I can understand why. She may have been negligent in not looking/using a crossing (potentially, I don't know for sure). But Alliston's choice to ride brakeless was more than negligent imo.
I agree. I think the brake is a contributing factor rather than a defining one, but the reporting on the story is really going for it on the brake, so we end up with another trial by media that has no nuance.
I can understand why. She may have been negligent in not looking/using a crossing (potentially, I don't know for sure). But Alliston's choice to ride brakeless was more than negligent imo.