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Ken Kifer's Murderer Still Behind Bars
Dennis P. Harris Wrote: On Wed, 17 May 2006 18:31:10 -0700 in rec.bicycles.misc, Mark Hickey wrote: In certain urban areas in the US, the blame would be put on the current administration and they'd do a telethon to raise support for him. the more you engage in right wingnut rants like this, the less i'm interested in your titanium frames. this one was totally uncalled for. Oh Dennis, wake up and smell the roses...he is spot on unless you cant see it...and therefore being a blind cyclist would have little use for a Ti frame at all... The world is going mad because of people who cant see what political correctness and blind to reality is doing to us. ? did you ride in the *Ride of Silence* today in honour of the memory of cyclists killed ? that is more important in the scheme of things and Ken Kifer's memory ...well did you? -- rooman |
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"Dennis P. Harris" wrote in message ... On Wed, 17 May 2006 18:31:10 -0700 in rec.bicycles.misc, Mark Hickey wrote: In certain urban areas in the US, the blame would be put on the current administration and they'd do a telethon to raise support for him. the more you engage in right wingnut rants like this, the less i'm interested in your titanium frames. this one was totally uncalled for. It makes me more interested in one, sorry, but the truth sometimes hurts. |
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Dennis P. Harris wrote:
On Wed, 17 May 2006 18:31:10 -0700 in rec.bicycles.misc, Mark Hickey wrote: In certain urban areas in the US, the blame would be put on the current administration and they'd do a telethon to raise support for him. the more you engage in right wingnut rants like this, the less i'm interested in your titanium frames. this one was totally uncalled for. If you had left the context of Mark's remark and /then/ taken issue with it, there might be something to debate. Instead, it just sounds like he hit a nerve. |
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Hadron Quark wrote:
"Bob" writes: Hadron Quark wrote: With that attitude noone would ever be released. The asshole who hit Ken got 20 years : this is not a lenient sentence. In fact you could say it was far too long for what could be described as "an alcohol induced accident". If he can succeed in rehab then maybe, just maybe this young man can serve a useful role in society once again. Really? That he had posted bail on a previous DUI just hours before driving drunk again and then after going to prison decided to risk literally years of his life so he could get high doesn't bode well for his successful rehabilitation. Agreed : but if he does/can then all the better. It's easy enough to say, "if he can succeed in rehab then maybe, just maybe...", but all indications are that he won't succeed. Punishment for the damage he's already done aside, it's an issue of probability versus possibilty. The probability he would repeat his past behavior outweighs the apparently remote possibility that he can be rehabilitated. BTW, the "young man" in question is 31 years old. At what age do we stop excusing intentional criminal acts as "errors of youth"? Who said it was an error of youth? You seemed to be implying just that when you described a 31 year old habitual drunk driver and drug user as a, "... young man (that) can serve a useful role in society...". He certainly deserves punishment : but to lock away the key is extreme and certainly not how any developed society or legal system should handle it. It's not backward for a society to say in effect, "Enough is enough. You knew the rules and the penalties for breaking them. You broke those rules and we gave you a second chance. You apparently still haven't learned to live by the rules so we're going to banish you from our society until you do learn". It's also not a sign of sophistication for a society to say, "Here are the rules and the penalties for breaking them but if you break them, don't worry. We'll give you second, third, and fourth chances if necessary. We won't ever actually impose the penalties prescribed because that wouldn't be the mark of a developed society." Regards, Bob Hunt |
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Ken inspired me to get into bicycle touring, and corresponded with me from
time to time. I sure miss his posts. "RobertPerkins" wrote in message ups.com... The murderer of Ken Kifer, Jimmy Don Rodgers, is still behind bars. Thank goodness Jimmy Don decided to screw up his chances for Parole. His release date is now 2023. Rob Date: Sun, Sep 4 2005 11:03 pm Email: Rob Perkins Groups: rec.bicycles.misc I was stunned to visit Ken Kifer's pages after a long time and find out that he had been murdered by a serial drunk driver & drug abuser in Sep 2003. See http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/index.htm |
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Dennis P. Harris wrote:
