cyclist that threw a hissy fit fined heavily for damaging anunattended parked car

A man who lost his temper slammed his bicycle on the bonnet of a nearby
parked car.
Paul James Whyborn, 38, of Walpole Street in Chester, admitted a
criminal damage charge.
At Flintshire Magistrates’ Court at Mold today (Mon) he was fined £180
with £85 costs and a £30 surcharge.
He was also ordered to pay £300 compensation – the owner’s insurance excess.
The Corsa car had been parked in Ewart Street, Saltney Ferry, on March 26.
Prosecutor Jim Neary said that the owner’s partner went to the vehicle
in the morning and found the bonnet was damaged.
Police checked CCTV and that showed a number of people having a
disagreement in the street and the defendant could be seen slamming his
bicycle onto the car bonnet.
Questioned, the defendant said that he had lost his temper.

Did he think that was mitigation?

http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/ne...emper-13508541

On 22/08/17 20:37, MrCheerful wrote:
something OT.

This newsgroup is uk.rec.*cycling*

On 23.08.2017 07:37, MrCheerful wrote:
A man who lost his temper slammed his bicycle on the bonnet of a nearby
parked car.
Paul James Whyborn, 38, of Walpole Street in Chester, admitted a
criminal damage charge.
At Flintshire Magistrates’ Court at Mold today (Mon) he was fined £180
with £85 costs and a £30 surcharge.
He was also ordered to pay £300 compensation – the owner’s insurance
excess.
The Corsa car had been parked in Ewart Street, Saltney Ferry, on March 26.
Prosecutor Jim Neary said that the owner’s partner went to the vehicle
in the morning and found the bonnet was damaged.
Police checked CCTV and that showed a number of people having a
disagreement in the street and the defendant could be seen slamming his
bicycle onto the car bonnet.
Questioned, the defendant said that he had lost his temper.

Did he think that was mitigation?

http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/ne...emper-13508541

I do not call that a heavy fine.

On 23/08/2017 09:17, TMS320 wrote:

On 22/08/17 20:37, MrCheerful wrote:

something [not in the slightest] OT.

This newsgroup is uk.rec.*cycling*..


and the posted article was about what a cyclist did with his bicycle
(the 100% innocent victim being elsewhere at the time).

On 23/08/2017 10:06, Peter Keller wrote:
On 23.08.2017 07:37, MrCheerful wrote:
A man who lost his temper slammed his bicycle on the bonnet of a nearby
parked car.
Paul James Whyborn, 38, of Walpole Street in Chester, admitted a
criminal damage charge.
At Flintshire Magistrates’ Court at Mold today (Mon) he was fined £180
with £85 costs and a £30 surcharge.
He was also ordered to pay £300 compensation – the owner’s insurance
excess.
The Corsa car had been parked in Ewart Street, Saltney Ferry, on March 26.
Prosecutor Jim Neary said that the owner’s partner went to the vehicle
in the morning and found the bonnet was damaged.
Police checked CCTV and that showed a number of people having a
disagreement in the street and the defendant could be seen slamming his
bicycle onto the car bonnet.
Questioned, the defendant said that he had lost his temper.

Did he think that was mitigation?

http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/ne...emper-13508541

I do not call that a heavy fine.

Agreed.

Deliberate damage to the property of another (whether an individual or a
body corporate) should be treated as a theft of the same value, which
will often entail a custodial sentence.

Reckless or careless damage is another matter, but this case leaves no
doubt that the crime was committed by that cyclist quite deliberately.

On 23/08/17 11:09, JNugent wrote:
On 23/08/2017 09:17, TMS320 wrote:

On 22/08/17 20:37, MrCheerful wrote:

something [not in the slightest] OT.

This newsgroup is uk.rec.*cycling*..

and the posted article was about what a cyclist did with his bicycle
(the 100% innocent victim being elsewhere at the time).

Yes - absolutely nothing to do with cycling.

