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Big enough: look at his eyes! Are they not that of a animal. Look at the paleness of the faces involved are they not in need of some sun. GEEEZ the poor bike

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John: That guy is a PUSSY!! I hope someone kick his ass, piece of Sh..t bastard, he was trashing the city for God sake!! if you're reading this Mr Motorist you're a PUSSY!!! PUSSY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Old Kensington Dog: Quote: "RE: reality check: 2nd Feb 2006 - 22:58 GMT RE: the commments on biycycles and autos being invented at the same time... Wrong... bicycles have a far longer timeline." Actually, "reality check", I am correct. The "safety frame" bicycle, the design we still use today, was invented around 1890. I wasn't...

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Eric: shit...i meant perspective

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James: Is that a red kimona or a skijacket?

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Canada more like Canaduh am i rite??: I think both of these shitheads should be arrested for being Canadian.

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Eric: I'm a cyclist and a motorist, so maybe I have a unique prospective...I would never litter, but IF I DID, and this self righteous tree hugger threw it back in my car, I would have stuffed it down her throat....he's an ass, and should be charged with something.

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Jono Cono: Sitting pretty...

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pedestrian pal: Rather than go on and on about cyclist versus motorist lets consider this. People who litter are pigs, people who seek out confrontations like this are fools or worse yet, holier than thou. When will we begin to consider pedestrians in this city. Not everyone is a...

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Jono Cono: I love Halifax, I drove down there and back this past Christmas. It's a long road trip from where I am (Ottawa). I'd say roughly 1500KM. Thankfully I had clear roads and a nice sunny day the whole way there. I watched the sun rise over...

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Snerve: If good and caring people do nothing, when others are a polluting, evil flourishes, job well done, on behalf of all citizens (not only T.O. but Earth). We thank you, Leah, yeah. Snerve. 2183

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Bruce: Very nice shot. Didn't realize the size/perspective on the second picture till i seen the bottom!!

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Bruce: I agree with Catherine's post. The people with the No Frills bags is very good! Wal Mart bags would be more fitting... possible idea!

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Bruce: Every city has it's "slummy" parts. Just depends where gov't puts money!

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WannaMeetPatty?: Leah, my car is full of half eaten patties, wrappers and other crap. Would you be so kind as to bring your child, and the two of you clean up my mess? My personal environment stinks and I need some help from a concerned zealot such as yourself. I'll bet...

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reality check: RE: the commments on biycycles and autos being invented at the same time... Wrong... bicycles have a far longer timeline. In fact the first paved roads in America were done so for cyclists, not drivers... not sure what the history of roads for Canada. RE: the...

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SonOfaBitch: Leah could you please ride by the corner of bathurst and queen and do something about the bus stop on the north west side...I'm tired of seeing all those wine bottles everytime I look out my office window. Thanks

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whoisthefreak: Someone must know his name. Come on tell us!

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kelly: what is with the americans vs. canadians. not ALL americans or ALL canadians are a specific way. look at how angry some of you are getting!?! no one knows how they would have acted at that moment. it is a shame that either one of them...

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Percy: What a waste of talent!

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Old Kensington Dog: A couple of points re. the confrontation specifically, and Kensington Market in general: -The SUV in the photos is owned by the business accross the street, not the "Motorist". His four cylinder smaller car with its scratched paint is down the street, to the left of the photos. The SUV...

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The Jury is STILL out on Evil Gentleman: I have no idea what your moral values are, and whether yours clash with mine, or even whether, collectively, ours clash with the next community's. Long ago, the competing ideals of clashes of moral values, was decidedly settled through something called the supremacy of the rule of law. The supremacy of...

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black_widow: hell yeah its just you, this art is poppin up everywhere, it's not socially accpeted yet, but it IS going places, and FAST

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Bru: My question is, how come the photographer can't be conviently at the scene with his camera when people are getting shot everyday in Toronto?

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John Kimble: The pictures make me feel funny inside. Especially #7.

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Schmal: Not to sound grim or anything, but I was happy to see a story involving a cyclist on the front of a newspaper that didn't have the words "dump truck", "tragic" or "funeral" in the headline. Not always the case, alas. schmal

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Kd: Cars and SUVs can kill people. Bikes can't. People should remember that. If a car tries to run over a padestrian, there's very little hope for the person to come out of it unharmed.

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Roid Rage: I can't believe people actually defend this guy! I'd be more proud of tossing someone's litter back at them than I would be of beating on a girl half my size. Serves him right that these are his 15 minutes.

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EvilGentleman: TO: zazaster: 2nd Feb 2006 - 05:30 GMT Pettiness and mischief used as tools to right imagined slights is a childish endeavour at best. And for a person who is claiming to love the environment, it should be pointed out that Vaseline is a PETROLEUM jelly. You are trying to save...

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Kd: I was there that Sat and witnessed some of the incident myself. The woman was obviously being attacked. I missed the beginning and it all happened very fast. I sensed the aggression of the motorist and the cyclist defending herself. Anyone can see that. Good thing onlookers jumped in...

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ALWAYS the problem: "Couriers and taxicabs are ALWAYS the problem without fail. They think they own the road. I'd love to declare open season on both of them." No, people like you are ALWAYS the problem. Open season? WTF? I guess you support the two punks who killed the taxi driver while racing their...

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tim: cool. i am a fellow torontonian and you capture a lot that is instantly recognizable, but which i would normally walk by without noticing.

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Fred Flintstone.: Hey Hool, Nice pics man, Clear, centered, considering you had no time to set them up but just had to start shooting, nice job. I particularly like the second last one, the guy's expression of undisguised wrath could not be any clearer. FF.

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Tree: I think people are forgetting that this is a MAN (or so he would think, anyway) attacking a woman! Doesn't matter what precipitated this - if I were that woman's b/f I'd hunt him down and beat the holy living fuck out of him. Then I'd douse his car with...

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Littering is not littering: throwning (or throwing) food is not littering? I guess you probably think that throwing a cup out the window isn't littering either since someone would have picked it up eventually. How about throwing pop cans out the window? Some homeless guy would probably pick it up. Hey, you could even...

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Judge Judy: Bystanders should have U-locked Mr. Angry by the neck to a meter and dumped a garbage can over him.

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FixieFreek: I just wanna know: how's the bike??

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get it right!: Uncle dirt: 2nd Feb 2006 - 21:15 GMT "the girl should have her own vehicle (or the next vehicle she owns) keyed." The woman DID NOT intentionally key the guy's car. She was wearing the bike lock key on her wrist. Due to this idiot's attack on the woman's person and property,...

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throwning food is not littering: I throw out food all the time. I'll throw out banana peels, apple cores even orange peels. This guy just threw out a hamburger patty...big deal, a bird probably would have scooped it a couple of minutes anyway. I'm not endorsing littering i don't do it, but throwing food out...

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deeps thoughts....: litter = bad fighting = bad 2 x bad = right? WRONG.... people need to take it easy and puff some cronic. try to reflect inward in oneself and you will find the answer... BUAHAHAHAHA!!!

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Uncle Dirt: Seemingly, I possess the single voice of reason. Both parties went to far. A verbal admonishment would have been better than throwing garbage back into the tardstick's vehicle. Justice should be doled out as follows; the girl should have her own vehicle (or the next vehicle she owns) keyed. The...

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anon (dsl-155-102.aei.ca): Couriers and taxicabs are ALWAYS the problem without fail. They think they own the road. I'd love to declare open season on both of them.

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get it right!: Jeremy - vancouver: 2nd Feb 2006 - 21:02 GMT "the courier bears full respomnsibility for creating this confrontation and then escalating it by keying the guy's car. Tossing food is one thing but vandalism is something else." The woman DID NOT intentionally key the guy's car. She was wearing the bike...

