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| "Critical Mass" attacks minivan |
| 2007-04-04 |
| (SF Chron) It was supposed to be a birthday night out for the kids in San Francisco, but instead turned into a Critical Mass horror show -- complete with a pummeled car, a smashed rear window and little children screaming in terror. The spontaneous Critical Mass bike rides, in which thousands of free-spirited cyclists roam the city, have been a fixture on the last Friday night of the month since the early 1990s. But even bike-weary cops, who have seen their share of traffic disturbances and minor skirmishes, weren't prepared for what happened during the latest exercise of pedal power. Here's the story: |
| Posted by:mojo |
| #11 I don't know how many of you folks have been in a riot or a situation on the verge of a riot, but it can get ugly and scarey toot sweet. You could take a few out, and the rest might run, or they could run after you and literally tear you apart. Mobs are bad news. Does not matter if you are innocent or guilty. Bad place to be. Especially kids. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-04-04 23:53 |
| #10 Clearly the solution is for Gubmint to raise private taxation, espec on the rich/wealthy, in order to keep law enforcement perennially permanently under-funded, under-manned and under-equipped. D ***ng it, "WASHINGTON ISN'T GIVING ENOUGH" - HOW CAN WE SOLVE SERIOUS SOCIETAL PROBS IFF THE POLICE GET WHAT THEY NEED! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-04-04 22:56 |
| #9 It was supposed to be a birthday night out for the kids in San Francisco I think I see the problem here. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2007-04-04 22:56 |
| #8 I was a San Francisco bicycle messenger for five years - and owned an SF messenger service for 15 years - so you could say that I am an expert on this particular subject. Bottom line: the Critical Mass people are drunk, stoned, and filled with a peculiar type of mob-mentality self-righteousness most Americans would have a hard time understanding. The Critical Mass people are VICTIMS, you understand, striking back against the sort of evil, middle class people who ride in mini-vans. This is Pelosi-style thinking here, people, get with it! |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2007-04-04 21:09 |
| #7 The problem with a gun in the car is lack of ammunition. This was clearly demonstrated in South Central LA during the riots when the Korean shop owners ran out of ammunition and had to abandon their stores to be looted. She might have got the first 6 but the rest of the SF bike riders would have killed her and her children. |
| Posted by: RWV 2007-04-04 20:55 |
| #6 Arrest or fine them all for adding more CO2 to the atmosphere due to increased respiration while biking! |
| Posted by: Jim 2007-04-04 17:53 |
| #5 free-spirited cyclists Ah. We now have a term to describe cycle-riding terrorists. Have one of the electric or cable or phone company lay a cable (like say an electric wire) across the road and anchored at one end with orange cones all about. When the bikers come ... winch (tighten) the cable. Piano wire. Neck height. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-04-04 17:31 |
| #4 Pepper spray would have been fun... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-04-04 17:28 |
| #3 This is why the second amendment is so important. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-04-04 17:05 |
| #2 The cops are stupid the answer is simple. Have one of the electric or cable or phone company lay a cable (like say an electric wire) across the road and anchored at one end with orange cones all about. When the bikers come ... winch (tighten) the cable. Just another case of careless drivers not paying attention to a construction scene. Book the ones that crash for failing to slow down in a construction zone. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-04-04 16:56 |
| #1 Now lets imagine the owner of the car having a gun and the legal right to protect the kids in the car. The outcome would have been muuuch different. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2007-04-04 16:07 |