Pedestrian killed by a Harley
#21
12-26-2008, 06:18 AM
I must be the only one that is disgusted the way the news reports that a motorcycle, train, SUV, et. al., "killed" someone.
Folks, those are inanimate objects incapable of doing anything on their own. Each accident is by caused a person, not a "thing". In the case above it can be argued who is the perp and who is the victim but the Harley is blameless.
Conditioning the reader to blame the object rather than the person is how we become desensitized to ridiculous legislation that attempts to make our lives "safer" while taking away our individual freedoms.
People become Sheeple.
Folks, those are inanimate objects incapable of doing anything on their own. Each accident is by caused a person, not a "thing". In the case above it can be argued who is the perp and who is the victim but the Harley is blameless.
Conditioning the reader to blame the object rather than the person is how we become desensitized to ridiculous legislation that attempts to make our lives "safer" while taking away our individual freedoms.
People become Sheeple.
#22
12-26-2008, 06:36 AM
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Well did you read the rest of the stories below this one, seems Darwin is well at work out there, sad that some of the award winners are taking others with them. Hope this guy is okay, suprised nobody inquired about the bike. As far as bailing out Kalifornia, I say F' em, they spent this money giving illegals every aid and benefit they could, obstruct the federal government at every turn (when they actually try to do something), have a complete freak show in the bay area, boo service members in the airport or not even allow them to land, spend more money on their state government than Japans economy. Now they want my money, or more likely my great grand kids money, F'em. Sorry about the rider, all you good folks get out of the abortion of a state as soon as you can.
Oh same goes for NYC
Oh same goes for NYC
#23
12-26-2008, 06:44 AM
Tourer
Well said Sniper!
The correlation can be made for guns also but I won't get into that.
Perhaps if the motorcycle were a metric instead of a Harley, the pedestrian would be alive since the plastic metric would of just imploded...
Just kidding. Trying to add a little levity to a horrible subject.
The correlation can be made for guns also but I won't get into that.
Perhaps if the motorcycle were a metric instead of a Harley, the pedestrian would be alive since the plastic metric would of just imploded...
Just kidding. Trying to add a little levity to a horrible subject.
I must be the only one that is disgusted the way the news reports that a motorcycle, train, SUV, et. al., "killed" someone.
Folks, those are inanimate objects incapable of doing anything on their own. Each accident is by caused a person, not a "thing". In the case above it can be argued who is the perp and who is the victim but the Harley is blameless.
Conditioning the reader to blame the object rather than the person is how we become desensitized to ridiculous legislation that attempts to make our lives "safer" while taking away our individual freedoms.
People become Sheeple.
Folks, those are inanimate objects incapable of doing anything on their own. Each accident is by caused a person, not a "thing". In the case above it can be argued who is the perp and who is the victim but the Harley is blameless.
Conditioning the reader to blame the object rather than the person is how we become desensitized to ridiculous legislation that attempts to make our lives "safer" while taking away our individual freedoms.
People become Sheeple.
#27
12-26-2008, 09:26 AM
update with your typical comments,even the son of the dad who was the HD rider
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stori...6-no-headline/
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stori...6-no-headline/
#29
12-26-2008, 09:58 AM
Road Warrior
I don't think he is charged. I was just reading the comments attached to the article though, pretty wild.
#30
12-26-2008, 10:03 AM
Being that this happened in Kalifornia I can see that a couple things will happen--
-Pedestrians required to wear airbag vests, reflective clothing and carry a pole with a rotating warning light when crossing streets.
-Motorcycles (not all, just Harleys) required to be retrofitted with safety bumpers, airbags, accident avoidance equipment (radar) and preceded when on public streets at all times by a man on foot carrying a warning sign.
-Pedestrians required to wear airbag vests, reflective clothing and carry a pole with a rotating warning light when crossing streets.
-Motorcycles (not all, just Harleys) required to be retrofitted with safety bumpers, airbags, accident avoidance equipment (radar) and preceded when on public streets at all times by a man on foot carrying a warning sign.