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Where is the Attempted Murder Charge?
The basis of this mentality is authoritarianism, which is now the
predominant right-wing conservative perspective in the USA, particularly Christian Conservatism. Violence directed towards perceived lower tiers without conscience, combined with a kiss-up attitude towards authority figures. The driver assumes anyone else would do the same thing given the opportunity. The perception is magnified by the metaphor that the car did the violence on the drivers' behalf (absolution), and the cyclists' lack of official operators credentials. The language used in newspaper articles and local broadcast TV/radio to describe automobile crashes is intended to reinforce the absolution, in part because automobile manufactures/retailers are the primary (and sometimes only) advertising revenue source. The lack of enforcement of harsh fines or jail time for this behavior removes any doubt that this behavior is sanctioned. This is driven by conservative politics. the lack of cyclist licensing and registration/plates credentials informs an authoritarian that the cyclist does not belong on the road and thus should be punished for getting in the way, or even just for fun. I think the best way to counter all this is to make cycling more Authoritarian friendly. An vigorous licensing and registration bureaucracy. Drum up patriotic and religious associations with the bicycle. The flag, cross, and bible imagery! Build segregated bikeways like in Europe, protected with bollards and make it downright christian and patriotic. Logically Christian conservatives have every supposed moral, ethical, and principled reason to be all about bikes, but modern conservatives have no conscience. They really don't - at least not since Goldwater! You have to give them increasingly authoritarian reasons. and that can be done and will work like a charm. On Jun 12, 5:01*pm, Tºm Shermªn °_° ""twshermanREMOVE\"@THI $southslope.net" wrote: Police report: "THE CYCLIST WAS WEST BOUND ON MS50 NEAR THE TRULOVE LOOP INTERSECTION. * V1 WAS WEST BOUND ON MS50 APPROACHING THE CYCLIST FROM THE REAR. *THE FRONT OF V1 COLLIDED WITH THE REAR OF THE BICYCLE. *THE IMPACT THREW THE CYCLIST INTO THE AIR BEFORE LANDING ON THE HOOD OF V1 AND ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. *V1 CONTINUED FOR A FEW FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. *THE CYCLIST WAS THEN THROWN TO THE ASPHALT WHEN V1 STOPPED. *THE DRIVER OF V1 EXITED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THE CYCLIST WHILE TALKING ON THE PHONE. *D1 THEN REENTERED HER VEHICLE AND RAN THE CYCLIST OVER AGAIN BEFORE BEING FORCED FROM HER VEHICLE BY WITNESSES. *V1 CAME TO FINAL REST FACING WEST IN THE WEST BOUND LANE ON MS 50 JUST METERS WEST OF THE TRULOVE LOOP INTERSECTION. *THE CYCLIST CAME TO FINAL REST NEAR THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF V1." See http://www.accidentin.com/article3079581/friends_family_of_accident_v.... Why is Robbie Norton, 44, of Cedar Bluff, MS still free to commit mayhem with her vehicle? http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/node/5919 -- Tºm Shermªn - 42.435731,-83.985007 I am a vehicular cyclist. |
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