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UrbanG'rilla: The Suburban White Trash couple should just stay home. Obviously they don't understand how to behave in an area with community pride. Props to the bystanders and especially Leah.

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Lg.eye: I'm torn between your favourite shot and the bar seen. In that the lighting is in keeping with the theme and refections on the bar is great. The colours tieing in with her skin and sweater, the bar looks like drifting smoke.

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Sunny: Nice Pics

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Jeremy - vancouver: the courier bears full respomnsibility for creating this confrontation and then escalating it by keying the guy's car. Tossing food is one thing but vandalism is something else.

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Phoebus: And I thought bike rage was exclusive to Portland Or....

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Mr. Spock: for those you who thinks the guy assulted her with the coffee, you're wrong ... she threw the trash into his car, she assulted him first ... to him, it's self-defense ... and rightfully so.

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YaWantFriesWithThat?: http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/01/31/toronto-fightphotos060131.html

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Richard Parker: Hey Hey, Gottingen Street, looking toward the coast, down at St. Patrick's Alexandria School. This is a beautiful photo.

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YaWantFriesWithThat?: On CBC now:

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sanpakuman: suv driver, interesting observation . . . though think you're referring to "sanpaku," which as defined by http://www.macrobiotic.org/Sanpaku.htm is: "Sanpaku is a Japanese term that literally means “three areas empty”. It refers to two sides of the eye that show white (“empty”) plus the lower area. A person manifesting this...

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EvilGentleman: Well, I have gotten some rest and have done a little catching up on what was posted here while I was away. I am coming to the realization here that no matter what somone posts, there will be someone else giving them a hard time, because this thread has now...

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Pedro: I saw a LOT of litter around those pics on Kensington - she wasn't trying to be productive and cleaning that stuff up. Sounds like she's more into provocation instead of cleanup...

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anon (67.69.143.162): Based on what i gathered to be the real story behind this incident....I can only stress that like other great cities.....people in Toronto should emphasize civilian policing for people that litter the streets....and should do it very often that it becomes part of our lives and that it becomes a...

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Axel: i believe in clean streets. so for those that appear to be saying, 'just say no to refuse', i think you people are right on the money. the part of the story that a lot of people are semingly getting confused on this forum, is that the driver was ALSO trying...

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SUV Driver: I read somewhere that you can tell if someone's a psychopath if you can see the whites all the way around his eyes. I'm pretty sure this guy qualifies. You can clearly see the whites all 'round this son 'bitch. That and the Charles Manson tattoo on...

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Sertraline: I ride a bike in Toronto and I've seen more couriers do dumb aggressive shit than automobiles. Most of the posters, in typical neo-hippy style, assume that this incident is the man's fault. Furthermore, many of you applaud the woman for "holding her ground" and fantasize about how...

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CTP: Hey Hool, how about posting some pics of the guy's car with his license plate?

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nice: nice

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Dan: I can't believe I read this far... Because of the notoriety of this blog entry, its not surprising to see so many trolls coming here. I have to believe that a lot of the angry people defending the motorist are just doing it to provoke - what a waste of everyone's...

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bumblefoot2004: I used to work at a Burger King. One day I was sweeping up garbage right next to the drive-thru window. Some lady drove up and threw a lit cig out her windows, and almost hit me with it. So, right before she drove off, I picked up the cig...

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The one and only: That motorist should have his balls cut off. I don't think much of his girl friend if she puts up with the actions of that pig, or maybe she likes to wallow in trash. My congats to the courier. It would have been much better if she could have dumped...

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Yo mama: a Bull Dyke equipped with an assault helmet messin wit my ride is gonna get a smack down. Liberal vegan, easily mistaken for a man, hence hates men needed her ugly faced kicked in. Poor guy pays mucho bucks in gas taxes for his vehicle, which covers street sweeping. get...

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Jono Cono: That's crazy, I'd hate to have my view squashed.

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Dan: That motorist should be charged with littering, fined and made to do public service like pick up the litter that "back side orifaces" like him throw on public areas. I have done the same thing myself. A passenger in a car ahead of me threw a McD drink and hamburger...

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non-motorist: White-vest girl... anybody who drives in Kensington Market isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. Try getting out of your car! (Needless to say you should try getting out of your relationship also.)

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Aaron: Yeah, the guy shouldn't have thrown garbage out on the street. And couriers are probably particularly sensitive to that since they are exposed to being hit by debris thrown out of car windows. But I think the courier could have interacted more effectively with the driver....

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Peter: That's not a girl! That's a man, baby!

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atavist: Hope the east euro mafioso ashole doesn't get insurance to cover damage to his suv. Should be sent to Singapore to get some sirloin flogged off his butt and come back all nice and polite. Yessiree, yowsa, yesm! And photos of his punishment posted for all to see. Moreover: anyone driving...

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carolina333: Sorry everybody but was she really so concerned about the garbage - thats what she says - how do you know she wasnt in a bad mood and just wanted to get her frustrations back at the guy. What business is it of hers to throw the garbage back into...

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No you don't have a brain: Cyclists 1) usually also own cars and 2) pay taxes. I'm pretty sure that low-life rageaholic hasn't paid as much in taxes as I have and guess what? I ride a bike (also own a car).

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Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Looks like Narnia. But with less lion messiahs.

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Has a brain: So, who paid for the streets anyway, I'll bet it was the motorist not the cyclist. Cyclists think they own the world, but never paid for a penny of it. Expect everyone else go give way for them when they haven't contributed a thin penny to install or maintain any...

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Peter: In no particular order... Don't litter. It's lazy, immature, low class, dirty and should be obvious. I'd punish this guy by making him clean the streets for a weekend with a sign on his back that says, "I littered our streets and all I got was this stupid broom." Boys don't hit...

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anon (adsl-68-123-202-59.dsl.irvnca.pacbell.net): I can't believe how many of you Canadians support the white trash who litters then beats girls. No wonder your country is the new Bangaledesh.

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GGP: bracing shots, and so nice to see in the midst of a spookily balmy NY winter.

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Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I say continue with your nude sunbathing. They can move their phallic symbols elsewhere.

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Marc from Ottawa: Thank goodness for gun laws!!!

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Catherine Penfold-Waxman: At least he's not driving.

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HAHAHA: oh man, this is like a hippie convention.

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commonsense11: Obvious that this site is drop-in for bike courier trash, jusdging by sympathy for "Leah" (I've met her too, meth-head cranky bitch that she is) Hope her bike is fucked but good, that'll teach her to try and enforce her moral code....10 minutes before this sequence, I'll bet she was...

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Red Jenny: nice to know that throwing food and damaging someone's car can get you physically assaulted and your bike smashed. She let her temper get away from her, but what he did is so much worse! Cars shouldn't even be in Kensington market anyways. WTF!

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Barmitzvah: To the 'white vest girl'who is engaged to this nut. I understand your horror at how "unladylike" this courier behaved. Part of her problem is that she probably doesn't live with a violent psychopath who beats and intimidates her into submission. Here in the new world we are experimenting with...

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vest-girls: ok, i'm a little late here. did read many, didn't write - will now - hey, do you see the archetypes here? look carefully at the photos again - will now - what i mean to say is that white vest girl and black vest girl sort of...

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MalX: And it’s because of that bull shit attitude why America is fast becoming a third world nation. You people have no respect for anyone or anything and your moral values are all in the sewers. Go to hell!!!!!

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anon (adsl-68-123-202-59.dsl.irvnca.pacbell.net): Where does the litterbug/woman beater work? I hope he gets fired.

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White vest is hot. : That's for sure.

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This is why Canada Sucks: Do that kinda shit in America and you get your ass kicked no questions asked. Who the hell does that Courier think she is? Captain Planet?

