Cyclist shot in face, police do nothing.
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Cyclist shot in face, police do nothing.
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What were the cops suppose to do.
And I'd hardly consider Rodney a cyclist, but your thread title was sensationalist none the less.
And I'd hardly consider Rodney a cyclist, but your thread title was sensationalist none the less.
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This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
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It's not like they can do much when the cyclist in question is "intoxicated" and "uncooperative".
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But in this case, the police doing nothing is a vast improvement for him!
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RK: Would you please send the police, I've been shot!
911: Of course I'll dispatch a unit right now. What's your name and address?
RK: Can I keep my name confidential?
911: I'm afraid not - can I have your name sir?
RK: This is Rodney King.
911: (click)
... Brad
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That's it. On behalf of cyclists everywhere...I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore. I'm gonna riot.
Who's with me?
Who's with me?
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Oh no....my heart bleeds with sympathy. A guy who is intoxicated, and uncooperative gets in a fight and gets a boo-boo (and let's face it, if he can still ride his bike home, it's just a boo-boo. Hell, Cheney shot an old man in the face with birdshot and the guy was fine. Rodney king now got hit with the same stuff. BFD).
Not only that but this quote kinda struck me:
If it's unclear who shot first, it means King had a gun on him as well. So not only is he intoxicated and uncooperative, he's armed as well.
Pardon me if I'm not exactly moved to rally in his support.
Not only that but this quote kinda struck me:
King rode his bicycle home after the incident and it was not immediately clear who fired the shot, Lewis said.
Pardon me if I'm not exactly moved to rally in his support.
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With the $3.8 million he apparently won, he must have a nice bike. That's pretty real.
I'm not entirely sure we should be condoning shooting anyone in the face, even with birdshot, Rodney King included. Nothing in the article indicated that the shooter knew who it was on the bike, nor any description of the circumstances of the shooting. It could've been any one of us for all we know. You can be damn sure I'd be calling the police if it happened to me (although, admittedly I'd try and be co-operative). But don't let that get in the way of your prejudices.
I'm not entirely sure we should be condoning shooting anyone in the face, even with birdshot, Rodney King included. Nothing in the article indicated that the shooter knew who it was on the bike, nor any description of the circumstances of the shooting. It could've been any one of us for all we know. You can be damn sure I'd be calling the police if it happened to me (although, admittedly I'd try and be co-operative). But don't let that get in the way of your prejudices.
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He was on a bicycle, so technically that makes him a cyclist. However, certain weight must be given to who you are and what you do - for instance, George W. here might be on a bicycle:
But he's a "president" not a cyclist.
But he's a "president" not a cyclist.
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I'd say for purposes of BF discussions about "We cyclists" and "Us cyclists" a cyclist usually refers to a white college grad (or college student) in a white collar job who is a cycling enthusiast, typically a member of a cycling club made of similar comrades. Of course there are exceptions but don't appear to be many.
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^^^
So you are a fake cyclist or something?! What does that even mean?
So you are a fake cyclist or something?! What does that even mean?
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I don't think any court will ever require anyone to ride a bike. They only stop them from driving a car. If they take to using a bike, that only shows an ability to find a reasonable alternative to driving, and is much more preferable than them flouting the court order, and driving anyway, which happens disturbingly often. They may even keep cycling when they get their license back. It's all good.
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I don't think any court will ever require anyone to ride a bike. They only stop them from driving a car. If they take to using a bike, that only shows an ability to find a reasonable alternative to driving, and is much more preferable than them flouting the court order, and driving anyway, which happens disturbingly often. They may even keep cycling when they get their license back. It's all good.
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The term Real Cyclist is used by self appointed spokesmen for "us" or "we cyclists" in several of the BF Lists to disparage those who are not Real Cyclists i.e. white middle class cycling enthusiasts.
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I'm not trying to start an argument, but calling ol' Rodney a cyclist is a stretch. The only reason Rodney is on a bike is because he smashed 3 Escalades into utility poles in less than a month, and the judge told him he was going to throw his ass in jail if he did it one more time. Otherwise Rodney would be riding in his Escalade.
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