Another cyclist attacked - Qld

Another sad story...I hope they get the B*******

http://tinyurl.com/2fvwj5
CYCLIST IN HOSPITAL AFTER HIT, RUN
- LI class=byline
- February 23, 2007
*A CYCLIST has been seriously injured in a hit and run incident in
south-east Queensland.*

Police said the 38-year-old man was riding his mountain bike on Bellini
Road at Burpengary on the Sunshine Coast about 3.55pm (AEST) yesterday
when a black sports sedan drove towards him.

As the car approached a front seat passenger opened the door, which
struck the cyclist on the leg.

The car then drove away without stopping to help.

The cyclist suffered serious injuries to his leg, including lacerations
which exposed the bone.

He was taken to Redcliffe Hospital and later transferred to the Royal
Brisbane Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.

Police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.


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osc

"osc" wrote in message
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Another sad story...I hope they get the B*******

http://tinyurl.com/2fvwj5
CYCLIST IN HOSPITAL AFTER HIT, RUN
- LI class=byline
- February 23, 2007
*A CYCLIST has been seriously injured in a hit and run incident in
south-east Queensland.*

Police said the 38-year-old man was riding his mountain bike on Bellini
Road at Burpengary on the Sunshine Coast about 3.55pm (AEST) yesterday
when a black sports sedan drove towards him.


A bit close to home. :-(
It's bad enough without having to worry about psychopaths as well. Hopefully
both the driver and passenger are caught and charged with a minimum of
assault occasioning bodily harm and spend a long, long time without licenses
if not jail time.

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www.ozcableguy.com
www.oztechnologies.com

On Feb 23, 2:28 pm, "OzCableguy" wrote:
"osc" wrote in message

news


Another sad story...I hope they get the B*******

http://tinyurl.com/2fvwj5
CYCLIST IN HOSPITAL AFTER HIT, RUN
- LI class=byline
- February 23, 2007
*A CYCLIST has been seriously injured in a hit and run incident in
south-east Queensland.*

Police said the 38-year-old man was riding his mountain bike on Bellini
Road at Burpengary on the Sunshine Coast about 3.55pm (AEST) yesterday
when a black sports sedan drove towards him.

A bit close to home. :-(
It's bad enough without having to worry about psychopaths as well. Hopefully
both the driver and passenger are caught and charged with a minimum of
assault occasioning bodily harm and spend a long, long time without licenses
if not jail time.

--www.ozcableguy.comwww.oztechnologies.com


Ah c'mon. Just because it's a car door, that makes it ok?

Assault with a weapon. Assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Attempted manslaughter.

Take your pick.

"AndrewJ" wrote in message
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Ah c'mon. Just because it's a car door, that makes it ok?

Assault with a weapon. Assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Attempted manslaughter.

Take your pick.


Sadly the best the police will be able to charge them with will be dangerous
driving. It's up to the victim to press assault charges.

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www.ozcableguy.com
www.oztechnologies.com

osc wrote:

Another sad story...I hope they get the B*******

http://tinyurl.com/2fvwj5
CYCLIST IN HOSPITAL AFTER HIT, RUN
- LI class=byline
- February 23, 2007
*A CYCLIST has been seriously injured in a hit and run
incident in
south-east Queensland.*

Police said the 38-year-old man was riding his mountain bike
on Bellini Road at Burpengary on the Sunshine Coast about
3.55pm (AEST) yesterday when a black sports sedan drove
towards him.

As the car approached a front seat passenger opened the door,
which struck the cyclist on the leg.

The car then drove away without stopping to help.

The cyclist suffered serious injuries to his leg, including
lacerations which exposed the bone.

He was taken to Redcliffe Hospital and later transferred to
the Royal Brisbane Hospital where he underwent emergency
surgery.

Police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

In his novel "The Hammer Of God", Arthur C Clarke wrote "Guns
are the crutches of the impotent". I'm not sure his list is
complete.