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Peter: damn, dude! i feel for you. you may have read on here about Ratner's atlantic yards proposal, which would bring many 45+ story buildings (and a new knicks arena. ugh) a few blocks from my house. its terrible. but this is a good entry. it has a plot!

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MalX: What the hell is a jigaboo SamFarber? Is that the same as an illiterate narrow minded redneck cock sucker from Butfuck Hicksville where your Ma and Pa also call you grandson and brother? As for Leah, you did the right thing girl. I only wish I was there to stomp the...

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Think of poor White Vest Girl!: First of all - Leah, you are my new hero. Yes, you over-reacted, but at least you 1.) have respect for your town and your environment and 2.) you had the grace to admit that you acted inappropriately. Of course, I don't think it would do any good to politely hand...

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Are you people insane?: If you threw my litter back in the car at me, you better believe you're getting your ass kicked. Stupid hippies.

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Jono Cono: That's some awesome graffti. Also good blurb, nicely sums up how issues affect us all, directly on indirectly.

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JimboToronto: I can't believe the hatred spewing from the tiny pea brains of the cargoofs. Cargoof Matt says,"That dumb courier got what she deserved. They selectively follow traffic laws, and then all of a sudden they're environmentalists? I hope he destroyed her bike." So all of a sudden a single community-minded individual becomes...

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The Apeman: Typical Toronto mentality. I lived there long enough to finally swing on outta there like an urban monkey and find normality and decent humans outside that sess pool of filth. Spoiled , ungrateful liberal-wackos with no morals and no respect for one another. I am not sure who I feel...

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bertro: I think this courier totaly esclated things to the point of silliness...Yeah, littering is not cool - but anyone with an I.Q. over 70 knows that when you throw garabge back in the car the guy is not going to say "Oh..I am sorry...big, bad me,...

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The Litter That Got Thrown: I was with the dude before he pitched me into the street. He appeared to be having a bad day. Kept muttering that he hadn't had a decent shit in 3 days and was hoping that the egg bagel I had wrapped up would do the trick. (Not with extra...

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angryjohnny: Kewl Dude: 2nd Feb 2006 - 18:09 GMT No, dude, you missed the point. The message is clear. If you take the law into your own hands, i.e. tossing garbage at someone, expect to get your assed kicked. first of all that guy couldn't kick anybody's ass. I hope he weighs about 230...

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Catzas: This is not road rage as in "cyclist vs. auto. This is a concerned citizen trying to stop some idiot from turning our streets into a garbage dump. The guy, without doubt, is a real jerk as well as a bully. A real he-man taking on a small girl. I...

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Judge Dredd: ok that isn't cool. where did my original comment go?

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yoshi: to robert from about 12 hours ago, ok robert, i see where you're going with that, and ok, i admit that was an extreme and maybe unfair comparison. so you're suggesting that "if everybody littered, it would expose our problems as a society and maybe we would have a less...

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Barmitzvah: Hey Rob, how old are you? Ten? Do you have your parents permission to use their computer? Littering creates jobs? Also Rapists and murderers help the prison industry. How would society hold together without them?

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moose: Just a few points . In Toronto an auto repair shop would charge about $400 to repair the so called key scratch , a minimum repair cost , but you could do it yourself for about $5 by using touchup paint that you...

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moose: Just a few points . In Toronto an auto repair shop would charge about $400 to repair the so called key scratch , a minimum repair cost , but you could do it yourself for about $5 by using touchup paint that you...

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Pedro: If you see a minor bylaw infraction as a mandate for your personal involvement - well do me a favour and wear a cape and mask so I'll know to avoid you. I think that the world's biggest problem is not litter - but if you do...then go ahead and rage...

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Kewl Dude: "angryjohnny: 2nd Feb 2006 - 18:01 GMT Most of you guys are missing the point...whether you think she did the right thing or if she did the wrong thing...nobody cares about your opinion... the message is clear and the message is this... If you decide to throw garbage out of your...

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sidney: Only some of the losers!! Paco. Matt. Hans. Get a life! You are such LOSERS! Your comments remind me of somebody who crawled out of a cave. That's how aware or evovled you are. But i understand, you don't know what being 'evolved' means or being aware means, how...

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Exbluejob: I take my hat off to the courier. Our cities and countryside is being slowly ruined by these thoughtless assholes. Perhaps if we find where he lives and dump the contents of a dozen garbage cans on his property the message would get through. ...

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it\'s a wrap: There's actually quite a bit of litter on the road and sidewalk in the photos, even a patty or an empanada just under the white van. I sure hope Leah hug around long enough to finish her job.

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angryjohnny: Most of you guys are missing the point...whether you think she did the right thing or if she did the wrong thing...nobody cares about your opinion... the message is clear and the message is this... If you decide to throw garbage out of your car onto the streets where people...

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Jason: Of course this had to be in the Gay Village. LOL

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it's a wrap: There are two very real solutions. The avian flu pandemic will keep bike couriers and drivers off the streets. Ever more expensive fossil fuels will take care of the cars. There. Is that a better world? Maybe we should all just take a deep breath and enjoy life a little...

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anon (CPE000129ff6803-CM0014f8633a9e.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com): Good for her! It is all about being a pig and not caring or respecting our precious environment. Littering is totally NOT cool! If this girl is a single mom and working very hard as a bike messenger etc her bike is very important to her! I am all for...

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C-ho: litter gives people jobs

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smoker: Well, one new thing Ive learned from this thread is how annoyed some people apparently get when cigarette butts are thrown on the street. Not sure why I had previously considered to be fairly benign...maybe I just thought the street/sidewalk cleaners got them before they reached any sort of...

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babs: I've had two days worth of blog comments to read. What I've noticed is that there seems to be two camps of opinions. One belonging to the cyclists and one to the motorists. I find it strange that in work discussions, the fact that the woman is a courier...

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alex the cool kid: That guy is crazy, throwing garbage out a window thats littering incase you dident know! And the courier should have just told him insted of throwing it at him. So inclosing there both fools.

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alex the cool kid: that guy is crazy, throwing garbage out a window thats littering incase you dident know! And the courier should have just told him insted of throwing it at him. So inclosing there both fools.

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Helen: I love the 3rd photo

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Hans Studenfadden is a pussy: Afraid of the world you are. Go ahead under your bed.

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matt: That dumb courier got what she deserved. They selectively follow traffic laws, and then all of a sudden they're environmentalists? I hope he destroyed her bike.

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Hans Studenfadden: Who hasen't wanted to do that to a bike courier? She never even gets hit with one single punch or kick, big deal he grabed her jacket. What is with the idiot bystandars getting involved? Don't they read the papers? It is not worth getting shot to save an idiot...

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What a joke. : this whole thing makes me want to cry...always amazed at the stupidity of ourselves

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What a joke. : this whole thing makes me want to cry...always amazed at the stupidity of ourselves

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Paco: bike messanger Leah is an idiot. "accidentally" scaratched his car with her bike key? please. she threw garbage into his car, she had to expect a reaction. she got it. tough break. i hope she rides her bike under a bus next time

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Paco: bike messanger Leah is an idiot. "accidentally" scaratched his car with her bike key? please. she threw garbage into his car, she had to expect a reaction. she got it. tough break. i hope she rides her bike under a bus next time

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joe c: as a bicycle commuter i completely sympathize with leah. however, opening the door was taboo. she should have just tossed the garbage on his windsheild

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Paco: bike messanger Leah is an idiot. "accidentally" scaratched his car with her bike key? please. she threw garbage into his car, she had to expect a reaction. she got it. tough break.

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steve: Hali is on the East Cost of Canada

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john: Missing the snow in T.O.