On Wed, 17 May 2006 18:31:10 -0700 in rec.bicycles.misc, Mark Hickey wrote: In certain urban areas in the US, the blame would be put on the current administration and they'd do a telethon to raise support for him. the more you engage in right wingnut rants like this, the less i'm interested in your titanium frames. this one was totally uncalled for. Dennis- Even though you disagree with his opinion, a three sentence paragraph that doesn't include even one crude insult is hardly a "rant". BTW, I think Mark realized a long time ago that he'd never sell a frame to you, probably in one of several past threads in which you've accused him of fostering a slave labor system by outsourcing his frames to China. Regards, Bob Hunt |
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On 18 May 2006 10:35:04 -0700 in rec.bicycles.misc, "Bob"
wrote: BTW, I think Mark realized a long time ago that he'd never sell a frame to you, probably in one of several past threads in which you've accused him of fostering a slave labor system by outsourcing his frames to China. please tell me when, since i don't recall doing that. i might have questioned his outsourcing decision, but i don't recall accusing him of "fostering slave labor". as a matter of fact, i corresponded with him about having one custom made, but spent the money to go see lance win the 2004 tour instead, and then bought a house which is sucking up most of my spare cash. but the truth is, i've become more and more weary of his spouting dittohead untruths and stereotypes. most so called liberals i know are activists against drunk driving, some are active members of MADD, not defenders of idiots like the guy that killed kifer. imho, first offense should be a year revocation and 30 days in jail, second, 10 years revocation and a year in jail, and for a third offense, 10 years in jail and lifetime revocation. of course if the drunk driver kills someone they should be charged with second degree murder unless they are driving without a license, in which case they should be charged with 1st degree murder. i know a lot of "liberal" cyclists who call in drunk drivers with their cell phones all the time, just like i do, so hickey's rant about stereotyped "liberals" is just a bunch of right wingnut propaganda. it makes as much sense as your assumption in this newsgroup that cops are always right, which i my experience is far from true (and a someone managing 500+ units of rental housing that includes 3 trailer courts, i deal with cops a lot, usually trying to help them arrest one of our tenants). |
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Dennis P. Harris wrote:
On 18 May 2006 10:35:04 -0700 in rec.bicycles.misc, "Bob" wrote: BTW, I think Mark realized a long time ago that he'd never sell a frame to you, probably in one of several past threads in which you've accused him of fostering a slave labor system by outsourcing his frames to China. please tell me when, since i don't recall doing that. i might have questioned his outsourcing decision, but i don't recall accusing him of "fostering slave labor". I was wrong. You've never accused him directly of fostering slave labor. I was thinking of statements you've made that shopping at WalMart or buying Nike products do that. as a matter of fact, i corresponded with him about having one custom made, but spent the money to go see lance win the 2004 tour instead, and then bought a house which is sucking up most of my spare cash. Welcome to the joys of home ownership! ;-) but the truth is, i've become more and more weary of his spouting dittohead untruths and stereotypes. most so called liberals i know are activists against drunk driving, some are active members of MADD, not defenders of idiots like the guy that killed kifer. If you'll simply reread what he wrote you'll see that he wasn't talking about drunk drivers or even liberals per se. He was referring to a certain attitude that refuses to acknowledge the concept of personal responsibility, preferring to blame everything on: a) whoever happens to be running the government and b) a faceless, nameless "them". hickey's rant about stereotyped "liberals" is just a bunch of right wingnut propaganda. it makes as much sense as your assumption in this newsgroup that cops are always right. Your characterization of a satirical three line post as a "rant about stereotyped liberals" has as much basis in fact as your assertion that I assume cops are always right. Regards, Bob Hunt |
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Bob wrote: If you'll simply reread what he wrote you'll see that he wasn't talking about drunk drivers or even liberals per se. He was referring to a certain attitude that refuses to acknowledge the concept of personal responsibility... Yep. We need much more personal responsibility. And speaking of ditto-heads, we could start with some radio personalities. We need radio personalities that don't go through mulitple wives while pushing "family values." We need radio personalities that responsibly control their druggie tendencies, instead of fueling the illicit drug market, then using their influence to get little slaps on the wrist. We need radio personalities that responsibly limit the amount of food they intake. And responsibly fulful their military obligations. And responsibly tell the truth, rather than willfully misleading listeners on national issues while pretending to be "just entertainment." - Frank Krygowski |
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