Just an FYI....Atlanta Police stalk Critical Mass

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-40338

After many months of peaceful coexistence, Atlanta police decided to pursue and
ticket the monthly Critical Mass bike ride. While other cities have had much
more confrontational episodes between police and Critical Mass, Atlanta has
usually been a very hospitable town for this loosely organized pro-bicycle
demonstration. After an article about Critical Mass appeared in the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution after last month's ride, there was a sudden, visible shift
in APD policy. A phalanx of police was waiting for the riders at Centennial
Olympic Park and dogged them all the way through Midtown, Virginia-Highlands,
Little Five Points, and the Old Fourth Ward for an hour. While things didn't get
particularly ugly between police and the Mass this time, the sudden interest of
the law may mark the beginning of the end of a long-standing friendly (and
peaceful) coexistence.


twitch

On Jun 30, 6:57*pm, Twitchell wrote:
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-40338

After many months of peaceful coexistence, Atlanta police decided to pursue and
ticket the monthly Critical Mass bike ride. While other cities have had much
more confrontational episodes between police and Critical Mass, Atlanta has
usually been a very hospitable town for this loosely organized pro-bicycle
demonstration. After an article about Critical Mass appeared in the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution after last month's ride, there was a sudden, visible shift
in APD policy. A phalanx of police was waiting for the riders at Centennial
Olympic Park and dogged them all the way through Midtown, Virginia-Highlands,
Little Five Points, and the Old Fourth Ward for an hour. While things didn't get
particularly ugly between police and the Mass this time, the sudden interest of
the law may mark the beginning of the end of a long-standing friendly (and
peaceful) coexistence.

twitch

"Stalk"..."dogged". Your bias showed when you called CM a "pro-
bicycle" cause and not the "anti-what've you got?" movement it really
is.

CM hurts cyclists everywhere by engendering bad will among motorists
AND pedestrians for those on two wheels (seen as miscreants by all too
many already). Just an FYI...

In article
,
Bill Sornson wrote:

On Jun 30, 6:57*pm, Twitchell wrote:
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-40338

After many months of peaceful coexistence, Atlanta police decided
to pursue and ticket the monthly Critical Mass bike ride. While
other cities have had much more confrontational episodes between
police and Critical Mass, Atlanta has usually been a very
hospitable town for this loosely organized pro-bicycle
demonstration. After an article about Critical Mass appeared in the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution after last month's ride, there was a
sudden, visible shift in APD policy. A phalanx of police was
waiting for the riders at Centennial Olympic Park and dogged them
all the way through Midtown, Virginia-Highlands, Little Five
Points, and the Old Fourth Ward for an hour. While things didn't
get particularly ugly between police and the Mass this time, the
sudden interest of the law may mark the beginning of the end of a
long-standing friendly (and peaceful) coexistence.

twitch

"Stalk"..."dogged". Your bias showed when you called CM a "pro-
bicycle" cause and not the "anti-what've you got?" movement it really
is.

CM hurts cyclists everywhere by engendering bad will among motorists
AND pedestrians for those on two wheels (seen as miscreants by all
too many already). Just an FYI...

CM has too many knuckleheads who have confused being anti-car with being
pro-bike. It's a bad idea from start to finish.

On Jun 30, 6:57 pm, Twitchell wrote:
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-40338

After many months of peaceful coexistence, Atlanta police decided
to pursue and ticket the monthly Critical Mass bike ride. While
other cities have had much more confrontational episodes between
police and Critical Mass, Atlanta has usually been a very
hospitable town for this loosely organized pro-bicycle
demonstration. After an article about Critical Mass appeared in the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution after last month's ride, there was a
sudden, visible shift in APD policy. A phalanx of police was
waiting for the riders at Centennial Olympic Park and dogged them
all the way through Midtown, Virginia-Highlands, Little Five
Points, and the Old Fourth Ward for an hour. While things didn't
get particularly ugly between police and the Mass this time, the
sudden interest of the law may mark the beginning of the end of a
long-standing friendly (and peaceful) coexistence.

twitch


"Stalk"..."dogged". Your bias showed when you called CM a "pro-
bicycle" cause and not the "anti-what've you got?" movement it really
is.

