Northern California - Michael Vandeman arrested for attacking 2 bicyclists with a saw near UC Berkeley

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johnny99
06-02-10, 02:25 PM
Yes, the Michael Vandeman of USENET infamy. Police report: http://police.berkeley.edu/crimealerts/2010/10-052810-37NC.htm

desconhecido
06-02-10, 02:42 PM
Probably suffering from PSD resulting from the death of his cat.
UmneyDurak
06-02-10, 09:18 PM
Who the hell is Michael Vandeman?

powpow
06-03-10, 12:05 AM
He seems to be some sort of anti-MTB lunatic:

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=226058

http://evergreenmtb.org/php/show_page.php?page_id=32
x136
06-03-10, 01:23 AM
What a wholly pleasant person (http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/wiki/Mike_Vandeman) he sounds like.
cccorlew
06-03-10, 07:02 AM
He's ben posting really odd stuff on the East Bay Bike Coalition list serve lately.
Like this:

But given the bicycle's susceptibility to potholes etc., I can't see how it's safe to ride much more than 10 MPH, in spite of what some people recommend.
shatdow
06-03-10, 09:44 AM
Wow, glad they caught him. I've come across his stuff before, namely this site. (http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande/) Very unpleasant and authoritarian-sounding guy.
vtjim
06-03-10, 10:35 AM
(Posting from Vermont, alas.) Holy ish. That guy is a class-A d*ckhe*d. Glad they nabbed him.
Grillparzer
06-03-10, 02:30 PM
Strangely, when I heard that an environmentalist had attacked cyclists with a saw, Vandeman came instantly to mind. For those who aren't aware of him, Mikey Vandeman was one of the great USENET trolls of the nineties and early two thousands, famous (or infamous) for his one person campaign against mountain bicyclists in alt.mountain-bike and other forums.
johnny99
06-04-10, 01:24 PM
Vandeman is clearly mentally ill. I hope he now gets the help he needs. And I don't mind if that is in a prison setting.
johnny99
06-05-10, 11:20 AM
Vandeman pleads not guilty to felony assault: http://sfappeal.com/alley/2010/06/man-suspected-of-attacking-cyclists-with-saw-pleads-not-guilty.php