Gothamist: Yesterday afternoon in East Flatbush a livery driver seemingly lost control of his vehicle and swerved into an 8-year-old riding a bike. When the hack finally stopped crashed his cab into a wall a “group of dozens of bystanders confronted and attacked him.” And then it gets crazier. The cabby, as he was being beaten, finally managed to explain his side of the story to his assailants. It wasn’t that he was a bad driver, he explained, no, it turns out he lost control of his car after “his passenger had struck him in the head with a metal bar” in an attempt to rob him. Upon hearing this news the crowd left the driver and “turned to his passenger, beat him, and tightened a belt around his neck.”

What’s an interesting point is that Gothamist points out “See, this is why mobs aren’t really a good idea. They’re just too quick to judge,” which rings just as true with me as them beating the shit outta the fare thief. Especially after the whole “No Justice No Peace” business from the last round of LA Riots, which continues to boggle my mind. The whole point of having a representative government is so that mob-rule doesn’t happen.

Ugly situation here, either way… and they say New Yorkers have no sympathy for others!