CM hurts cyclists everywhere by engendering bad will among motorists
AND pedestrians for those on two wheels (seen as miscreants by all
too many already). Just an FYI...

Tim McNamara wrote:
CM has too many knuckleheads who have confused being anti-car with being
pro-bike. It's a bad idea from start to finish.


As an Atlanta resident, I can confirm this to be largely true. The rest
are just trying to get laid.

The video and it's commentary are maddening as well.

--
Paul M. Hobson
..:change the f to ph to reply:.

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:57:20 -0500, Tim McNamara
wrote:

In article
,
Bill Sornson wrote:

On Jun 30, 6:57*pm, Twitchell wrote:
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-40338

After many months of peaceful coexistence, Atlanta police decided
to pursue and ticket the monthly Critical Mass bike ride. While
other cities have had much more confrontational episodes between
police and Critical Mass, Atlanta has usually been a very
hospitable town for this loosely organized pro-bicycle
demonstration. After an article about Critical Mass appeared in the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution after last month's ride, there was a
sudden, visible shift in APD policy. A phalanx of police was
waiting for the riders at Centennial Olympic Park and dogged them
all the way through Midtown, Virginia-Highlands, Little Five
Points, and the Old Fourth Ward for an hour. While things didn't
get particularly ugly between police and the Mass this time, the
sudden interest of the law may mark the beginning of the end of a
long-standing friendly (and peaceful) coexistence.

twitch

"Stalk"..."dogged". Your bias showed when you called CM a "pro-
bicycle" cause and not the "anti-what've you got?" movement it really
is.

CM hurts cyclists everywhere by engendering bad will among motorists
AND pedestrians for those on two wheels (seen as miscreants by all
too many already). Just an FYI...

CM has too many knuckleheads who have confused being anti-car with being
pro-bike. It's a bad idea from start to finish.

CM varies a lot from place to place.

On Jul 1, 4:10*am, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:57:20 -0500, Tim McNamara



wrote:
In article
,
Bill Sornson wrote:

On Jun 30, 6:57*pm, Twitchell wrote:
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-40338

After many months of peaceful coexistence, Atlanta police decided
to pursue and ticket the monthly Critical Mass bike ride. While
other cities have had much more confrontational episodes between
police and Critical Mass, Atlanta has usually been a very
hospitable town for this loosely organized pro-bicycle
demonstration. After an article about Critical Mass appeared in the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution after last month's ride, there was a
sudden, visible shift in APD policy. A phalanx of police was
waiting for the riders at Centennial Olympic Park and dogged them
all the way through Midtown, Virginia-Highlands, Little Five
Points, and the Old Fourth Ward for an hour. While things didn't
get particularly ugly between police and the Mass this time, the
sudden interest of the law may mark the beginning of the end of a
long-standing friendly (and peaceful) coexistence.

twitch

"Stalk"..."dogged". *Your bias showed when you called CM a "pro-
bicycle" cause and not the "anti-what've you got?" movement it really
is.

CM hurts cyclists everywhere by engendering bad will among motorists
AND pedestrians for those on two wheels (seen as miscreants by all
too many already). *Just an FYI...

CM has too many knuckleheads who have confused being anti-car with being
pro-bike. *It's a bad idea from start to finish.

CM varies a lot from place to place.

But mostly it's 'let's get onna bike and **** people off', then go
drink a beer at Wahoo's.

On Jun 30, 8:57*pm, Twitchell wrote:
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-40338

After many months of peaceful coexistence, Atlanta police decided to pursue and
ticket the monthly Critical Mass bike ride. While other cities have had much
more confrontational episodes between police and Critical Mass, Atlanta has
usually been a very hospitable town for this loosely organized pro-bicycle
demonstration. After an article about Critical Mass appeared in the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution after last month's ride, there was a sudden, visible shift
in APD policy. A phalanx of police was waiting for the riders at Centennial
Olympic Park and dogged them all the way through Midtown, Virginia-Highlands,
Little Five Points, and the Old Fourth Ward for an hour. While things didn't get
particularly ugly between police and the Mass this time, the sudden interest of
the law may mark the beginning of the end of a long-standing friendly (and
peaceful) coexistence.

twitch

Lawbreaking (running stop signs, stop lights, ignoring one-ways, etc.
etc.) is used as the #1 bitch against cyclists by anyone who has a
bitch against cyclists-- from lawmakers and cops down to the angry
driver who knows they can run over a cyclist and get away with it.

