Infuriating

[sarahkonamojo]

Money buys a pass.

[jessmarimba]

I saw that last night. It's disgusting.

[Becky]

Are you kidding me?

Does Colorado have a "vunerable roadway users" law or similar?

[Bike Writer]

Isn't justic supposed to be blind?

Oh I forgot that was before these liberal judges took over the constitution and our court system. The poor wealth manager, it might affect his future job prospects never mind he left a person for dead.

I'm fuming

[indysteel]

Isn't justic supposed to be blind?

Oh I forgot that was before these liberal judges took over the constitution and our court system. The poor wealth manager, it might affect his future job prospects never mind he left a person for dead.

I'm fuming

Let's get our facts straight. Mark Hulbert, the District Attorney in this case, is the one that dropped the charges. He's a Republican in an arguably conservative state. "Liberal judges"--whoever they may be in your mind--didn't have anything to do with what happened in this case.

[pll]

Let's get our facts straight. Mark Hulbert, the District Attorney in this case, is the one that dropped the charges. He's a Republican in an arguably conservative state. "Liberal judges"--whoever they may be in your mind--didn't have anything to do with what happened in this case.

I would normally not get involved in a discussion about politics, but, Bike Writer (and oxysback), you should not just brush off the criticism as 'left leaning'. You very lightly blamed the decision of a clearly Republican, conservative, DA on "those liberal judges." So, "those liberal judges" are blamed for everyone's lack of judgement?

The plead offered by Hulbert is a mockery of justice.

[Eden]

Isn't justic supposed to be blind?

Oh I forgot that was before these liberal judges took over the constitution and our court system. The poor wealth manager, it might affect his future job prospects never mind he left a person for dead.

I'm fuming

Excuse me? Wow that blows my mind.... while I'm pretty furious about the case itself it really blows my mind that someone would think to blame it on "liberals".....

The fundamental liberal ideals of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, right to due process and equality under the law, and separation of church and state are widely accepted as a common foundation across the spectrum of liberal thought.

In any case there is a petition if anyone would like to sign it here: http://south-routt-velosport.blogspo...-run-only.html

(there's a big photo at the top so it doesn't look like the page has loaded - but it has, just scroll down)

[JennK13]

It's all Hurlbert. The same DA that filed FELONY impersonation charges against Wendy Lyall and Katie Brazelton in the 2009 Leadville 100 when Brazelton (injured) gave her bib number to Lyall to race in her place. So, "cheating" in a mountain bike race is FELONY but driving over someone and leaving the scene is NOT?!??! How the hell does this guy get re-elected?

[oxysback]

Isn't justic supposed to be blind?

Oh I forgot that was before these liberal judges took over the constitution and our court system. The poor wealth manager, it might affect his future job prospects never mind he left a person for dead.

I'm fuming

Sorry, Bike Writer. Someone should have warned you. The unspoken rule of the forum is that it's ok to bring up political stuff as long as it's left leaning.

Rally to restore sanity and/or fear? Perfectly fine to make a thread about.
Tea Party rallies (and their "ilk", as someone so kindly called them in a different thread)? Definitely NOT ok.

Just thought you should know.

(Sorry gals. I do like this forum, but sometimes I feel it's not as "non-partisan" as it could be, which is why I don't post very often.)

(I DO agree that this particular DA needs to find another job ASAP, and the driver should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.)

(Ok...I'm done. Commence the flogging...)

[OakLeaf]

Once again:

This has nothing. to. do. with. judges.

Maybe the good "conservative" citizens of the county, via the Grand Jury, will decide on their own to indict this piece of ****, as is their right and duty. That could happen.

And anyone who thinks the "Rally to Restore Sanity" was "liberal" ... I don't even know where someone would get that idea. Unless sanity is a "liberal" idea. Read or watch some of how it's being vilified in the Left press and on TV, maybe. I think the whole purpose of the rally (besides advertising) was actually to distract attention from the rally the first weekend of the month, which was for human rights causes that some people consider "liberal."

[ny biker]

Sorry, Bike Writer. Someone should have warned you. The unspoken rule of the forum is that it's ok to bring up political stuff as long as it's left leaning.

Rally to restore sanity and/or fear? Perfectly fine to make a thread about.
Tea Party rallies (and their "ilk", as someone so kindly called them in a different thread)? Definitely NOT ok.

Just thought you should know.

(Sorry gals. I do like this forum, but sometimes I feel it's not as "non-partisan" as it could be, which is why I don't post very often.)

(I DO agree that this particular DA needs to find another job ASAP, and the driver should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.)

(Ok...I'm done. Commence the flogging...)

Well, since I started the thread about the Daily Show rally... I was asking if anyone was going to an event on the mall. It wasn't about advocating any particular position, just seeing if anyone was going to attend, and to see if anyone had any interest in meeting up. Which was why it was in the Mid-Atlantic forum, since I was asking folks who live near DC. If someone wanted to see if anyone was planning to attend a different event, whether it was a Tea Party rally or a Smithsonian festival or Rolling Thunder or whatever, I wouldn't care.

[PamNY]

Sorry, Bike Writer. Someone should have warned you. The unspoken rule of the forum is that it's ok to bring up political stuff as long as it's left leaning.

Um...understanding how the justice system works makes you left-leaning? I think you missed the point. In this case, the judge has done...what? S/he could lean far enough to fall on the floor -- wouldn't affect the topic under discussion.

Back to the original topic, could there be validity to the argument that maintaining earning power increases the villain's ability to pay restitution? According to an article in HuffPo, restitution was part of the plea bargain. Apparently the two misdemeanor counts could bring up to two years in jail.

And if there's a civil lawsuit? I'd much rather sue a high earner.

I don't understand at all why the victim is pushing for a felony conviction that would later be expunged from the record. Does he want the felony just as a matter of principle?

The more I read about this the less I understand.

[Bike Writer]

Sorry, Bike Writer. Someone should have warned you. The unspoken rule of the forum is that it's ok to bring up political stuff as long as it's left leaning.

Just thought you should know.

(Ok...I'm done. Commence the flogging...)

Yikes, now you tell me! Thank you for the heads up, I can hold my own but this is not the time or place. Energy better spent on bike riding.

[JennK13]

Are you kidding me?

Does Colorado have a "vunerable roadway users" law or similar?

I've never heard of "vulnerable roadway user" but we do have a 3 foot law for cyclists.

[sarahkonamojo]

Liberal judges? No.
Judge: liberal, conservative, activist, or not should apply the law equally. If the driver had cared enough to dial 911, the world would be a different place.