Nothing to say :(

[OakLeaf]

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content...e.html?sid=101

[Deborajen]

Nothing to say? No, this is wrong - in so many ways. We have to keep saying so! It's wrong to run somebody over. It's wrong to let someone off the hook for murder like this - and that's what it is - murder! Yes, driving is dangerous, and that should mean "if you don't take the responsibility seriously, you are a criminal and should be in jail" - not "you should've stayed where I couldn't hit you - geez, I didn't do it on purpose, it traumatized me to see all that damage - I'm a poor victim here, too." Argh!

I'm really sick of this type of thing happening. By all means, let's not go silent!

[beccaB]

I think what she was trying to convey was that the incident was so sick that she's at a loss for words. It is a very scary thought that someone would run down a cyclist on purpose, but maybe there's more to that particular story as far as someone knowing that person and targeting them because of that and not just because they were on a bicycle, not that it changes anything.
There are a lot of sick people and compassion-less people in this world, including the 2 young men who hit me while I was jogging 25 years ago and drove away laughing.

[Deborajen]

I think what she was trying to convey was that the incident was so sick that she's at a loss for words. . . .

I get that.

I'm especially PO'd right now because the RAAM accident happened just a 15-minute drive from my house - practically in my backyard for that event. So far, no charges against the driver, although that may change after the DA has reviewed the case. It was a stupid accident - like the rider in this thread, the RAAM cyclist should NOT have been hit!

Frankly, I'm really surprised and disappointed that there has been so little response on TE to the RAAM accident. It was a nationwide cycling event with worldwide participation. It's a real tragedy - especially for the cyclist, but also for the whole event, not just the small population of Kansas.

Yes, sometimes there just aren't any words. But we do need to keep speaking up to law enforcement and law makers or nothing's going to change.

[tulip]

Deborajean - I had not heard about the RAAM accident. It's not a race I follow, and it hasn't been on any of my usual news outlets. The RAAM is a pretty specialized and niche event, even among cyclists, and frankly there's only so much time that I can devote to digging up news stories. Please don't be disappointed that people don't respond to something they don't know about.

[OakLeaf]

Deborajean - I had not heard about the RAAM accident. It's not a race I follow, and it hasn't been on any of my usual news outlets. The RAAM is a pretty specialized and niche event, even among cyclists, and frankly there's only so much time that I can devote to digging up news stories. Please don't be disappointed that people don't respond to something they don't know about.

+1. It wasn't posted in this thread or in the general threads. I didn't "dig up" this story, it was in my local news.