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Old 10-28-11, 12:43 PM
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Have fun at Critical Mass tonight!

That is all.
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Old 10-28-11, 07:27 PM
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Better take the route away from OWS.
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Old 10-29-11, 06:38 AM
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Everyone would be better off if both of those groups stayed home. Blocking the free movement of the general public is stupid!!!!
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Originally Posted by rydabent
Everyone would be better off if both of those groups stayed home. Blocking the free movement of the general public is stupid!!!!
I guess you didn't want the hug

My wife and son did their first Critical Mass yesterday...they had a great Hallowride
I hope your ride went well Seattle.
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About half the group had costumes on, which was fun. There were no tall bikes this time, but somebody showed up on a unicycle. That guy had better cadence than 90 % of the group ... watching him go down hills was pretty intense!
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Originally Posted by rydabent
Everyone would be better off if both of those groups stayed home. Blocking the free movement of the general public is stupid!!!!
Feel the love, sweetie.
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Originally Posted by rydabent
Everyone would be better off if both of those groups stayed home. Blocking the free movement of the general public is stupid!!!!
I don't quite know how your constitution weighs those things, but as demonstrations are not in themselves illegal, and may be seen as an important part of free speech, there will have to be some sort of compromise between the right of speech and the right of free movement. So, calling it "stupid" is really neither here nor there.
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Originally Posted by hagen2456
I don't quite know how your constitution weighs those things,
but as demonstrations are not in themselves illegal, and may be seen as an important part of
free speech, there will have to be some sort of compromise between the right of speech and
the right of free movement. So, calling it "stupid" is really neither here nor there.
Lawful vs unlawful assembly. Our history is full of it, as
is our body of legal tradition.

To say any more risks being thrown into the P+R.

This rydabent person seems to be easily bent.
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Shouldn't this thread be in the Pacific Northwest section of 'Regional Rides and Events' or 'Regional Discussions'? (why should folks outside of the Seattle area care about Seattle's CM, this doesn't seem to be about advocacy or safety?)
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Originally Posted by Sherbona
Shouldn't this thread be in the Pacific Northwest section of 'Regional Rides and Events' or 'Regional Discussions'? (why should folks outside of the Seattle area care about Seattle's CM, this doesn't seem to be about advocacy or safety?)
Since the event is long over, shouldn't it just sink into obscurity ?
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Originally Posted by 3alarmer
Since the event is long over, shouldn't it just sink into obscurity ?
Yet you've already posted 3 times in the thread since the conclusion of the event.
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Originally Posted by Sherbona
Yet you've already posted 3 times in the thread since the conclusion of the event.
Four now.
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Seeing there are rides all across the country and there will be more at the end of the month...let's keep this thread going!
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Originally Posted by rydabent
Blocking the free movement of the general public is stupid!!!!
Down with private property! Demolish buildings in our way! We are legion; we will ride where we will!!!
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Originally Posted by Sherbona
Shouldn't this thread be in the Pacific Northwest section of 'Regional Rides and Events' or 'Regional Discussions'? (why should folks outside of the Seattle area care about Seattle's CM, this doesn't seem to be about advocacy or safety?)
Shocking as it might sound, Critical Mass isn't limited to Seattle. And you would never realize this by reading A&S, but there turn out to be bikes outside of the Pacific Northwest, too. Amazing, I know.
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Originally Posted by Seattle Forrest
Shocking as it might sound, Critical Mass isn't limited to Seattle. And you would never realize this by reading A&S, but there turn out to be bikes outside of the Pacific Northwest, too. Amazing, I know.
But they really aren't important unless they are in Portland...
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