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Gobsmacked at the jogger on the news..

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KurriKurri · 08/08/2017 15:16

Who pushed that woman over into the path of a bus.

What a complete and utter wanker - who the hell does that?

Thank goodness she was OK (physically at least- she'll probably be rather nervous about walking along the pavement now Sad

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MeanAger · 08/08/2017 18:07

Even then why did the jogger come back past her?

Possibly to see how much trouble he would be in when caught. He didn't even look round to see where he had pushed her so as far as he knew she could have been dead. Perhaps he needed to see the damage so he could put his mind at rest that he hadn't killed her.

PsammeadPaintedTheLion · 08/08/2017 18:14

Three scenarios

  1. She tried to trip him up, he shoved her. She fell.

I don't believe this is what happened, but even if it did, wouldn't a normal reaction be to stop and be cross with her if he really felt justified, or stop to see if she was ok if he felt he had overreacted?

  1. He accidentally barged into her.

Again, you'd stop and apologize and make sure she is ok.

  1. He did it on purpose. Which would be crazy.

Either he is utterly crazy or is simply totally inhumane.

RiotAndAlarum · 08/08/2017 18:17

HOW much fucking space did he have?! That is deliberate barging.

VladmirsPoutine · 08/08/2017 18:19

He should be up on attempted murder. How dare he try to push her under a bus!?

LakieLady · 08/08/2017 18:19

he at the last minute takes avoiding action, catches her with his shoulder and she falls.

How the fuck is turning towards her taking avoiding action? If he'd wanted to avoid her, he'd have moved to his left and given her plenty of space.

HipsterHunter · 08/08/2017 18:20

The bus driver does deserve a medal for his reaction

AztecHero · 08/08/2017 18:20

....and stopped and helped her with utter horror at the collision.

nina2b · 08/08/2017 18:20

He's a psycho.

soupforbrains · 08/08/2017 18:20

Those saying it's. It attempted murder etc etc are sort of right.

Based ONLY on the video it's assault ABH at best.

But it depends on whether the police can prove that the attack was premeditated and if so, then whether they could prove the intention was to push her in front of a moving vehicle.

I think in a court you could convince a jury of the intention for her to go in front of a vehicle, given the force and direction of the shove and how close to the edge of the road she was to begin with. The premeditation would depend on what else they could find out, although the fact he changes direction to run directly at her would build on that argument.

I hope they find him whatever the case he is an A hole of the highest order and needs to be judged and (hopefully harshly) punished.

AztecHero · 08/08/2017 18:20

(that was in response to Lakie)

24HourPartyPerson · 08/08/2017 18:21

I don't think he knew the bus was so close or that she would fall.
I don't think he came back to see if she was ok. I think it was probably just his circuit and the route he took.
I think he shoved her intentionally because he is an entitled prick.

LineysRun · 08/08/2017 18:21

Maybe he came back to get a good memory in his head because he gets off on it.

BoneyBackJefferson · 08/08/2017 18:24

TinyRick

We are getting into a yet a new age of men not caring about women.

nice generalisation there.

IMO the bit that looks like a trip is because she is spinning around and her leg comes out.

LineysRun · 08/08/2017 18:24

It's on six o'clock news now -

Clearly a deliberate act. People reporting other similar incidents.

terrylene · 08/08/2017 18:24

returning to the scene of the crime........

I think she was just a little bit in the way of his perfect straight line.

orlantina · 08/08/2017 18:30

Fucking hell - you can see on the police clip how he has plenty of space and how he deliberately aims right at her. Nothing in his way. He just aims at her, hits her and carries on. Meanwhile, she falls back and narrowly avoids being killed.

Words cannot describe that behaviour.

thepumpk1neater · 08/08/2017 18:30

I do hope they find him.

LakieLady · 08/08/2017 18:31

Well, Wine, Cake and Flowers for the bus driver and the poor woman.

Shame there isn't a kick-in-the-bollocks emoticon for the arsehole of a jogger.

GloveBug · 08/08/2017 18:34

It does look like her leg comes up just before she's pushed but by that point he's already started heading towards her and started to put his arms out so maybe she kicked out in self defense? or it could just be angle or the cost flapping. it's so hard to tell but it definitely looks like he deliberately targeted her for whatever reason Sad

GlobeDaughter · 08/08/2017 18:36

www.google.pt/amp/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/jogger-woman-push-woman-london-bus-video-putney-bridge-metropolitan-police-footage-a7881996.html%3famp

If you look at the slow mo one, it's clear that he changed course and run deliberately into her. Her left went flying after she was pushed and lost balance.

I think it was a misogynist act and the jogger knew exactly what he was doing, in fact it looks premeditated. He possibly talked with other men who hate women online about this exact scenario.

I find that lycra men on racing type bikes can be very sexist and hostile toward female pedestrians. I have been sworn at in the most hostile and sexist way by such bikers who detest having to slow down for anything in traffic.

What a looser.

HipsterHunter · 08/08/2017 18:36

People reporting other similar incidents.

See. It's a sicko getting off on it. Scary.

MeanAger · 08/08/2017 18:36

I think they will find him. Someone will recognise him. Someone who is regularly on that route. I'm very surprised there wasn't enough CCTV footage of the area to get better closeups of his face.

GlobeDaughter · 08/08/2017 18:38

"People reporting other similar incidents."

I thought so.

There is a forum somewhere where nasty men exchange these sort of disgusting fantasies. Reminds me of that sexist rape excusing American guy who was barred from speaking in Europe.

MeanAger · 08/08/2017 18:38

This has reminded me of that scumbag who kicked the woman down the stairs at the train station in Germany.

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