Happy Birthday Dr. Christopher Thompson!

happy birthday!

Share the road ! It took this for him to to learn.

Dr. Thompson has done this at least a half-dozen times that we know of and had been harassing cyclists and pedestrians (including families with children) for over a year. It's sad that he had to hurt two people before he got caught but it's good he was finally arrested. The next step would have been a fatality.

Hope he gets a new prison boyfriend for his birthday. This guy is a complete menace to society.

If he had killed the cyclist I'm sure the family would have sued the city as well. Just like the two female joggers who were paralized by a drunk hit and run driver. They didn't sue him they sued the city.

They should put speed bumps on that road. This will slow down cars and cyclists.

Why is everyone jumping to conclusions without considering all the facts from both sides. We have only read and heard what happened from and to the bicyclists. Of course the blood along with the biking activist's comments are emotionally biased. What about the facts from Dr. Thompson's side. We have heard very little about the bicyclists riding down the middle of the road, not letting cars pass, screaming curses at drivers, slowing down so that cars are NOT able to pass. Please be sure that you are not letting the sight of blood sway you emotionally.

Maybe he needed more patients...sounds like he's a real jackass so it doesn't surprise me.

Cynthia, while I agree with you that people need to keep an open mind without judging, it's pretty clear what happened. It's not just that he injured the two bikers in question, but that he's a repeat offender. Also, even if the bikers were not letting cars pass, screaming, or driving in the middle of the road...how is that relevant? You can't justify someone committing serious harm on someone just because the victim may have been slightly irritating.

Looking forward to Dr. Christopher Thompson's public trial which is scheduled for December 2008. A man with his privileged background should be smarter than to have instigated such an assault. On top of that, as a former ER doctor, subscribing to the Hippocratic Oath, Dr. Thompson had first hand experience of the level of damage his selfish actions could cause. I hope the judge and jury in this case take all of this into account during the punishment phase of the doctor’s trial. At any rate, Seven (7) years in Prison is MUCH TOO SHORT of a sentence for such a wanton and callous action against 2 random citizens. After his conviction I hope a civil suit by Ron Peterson (the cyclist who lost his teeth and sustained severe damage to his nose) relieves the good Doctor Christopher Thompson's estate of any and all remaining assets. This is truly a situation where tort law was meant to be enforced. Again, looking forward to December's public trial and justice for all citizen riders and pedestrians.

...hope someone slams into the nice Dr's A$$ when he's in county. and cynthia, you're right, we shouldnt let blood sway us, but neither should you let his pricey little lawyer sway you either.

the sight of blood swaying us ? Cynthia its two very damaged bodies and bikes and a broken glass rear window that sway me entirely - nothing the bicyclists did , even , perish the thought, spitting , justifies the "doctor"'s homicidal action for he stepped out his luxury sedan without the slightest trace of physical injury. He is clearly someone caught up in a narcissistic, vengeful myopia and needs to be removed from society where he can contemplate the consequences of is his vigilantism - he's a well fed, rich man whose arrogance reaches those of people like sweet Cynthia - if u dare to disturb their absolute right to complete pleasure hegemony your death and destruction is a worthy price - the death penalty to anyone who rattles their surreal cocoon that isolates them from all reality - attempted murder is a perfectly justifiable charge

I worked with Chris Thompson in the emergency room in Montebello, for about four years. He is extemely narcissistic, a rageholic. When I heard what he did, I had no doubt that he intended to injure these riders, and I hope he gets an appropriate sentence.

RB, RN

The most important thing to do, after the trial where I trust the Doctor will be ordered locked up for a very long time, is to EDUCATE and PUBLICIZE. I ride my bike to work and ride for fun on the weekends. Most motorists are great. Many others need an education. Let's publicize the results when they come so the roads can become a little safer for all.

Today is his day in court. Anyone hear anything?

Here's the latest:

Christopher Thompson to Stand Trial

So much for the hypocratic oath. This has to be a joke: try assault with malicious intent, assualt with a deadly weapon, attempted murder or hate crime. Skip the incidentals, look at the facts.

One thing that a doctor promises when he takes his oath is "to do no harm." This arrogant scumbag apparently missed that part. To think that someone who is supposed to help and heal people did such a despicable act is so morally reprehensible as to be unthinkable. Prison will be a good place for this so-called "doctor" (and I use the trem loosely) to find out that not only are all citizens allowed use of the public roads but they are allowed use of the public prisons. If he is convicted and does the time he so richly deserves, I hope that the coup d'tat is the loss of his medical license. What a complete waste of a good medical school education!

There is no justification for causing harm to these two cyclists.

Seriously, is this guy still a doctor? How can we have a sub-human like this working in an emergency room? And, naturally, he has no remorse when, potentially, he could have killed these riders at this speed. If anyone knows the hospital he works at, I'd like to write to their administrators and immediately have this Chris Thompson's license permanently removed. With his terrible temper and arrogance, I'd expect that he's "accidentally" killed many incoming patients (especially bikers). Thanks to the RN who worked in the ER with this sorry excuse for a human who confirmed what kind of person Thompson really is. Time to clean out this kind of scum.

Hippocratic oath my ass, god complex is more like it.

HIS ACTION WAS TOTALLY UNCALLED FOR, BUT AS A FELLOW BIKER I CAN CATEGORICALLY SAY THAT BIKERS ARE RUDE AND UNYIELDING TO DRIVERS; AND THAT THEY DO NOT PUT UP WIYH BIKERS WHEN THEY ARE DRIVING IN THEIR CARS

Thankfully the good Dr. was convicted last week. For the rest of us cyclists - seriously gang, single file or side by side where road width warrants and stopping at signs and lights should be pretty standard.

i looked at both sides of the story- this man has done this more then once. docter is not god spelled backwards and furthermore a bicycle cannot kill a person in a car but a person in a car can certainly kill a person on a bicycle . he need so to serve at least 5 years and lose his medical license and i hope the man injured that lost his teeth and almost his nose- sues the docters entire estate- the docter need to never do this again and realize your actions need to be corrected along with your attitude- good luck

i looked at both sides of the story- this man has done this more then once. docter is not god spelled backwards and furthermore a bicycle cannot kill a person in a car but a person in a car can certainly kill a person on a bicycle . he need so to serve at least 5 years and lose his medical license and i hope the man injured that lost his teeth and almost his nose- sues the docters entire estate- the docter need to never do this again and realize your actions need to be corrected along with your attitude- good luck

Even factoring out the bikes and the riders, any driver who swerves in front of people and slams on his/her brakes is just plain GUILTY. He didn't help his case when he told the LAPD Officer "I passed them up and stopped in front of them to teach them a lesson"

That is simply an admission of guilt. If he did this to a Motorcycle Rider, the outcome would be the same. We'll have to see what kind of sentence he gets.

The good doctor gets five years to think about it.
http://www.ktla. com/news/ landing/ktla- bike-road- rage,0,1476374. story

Now that this creep will be in prison I hope a burly cellmate knocks his teeth out and shows him the same kind of hospitality he showed these bike riders.

I think he should have just run the damn cyclists over. You are all rude, nasty self righteous pricks. I have tried to ask you all politely not to ride 2 or 3 abreast and block the road. You think it is funny when you slow people down. I have seen you laugh and joke about it. You are all pond scum and deserve to be run over. If it was any other state but the wacko California the cyclists would have been charged.

I hope California falls into the ocean very soon. Good riddance to the most ridiculous people on earth. Broke, over run with illegal’s and so liberal you should move to Venezuela. Let’s see how your buddy Hugo Chávez deals with you blocking the road as if you own it.