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Anti-bicycle plus hate radio mentality equals a long jail termI don't know if Melissa Arrington's friends listened to Rush Limbaugh-style hate radio, but that type of attitude, plus an unhealthy dose of anti-bicycle mentality, cost her six and a half years of her life. After killing a cyclist while driving drunk, Arrington was sentenced to 10½ years instead of the minimum of four because, after hearing that "an acquaintance believed she should get a medal and a parade because she had 'taken out' a 'tree hugger, a bicyclist, a Frenchman and a gay guy all in one shot,'" Arrington remorselessly agreed. "Reminders," as the Charleston Post and Courier put in in their putting-it-mildly headline, "that drivers can be intolerant of cyclists." posted on Jan 31, 2008 10:45 am (comment) Money trumped justice in UW footballJust as money distorts copyright incentives, here's a chilling report from the Seattle Times of how money distorted far worse: adults' treatment of football star Jerramy Stevens, who kept his scholarship despite a felony assault and drug charge at the end of high school, had no charges filed after he (allegedly) raped a fellow student, received only a $119 fine for fleeing the scene of a car collision he caused, and more. "People make mistakes," said coaches, school officials, and prosecutors. And when a lot of money is at stake, people don't suffer the consequences. Stevens' case is only Part One of a five-part series on criminal conduct by the 2000 UW Huskies and even worse behavior by the adults in charge. posted on Jan 31, 2008 8:56 am (comment) | Blog ArchivesMost Popular Tags |
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