[kuyan]

> In response to my request for an interview about the case, a Bird spokeswoman emailed:

> “... The accident occurred while Mr. Pena was allegedly operating a Bird scooter illegally on a city-maintained sidewalk with a BAC [blood-alcohol level] over the legal limit, tested positive for marijuana and in violation of the California Vehicle Code.”

The rest of the comments notwithstanding, this is incredibly misleading and scummy wording on Bird’s part. The tests, according to the article, assert THC consumption within the testing window (about a month, or maybe longer), not marijuana consumption at the time of the accident.

[neura]

Is this any more "scummy" than Peña blaming the police for not stopping him when he was clearly breaking the law? He's not directly blaming the police for his injury but the implication is clear as day. If they would have cited him for breaking the law, he would not have been injured. He goes so far as to claim they saw him and knew he was breaking the law.