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YAY - Chicago treating criminal bicyclists same as criminal drivers



 
 
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Old July 25th 05, 08:35 PM
Garth Almgren
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Default YAY - Chicago treating criminal bicyclists same as criminal drivers

Around 7/25/2005 11:56 AM, Pooh Bear wrote:

> Mike Kruger wrote:
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>>3. Use of inflammatory term "criminal". Running a red light in
>>any vehicle is not a "criminal" offense.

>
>
> Is breaking a law not 'criminal' ?



Depends on the law. Traffic violations have been largely decriminalized,
making them civil offenses, not criminal ones.


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Old July 26th 05, 10:04 PM
Dane Jackson
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Just zis Guy, you know? > wrote:
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> OK, then read the RFCs, noting in particular the meaning of the sigsep
> (-- ). It is an actual problem, not just a nitpick.
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> OE-QuoteFix will sort out this little problem for you at no cost.


Now now, if he's content to make his messages nigh unto unreadable
to the general populace, we should let him. Of course, he might get
a bit lonely with noone answering him or taking him seriously.

P.S. I managed to resist posting a signature from alt.fan.warlord
as a reponse, but managed to resist. Barely.

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