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RcM: Can we find out who the hotty in the white vest is?? thats the best pic of all

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

The Lawman: And Leah you obviously are too stressed in being a courier that you have to lash out at litterers. Why don't you quit before you go postal and kill someone.

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Biff: Obviously useful for the carpool lane.

in response to Car Poodle

The Lawman: Who authorized her to be a city cleanup nazi? Isn't that a job for the city sanitation engineers. Actually when you think about it (so few do) she was taking work away from city employees. She had no authority to initiate litter vengence.

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

elaine: yeah but no but, that there is not a street, and it has no railings, so that is why i thought it was up there, but clearly that back terrace is a curved one, which is a clue... bloody hell, there was a time i would just know this. it's...

in response to Freezing Fog

elaine: brrr and brrrr

in response to Snow Drenched Arboretum

boogieshoes: Leah Rules, Litterbug's a tool Cops don't give a crap about litter Public littering is everyone's business. Hopefully some would-be litterbugs will now take responsibility for their garbage. Kensington market rules. If you don't like artists and characters, stay the f... away! No one's forcing you to come here and stuff your face...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Jamie: Snap!

in response to Snow Drenched Arboretum

C. Alpha Jones: Once saw a fellow litter. I commented "What a jerk." Jerk heard, turned around snarling and looked like he was going to do/say something nasty. . . until another passer-by said "I agree, you are a jerk." Jerk saw he was outnumbered and, like most bully-boys IMMEDIATELY backed down with...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

r.t.: the real story. the owner is a logger and takes his bus on jobs, its his on the road work shop.

in response to Rural Schoolin\'

Jamie: wow. beats my nokia 6230 hands down

in response to Freezing Fog

pajamas: Everyone in this situation is fucking stupid. Sure, litter sucks, but how does whipping garbage at someone -really- help? Do we think he'll stop littering from this action? Really it would have been just as effective to draw attention to the car and point out to everyone in the surrounding...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

mark: no that looks like the west end/haymarket area to me...

in response to Freezing Fog

Jellyroll: God damn I hope that littering asshole gets ticketed, fined, and then sued. The world is his fucking garbage can, is it? I don't condone what the courrier did but wouldn't convict her of anything either.

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

JimboToronto: I live on Augusta Ave about a block north of where this occurred but missed it due to being out of town. I am neither a bike courier nor a motorist, but my sympathies lie with the courier in this case. I feel grateful that someone had the courage to...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

elaine: yes. buttons is good, but it looks too shiney for tweed. nice and weavy tho, and the slight motion blur on the brollies makes it look balletic

in response to Winter in San Francisco

elaine: christ, that gives me shivers. is that near the meadows? today london looks much as it usually does, but i went out and it was v cold. i don't like it so much. come on microclimate, do your thing!

in response to Freezing Fog

Yukon: Couriers are all dicks. they think they own the fucking road because they are on a bike. If the the snarling pencil neck woman-beater did in fact litter then he needs to have his neck snapped as well. I say put em both in a cage and let them fuck...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Nerd: She provoked the incident initially and obviously his reaction was over the top by throwing coffee. I'm not on the guys side I just think she has enough people hightlighting her as the victim. Let's just say it was a reflex reaction throwing the coffee (he probably didn't even realise...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Ben: Can someone tell me why we CAN'T throw some pricks garbage back into his car.If i see that, I will most definately throw the garbage back in. I mean, if he disrespects the environment that much then he shouldn't mind the junk in his car either. Pricks like that deserve...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

anon (HSE-Montreal-ppp339692.sympatico.ca): I am a Kensington Market resident living on the street where the altercation took place. My first reaction upon hearing the news was “wow, maybe the city will FINALLY allow us to have garbage cans now.” We are dealing with the usual high traffic during the days, as well as...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Leah's third uncle, Uncky Dingle: Leah, we have lots of cow patties out here at your inbred cousin billy bob's farm, that need to be picked up. We can whips them inside the open windows of passing cars...teeheehee. Remember we used to do that stuff, heeheehee. i know that's why you whipped the patty inside...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

humans suck: clearly both were in the wrong here, i detest littering as much as anyone here, but you can't go around throwing it back in people's cars, leah, your first clue that this guy was a dick was the fact that he would toss something from his car in broad daylight in plain...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

123456789: cuz there white thats why there was no guns involvd

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: They are buttons on a tweed coat.

in response to Winter in San Francisco

grange: Cool action in T.O.and not a gun in sight, things are looking up.I think some of the guys are missing something though . Who's the smokin chick in the white vest ? Maybe the "victims" should just take this as a lesson, neither one of them got a 9mm popped int...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Demigod: There are many EXCUSABLE instances in this story to believe it was simply each other's acts which caused the problem to escalate to the point of where it did. Obviously both individuals need some Anger Management courses and also a good lesson on respect. Now, I'm only...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

zeezee toularee: LEAH: social conscience takes guts. i'm glad you're part of my community. HOOL: with regards to the star sniping your pictures... i am not totally clear about copyright infringements for newspapers, but i know that some artists whose work ends up in the background of pictures published in magazines (even partial images /...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

alexis: pietro you have been the only person that has actually made sense here

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

nat: hey i dont blame the guy for littering,thoose market patty's taste like shit

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Melissa: I love the third picture. Great shadows and lighting...

in response to Dec 19 2005

Melissa: The first picture is fantastic....the colours are amazing.

in response to Jan 23 2006 Toronto

moto: have you ever seen a courier go nuts.i did it was leah kicking in my car door,she was charged.

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Lefty: This incident is a great litle microcosm. The Cock will never be punished, never learn anything or even realise he was wrong. His girlfreind will stand by her man; and the Cock will know he was in the right. Six mounths of picking up garbage on the...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Robert: To respond to Yoshi's comment about the rapists... which seems a bit extreme. I think that North America's severe garbage probem will not go away by throwing our city's garbage into the proper containers. We still ship the garbage out of town to landfill sites that pollute the environment....

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Rose: Interesting pics and comments... I bike and drive also, and litter? HATE IT! Throwing anything out of a car, is inexcusable. Once when biking, this man threw a cigarette butt out of the window, guess, who caught the burn , right, on the bare leg? I was not impressed. In this case though the...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Robt. "Bob" Loblaw: My young son and I were in the park yesterday and this guy kept dropping chunks of bread onto the ground. How dare he? My boy picked up his mandatory ten pieces by which time, I'd had enough of this littering. We got onto our bikes and when we found...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Cheesy_Member: i thought they were spinning tops - lol

in response to Winter in San Francisco

Cheesy_Member: Pretty sweet

in response to Demonized Medicine

anon (72.142.186.209): He did the wrong thing which caused her to do the wrong thing which in turn caused him to do the wrong thing. PERIOD. They are both to blame.

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Mac: I can't even begin to fathom the Angst and anger being displayed on here. People!!!...REALITY CHECK! Listen to yourselves "it's us against them" My God, do you even realise what your'e saying? There has to be more humanity than THIS in the City of Toronto. This is the sort of...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Deeply Perplexed: I've seen people throw just about everything out of their car windows and I have never been outraged. Are the streets of Toronto so pristine that one uneaten hamburger will destroy the perfection? Where did Ms. Leah grow up that she so resents a bit of...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Dj Santi: Just wanted to say I have some pics of Humbodlt Park on my web site CHICAGOLATINDJS.COM. Things have calmed done since the 70's & 80's in HP. I lost alot of friends due to gangs violence here. Just one small advice to my younger Latinas y latinos, there's more to life...

in response to Humboldt Park

rotten one: leah assaulted the car driver first by throwing the litter at him if she had just taken his plate # she could have had him charged or at least noticed by the police but she looses all credibilty by being the first one to be the asshole

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Jamie: marks and spencer?

in response to Jan 06 2006 Toronto

Jamie: ^ this is my favourite

in response to Kensington Market Festival of Lights 2005

Perplexed : Whatever happened to "Toronto the Good"?

