.. Her head would have been smashed... Whatever he's gonna get charged with it got to much more than something that results in a wee wrist slap.

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[bigwheel]

Looks like i may be due you a £1 :greengrin

[emoji23].

A weird and dangerous story though isn't it..I'm sure there will indeed be some sort
of twist that emerges when we get to know why it happened..

[Glory Lurker]

I didn't realise this happened in May. Was it news then, too?

[snooky]

:agree:

Total erse but there's no way he deliberately threw her under a bus, which the inevitable trial by social media will accuse him of.

Turns out the guy's an American millionaire so the chances of him doing time, even is he is convicted of any offence, are probably small. Money talks unfortunately.

I sincerely hope that's not the case. He deserves a jail sentence.
If it has to be a suspended one, can I suggest by the balls.

[wpj]

There's a public footpath on the South side of the Thames that runs from Chelsea Bridge all the way to Greenwich. It's a beautiful walk...or it was. It's like a bleedin' Olympic training camp and you can't walk for joggers. They outnumber tourists and everyday pedestrians by about 5 - 1.

Something has top be done as there's enough parks and back-roads they can use, rather than take up the popular routes.

Tossers.

Southbank is a nightmare with them, also the millennium bridge. Arrogant pricks not moving for anyone. Wee nudge can upset them a wee bit though 😉

[silverhibee]

[emoji23].

A weird and dangerous story though isn't it..I'm sure there will indeed be some sort
of twist that emerges when we get to know why it happened..

It certainly is, very bizarre indeed, just strange for it to be a random attack on some innocent woman by a jogger, I'm sure there will be some motive behind it if anyone is charged with whatever offence has been committed we will hopefully find out the right story.

[snooky]

Arrested suspect deleted from enquiries. Looks like he was really in US at the time.

Surprised they haven't published the best photo they have from the video nationally.
Somebody must recognise the guy. FFS, he's jogging so his work or home base (temp or not) can't be too far away. He also was seen running back which screams to me that his home base is somewhere behind him at the time of the push. (Or maybe he was on a lunch break if it happened around midday?)

[Andy74]

It certainly is, very bizarre indeed, just strange for it to be a random attack on some innocent woman by a jogger, I'm sure there will be some motive behind it if anyone is charged with whatever offence has been committed we will hopefully find out the right story.

It's not really that strange in London. It's not an attack as such it's an idiot barging someone whilst jogging. You don't have to walk very far in London to get shoved or barged by someone!

[WeeRussell]

Footage is so bizarre. She's not even in his way! And you're surely not going to forget how close you are to the road/how busy the road is and therefore the danger of throwing someone like that. Unless he had headphones in he'd also hear the big bus only a few metres behind him as he did it. Doesn't even appear to be an argument as they are approaching each other.

Very strange. And very stupid!

[snooky]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41253483

I really hope they get this b*****d and jail him for a few years. Good to know they are still looking.
Surely somebody will recognise him from this latest photo and come forward.

[Steve-O]

Glad the Polis didn't follow the advice earlier in this thread or we'd have two innocent men in jail for attempted murder right now! :rolleyes:

[Colr]

It's not really that strange in London. It's not an attack as such it's an idiot barging someone whilst jogging. You don't have to walk very far in London to get shoved or barged by someone!

Yup. I remember when I first came down being barged from the back in an empty Canary Wharf station. Obviously I was in the way and the 20m room either side of me was too juch of a detour.

[Colr]

Then there's this.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4880482/Elderly-woman-sent-flying-man-mobility-scooter.html

Less outrage this time, it seems.

[Pretty Boy]

Then there's this.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4880482/Elderly-woman-sent-flying-man-mobility-scooter.html

Less outrage this time, it seems.

Some mobility scooters are a total menace. Folk flying about on them on busy pavements.

[snooky]

Some mobility scooters are a total menace. Folk flying about on them on busy pavements.
Several years ago my late mother-in-law tried one of the store shopping scooters for her first ever attempt at driving anything. She took off like a bat out of hell and totally demolished one of their displays.
Oh how I laughed.

[RyeSloan]

Then there's this.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4880482/Elderly-woman-sent-flying-man-mobility-scooter.html

Less outrage this time, it seems.

While nasty for the old dear it's hardly the same as deliberately pushing someone in front of an oncoming bus! So less outrage seems an appropriate response.

[snooky]

While nasty for the old dear it's hardly the same as deliberately pushing someone in front of an oncoming bus! So less outrage seems an appropriate response.

Seems it's gone all quiet on this. I amazed that nobody has come forward to identify this moron.
Somebody must recognise him. How far does the average jogger run?

[snooky]

What's the world coming to - II

http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/15865482.School_children__kicked__elderly_dog_and_ laughed_as_it_waited_for_owner_outside_Tesco/

[snooky]

What's the world coming to - II

http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/15865482.School_children__kicked__elderly_dog_and_ laughed_as_it_waited_for_owner_outside_Tesco/

Good news on the above. I've just read a follow up report that the above incident did not happen. The stores's video apparently showed the school kids jump out of the way of the dog. The person who reported the incident however, did so in good faith.
I will delete this post and the one above in a couple of days.

[Hibbyradge]

Good news on the above. I've just read a follow up report that the above incident did not happen. The stores's video apparently showed the school kids jump out of the way of the dog. The person who reported the incident however, did so in good faith.
I will delete this post and the one above in a couple of days.

:agree:

No need to delete the posts.

If you click the link the story has been updated.

[snooky]

:agree:

No need to delete the posts.

If you click the link the story has been updated.


Good. :thumbsup: