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