Putney Pusher suspect found dead, according to reports

[Fartughtyred]

Goodness me, wasn't expecting that.

ergo then Adolf was not spineless either if he was decorated for bravery.

Very sad.
Anyway, moving on…

And?

Very true ... happens a lot

So keen to assert this upstanding citizen was allegedly a man of great courage because someone pinned a medal on him once.

If he was a 'brave' man, he'd have gone about shoving big 6 foot bodybuilder type males off their bikes or into traffic, not women.

He wasn't decorated for bravery. From The Telegraph:

Nicholas Brandram was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 strictly in recognition of his regular military service as an officer in the British Armed Forces.

From the Daily Express:

Because Brandram served as a Captain with the Scots Guard for eight years (spanning 2004 to 2012) and was actively serving during the benchmark date, he automatically qualified alongside thousands of other eligible British service personnel, emergency responders, and prison service staff.

Can they rescind these things post-humously?

Well it wasn't quite clear in the video because it was just out of the frame, but the aggressor did just walk on when it must have been clear to her that the cyclist had ended up going into the path of a car where she was killed. Not sure she was partially sighted, but she did have mental health difficulties.

So, a medal for turning up. That will upset his wee champion on here. 😆

Utter rubbish and the victim doesn't need you full of righteous indignation to defend her either. Do you never question why people do what they do? I found the footage of him pushing her into the traffic so shocking and so scary that that I have tried to make sense of it. That is not the same as defending or excusing what he is alleged to have done!

I'm not sure but the UK parliament site seems to suggest that a medal can be revoked for criminal convictions, serious disgrace / misconduct and bringing the system into repute, but it can only revoked if the recipient is alive.

Dd has friends who have finished their undergrad reading PPE (Oxbridge), all of them are going into finance, I think it’s a pretty common trajectory.
Less so with a straight philosophy degree.

wow so we'll never know why . hope the victim can move on

Have you seriously never experienced men who refuse to move when they come toward you on the pavement? I don’t live somewhere as big as London, and I’ve definitely experienced it. We’ve been conditioned to move out of their way—you probably aren’t even aware that you’re doing it. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

I don't agree. I think if someone is an asshole and other people endorse that behaviour, then the fault lies with all of those people.

There are women who refuse to move too. The "refuse to move" thing is not gender specific.

I'm a man and I always move, because I have other things to be doing than getting involved in childish "refuse to move" politics.

One thing I don't do though is step onto the road. If a crowd of people is coming towards me, then the trick is to take the inside of the pavement, furthest away from the road. Then they can't push me onto the road.

Yes, it's happened a few times.

Even if you move away, sometimes they take exception to the direction you've moved to.

Putney Pusher reminds of Patrick Bateman from American Psycho. He ticks all the boxes; evil narcissistic smirk, City banker, getting high on doing appalling things and getting away with it, attitude of superiority, I could go on. I have no doubt whatsoever that a lot more will come out about his past now. I feel sorry for anyone who had to work for him and anyone vaguely related to him. I also feel sorry for the poor woman who was narrowly missed by a bus. I would be lying if I said I felt sorry for him.

You're suggesting that women should shag men more to stop them pushing us into traffic, and that men who don't push women into traffic are owed girlfriends for it.

This is why you're single.

And Patrick Bateman is an anti-hero to many men, they actually admire him. He does things they can't get away with.

@ThatCyanCat You're suggesting that women should shag men more to stop them pushing us into traffic

Actually, I suggested the opposite of that. I'm saying that women should stop shagging men who push women into traffic, and then maybe there's a small chance that those men may want to learn how to behave like normal civilised people.

Tbh, same can be said for women. I’ve had as many women walk right into me as I’ve had men. I don’t think rudeness and aggressiveness is exclusive to men. Although this particular incident was on another level to someone randomly pushing passed you.

Exactly

Isn't it dire that we admit this. I know exactly what you are fearing. I've felt it too.

Like pp, I've noticed a difference. Women can be thoughtless and bump in to you, but with many men, it's an affront to their masculinity if you take up space that they feel entitled to.