When cyclists attack . . .

[rpm]

For some reason, a group of local cyclists has developed an intense dislike for Pedal Pubs, which are rolling bars where people sit and drink beer while pedaling the thing along. This last week, the group decided to launch a squirt gun and water balloon attack on a random Pedal Pub.

Whether it was bad luck or bad karma, the Pub they chose to attack just happened to have had half a dozen off-duty policman on it. The results were predictable:

http://www.startribune.com/cyclists-...ted/304874021/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKdT3SNSH64

[Dead Man]

Uhg.. what a bunch of fail.

[likebikes]

Good thing they were off-duty, probably would have been 6 body bags if they were on...

[jimoots]

Originally Posted by likebikes

Good thing they were off-duty, probably would have been 6 body bags if they were on...

Personally I'd mess with a sober on-duty cop rather than an off-duty drunk one.

Still. Idiots for doing it, idiots for allowing themselves to get caught.

[Jgrooms]

Mr Man Boobs is a bad ass! So you can pedal a vehicle on public streets while drinking? Wth is this? Yes Judge, they attacked us with water balloons & squirt guns, so we slammed them into the pavement & arrested them...

[Steve in SLO]

Part of me gets that this could be annoying and potentially dangerous, especially if you target the driver.
Another part of me says arm the Pedal Pubs to the teeth with squirt guns and water balloons and fight back-"Repel all boarders!"-and have fun with it.

[d_douglas]

Depressing. the decline of western civilization...

[unterhausen]

the idea of someone attacking random strangers with water balloons and expecting to get away with it is pretty depressing.

[saab2000]

Why would somebody dislike the pedal pubs? This bothers me as a former and hopefully future resident of the Twin Cities, which has always been open minded and 'fun'.

I'm ashamed that cyclists (especially Twin Cities cyclists), who are often victims of hostility, would perpetrate an act as cowardly as what is described.

The Twin Cities has perhaps the best urban cycling in the US. This whole incident is sickening.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by saab2000

Why would somebody dislike the pedal pubs? This bothers me as a former and hopefully future resident of the Twin Cities, which has always been open minded and 'fun'.

I'm ashamed that cyclists (especially Twin Cities cyclists), who are often victims of hostility, would perpetrate an act as cowardly as what is described.

The Twin Cities has perhaps the best urban cycling in the US. This whole incident is sickening.

Agree, they have one of these things that wanders around the Pearl St mall...bunch pedaling along having a beer...having fun....I wouldn't call those guys 'cyclists', but knuckleheads who happened to be on bikes.

[JAllen]

Wow, great! So next time someone is struck by a vehicle the cops can take an even more apathetic approach... These guys did nobody any favors. Not to mention, it's now plastered on the internet for everyone to see...

ps. Not to generalize law enforcement as it is made up of individuals, but we all know that status quo is extreme leniency on the driver.

[nooneline]

Bit of an overreaction to squirt guns.

[firerescuefin]

Originally Posted by nooneline

Bit of an overreaction to squirt guns.

So...you are out in public at a place of business, and you're attacked by a rogue group with Super Soakers and Water Balloons. You cool with that (as either the consumer or the owner of the business)?

IMO, When it's cracked down on and people know there are tangible repercussions for such behavior, it tends to stop happening.

[cfox]

Originally Posted by nooneline

Bit of an overreaction to squirt guns.

I'm not a big fan of people imposing their crap on me while I'm doing nothing wrong, minding my own business. I have no problem with people being taken to task aggressively for being aggressive a-holes in the first place. Riding up and shooting a pedal-pub driver in the face with a super soaker qualifies as aggressive behavior in my book.

[54ny77]

I'll venture a guess that the folks doing the super soaking weren't upstanding citizenry, the kid-next-door types (who'd also get an ass-whooping by their dad).

Originally Posted by cfox

I'm not a big fan of people imposing their crap on me while I'm doing nothing wrong, minding my own business. I have no problem with people being taken to task aggressively for being aggressive a-holes in the first place. Riding up and shooting a pedal-pub driver in the face with a super soaker qualifies as aggressive behavior in my book.