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It seems a few people are trying to get a grassroots policy on limiting and taking down ghost bikes.  Disrespectful.

 

http://chicago.everyblock.com/top/

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That was on the COVER, I am beginning (correct me if it's always been this way) to think that the Sun Times is ANTI Bike.

h333 said:

Puke:

http://www.suntimes.com/6532422-417/ghost-bikes-haunt-city-sidewalk...

 

 

Just sent to the "journalist."

 

Kara,
The slant of this article is absolutely disgusting.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
Ed Hooks presented false and misleading information to make his case, and did not deserve the great effort you went to to be made to look level-headed and reasonable in the face of unreasonable opposition.
You are absolutely trying to drive a wedge, even though you volunteered that you weren't.
Shame on you.
Howard

I'm less offended by the shoddy execution here than I am by the idea of a piece about how some windbag on a poorly trafficked discussion forum is complaining about something. I mean, who gives a fuck?

I don't have time to lay it out right now but the article is full of willful untruths designed to make the kindly soft spoken teacher look reasonable, and any opposition look unreasonable. 

But I also share your disgust that some crank complaining on an internet forum should be given a mouthpiece via the mainstream media.

Dr. Doom said:

I'm less offended by the shoddy execution here than I am by the idea of a piece about how some windbag on a poorly trafficked discussion forum is complaining about something. I mean, who gives a fuck?

Oh, the execution is plenty shoddy and plenty offensive. The whole idea of picking out some random online crank and holding him up as one side of a debate is just unbelievably stupid, though. Hey, I'm a random online crank demanding that the Kennedy be turned into a community garden. Where's my Sun Times profile?

It's nice of this guy to complain about ghost bikes ruining his daily walk while he's trying to unload his condo and then presumably move out of the neighborhood.

http://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/2954-N-Hamlin-Ave-60618/unit-2/hom...

 

Ed Hooks' website, complete with address and contact information, at least in the link below

http://www.actingforanimators.com/News/newslett/feb06.html

 

Nice job doing some research on this concerned local citizen, Sun-times!

I read that today and the nitpicking and the "letter of the law" he was using is dumb.

To compare a person on a bike getting hit and killed is no way the same as someone experimenting with drugs and OD'ing.

Maybe put a big neon sign that says a person was killed by a careless motorist that would be better.

 

The pole it attatched to is rusty=eyesore.


Second there's an ad on the fence to the park sprayed with grafitti=double eysore.

 

My only comment in any way to his defense is if I had a relative/friend killed I wouldn't want to drive/ride by those everyday and be reminded, it would bum me out.

h333 said:

Puke:

http://www.suntimes.com/6532422-417/ghost-bikes-haunt-city-sidewalk...

 

 

Just sent to the "journalist."

 

Kara,
The slant of this article is absolutely disgusting.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
Ed Hooks presented false and misleading information to make his case, and did not deserve the great effort you went to to be made to look level-headed and reasonable in the face of unreasonable opposition.
You are absolutely trying to drive a wedge, even though you volunteered that you weren't.
Shame on you.
Howard

That was all hashed out on the Everyblock thread (which nobody has "awoken" yet, thankfully.)

Mike Zumwalt said:

I read that today and the nitpicking and the "letter of the law" he was using is dumb.

To compare a person on a bike getting hit and killed is no way the same as someone experimenting with drugs and OD'ing.

Maybe put a big neon sign that says a person was killed by a careless motorist that would be better.

 

The pole it attatched to is rusty=eyesore.


Second there's an ad on the fence to the park sprayed with grafitti=double eysore.

 

My only comment in any way to his defense is if I had a relative/friend killed I wouldn't want to drive/ride by those everyday and be reminded, it would bum me out.

h333 said:

Puke:

http://www.suntimes.com/6532422-417/ghost-bikes-haunt-city-sidewalk...

 

 

Just sent to the "journalist."

 

Kara,
The slant of this article is absolutely disgusting.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
Ed Hooks presented false and misleading information to make his case, and did not deserve the great effort you went to to be made to look level-headed and reasonable in the face of unreasonable opposition.
You are absolutely trying to drive a wedge, even though you volunteered that you weren't.
Shame on you.
Howard

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