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Men accused of pushing cyclists into ditches for fun go on trial in France (www.theguardian.com)

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Two men accused of driving up to cyclists in rural south-west France and pushing them into ditches for fun have gone on trial in Toulouse for organised violence and could face up to five years in prison.

The two men, aged 20 and 22, were arrested last year after a spate of cyclists being pushed off their bikes on quiet country roads. One victim told the newspaper La Dépêche: “It was April … I’d gone out on my bike for the afternoon. When I got to a little country road … I felt a car was following me silently. It was driving very slowly behind me when it could easily have overtaken me. Then after a few minutes it drove up beside me. The car’s passenger suddenly pushed me down.”

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« Ce sont des faits graves mais surtout je tiens à le dire d’une stupidité affligeante », souligne la représentante du ministère public avant de requérir leur placement en détention provisoire. 👉 in french

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What‘s with all this hate towards cyclists? A lot of motorists will say it‘s because a lot of cyclists are ignoring traffic laws but I see just as much motorists do this and they don‘t get nearly as much hate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I don't think that was cyclist hate, just really stupid individuals, the kind to get a laugh out of kicking a toddler