Doing it in organized groups just makes it exponentially worse.

One more point: this "peaceful coexistence" bull**** rhetoric is
really "having something to lose v. not having anything to lose".

I'll explain that if you don't understand. Just ask, OK?

Just wondering-- was there any TV coverage of CM'ers getting ticketed
or cuffed n' stuffed? --D-y

On Jul 1, 7:13*am, Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
On Jul 1, 4:10*am, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:



On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:57:20 -0500, Tim McNamara

wrote:
In article
,
Bill Sornson wrote:

On Jun 30, 6:57*pm, Twitchell wrote:
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-40338

After many months of peaceful coexistence, Atlanta police decided
to pursue and ticket the monthly Critical Mass bike ride. While
other cities have had much more confrontational episodes between
police and Critical Mass, Atlanta has usually been a very
hospitable town for this loosely organized pro-bicycle
demonstration. After an article about Critical Mass appeared in the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution after last month's ride, there was a
sudden, visible shift in APD policy. A phalanx of police was
waiting for the riders at Centennial Olympic Park and dogged them
all the way through Midtown, Virginia-Highlands, Little Five
Points, and the Old Fourth Ward for an hour. While things didn't
get particularly ugly between police and the Mass this time, the
sudden interest of the law may mark the beginning of the end of a
long-standing friendly (and peaceful) coexistence.

twitch

"Stalk"..."dogged". *Your bias showed when you called CM a "pro-
bicycle" cause and not the "anti-what've you got?" movement it really
is.

CM hurts cyclists everywhere by engendering bad will among motorists
AND pedestrians for those on two wheels (seen as miscreants by all
too many already). *Just an FYI...

CM has too many knuckleheads who have confused being anti-car with being
pro-bike. *It's a bad idea from start to finish.

CM varies a lot from place to place.

But mostly it's 'let's get onna bike and **** people off', then go
drink a beer at Wahoo's.

You forgot that it's all that, but righteous and **** and if you're
lucky--you get lesbians with big square butts and overalls riding in
formation on beach cruisers. Par-TAY!! Wa-hoooo!

Twitchell wrote:

After an article about Critical Mass appeared in the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution after last month's ride, there was a sudden, visible shift
in APD policy. A phalanx of police was waiting for the riders at Centennial
Olympic Park and dogged them all the way through Midtown, Virginia-Highlands,
Little Five Points, and the Old Fourth Ward for an hour.

Transportational cycling won't need direct-action advocacy for much
longer. It will soon be the best choice left for a lot of able-bodied
people who don't now think of themselves as cyclists.

Light sweet crude opened at $143/bbl in New York this morning. That's
$3.40/gal of /crude oil/, bulk. At this rate, $200/bbl within the
year is a pretty safe bet.

Cars costing 1 lakh rupees ($2500) from manufacturers Tata and Bajaj
move ever closer to public release. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=ahuLBQo5X04k
India's economy is in much sounder shape than the United States
economy, with more and more Indians able to afford their first car,
and fewer and fewer Americans able to afford their next one.
Therefore Indians (and others) are going to be burning gas like never
before, but Americans are going to continue feeding their SUVs because
they can't afford to trade up to something more fuel-efficient.

The more CMers show themselves to have been right all along, the more
hateful and vindictive the nescient *******s of society are going to
become. Take heed. They have always been stupid, but they don't
appreciate having reality rub their faces in it. They can't act out
against reality, and they won't act out against their own stupidity,
but they can and will act out against CM.

Cops are just about the most nescient and malicious among us. Just
like their actual swine namesakes, they often act ignorantly against
their own self-interests:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ne...cycle+gasoline

Chalo

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 06:08:53 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:


Lawbreaking (running stop signs, stop lights, ignoring one-ways, etc.
etc.) is used as the #1 bitch against cyclists by anyone who has a
bitch against cyclists-- from lawmakers and cops down to the angry
driver who knows they can run over a cyclist and get away with it.

In my city, the courts have repeatedly shown there is more lawbreaking
by the police at Critical Mass Manhattan than be participants. Unless
you include a law against riding together, which the courts are not
enforcing due to its unconstitutionality.