[*BCM*] Bcm.

[Andrew Hoffman]

Agreed!

I've been following topics on this list for a few years now and I think this is my first response.  The last couple of topics regarding CM/riding etiquette have particularly interested me but I think jb is right--nothing beats real face to face communication when it comes to making progress, resolving conflicts, and generally coming to understand multiple viewpoints . . .

> From: symboliceon at hotmail.com
> To: list at bostoncriticalmass.org
> Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 06:51:25 +0000
> Subject: [*BCM*] Bcm.
> 
> Can we all just have a meeting or something? Obviously we all have a lot to say and emails are great and all.. But why not just meet up, see eachother in person and actually get some shit done. Cm style; we could all meet up at copley one evening and talk. 
> 
> Anyone? 
> 
> Ill bring some snacks.. Perhaps some delicious crepes.. 
> 
> -jb 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jym Dyer <jym at econet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 11:53 PM
> To: list at bostoncriticalmass.org
> Subject: [*BCM*] Charges Dropped for Seattle CM "Suspects"
> 
> =v= Well, overall this is a pleasantly surprising outcome.
>      <_Jym_>
> 
> http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=78011
> 
>  Critical Mass cyclist suspects not charged
>          By ERIN COVEY
>  710 KIRO | 31-Jul-2008
> 
>  Two cyclists arrested on suspicion of malicious mischief after
>  an altercation that erupted during a Critical Mass cycling event
>  Friday, July 25th are at this time not facing formal charges by
>  the state.
> 
>  Larry Hildes, the attorney representing cyclist David Maxwell,
>  one of the men allegedly involved in the confrontation, says
>  Wednesday's move in court isn't unusual.
> 
>  Defense attorney Hildes hopes the investigation proves that the
>  cyclists were reacting to an aggressive driver, "Our position
>  is that the driver is the one that should have been charged.
>  He is extremely lucky that he didn't kill several people."
> 
>  Suspect David Maxwell hopes this incident will actually
>  highlight cyclists' plight on the roads, "When I ride to work
>  and from work everyday I'm almost run over by cars everyday.
>  Critical Mass, to me, is one of the best days of the month,
>  where I can feel completely safe. I don't have to worry about
>  someone expressing road rage toward me, someone trying to hit
>  me in their car. I'm here with three or four hundred people.
>  I can be in the middle of a crowd and it's the one time I can
>  be on the road without a threat to my life."
> 
>  This case is prompting community-wide debate. The question:
>  Can cyclists and motorists coexist in a peaceful manner?
> 
>  One of the largest cycling groups, the Cascade Bicycle Club,
>  believes both sides reacted inappropriately. "We do support a
>  community of bicyclists that want to make their voice heard,
>  and want to be visible, so long as it doesn't cause the kind
>  of situations it caused on Friday night," says David Hiller of
>  the Cascade Bicycle Club. The club is calling for a community
>  meeting to promote safe and positive riding.
> 
>  Police Spokesman Mark Jamieson, who says Critical Mass has been
>  riding for years without incident, says no definite increase
>  in police presence has been called for at this time, but that
>  procedures for handling all events of this kind are being
>  evaluated. "It is a little premature to talk about what will
>  happen from this point forward. But the commanders in the
>  department are certainly looking at revisiting any changes to
>  how we approach, not only this particular organization, but any
>  similar type of demonstrations, protests in the future," says
>  Jamieson.
> 
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