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

julie andrews: ...storm drains and trollies, and red and black brollies... (the floor looks like a giant basket, by the way)

in response to Winter in San Francisco

elaine: tastic

in response to Snow Drenched Arboretum

elaine: the faeries are there, they are just being subliminal about it

in response to Winter in Forest Park

julie andrews: ...storm drains and trolleys, whiskers on kittens, i simply remember my favourite things, and then i don't feel. so. bad.

in response to Storm Drains + Trolleys

elaine: i got off an aeroplane once in singapore, but just waited in the airport for the connecting flight. i wish i had kept walking, these are so exciting! i specially like under the bridge and the last one, somehow they go together, but of course they need the others too.

in response to The Old Sing Sing

HCJBanky: This is obviously fake. Obviously Canadians are EASILY duped. Feast on it!

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

elaine: mmmm bleedy juicy hot apricots in a sauce

in response to Winter Sunrise

josh palmer: had to look buildings up in a general studies lesson.

in response to Lipstick

Jamie: bloody canadians

in response to Storm Drains + Trolleys

Jamie: Wow, what amazing photos, and i agree with jeeff they remind me also of ian's World Tour 1978 series. Look forward to seeing more

in response to The Old Sing Sing

n/a: both were wrong. She is just lucky that this didn't take place Oakland. If people tried to pull that crap here, they would end up with a 45. embedded in their body. Oh, and drop this "its wrong cuz she is a woman" thing.

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Armed Pacifist: It is utterly ridiculous to assume that the Police should be responsible for dealing with every single incident that occurs in daily life...this kind of thinking is sheeple mentalitality at best. Good on her that she took the incident to the place it got to, and not the first one...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Aliza: That's some impressive artwork. Even the tags framing it on either side are nicely done, and draw attention in to the people.

in response to Demonized Medicine

stormtrooper: Absolutely beautiful.

in response to Snow Drenched Arboretum

adam: the second one blew me away

in response to The Old Sing Sing

adam: ivan: read the main page.. this is a photog site (not a site for street fights)

in response to Storm Drains + Trolleys

joey: a little bit of flash goes a long way, you know

in response to Snow Drenched Arboretum

Fast Eddie: Mind your own business....if she was in Scarb or Jane & Finch area, she could be shot and killed. If she didn't like the littering, call the cop on him. I would be pissed if someone throw something at me, that's personal. She provoked the fight and...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Ba‘al Zebûb: My heart's with Leah, but I want to repeat what Mugs said: you can't talk about this without talking about what happens to garbage even when it's 'properly' disposed of. Zoom out about five miles and ask yourself what's the difference - besides the scale - between dumping your garbage...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Christine: Daniel...amen

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Daniel: To those of you who feel that the better course of action would have been to avoid conflict and either put the garbage in a trash can and/or take down his license plate I can say only this: It is your apathy that has made this kind of reaction...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Christine: I made my two posts yesterday....I agree with Leah although I think if she does this again, she should ride off quicker after delivering the garbage... I have decided to cancel my Bell Express Vu. We have everything here.....comedy, drama, reality shows,nature, court, sex, violence and animals. You guys are too funny....

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

yoshi: robert here is a good example of someone who is high on self entitlement, and no amount of dialogue will enlighten him. yes, robert, thank god for the litterbugs, that is just what we need to keep the economy on its feet. while we're at it, lets give...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Pawel: I've just read some of these a bit more. Two things... could sconts be our infamous driver picture above? Secondly, as an Eastern European I felt offended that someone could really blame anything here; it is not because I don't think this 'gentleman' was Eastern EUropean, its that...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Robert: What a stupid move, why would she throw garbage back in his vehicle? doesn't she know how many job litter creates? What a loser she is, i hope she smartens up soon!!

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Greg: Apricots, anyone??

in response to Winter Sunrise

yoshi: to "Lets find out the truth"... you are quite right that this whole thing is getting embarassing, the allegations and illiterate, rascist, moronic comments coming out of the woodwork is making a mockery out of what was supposed to be a healthy debate.....BUT..... this is about taking ownership for your mistakes, moving...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Pawel: So I guess its alright to litter outside, but not back into someone's car. DOes this mean that the car is hollowed ground that can not have garbage dumped into? Secondly, wasn't there a law passed that fined people for littering? Doesn't that all equate to someone...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

zito: The courier is my hero. She had every right to throw the trash back in his car. The asshole should be responsible for his own trash, why should everyone else have to pay taxes for cleanup because the violent jackoff can't throw his garbage in the trash can. Courier goddess-I love...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Bob Stickers: To me;): Most Roadies are over pumped numbskulls. That pretty much is a fact. Mountain bikers on the other likely would have approached this differently. If the Toronto Police are tracking alot of things on here that just proves my point. I do hope they get to the bottom...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Wendy: I dont agree with all of the references to this cyclist being an "environmentalist" or trying to "save the world", etc...This, to me, is not a "polluting SUV driver versus greeny cyclist" story. Why does reacting to someone dumping trash on their street automatically make her some Greenpeace activist?...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

SamFarber: To zoe: 31st Jan 2006 - 23:55 GMT "....Even if she did assault you both, and scream profanities at you, why didn't you simply close your doors, call the police, and sue her for the damages?..." How would he sue someone he doesn't know the identity of?

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

zazaster: I would/have done the same thing. I have grabbed cigarettes dumped on the road at a stoplight and run over and dump them back into the car. Also, I have another method I use when a driver abuses me in my personal space ... I carry a tube...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

What's Really Going On Here: The reason why I doubt the "white vest girl's" version of the events, or the authenticity of the post itself, is that anyone who claims a minor scratch that didn't even crease the metal would cost $2000 to fix, is not to be believed. I doubt the car is...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

anon (210-54-117-39.dialup.xtra.co.nz): you mean there's a possibility that a retard like sconts will actually breed, don't they still sterilise in the states?

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

AAA: To sconts - you are an ignorant person to say the least. Leah - a nice well informed response to the ignorant one above. The Toronto Police - a well paid bunch but of no use to the folks they are here to serve. They need to be...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

anon (210-54-117-39.dialup.xtra.co.nz): I would have knocked his teeth so far down his throat he'd have to stick his tooth brush up his arse to clean them.

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

SamFarber: Those girls are pretty hot, btw. ;-)

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

me;): to Bob Stickers . I'd bett a pay check Leah could drop your sorry ass in any type of bike race plus you would'nt last a week doing all the riding she does , and about the police in Torono well they are tracking alot of things on...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

AAA: Canadians Rock - right on To Mr. Detroit Go back to your rat hole and take your president with you too - your government has wrecked havoc where ever they have put their unwanted fingers in. And yes write legibally for god's sake.

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Bob Stickers: Guy needs Federal Prison (US style) anal rape and public speaking engagements. These are to only two real deterrants. However the real arguement for discussion should be if she was also a mountain biker rather than (obviously) just a roadie she would have pulled off the slam dunk and been...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Leah: to sconts: you obviously do not know that you can get a ticket by riding a bike on the side-walk and second of all, the only thing he is creating is pollution! Since you do not care, I feel sad for you when your future child will know he/she...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

sconts: well, 1st of all, this is f'n hilarious. I don't believe in hitting women, but in this case, the b**** deserved it. if the litter didn't hit u, then mind ur own damn business. if ur such an environmentalist then throw the shit out and leave the...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

me;): Leah rocks Leah rules she is grace on two wheels pity the driver what a fool cause when the public finds him he won't think he is soo cool ( major tool of the century)

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Dave S. Kingston, ON.: Most "normal" people care about the Town or City they live in. How do you think he "THE POLLUTER" would react to everyone in a vechicle or "ON A BIKE" tossing a hunk of garbage onto his property! Pollute in your own space buddy!

