> From: "Andrej Andrejko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I simply thought that it was interesting to illustrate the spectrum of > police responses to bicycle vehicle crashes. We must remain vigilante > to ensure that justice is served in these type of crashes. This > article illustrates that there can be, in this day and in this > country, extreme anti-cycling prejudices. > > Even though the police response in this state is not as extreme, it > seems to me at least that the standard response, even here, is to > blame the cyclist. e.g. the recent struck from behind fatality due to > a 'diabetic alcohol reaction'.
It occurred to me since first reading the start of this thread, that the car driver, like the car driver in the Blooming Grove crash, LEFT THE SCENE of a crash involving an injury. Now, maybe in South Carolina, unless it involves damage to a porable still or a bass boat, that's perfectly legal. But here in WI, that ceases to be a traffic violation and constitutes a misdemeanor. If the injury is serious, it's a felony. Note that this is irrespective of who is "at fault" in the crash, or who "causes" it. That the police officer failed to ARREST the car driver on a misdemeanor charge, having plain-sight evidence of a CRIME having been committed, is dereliction of duty. Having read the article, however, I wouldn't put it past the authorities to claim (and they'd be morbidly correct) that the bicyclist left the scene as well. --------------- Paul T. O'Leary Desktop Insurgent Madison, WI USA _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
