LRC! Help find this violent cyclist near Bethesda

okay already wrote:

I don't like what happened any more than the rest of you, but let me ask this:

how would you feel if the trail specifically prohibits posting anything - no signs, no announcements, absolutely nothing along its perimeters.

And how would you feel if it turns out that the person with the camera wasn't knocked over but just tripped in trying to flee the guy? What if he never touched the person holding the camera?

And what if before the video started, he had told those people that there is no posting allowed along the trail corridor, and people on both sides of the issues are asked to respect that limitation, and they are too?

Just asking....

no, no and no. Don't assault kids. Call the cops if you think it is such a big deal. Act like an adult and a human being.

Apparently the new guy that has been identified was a former police chief.

It still blows my mind that people can act like this. I can't imagine being out on a bike ride and having this kind of rage come over me from people putting up flyers.

The group of people who posted this video on social media told ABC 7 that they were putting up flyers the read, “Killer Cops Will Not Go Free – Text ‘Floyd to 55156.'”

More info:

On Reddit, the teen who filmed the incident wrote:

Everyone keeps saying what came before this but I have no video of that and it’s maybe 5 seconds of interaction. He cycled past us as we were putting up signs, stopped, asked to see my signs (in a friendly tone, I thought he was just interested) then as soon as I showed him them he ripped them out of my hands and started to go after my friends, which is when I started recording. I don’t think he’s grabbing the water bottle, he took the tape off of the wrist of my friend.

The teen said the cyclist injured his calf. He posted a photo showing a gash on his leg. He wrote on Reddit, “he rammed his bike into me and tried to pin me to the ground with it.”

https://heavy.com/news/2020/06/bethesda-man-assaults-child-protest-flyers-video/

Do I hear some kind of accent from the assaulter, near the end? Australian maybe? Although he could be faking an accent.

this is it wrote:

I saw earlier on twitter where they had identified this guy with his strava data, anyone know if the cope have arrested this raging trumptard yet?

Wrong. So far two people have been falsely accused by the Twitter mob.

Cops saying it's not a cop. Imagine that.

Bike people know bikes, and other bike people. The guy is known.

It’s over

https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/06/05/arrest-made-in-bethesda-bike-assault/

The streets of Bethesda are a little safer tonight with this maniac behind bars.

okay already wrote:

I don't like what happened any more than the rest of you, but let me ask this:

how would you feel if the trail specifically prohibits posting anything - no signs, no announcements, absolutely nothing along its perimeters.

And how would you feel if it turns out that the person with the camera wasn't knocked over but just tripped in trying to flee the guy? What if he never touched the person holding the camera?

And what if before the video started, he had told those people that there is no posting allowed along the trail corridor, and people on both sides of the issues are asked to respect that limitation, and they are too?

Just asking....

You ask "how would you feel" if somebody posted fliers I disagreed with in a place where fliers weren't allowed.

I'll answer: I'd feel angry

Now ask "what would you do about it?"

I'll answer: I'd ask them to stop and post fliers somewhere they're allowed. When they didnt listen, I'd tell them we should all follow the rules to try to guilt them into stopping. Then I'd leave.

You know why I'd leave? Because something that amounts to a citation doesnt deserve to be answered with a misdemeanor or felony assault. That is what I would do, regardless of their age.

This dude put his hands onto them to rip things out of their hands. Maybe he didnt punch anybody in the face, but he did manhandle people to get what he wanted. That's assault.

Maybe it was a momentary indiscretion in a lifetime of positive interactions. If so, I'm sure the judge or prosecutor will take that into account and allow a plea to probation or a symbolic week in jail.

I tend to agree. I wasn't implying that maybe he didn't do anything wrong, i was more trying to understand what would drive him to behave like we are assuming he did.

But maybe what is going through his mind is this - most officers are good and a non-specific reference to 'killer cops' does them an injustice. and as a forthright citizen, he is not going to allow someone to post public messages in areas where they are prohibited, to the extent that he will intervene to stop a violation in progress.

Of course, since posting what i surmised, it has been disclosed that he actually restrained and reportedly assualted the camera person, and that can't really be excused by any stretch.

Again, i agree that the way you propose handling the situation is right. But i wonder, if it is a violation for someone to post anything in a public right away, and if he intervenes to stop it, without injuring the little girl, is that a punishable offense? My bet is that they are both guilty - him for assault and them for posting things in an area where it is not allowed.

