#motorists — Public Fediverse posts

Mowing down children and the racist feeding frenzy that followed.
Alabama in the 1930s?

"* Two children, who were riding a motorised pushbike and left with serious injuries, were allegedly pursued and mowed down by 56-year-old Gol Gol man Andrew Brien.."

"Mr Brien allegedly pursued the children through the pedestrian-only mall in the belief they were involved in vandalism at his partner's real estate business. However, the court heard the children were "blameless" of any offending on the night."

"The amount and volume of racist and violent comments surged after the incident, with hundreds of social media posts laying blame on the boys and praising the driver."

"The act alone was shocking, but what followed on social media revealed a distressing and damaging ugliness...What we've seen lately in terms of social media is that anger is coming out in really primal responses, in ideas and thoughts and beliefs which do not have a place in a civilised society."

"It is not OK to hurt children. It is never OK to hurt children. It's not OK to call this man a hero."

"No-one should see violence against their children or community being celebrated or joked about...I don't want to see comments that I think would be better placed in 1930s Alabama". >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/mildura-leaders-call-for-calm-after-boys-struck-by-ute/107032768

* "A 24-year-old hit and run driver who injured two pedestrians, one of them fatally, sped away and then bragged about it to his friends has been spared jail time in Darwin."
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsRPw3srQeg
#children #cars #violence #dehumanisation #racism #harm #UTEs #motorists #pedestrians #malls #FirstNationsPeoples #IndigenousPeoples #SettlerSociety #incivility #SocialMedia #hate #governance

Mowing down children and the racist feeding frenzy that followed.
Alabama in the 1930s?

"* Two children, who were riding a motorised pushbike and left with serious injuries, were allegedly pursued and mowed down by 56-year-old Gol Gol man Andrew Brien.."

"Mr Brien allegedly pursued the children through the pedestrian-only mall in the belief they were involved in vandalism at his partner's real estate business. However, the court heard the children were "blameless" of any offending on the night."

"The amount and volume of racist and violent comments surged after the incident, with hundreds of social media posts laying blame on the boys and praising the driver."

"The act alone was shocking, but what followed on social media revealed a distressing and damaging ugliness...What we've seen lately in terms of social media is that anger is coming out in really primal responses, in ideas and thoughts and beliefs which do not have a place in a civilised society."

"It is not OK to hurt children. It is never OK to hurt children. It's not OK to call this man a hero."

"No-one should see violence against their children or community being celebrated or joked about...I don't want to see comments that I think would be better placed in 1930s Alabama". >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/mildura-leaders-call-for-calm-after-boys-struck-by-ute/107032768

* "A 24-year-old hit and run driver who injured two pedestrians, one of them fatally, sped away and then bragged about it to his friends has been spared jail time in Darwin."
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsRPw3srQeg
#children #cars #violence #dehumanisation #racism #harm #UTEs #motorists #pedestrians #malls #FirstNationsPeoples #IndigenousPeoples #SettlerSociety #incivility #SocialMedia #hate #governance

Mowing down children and the racist feeding frenzy that followed.
Alabama in the 1930s?

"* Two children, who were riding a motorised pushbike and left with serious injuries, were allegedly pursued and mowed down by 56-year-old Gol Gol man Andrew Brien.."

"Mr Brien allegedly pursued the children through the pedestrian-only mall in the belief they were involved in vandalism at his partner's real estate business. However, the court heard the children were "blameless" of any offending on the night."

"The amount and volume of racist and violent comments surged after the incident, with hundreds of social media posts laying blame on the boys and praising the driver."

"The act alone was shocking, but what followed on social media revealed a distressing and damaging ugliness...What we've seen lately in terms of social media is that anger is coming out in really primal responses, in ideas and thoughts and beliefs which do not have a place in a civilised society."

"It is not OK to hurt children. It is never OK to hurt children. It's not OK to call this man a hero."

"No-one should see violence against their children or community being celebrated or joked about...I don't want to see comments that I think would be better placed in 1930s Alabama". >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/mildura-leaders-call-for-calm-after-boys-struck-by-ute/107032768

* "A 24-year-old hit and run driver who injured two pedestrians, one of them fatally, sped away and then bragged about it to his friends has been spared jail time in Darwin."
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsRPw3srQeg
#children #cars #violence #dehumanisation #racism #harm #UTEs #motorists #pedestrians #malls #FirstNationsPeoples #IndigenousPeoples #SettlerSociety #incivility #SocialMedia #hate #governance

Mowing down children and the racist feeding frenzy that followed.
Alabama in the 1930s?