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Leah: Thank you so much for the comments, I will surely do so in keeping the environment clean-free from guys like him. Please understand I am not obliged to actually comment on anything since the investigation is actually still in process. But I will continue on reading the comments...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

SamFarber: Heh - one time this jigaboo at a coffee shop left his empty cigarette pack on a table outside where it was going to just blow away. I went out to his car and his window was down and threw the pack onto his seat.

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Dr, O in London: If the courier is to be charged I would happily contribute to her defence fund based on Hool's rendition of events and the photos. Heck, I'll even chip in on a new rim for the courier if it keeps someone who gives a damn about the environment on the...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Too many comments: According to the Toronto Star, Leah has admitted she regrets throwing the garbage back in the car and that it was a knee-jerk reaction. That admission makes me respect her more than her environmentalism. She also says that her key was on a band around her wrist and that she scratched...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

cobber: I cannot believe that the police did not lay charges. If it was a domestic, there would be no question about charges being laid (she was no match for that guy physically). Although I definitely side with the cyclist, she should be charged with mischief for throwing the food back...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

cobber: I cannot believe that the police did not lay charges. If it was a domestic, there would be no question about charges being laid (she was no match for that guy physically). Although I definitely side with the cyclist, she should be charged with mischief for throwing the food back...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Leah your heart is in the right place.: LEAH: don't listen to these people who think you deserved what happened. Although I think you should have knocked on the guys window and asked him to pick up his trash, I applaud your taking the time to do something rather than nothing. Nothing is what most people...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Don't make excuses for littering: Huey, why do you think it is OK to throw garbage on the street, but it is not OK to have it returned to you? That garbage was his, he owns it. Why should it not be returned to him? Unfortunately it is a fantasy if you think...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

dave: funny thing is... when this guy goes to McDonalds he prolly empties his tray in the garbage and adds it to the pile like a good consumer.

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

me :): to Miss Pelling , it because I am totaly wiped from work and lack of sleep ..xxxxxx

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

dave: when morals collide violence happens.

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Miss Pelling: I'm shocked that so few young people can spell properly these days. How will they deal with the imminent decline of the global energy infrastructure as we have known it, let alone spell it? I do worry so.

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Mojo-B: I believe both parties were wrong. Why? Eventhough the guy littered his food, doesn't make it a right for the bike courier to throw the food back. Don't like it, piss off then. If she's trying to save the world, go signup for greenpeace then! As for the...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Huey: I do not care how much you hate littering, there is no excuse for throwing the garbage back into the car. If you don't like the fact that the person littered, pick up the trash and throw it into a garbage bin yourself. Don't like the fact that people are littering,...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

kensington cabbie: oh to be the guy who gets to install the surveilence cameras around this idiots store can you imagine the whack of garbage he's going to have to dispose of now, pile it up people, toss it into his store as you pass, drive this moron out of the area...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

gryph: they both need to be accountable for their actions........100 hrs of picking up litter in T.O. sounds fitting..........theres enuf lying around these days

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Is it OK to put garbage anywhere you want?: When this guy through the litter out the car window he was saying "it is OK to put garbage anywhere you want". When she put it right back into his car that is fair game. In fact if there was a garbage can nearby I would have applauded if the...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Q: The driver is probally a cop. or related to one.

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Gentle Breeze: Storm Trooper, your Asshat is great, the guys a jerk, that women should lose him. I am sort of like the courier and try sometimes to voice my opinion about their rudeness, but usually it does not seem to work or they act like ape man above - glad...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

me :): zombie: 1st Feb 2006 - 16:04 GMT to zombie who wrote this >>response to loser'' me'' yeah that's what you do call 911 and wait for the pigs to take there sweet time while the person is beeing beaten to death ,obviously you dont intervein because your a coward,so you hide in...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Andre: There's nothing I can say that hasn't been said already accept who gets the movie right's!!!!

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Kathie from Burlington: When that motorist decided to litter on the street he littered on our world, our space. When she threw the garbage back into his car, she was littering only his personal space. What a pomopous jerk that driver is. He is extremely fortunate that he was not...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

belgrade billy : Well, You Torontians must celebrate those two nurds, they put You on a World Map. Congratulations, You made it. Peace!

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Devil's Advocate: Great shots Hool! =D To play devil's advocate, I have golf clubs in my trunk cause I was too damn lazy to take them out at the end of the summer....does that make me psycho too? We don't know the intricacies of everything that led up to this incident and...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

jeeff: yeah really, he has 159 other articles! www.citynoise.org/author/hool

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

andy: What is miracle? .... cyclist stopping at stop sign. I see lots of disrespect and ignorance toward car drivers from cyclists. So it’s no wonder that somebody snaped

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

She deserves commendation!: I am very glad to see the action that this courier took to help keep our streets clean. I hope she can be looked at as a role model. We should not be complacent about people defiling our streets. The outcome of this incident is not what we want but we do not...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

bradford: way to go Leah aahhhaahaaaha! mashin fools since 1974...... and to all you busters that want to play devils advocate you can get mashed too!

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

adam: im just glad people are finally appreciating hool's photography. now go look at all his other posts

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

north of TO: The girl in white vest said that Leah through the food back into the van...then why is her vest SO WHITE!!!! there is no food on her or him! I hope we all learn from this....never through food out the window...and walk away from a guy that has 2 coffees...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

My backyard isn't a landfill! : To Mr. Detroit. I'm glad you think that garbage isn't important since Toronto sends all of it's garbage to Michigan. I don't want to live in a dump and I have written essays on changing public policies to encourage recycling and composting so that there's less to send your way but...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Michelle: people:know the whole story b4 u pass judgement! I heard this is an open investigation coz the biker has done it twice b4 w/ other motorists. And the guys who attacked the motorist better report the truth to the cops, or else the biker will do this again! You...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

SM: Next time it might be better to use Canada Post or FedEx.

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

lil john: "popasmuf: 1st Feb 2006 - 22:43 GMT I can't believe this lady didn't expect some kind of reaction when she did this. It would be like me going up to her and ripping her headphones off her head, because I have a personal problem with her endagering others (and breaking the law)...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Ivan feb 1.06: Awesome capture of urban Toronto. I guess Stephen Harper will make this his platform and state change needs to happen. He will protect our couriers. I commend the courier she was absolutely in the right and this guy is just a coward who needs some serious counselling to get at...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Thornhill Mom: I can not beleive what I have Read. This has really gone to far. The Driver was wrong...how many points is it for throwing food out your window? Why on earth would anyone throw coffee at someone...not one but 2 cups. I hope that his work place keeps the coffee far...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Ivan feb 1.06: What is this? Ya i guess any pic gets in

in response to Storm Drains + Trolleys

Ivan: Stunning picture, the light coming throught is majestic. Awesome.

in response to Winter in Forest Park

Thom: February 1st - 10:18: Leah, I'm not at all sure what being a courier has to do with this fucked up media. All I know is that I want to thank you. You are an absolute role model to everyone who cares to save our beautiful city. At the twelth hour you are...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

Stop the litter...let's get this piece of junk to jail: I am amazed and disappointed at what I am reading in many of these postings. There seam to be so many people trying to defend a violent jerk who uncaringly makes the city a mess. There is no excuse for littering………period! There is no excuse for assault……………period! I hope that this fellow...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

random: by looking at the photos, i wonder when she had the time to key his car...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

What's this about again????? asks Sheila: It's sad but not surprising that when people have the opportunity to be vocal whilst concealing their identity, that they will say the most hurtful things. I am disgusted with all those who have posted hate filled comments on this site (you know who you are). Shame on...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

SupremeVirus: I know Leah's husband...via Xbox Live...and he told me all about it. Seeing as the charges against him are clearly much worse than the ones against you, Leah, I would urge you to press charges. That "mischief" charge on you should be nothing. I'm not sure if...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

adam: los feliz is a pretty chill section of la. not too far from hollywood but it has its own strip of shops and a movie theater.. kind of like its own town.. and you can get up to griffith park in like 10 minutes (where rebel without a cause was...

in response to Los Feliz @ Night

George: This must be a hoax! Will we see the results on the TV show, "PUNKED"?

