[*BCM*] Bcm.

[. nevele]

Can we all just have a meeting or something? Obviously we all have a lot to say and emails are great and all.. But why not just meet up, see eachother in person and actually get some shit done. Cm style; we could all meet up at copley one evening and talk. 

Anyone? 

Ill bring some snacks.. Perhaps some delicious crepes.. 

-jb 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jym Dyer <jym at econet.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 11:53 PM
To: list at bostoncriticalmass.org
Subject: [*BCM*] Charges Dropped for Seattle CM "Suspects"

=v= Well, overall this is a pleasantly surprising outcome.
     <_Jym_>

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=78011

 Critical Mass cyclist suspects not charged
         By ERIN COVEY
 710 KIRO | 31-Jul-2008

 Two cyclists arrested on suspicion of malicious mischief after
 an altercation that erupted during a Critical Mass cycling event
 Friday, July 25th are at this time not facing formal charges by
 the state.

 Larry Hildes, the attorney representing cyclist David Maxwell,
 one of the men allegedly involved in the confrontation, says
 Wednesday's move in court isn't unusual.

 Defense attorney Hildes hopes the investigation proves that the
 cyclists were reacting to an aggressive driver, "Our position
 is that the driver is the one that should have been charged.
 He is extremely lucky that he didn't kill several people."

 Suspect David Maxwell hopes this incident will actually
 highlight cyclists' plight on the roads, "When I ride to work
 and from work everyday I'm almost run over by cars everyday.
 Critical Mass, to me, is one of the best days of the month,
 where I can feel completely safe. I don't have to worry about
 someone expressing road rage toward me, someone trying to hit
 me in their car. I'm here with three or four hundred people.
 I can be in the middle of a crowd and it's the one time I can
 be on the road without a threat to my life."

 This case is prompting community-wide debate. The question:
 Can cyclists and motorists coexist in a peaceful manner?

 One of the largest cycling groups, the Cascade Bicycle Club,
 believes both sides reacted inappropriately. "We do support a
 community of bicyclists that want to make their voice heard,
 and want to be visible, so long as it doesn't cause the kind
 of situations it caused on Friday night," says David Hiller of
 the Cascade Bicycle Club. The club is calling for a community
 meeting to promote safe and positive riding.

 Police Spokesman Mark Jamieson, who says Critical Mass has been
 riding for years without incident, says no definite increase
 in police presence has been called for at this time, but that
 procedures for handling all events of this kind are being
 evaluated. "It is a little premature to talk about what will
 happen from this point forward. But the commanders in the
 department are certainly looking at revisiting any changes to
 how we approach, not only this particular organization, but any
 similar type of demonstrations, protests in the future," says
 Jamieson.

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