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spindrift in reply to @SwissChap

I know, I was considering an alternative universe where cyclist crimes are reported like drivers'.

Let's face it, two blokes having a scrap in London wouldn't even make the papers. Because a cyclist is involved the case is headlines around the world (Australia, natch) and the 17 year old scraped under a car on the same day gets a tiny sub column.

This may be an unpopular take, but here goes: If there had been no
bike involved, would this ever have made national news? “Bloke
headbutts man in street after argument” would surely struggle to make
a local news website.

https://twitter.com/jamesmatesitv/status/1171715189865177088

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SwissChap in reply to @spindrift

Yeah, that is definitely true. It's just capitalising on the general population's hatred for cyclists. They know it will get clicks, some random scrap between people in front of a pub won't.

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