On 23/08/2017 15:06, TMS320 wrote:

On 23/08/17 11:09, JNugent wrote:
On 23/08/2017 09:17, TMS320 wrote:
On 22/08/17 20:37, MrCheerful wrote:

something [not in the slightest] OT.

This newsgroup is uk.rec.*cycling*..

and the posted article was about what a cyclist did with his bicycle
(the 100% innocent victim being elsewhere at the time).

Yes - absolutely nothing to do with cycling.

With every post you make, you are becoming more detached from reality,
aren't you?

On Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 8:38:05 PM UTC+1, MrCheerful wrote:
A man who lost his temper slammed his bicycle on the bonnet of a nearby
parked car.
Paul James Whyborn, 38, of Walpole Street in Chester, admitted a
criminal damage charge.
At Flintshire Magistrates’ Court at Mold today (Mon) he was fined £180
with £85 costs and a £30 surcharge.
He was also ordered to pay £300 compensation – the owner’s insurance excess.
The Corsa car had been parked in Ewart Street, Saltney Ferry, on March 26..
Prosecutor Jim Neary said that the owner’s partner went to the vehicle
in the morning and found the bonnet was damaged.
Police checked CCTV and that showed a number of people having a
disagreement in the street and the defendant could be seen slamming his
bicycle onto the car bonnet.
Questioned, the defendant said that he had lost his temper.

Did he think that was mitigation?


'It was a momentary lapse of concentration' seems to be a standard motorist defence for killing primary road users.

On 23/08/2017 15:42, Simon Jester wrote:

On Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 8:38:05 PM UTC+1, MrCheerful wrote:

A man who lost his temper slammed his bicycle on the bonnet of a nearby
parked car.
Paul James Whyborn, 38, of Walpole Street in Chester, admitted a
criminal damage charge.
At Flintshire Magistrates’ Court at Mold today (Mon) he was fined £180
with £85 costs and a £30 surcharge.
He was also ordered to pay £300 compensation – the owner’s insurance excess.
The Corsa car had been parked in Ewart Street, Saltney Ferry, on March 26.
Prosecutor Jim Neary said that the owner’s partner went to the vehicle
in the morning and found the bonnet was damaged.
Police checked CCTV and that showed a number of people having a
disagreement in the street and the defendant could be seen slamming his
bicycle onto the car bonnet.
Questioned, the defendant said that he had lost his temper.

Did he think that was mitigation?

'It was a momentary lapse of concentration' seems to be a standard motorist defence for killing primary road users.

A lack of concentration caused a criminal to lift up his bicycle and
throw it onto a nearby car?

On 23/08/2017 16:30, JNugent wrote:
On 23/08/2017 15:42, Simon Jester wrote:

On Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 8:38:05 PM UTC+1, MrCheerful wrote:

A man who lost his temper slammed his bicycle on the bonnet of a nearby
parked car.
Paul James Whyborn, 38, of Walpole Street in Chester, admitted a
criminal damage charge.
At Flintshire Magistrates’ Court at Mold today (Mon) he was fined £180
with £85 costs and a £30 surcharge.
He was also ordered to pay £300 compensation – the owner’s insurance
excess.
The Corsa car had been parked in Ewart Street, Saltney Ferry, on
March 26.
Prosecutor Jim Neary said that the owner’s partner went to the vehicle
in the morning and found the bonnet was damaged.
Police checked CCTV and that showed a number of people having a
disagreement in the street and the defendant could be seen slamming his
bicycle onto the car bonnet.
Questioned, the defendant said that he had lost his temper.

Did he think that was mitigation?

'It was a momentary lapse of concentration' seems to be a standard
motorist defence for killing primary road users.

A lack of concentration caused a criminal to lift up his bicycle and
throw it onto a nearby car?

Sounds more like a jealous inadequate person deliberately trying to make
someone else (not even known to him) suffer anguish and expense.

I can understand (but do not condone) pecuniary crime, the criminal
gains something, but vandalism just does not compute, especially since
it is likely the bicycle was damaged as well, a real lose-lose situation.