"Mike Vandeman" wrote in message
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Cops: Sparta man killed brother

"Daniel Thropp was described by friends as an athletic legend around Sussex
County, with a quirky personality, who suddenly stopped communicating with
many of his old friends a couple of years ago. They said they would see him
around town, often at the library, but that he no longer participated in
local athletic events."

"Blake said Daniel talked fondly about his brother, Alan. She also said
Daniel Thropp stopped coming to bicycling events a couple of years ago and
appeared to stop working as a landscaper. She said he seemed to lose contact
with his old friends.
"I don't know what's been in his mind lately," she said."

There is no indication this person commited this crime because he was a
cyclist. It is simply a side note. The quotes above also indicate he had
ceased to be involved as an athlete, cyclist or otherwise. It would be
interesting to know what sidetracked him from these activities as that would
likely be a greater indicator as to his mindset at the time of the crime.

On the other hand, the people referenced below do their crimes IN THE NAME
OF environmentalism:
"During the past two decades, radical environmental and animal rights groups
have claimed responsibility for hundreds of crimes and acts of terrorism,
including arson, bombings, vandalism and harassment, causing more than $100
million in damage. While some activists have been captured, ecoterror
cells - small and loosely affiliated - are extremely difficult to identify
and most attacks remain unsolved. Although it has been overshadowed by
Islamic terrorist threats since September 11, ecoterrorism remains one of
the country's most active terrorist movements."

Again, in the context of reality, MV has NO credibility.