Dude admits guilt:

“I am sick with remorse for the pain and fear I caused the victims on the trail, and online,” Mr. Brennan said in a statement released by his lawyers, Andrew Jezic and David Moyse. “I am cooperating fully with authorities. I am committed to making amends by addressing, through counseling, the underlying issues that led to my abhorrent behavior.”

Oh Please wrote:

That first screenshot I thought it was LRCs favorite Pennsylvanian, which would have been about as epic as it gets.

We have a favorite Pennsylvanian?

Dude loses job making junk with logos:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/police-arrest-man-accused-of-assaulting-people-posting-signs/2020/06/05/f11071d0-a796-11ea-898e-b21b9a83f792_story.html

agip wrote:

Dude admits guilt:

“I am sick with remorse for the pain and fear I caused the victims on the trail, and online,” Mr. Brennan said in a statement released by his lawyers, Andrew Jezic and David Moyse. “I am cooperating fully with authorities. I am committed to making amends by addressing, through counseling, the underlying issues that led to my abhorrent behavior.”

yeah, anyway between the self entitled, officious behavior displayed during the video and the fact that he's already lawyered up he seems to be quite privileged. he's gonna skip through the legal system nearly unscathed most likely. and then continue on through life unchecked.

if i were there and that were my daughter he'd be missing teeth

onemorePRinme wrote:

yeah, anyway between the self entitled, officious behavior displayed during the video and the fact that he's already lawyered up he seems to be quite privileged. he's gonna skip through the legal system nearly unscathed most likely. and then continue on through life unchecked.

if i were there and that were my daughter he'd be missing teeth

I really, really don't think this kind of privilege will continue to go unchecked in today's climate. Imagine if this cyclist had to choose between accepting real legal punishment, or being torn to shreds the minute he walks outside. I'm not saying that would be a great system for accountability, but I would understand people getting fed up with the legal process never delivering justice for certain kinds of people.

I don’t think that is a fair comparison. First off, the biker is a grown adult and just b/c he didn’t like what he saw, it did not give him a right to attack minor kids or anyone for that matter. He needs to learn on how to control his aggression /reaction to a situation he did not like even if the kids said something to upset him. Makes you wonder if he has done similar behaviors in the past.

In all honesty, knowing that he was a former police officer doesn’t surprise me how he reacted . I probably feel this way right now due to a recent incident that happened to me. I work in a medical facility—I was checking in patients for Covid testing and we got behind in schedule. This guy comes barging in screaming and yelling, saying things like “you’re a liar!”you didn’t call me,!”You’re incompetent!..admit it! And other angry words after trying to explain to him and apologizing for us being late. Told him to calm down but he kept yelling to the point it drew attention from others .

Supervisor came in to calm him down but he kept yelling/screaming and telling me..”you know, I used to be an ex-cop!” (Was I supposed to be impressed? ) Anyway, I felt like this guy was totally out of line, to the point, I was afraid he was going to come after me or pull out a gun.

Bottom line, people need to take a deep breath before reacting to a senseless emotion.

I'd just like to point out that taking someone's bike is a crime, so it wouldn't really be the best idea to help.

Fact check. Article on heavy.com headline:

"Anthony Brennan: Bethesda Biker Arrested in the Assault of Child Posting George Floyd Flyers"

The press release cited in same article indicates that the incident involved "three young adults".

Another article I read indicates the ages of the "children" were 18, 19, and 18.

Runner10287 wrote:

Oh Please wrote:

That first screenshot I thought it was LRCs favorite Pennsylvanian, which would have been about as epic as it gets.

We have a favorite Pennsylvanian?

2020, why have you chosen this time to NOT make it the best year ever and have the cyclist be our hero MR of Lehigh Valley Marathon fame? With all of the other garbage you have thrown at us, coronavirus, murder hornets, race riots, why could we not have MR as the Bethesda Biker? What a letdown.

You are wrong and silly. Just take a look at the video. The young girl he assaults is not 18 or 19. Do you have children? She looks much younger than that.

"Journalism" wrote:

Fact check. Article on heavy.com headline:

"Anthony Brennan: Bethesda Biker Arrested in the Assault of Child Posting George Floyd Flyers"

The press release cited in same article indicates that the incident involved "three young adults".

Another article I read indicates the ages of the "children" were 18, 19, and 18.