"* Two children, who were riding a motorised pushbike and left with serious injuries, were allegedly pursued and mowed down by 56-year-old Gol Gol man Andrew Brien.."

"Mr Brien allegedly pursued the children through the pedestrian-only mall in the belief they were involved in vandalism at his partner's real estate business. However, the court heard the children were "blameless" of any offending on the night."

"The amount and volume of racist and violent comments surged after the incident, with hundreds of social media posts laying blame on the boys and praising the driver."

"The act alone was shocking, but what followed on social media revealed a distressing and damaging ugliness...What we've seen lately in terms of social media is that anger is coming out in really primal responses, in ideas and thoughts and beliefs which do not have a place in a civilised society."

"It is not OK to hurt children. It is never OK to hurt children. It's not OK to call this man a hero."

"No-one should see violence against their children or community being celebrated or joked about...I don't want to see comments that I think would be better placed in 1930s Alabama". >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/mildura-leaders-call-for-calm-after-boys-struck-by-ute/107032768

* "A 24-year-old hit and run driver who injured two pedestrians, one of them fatally, sped away and then bragged about it to his friends has been spared jail time in Darwin."
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsRPw3srQeg
#children #cars #violence #dehumanisation #racism #harm #UTEs #motorists #pedestrians #malls #FirstNationsPeoples #IndigenousPeoples #SettlerSociety #incivility #SocialMedia #hate #governance

Mowing down children and the racist feeding frenzy that followed.
Alabama in the 1930s?

"* Two children, who were riding a motorised pushbike and left with serious injuries, were allegedly pursued and mowed down by 56-year-old Gol Gol man Andrew Brien.."

"Mr Brien allegedly pursued the children through the pedestrian-only mall in the belief they were involved in vandalism at his partner's real estate business. However, the court heard the children were "blameless" of any offending on the night."

"The amount and volume of racist and violent comments surged after the incident, with hundreds of social media posts laying blame on the boys and praising the driver."

"The act alone was shocking, but what followed on social media revealed a distressing and damaging ugliness...What we've seen lately in terms of social media is that anger is coming out in really primal responses, in ideas and thoughts and beliefs which do not have a place in a civilised society."

"It is not OK to hurt children. It is never OK to hurt children. It's not OK to call this man a hero."

"No-one should see violence against their children or community being celebrated or joked about...I don't want to see comments that I think would be better placed in 1930s Alabama". >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/mildura-leaders-call-for-calm-after-boys-struck-by-ute/107032768

* "A 24-year-old hit and run driver who injured two pedestrians, one of them fatally, sped away and then bragged about it to his friends has been spared jail time in Darwin."
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsRPw3srQeg
#children #cars #violence #dehumanisation #racism #harm #UTEs #motorists #pedestrians #malls #FirstNationsPeoples #IndigenousPeoples #SettlerSociety #incivility #SocialMedia #hate #governance

Wow - apparently *none* of the #Gardaí are #pursuit trained to same standards as officers in GB / NI (or other European countries).

How even can a country operate like that?

Folk will be constantly at the mercy of reckless drivers or outright criminals / sociopaths. I have also seen quite a few Irish tooters over the years pointing this out

Sorting this out won't be an easy task - #roads in GB were quite lawless until things got cleaned up starting around late 1990s,. #CarCulture is strong, stubborn and resilient, and older #motorists still resent limitations of their "freedom" and many vote for parties such as Reform / Restore out of spite..

#RoadSafety #Ireland #Europe

https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2026-08-17/garda-told-not-to-pursue-wrong-way-driver-before-fatal-crash

@my_actual_brain
Well, it's not just #motorcycle riders. It's not uncommon to see #motorists 🛵🏍️🚙🛻🚐🚚🚌🚕 (even #cyclists and #pedestrians) here acting and moving as though they don't see others or don't understand the proper flow of traffic. #CommonSense #MetroManila #traffic

On another note, I've had a few pleasant experiences of 🏍️ riders actively* assisting this #TurtleOn2Wheels 🫣, like a ride marshall, slowing down to block potential danger and telling me "Sige lang, go."

😊
🙏 #GoodSamaritans ❤️