Hey all,<br><div class="gmail_quote"><br>This has been all over the Chicago Critical Mass list.. thought I'd share the links, Facebook group, and give info on who to contact if you feel this slap on the wrist punishment sends the wrong message to the public about attempted murder with a deadly weapon against cyclists...<br>
<br><a href="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/06/brookfield-running-down-bicyclist-illed-armando-reza-guilty.html" target="_blank">http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/06/brookfield-running-down-bicyclist-illed-armando-reza-guilty.html</a><br>
<br><a href="http://www.mybikeadvocate.com/2010/06/ten-days-in-jail-for-intentionally.html" target="_blank">http://www.mybikeadvocate.com/2010/06/ten-days-in-jail-for-intentionally.html</a><br><br><a href="http://www.desplainesvalleynews.com/062410-two-men-sentenced-for-hitting-bicyclists.php#/" target="_blank">http://www.desplainesvalleynews.com/062410-two-men-sentenced-for-hitting-bicyclists.php#/</a><br>
<br><a href="http://www.facebook.com/protozoa?v=wall&story_fbid=131552973532463#%21/group.php?gid=126894400680131" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/protozoa?v=wall&story_fbid=131552973532463#!/group.php?gid=126894400680131</a><br>
<br><br>The two people to write/fax are--<br><br>Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge<br>
50 W. Washington<br>
2600 Richard J. Daley Center<br>
Chicago, IL 60602<br>
Main Office: 312-603-6000<br>
FAX: 312-603-5366 (This is the fax number if you want to send a fax)<br><br>AND<br><br>Edmund Ponce de Leon, Presiding Judge<br>Fourth Municipal District<br>Circuit Court of Cook County<br>1500 Maybrook Dr.<br>Maywood, IL 60153<br>
708-865-4952 FAX (This is the fax number if you want to send a fax)<br><br>Sample letter--<br><br>Dear Honorable Judge Ponce de Leon<br><br>I am writing to express my outrage and disgust regarding the sentence handed down by Judge Carol Kipperman on June 15, 2010 to Armando Reza for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon for intentionally running down a bicyclist on May 31, 2009. As a longtime commuter cyclist, I feel that this sentence is far too lenient and sends the wrong message to those who would commit vehicular assault upon us. While the cyclist was thankfully not seriously injured, this was a wanton, intentional act of attempted murder.<br>
<br>I ask you to do everything in your power to increase this sentence to include not only a longer incarceration period but to also impose restorative justice. Furthermore, I sincerely hope that Reza's co-defendant, Erik Fabian, receives a sterner penalty at his sentencing and that restorative justice is additionally imposed.<br>
<br>Please recognize the considerable vulnerability of cyclists versus the motor vehicles we share the road with, and see to it that the judges under your watch do the same. Thank you for your attention on this important matter.<br>
<br>Sincerely,<br>[your name here]<br><br><br><br>
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