tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post1545115831510604426..comments2024-02-26T18:06:27.392-06:00Comments on My Bike Advocate: This Time It's Zero Jail Time For Intentionally Hunting Down and Striking Bicyclists - Letter Writing Campaign Underway Seeking JustificationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-25865627400756857042010-06-24T20:50:25.920-05:002010-06-24T20:50:25.920-05:00A motorist hits a construction worker and has a ma...A motorist hits a construction worker and has a mandatory fine of $10,000 and 14 years in jail? I believe construction zones are marked? and workers are generally behind concrete walls - though sometimes not... Cyclists have no such warning, no such protection. I will not rest easy until the fine and jail time are similar...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-24551417563226215912010-06-24T14:14:40.313-05:002010-06-24T14:14:40.313-05:00I'm so mad I'm going to hop on my bike and...I'm so mad I'm going to hop on my bike and smash into some cars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-57264803839526545102010-06-24T13:52:10.871-05:002010-06-24T13:52:10.871-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-3842145475664951182010-06-24T12:27:53.220-05:002010-06-24T12:27:53.220-05:00It would seem cyclists are second hand citizens in...It would seem cyclists are second hand citizens in the eyes of the law. The unfortunate gentleman who killed a girl downstate and grievously injured her two cycling companions was issued a "citation".<br /><br />Tragic for all involved. And tragic for the rest of us who have to share the road with someone who is clearly incompetent. And now it seems we get to share the road, also, with two young adults who are clearly hostile. <br /><br />It would seem that if one were to contemplate perpetrating a violent crime against another person, the ideal way to do so would not be with a gun, but rather to strike them with a vehicle while they are on a bike.Shalak Moorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-20365365083248107162010-06-24T12:11:30.714-05:002010-06-24T12:11:30.714-05:00You are misguided, why waste tax dollars putting p...You are misguided, why waste tax dollars putting people in jail? The US army is actively looking for young undisciplined men who like random mayhem and destruction. It was common practice during Vietnam for district Attorneys to grant people this option - why are we pussing out - we are the United States - the most awesome destructive force the world has ever known; these motherfuckers are our motherfuckers - lets put them to their highest and best use ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-6430104681888178442010-06-24T10:28:50.022-05:002010-06-24T10:28:50.022-05:00It isn't clear to me what happened to the driv...It isn't clear to me what happened to the driving privileges of these criminals. Will they continue to be allowed to drive? If so, this is really crazy.<br /><br />I have to wonder what would have happened if instead of choosing to target cyclists they had instead chosen children, pregnant women, grandmothers, lesbians, priests, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-88787162755298436662010-06-24T09:39:48.558-05:002010-06-24T09:39:48.558-05:00Another example.. they shot someone for fun, but...Another example.. they shot someone for fun, but it only grazed the skin.. the shootee wasn't seriously injured.. sure they were drinking too.. but they're young.. so plea negotiation and sentencing.. they should get a ride, right? it doesn't really matter that the shooter was performing an act that could very easily kill him. hitting someone intentional with a car is attempted manslaughter, no different than pulling a trigger of a gun.. bow and arrow.. baseball bat to the head.. pure and simple.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465753322578350345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-47510027899645150862010-06-24T09:04:59.758-05:002010-06-24T09:04:59.758-05:00I am guessing that the relative youth of the drive...I am guessing that the relative youth of the drivers and the fact that the bicyclists were not severely injured played a role in the plea negotiation and sentencing. I agree, though, that this really sends the wrong message.Brendan Kevenideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07984494667816463577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-87970827288266597212010-06-24T09:02:02.166-05:002010-06-24T09:02:02.166-05:00Wow.. well, have a few pints then go hit them wit...Wow.. well, have a few pints then go hit them with a baseball bat a few times.. they may or may not die.. its really no different than trying to hit someone with your car.. and at least you don't damage your car. I'm guessing the punishment would be far worse for such an act.. Legal system just treats cyclists less than human unfortunately. They don't like us.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465753322578350345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-83257465190922271192010-06-23T23:04:43.710-05:002010-06-23T23:04:43.710-05:00The message is: "Open season on cyclists.&quo...The message is: "Open season on cyclists." Why don't we all go out and bag one today? After all, you just get a slap on the wrist. Also, have a few pints before you do it - it doesn't seem to matter to the DA. There is no mitigating circumstance here, these little bastards need to be severely reprimanded and any DA who does not understand that should be removed.Mike Rocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-43280612061833323982010-06-23T18:15:28.120-05:002010-06-23T18:15:28.120-05:00You can also join Ms. Alvarez in marching this Sun...You can also join Ms. Alvarez in marching this Sunday, June 27th in the 41st Annual Chicago LGBT Pride Parade. She we be at float number 56 which will be on the west side of Halsted Street between Barry and Wellington. She will provide T-shirts and water, you can ask her for justification.Spartacushttp://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=4554464&id=58113606187&ref=mfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607870406671776027.post-14369574509604877852010-06-23T15:14:27.272-05:002010-06-23T15:14:27.272-05:00Is there any mandatory minimum sentence for vehicu...Is there any mandatory minimum sentence for vehicular assault or vehicular homicide? If not, don't you think there should be, so that violent, irresponsible drivers like this don't get "slap on the wrist" sentences?Fargohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532756626266773921noreply@blogger.com