Let them fight.

Also, man, as the saying goes...there's a lot to unpack here.

A pipe-wielding man who allegedly bludgeoned two unclothed cyclists...

LOL.

The man shouted at the bicyclists to “get out of here,” adding a slur for gay people during the attack, the court document says.

Heh.

It’s unclear if the riders were affiliated with a clothing-optional Pedalpalooza event scheduled for the same day.

More like Pedopalooza, am I right? Also...I'm guessing these naked cyclists were probably affiliated with the naked cycling event going on. But, hey, it's Portland, so who knows?

He faces charges including second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree bias crime, the legal term for a hate crime.

Hate crimes are such bullshit. Always were, always will be. Absolutely charge this homeless lunatic with the other charges, but who cares why he unlawfully used a weapon to assault people? The issue is that he did.

Houchins has at least 28 convictions on his record ranging from aggravated sex abuse to arson and theft, a booking report shows, and has failed to appear in court on roughly 45 prior occasions.

Society needs to lock these people up long before it gets to this point. And how do you keep letting people out who have a massive history of not showing up to court? Our "justice" system is a sick joke at this point.