John

Wrote:

This doesn't make any sense. Did the front seat passenger lean across
the driver and open the drivers door (quite awkward) after the car
crossed to the incorrect side of the road, or was the cyclist riding
against the traffic?

Either way, hope they can put the poor ******* back together ok.

Narrow road? Did the car's driver deliberately swerve so the arsewipe,
opps, meant to type, passenger, could swing the door on the cyclist?
The article leaves out the full details (surprise)

The injuries sound absolutely horrific, and I damn hope well this bloke
is receiving the very best medical care & support.


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cfsmtb

Wrote:
On Feb 23, 12:39 pm, osc
wrote:
Another sad story...I hope they get the B*******

http://tinyurl.com/2fvwj5
CYCLIST IN HOSPITAL AFTER HIT, RUN
- LI class=byline
- February 23, 2007
*A CYCLIST has been seriously injured in a hit and run incident in
south-east Queensland.*

Police said the 38-year-old man was riding his mountain bike on
Bellini
Road at Burpengary on the Sunshine Coast about 3.55pm (AEST)
yesterday
when a black sports sedan drove towards him.

As the car approached a front seat passenger opened the door, which
struck the cyclist on the leg.

This doesn't make any sense. Did the front seat passenger lean across
the driver and open the drivers door (quite awkward) after the car
crossed to the incorrect side of the road, or was the cyclist riding
against the traffic?

Either way, hope they can put the poor ******* back together ok.
They don't say the car was travelling in the opposite direction, just
towards the cyclist. Could have come up behind him & swiped him as they
went past.

Scary stuff.


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Duracell Bunny

AndrewJ Wrote:
Ah c'mon. Just because it's a car door, that makes it ok?

Assault with a weapon. Assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Attempted manslaughter.

Take your pick.

Webster's dictionary defines manslaughter as "the unlawful killing of a
human being without express or implied malice." So um... how do you have
attempted manslaughter?


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SomeGuy

"SomeGuy" wrote in message
...

AndrewJ Wrote:
Ah c'mon. Just because it's a car door, that makes it ok?

Assault with a weapon. Assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Attempted manslaughter.

Take your pick.

Webster's dictionary defines manslaughter as "the unlawful killing of a
human being without express or implied malice." So um... how do you have
attempted manslaughter?


--
SomeGuy


Yeah it's more like assault occasioning GBH or attempted murder - there was
plenty of malice involved.


//Adam F

SomeGuy wrote:


AndrewJ Wrote:
Ah c'mon. Just because it's a car door, that makes it ok?

Assault with a weapon. Assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Attempted manslaughter.

Take your pick.

Webster's dictionary defines manslaughter as "the unlawful killing of
a human being without express or implied malice." So um... how do you
have attempted manslaughter?

Got to watch "dictionary" definitions.

The actual definitions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. For
example, the QLD positon is:

__________________________________________________ ___________
CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 303
Definition of manslaughter

A person who unlawfully kills another under such circumstances as not
to constitute murder is guilty of manslaughter.

__________________________________________________ ________________


And if you really want to get your teeth into it..........

__________________________________________________ ________________
CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 4
Attempts to commit offences

(1) When a person, intending to commit an offence, begins to put the
person's intention into execution by means adapted to its fulfilment,
and manifests the person's intention by some overt act, but does not
fulfil the person's intention to such an extent as to commit the
offence, the person is said to attempt to commit the offence.

(2) It is immaterial, except so far as regards punishment, whether the
offender does all that is necessary on the offender's part for
completing the commission of the offence, or whether the complete
fulfilment of the offender's intention is prevented by circumstances
independent of his or her will, or whether the offender desists of his
or her own motion from the further prosecution of the offender's
intention.

(3) It is immaterial that by reason of circumstances not known to the
offender it is impossible in fact to commit the offence.

(4) The same facts may constitute one offence and an attempt to commit
another offence.

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