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

billy : You women love to talk the talk. But you cant walk the walk. Need to change the laws from protecting all of you.

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Mike: WOW there is a LOT of anger in here.... they both acted in ways to escalate the situation... she's as guilty as he is... doesn't take much thought to realise that you will incite a negative reaction by throwing garbage at someone and keying their car (deserved or not). My...

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mark: oooooooooooohh canada !!!!!

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George: I expect the photographer will be sending a bill to the Toronto Star for use of the photos, yes? One of the photos was in today's Globe (Feb. 1). Was that one paid for?

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HAHAHAHA: CAN"T BELIEVE THIS

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Tamara Clark: Great picture....I love it! just traveled to NY in Aug. for my first time. Fell in love with that city!!!

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Tamara Clark: Great picture....I love it! just traveled to NY in Aug. for my first time. Fell in love with that city!!!

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Canadians Rock!!!: To Mr. Detroit... Ha ha ha...you make all of us laugh, before you post a comment run it through the spell checker next time...your writing makes you look as stupid as your president. You are just pissed off that Toronto is far from the dump you live...

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Canadians Rock!!!: To Mr. Detroit... Ha ha ha...you make all of us laugh, before you post a comment run it through the spell checker next time...your writing makes you look as stupid as your president. You are just pissed off that Toronto is far from the dump you live...

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The Right Honourable Stephen Harper: Perhaps I should rejoice that my face was too contorted with zeal for any of you to recognise me as I celebrated my election victory in Kensington Market, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Olivia Chow. I just had to let off some steam before climbing into bed with Mr....

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Harry: ....wasn't "to" much of a fan...(boorish and no command of language) Where do you expect to see a frame structure hundreds of years old? It is a magnificent work of art reconstructed using the crafts and arts of the early days.

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sYnTaX-3rr0r: all you people harping the courier is at fault because "no one has the right to deface someones property"? wtf,,, guess what i live on this planet and it is part mine and i do care about it and if i saw you litter buddy i would throw it at you...

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To "this man is a hero": It's funny, I would have thought it would have taken a shorter time for someone from the states to do the whole, if you don't agree with me, then you're not an american crap... before I read stuff on the internet, I thought most people were sane thinkers. Turns out I was...

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jack: lol lol hahahaha. touche. very good catherine.

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Jack: very nice shot of city corps building in background. the evening sky was great.

in response to A Trip to NY

sad...: to all you who say she commited a crime by throwing it in his car...your fucking dumb. Your actually fucking twisted. want me to come shit on your doorstep? This is her city aswell, we share it. He has no right throwing it out his window. ...

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Chapter Cycles: Having read through all previous comments (there will no doubt be a few more) as well as all versions of the event, I am decidedly sympathetic towards the driver. I am both an avid road biker and a motorist and however you consider this case, all the man had done...

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Aussieshells: You guys are all fucked up. the worst of all of you is that paskistan prat what a loser. You know what we need to do to you and most of your ppl? Well we need you all to be in one certian place at one time. Then we drop a...

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David: My college class is studying all your arguments right now.

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grammar point: Your a retard, is incorrect. it's 'You are a retard', or 'You're a retard'. 'Your' is a possessive adjective that needs a noun after it. For example: Your life (life is the noun), your bike, your garbage etc. Another example: 'Your all a bunch of crybabies.' is incorrect....

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I heart kensington: Bike Couriers are some of the most vile, foul mouthed people in the city. I used to walk past them at their hangout on Temperence st. while they pounded back beers and chain-smoked weed (and the sidewalk littered with roaches),It seemed like they hadn't showered in over a week and...

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Vancouver Cyclist: I hope Leah has stopped reading this, too much negative energy. But let her know that there are a lot of people out here in Vancouver that support her. Hopefully at least some of the people who are following this will stop littering. Even better, stop using their cars.

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B.J.: What did she think was going to happen when she threw garbage back in someone's window .. ? I mean, come on lady..

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jerry springer: i think we all expressed our opinions more then enough,now it's getting to the point of jokes let's just all go back to our lives and reflect on how to keep the city clean,not to be vigilantes and respecting each other.till next time .take care of your selves

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this man is a hero: reply to:this man is a hero and obviously your so smart that instead of ignoring since im a joke ,no,you just continue to reply,and it's dumb ass idiots like you that just keep me going,sure shows how much intellect you have idiot,dont you know that you are supposed to ignore ignorance.and...

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Bobbikes in Calgary: I can't believe I read all this -- so much vilification and nonsense for a few gems of insight and information. Cyberspace is much more dangerous than I'd realized. I instinctively side with Leah. I have been cycling for most of my 60 years, including 30 years of urban biking...

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Greg: In the Toronto Star on the next page after the pictures and article of this incident is an article about global warming and the warnings of scientists around the world about the catastrophes that will affect us all in about 20 years. Is it that hard to find a...

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RB: Actually, I think this asshole is kind of hot. He's an asshole, but he's hot. He's a hot asshole.

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Ignorance and Illiteracy: Ignorance and Illiteracy sure seem to go hand in hand again and again and again...

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Selig: haha... the cave clan. nah. havn't gone there. http://www.caveclan.org/

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Selig: where are the faeries?

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DR PHIL: first off you must be the idiot who has nothing better to do but to reply to peolpes coments so your not part of the debate yourself,second of all your probably one of the angry dikes,and third you people are still debating such a ratarded incident that is getting old...

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to: This man is a hero: Thanks for proving, once and for all, that you're a waste of time without the tiniest bit of intellect. I invite you to continue your career at whatever fast food joint/street corner you eek out a pathetic living at. Best of luck moving up to the second lowest tax bracket...

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jeeff: so so great. these remind me of ian's world tour 1978 series (that's only one of the articles - search for "world tour 1978" for more)

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this man is a hero: REPLY Dear American Threadjacker from Detroit: 2nd Feb 2006 - 01:34 GMT first off since you love them so much join them up there in canada become canadian you fuckin idiot since you stick up from them so well.you call yourself a fellow american?your probably a queer who would love to go...

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to: Dr. Phil: While you're probably laughing yourself silly in your trailer over your pointless comments a few posts above, you must realize that nobody cares about your post. It is devoid of any intelligence. I know I speak for everyone here when I say please do us a favour and go away...

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jeeff: nice! i wonder why someone was carting rocks around. are you involved in drain exploration at all? i forget the proper term, but i remember from the great toronto zine infiltration (rip ninjalicious) that melbourne has quite an active community of urban spelunkers.

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this man is a hero: reply actually im in kindergarden so i guess im doing fine when it comes to writing. obviously your a fuckin retard just to take this whole situation to hart,obviously cause you got nothing else going on in your life and that means cock as well,so you sit at home all day...

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Emily H.: You Feminized Torontonian Fucks! The only travesty here is the double standard! Some bitch can do what ever she wants and doesn’t have to deal with the repercussions? If two guys would have had this exchange this forum would not even exist. Lesson: Some fucking dyke wants to act like...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

to The "Motorists":: to The "Motorists": Quoted from previous entries: "What about the damage he did to our van? I suppose you people who support him would think its okay for Frank and I to stomp all over his car?...By the way, the vendor behind our van had all his mechandise ruined when the guy...

