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Since we only have the testimony of the two women, and no third parties, we
need to take both into consideration do we not? The hiker says she 'barely
touched' the biker with her pole. Is tapping someone on the shoulder assault?
If she was going to lie why wouldn't she just say she didn't touch the rider
with her pole? And that she didn't attempt to knock the phone away. Knocking
someone's phone out of their hand, that was agreed by both parties, and
certainly not cool, but is that assault? That might be a bit grey. But I think
everyone would agree that biting someone is assault. Considering the facts
that both parties agree on, which is all we have at this point, it seems to be
a bit of a wash. And while the mountain biker is someone I know and am
friendly with, I have no agenda to push forward. Obviously though my perceived
bias would point toward the rider.
Feb. 2, 2015, 5:35 p.m. - Cam McRae
#!markdown Since we only have the testimony of the two women, and no third parties, we need to take both into consideration do we not? The hiker says she 'barely touched' the biker with her pole. Is tapping someone on the shoulder assault? If she was going to lie why wouldn't she just say she didn't touch the rider with her pole? And that she didn't attempt to knock the phone away. Knocking someone's phone out of their hand, that was agreed by both parties, and certainly not cool, but is that assault? That might be a bit grey. But I think everyone would agree that biting someone is assault. Considering the facts that both parties agree on, which is all we have at this point, it seems to be a bit of a wash. And while the mountain biker is someone I know and am friendly with, I have no agenda to push forward. Obviously though my perceived bias would point toward the rider.