Driving is a regulated privilege and not a right.
Therefore, looking into a mirror at one's throat while under way in a motor
vehicle, rather than taking the reasonable precaution of pulling to the side of
the road before checking one's physical condition, and killing someone who is
not threatening you, is also not a protected right.
P Jeff Schimpff
Bureau of Science Services
Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources
"Bus, Bike, Walk or Carpool to Work for Clean Air for Kids"
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I hate to be a skunk at the party, but it is never "bad news" when an individual exercise his constitutional rights and he is not convicted of serious crime because a jury of his peers is not unanimously convinced beyond a reasonable doubt of his guilt. It would be far worse news if our system of justice and rights failed us and someone was wrongfully convicted. There is no allegation that the jury "wrongfully" failed to agree on Sorum's guilt. The evidence was presented to them and they made their decision.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert F. Nagel
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 12:00 AM
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Subject: Re: [Bikies] Hung jury and Cap Times editorial
On 6/29/06, Robbie Webber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:In case Bikies haven't seen the paper today, there is some depressing
news. But in a nice coincidence (or maybe smart editorial placement),
there is also an excellent editorial by Chuck Strawser.
First, the bad news. Both the Cap Times and State Journal report a
mistrial because of a hung jury in the trial of Tracy Sorum, the
motorist that hit and killed Jessica Bullen almost exactly one year ago.
The DA is trying to decide whether to retry the case. The comments by
the defense attorney just make me ill. Here are the links:
http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=89418&ntpid=2
http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/topstories/index.php?ntid=89493
Then, the better news. Chuck Strawser wrote an excellent editorial that
was published in the Cap Times today. Maybe it was always planned for
today, but I also wonder if the editorial staff looked at the news
section, and thought this would be a good counter balance.
Anyway, take a look, and kudos to Chuck.
http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/column/index.php?ntid=89431&ntpid=0
-- Robbie
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Robbie Webber
Bicycle Friendly Communities Coordinator
Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
www.bfw.org
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608-233-1390 (home)
608-225-0002 (cell)
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