[Komo News] SEATTLE — A group of skateboarders viciously beat and possibly robbed a cyclist while he was riding home Sunday evening in downtown Seattle, according to the Seattle Police Department.

The victim was riding north in the bike lane on Fourth Avenue sometime between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. As he approached Pine Street, he saw a group of people with skateboards standing on the corner.

Suddenly, someone in the group rolled their skateboard in front of the victim, who didn’t have time to stop and crashed his bicycle, according to the police report for the incident.

When the victim tried to confront the skateboarder, he was immediately surrounded by the group. A member of the group punched the victim in the face, knocking him to the ground, according to the report.

The victim later told officers the group started kicking him in the head and ribs until he lost consciousness. A handful of Good Samaritans intervened and broke up the attack, according to the report.

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Okay, so obviously I’m not going to defend these skateboarders who beat the absolute fuck out of this bicyclist. They’re not in the right here, not by a longshot. But I’m pretty sure this bicyclist is in the wrong too, right? I mean you see a group of skater punks standing on a street corner and your first instinct is to try and start some shit with them? I don’t care what they did, you’re out of your damn mind dude.

Is it right that he got the shit kicked out of him? Of course not. But is it surprising? Not even a little bit. You gotta pick your battles when it comes to this kind of thing. Take your lumps, get back on your bike, and move on. For all you know they all have guns and are ready to merc your ass back to the stone age.

I guess this really just drives home the point that bicyclists have no idea about their own limitations. They’ve managed to convince themselves that their 25 lb bicycle is somehow going to win a fight against a 4,000 lb car. So really I guess it should come as no surprise that some two-wheeled lunatic would think that taking on basically an entire skateboard gang on his own was a winning battle.

PS. Hey skateboarders, I know I said you were my friends when it comes to the battle against bicycle supremacy, but this shit is a little over the top. Not a good look for our side. Just let them stick to beating the shit out of each other. No need to stoop to their level. We’re better than that. We’re peaceful people. Leave the violence to the savages.