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Permalink Reply by David Barish on June 20, 2019 at 4:50am

I  am  one of the few who finds much more meaning  in civil  justice that criminal justice. I hope the cyclist is  suing  the man  and that she draws blood just  as he did. Still, I find it  hard to  root  for  jail time for  people even people like this guy. I  have  an instinctive aversion to lynch mob psychology.  I would have liked to  see a lot more  hours of community service.  I doubt the law would allow such a remedy but  would  have  loved to  see a loss of this man's drivers license during  his probation.  Perhaps that would force him to use a bicycle and actually learn something.

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Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on June 20, 2019 at 6:16am

I'd prefer 1000 hours of community service in a meaningful way. As well as some training that involves teaching some empathy for vulnerable users of trails. I agree - he should be forced to use a bicycle or walk as transport for a year. My issue is that compared to other sentences, crimes against cyclists are excused away, victim blamed, and seem to have no implications. That is worrisome.

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Permalink Reply by Dries Kimpe on June 20, 2019 at 6:36am

I've actually had this happen to me on the lakefront trail about 3-4 years ago. I was going towards McCormick coming from Hyde Park around 9pm and somebody had tied a nylon (I think) wire between the trees on both sides of the trail. Luckily it snapped across my chest...

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