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To the really intelligent person who posted this....: canadians=losers: 2nd Feb 2006 - 01:00 GMT i live in detroit,guess how many murders are here a day,and you stupid fucks are a making big deal out of garbage?LOL then you wonder why you have such a bad name.your all a bunch of cry babies that only a stupid story like...

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Dr.Phil: first off polish boy not only your a pig for littering the street,but your also a pig for littering peoples sight with that horrible jacket you have on,and your a pig for fuckin that ugly discusting,girlfriend of yours.leah your just the typical dike,you think your a man,and your angry at...

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Dear American Threadjacker from Detroit: First, learn to speak and write the English language properly and then come back and talk to us. You sound like a short bus kid grunting his way through a writing assignment. Second, try to stay on topic. This is about the Kensington bicycle courier-crazy motorist assault. Don't try to turn...

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Americans=Assholes: Reply to canadian loser, Ignorance and Illiteracy seem to go hand in hand, sure is a lot of that south of the border.

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Duh: Hey Responsible Biker - throwing food into someone's car isn't assault. It's throwing food into someone's car. Oooh. The food is a weapon. Someone could have been hurt. Fuck that. The pig littered. Someone called him on it. He freaked out and attacked a woman. He should go to jail....

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Maria: I think this is a beautiful site

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Laura : wow

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I am the bike: Nobody asked the bike how he feels being parked under Leah's sweaty camo-pants-twat all day. All you people defending Leah or the polish guy--but what about the poor bike, he's the one who got stomped on by the psycho. But I bet if you asked the bike he'd say he...

in response to Motorist Vs Courier

BEST PART IS:: Everyone in Toronto hates this guy. Why does someone have a baseball bat in their car in January in Canada? The kind of guy who uses it to attack someone.

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canadian losers: reply to american=assholes yeah your right you idiot for example toronto last year had zero shootings because your so civilized just dont forget that when the shit comes down you always relly on us americans not to mention you all wanna get out of there to go to hollywood and shit a?not...

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Someone: Photos and witnesses... Police do nothing...

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Responsible Biker: She was the first to commit assault by throwing food into his car. She started the fight by taking it upon herself to play litter-vigilante. He didn't behave appropriately, but it's hypocritical to act like it's unilaterally his fault just because she's a woman and a cyclist. I hope they...

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hamiltonian: Serves that courier right, the motorist threw garbage on the street. Whether she likes it or not she should mind her own business. I would have done the same as the motorist. Knocked her out. Tree hugging hippies have no place on the streets riding bikes. Get a real job.

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He's still a jackass several days later: driver = asshole, pig courier = hero, citizen doing the right thing Pigs like him deserve everything bad that happens to them. Physically fighting a woman? Pulling out a baseball bat to go after the photographer? Go to jail, you classless, immature, knuckle-dragging, uncivilized animal.

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Selig: Smoke from fire crackers. ta

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LaBala: my question is how bad was this beef patty?thats what it was patty on a bun. somebody should go to the patty king and tell them to ease up on the msg its obvliously not helping this idiot i blame it all on the beef patty eat veggie ones boycott...

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Selig: doll is awesome! it deserves to be a big print on a white wall. nice.

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Selig: BBailey: And as the point of your comment is lost on me.

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RUNAMUCK: thats crazy

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bongoman: I know the girl in the white vest and her fiance. What happened was a mistake on both parties BUT to carry on like this is ridiculous. In this world there are a lot of more important issues that we all should concentrate on. Lets put this behind us and...

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Tree Hugger: Cigarette butts take centuries to break down. People should keep them in their car, take them home, toss them in the garbage.

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ooseven: Who's the blond in the last photo? Is she with him?

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you should get out more: come on! the girl in the white vest is not hot she is way to skinny

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Selig: great photos mate!

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BLUNTONE: I always want to do this when people throw out cigarrette butts. They would be so busy trying to put out the fire that they wouldn't have time to try to get me. Fucking litterers. It's MY environment, I have a right to defend it.

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JMHO: Gutsy move Leah....but if you're going to get in someones face you should be prepared for whatever you get back. This guy was a total asshole for taking it as far as he did but if his baseball bat would have been within reach when you tossed him back his...

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White vest girl it's time to say sorry.: The white vest girl speaks: And I quote her from her posted reply way back in this mess. The "Motorists": 31st Jan 2006 - 22:26 GMT To All The Readers, "This is the blonde girl in the last picture. The girl in the "white vest" that the "victim" would like to thank. You can...

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Buzz: Can't we all just get along? Rodney King,LA

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Respect: Let's make a deal: You litter, I throw it back at you. If you park in the bike lane, I smash out your rear brake lights and key your car as I fly by. You cut me off in traffic, I dent your car with my foot. But if a pedestrian walks into...

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tyu678: MAN... O MAN.. I can only hope I cross paths with that crap coloured Envoy, on the mean streets of T.O....

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crispy: Speaking as a courier myself with many a year on the road, I can empathize with Leah and her actions toward this raging lunatic. I have picked litter dropped from many a car and deposited it back where it came from, through the sunroof if possible. It's quite amazing that...

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LivingInTO: Why does the driver have a baseball bat anyways? And I wonder if he was pissed off at his girlfriend before throwing out the burger!!

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CipherGeek: This fuckwad needed a good ass-kicking, or maybe a bullet in his head. Dumb fucks that have no respect for anything or anyone don't deserve to live. I've driven several fucks off the road who threw their lit cigarette butts out their car window. Go ahead and...

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trapped in toronto: and thank you for the Tower Bridge shots, and whatever I'll see next when I click on 'next'

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Daryl G.: What ever happened to just throwing litter away? Obviously this cyclist was either mentally retarded or just a plain bitch. Sure, it's not that great to litter, but there's really no need to escalate the situation. I'm sure that this guy will litter that much more because...

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Superman: Haha which reminds me............ My sister and her boyfriend (my friend Chris) were road riding in New Hampshire, my sister in the left turning lane and Chris on the far right of the road. Two G-unit "thugs" in a POS Honda came up behind my sister in the turning lane. The...

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No Hippies: everyone is forgetting that the bitch must be a hippie sociology lesbian and does not shave her snatch. Therefore, her anger was actually a result of having a scratchy vagina all day. Stupid lesbians, shave the bush bitches.

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Wonderful Toronto Sites - NOT ! : This guy is MAD at the WORLD if he freaks out like he did PERIOD...He had much bigger issues, unfortunately she didn't know that and well that what can happen when you don't know ! She shouldn't of done it but it was her reaction to what he did - she...

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BILL: I've got two words for you Leah. THANK YOU. Maybe we should bring back the show, the greatest canadian. Put her in the top ten.

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trapped in toronto: thank you to the Crouch End Graffiti and Random Thames photographers. I love London, visit it when I have the money and stamina, and when I haven't, I bless the internet. Just discovered citynoise through a story in a local paper about a motorist/bike courier kerfuffle in Toronto and...

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Sue: I like the way your images tell stories. I also like your use of colour and the quirky way you fill the box.

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popasmuf: Why does this become a battle of car verses bike? She might drive a Hummer after work who the fuck knows, it really has nothing to do with the incident. If she threw a meat pie at my Prius or my fuckin' horse and buggy I would still be pissed off. People...

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Aaron: This isn't about a cyclist vs. motorist it's about people not respecting their environment. I don't expect everyone to be a big "tree hugger" but just a little common sense and respect is all that's required by everyone. It's about time someone had the guts to stand up...

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