It never stops shocking me

The absolute lack of humanity that abounds these days is shocking to me. I simply don't get how one human being can look at another and just see ... something in his way, totally lacking any understanding, feeling, empathy, whatever...for the fact that the other person is just as much a human being, feels just as much sense of importance in his own life, has people that loves/cares about him just as much...

Lately, there have been a lot of bicyclists dying after getting run over. Some of the people who do the running over don't even get punished. A couple years ago, a guy that posts on a bike forum website I frequent was killed - killed - by a 17 year old girl who didn't see that she was about to end a human life because she was text messaging a friend of hers while driving. She received virtually no punishment - just a ticket.

That's bad enough - but then there's this cunt, who was driving on a license that was suspended for drunk driving already. Thank god she actually got punished in this case:

TUCSON, Arizona - A judge sentenced a woman to nearly the maximum prison term for negligent homicide after hearing a recorded jail conversation in which she made light of the cyclist she killed.

Melissa Arrington, 27, was convicted two months ago of negligent homicide and two counts of aggravated drunk-driving in connection with the December 2006 death of Paul L'Ecuyer.

She could have received as few as four years behind bars, but Superior Court Judge Michael Cruikshank sentenced her Tuesday to 10 1/2 years — one year shy of the maximum.

Cruikshank said he found a telephone conversation between Arrington and an unknown male friend, a week after L'Ecuyer was killed, to be "breathtaking in its inhumanity."

During the conversation, the man told Arrington 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 laughed. When the man said he knew it was a terrible thing to say, she responded, "No, it's not."

Lawyer: She's always felt remorseful
Assistant Public Defender Michael Rosenbluth told the judge his client has never been "cold, callous or flippant" about L'Ecuyer's death and has always felt remorseful.

Arrington said words couldn't express how she feels, and that once she's out of prison, she hopes to share her story with Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

L'Ecuyer, 45, was riding his bike the night of Dec. 1, 2006, when Arrington swerved off the road, hit him and then continued for 800 feet before stopping, according to Deputy Pima County Attorney Jonathan Mosher.

Arrington's blood-alcohol content was .156 percent, nearly double Arizona's .08 legal limit. She had been driving on a suspended license for a prior drink-drive conviction.

Oh wow, yeah. She plans on sharing her story with MADD. That's great. Will the cyclist still be dead? Will she have her license back? Will she start drinking the second she gets out of jail?

And if that's not bad enough, then there's this guy:

By HAROLD HECKLE Associated Press Writer
MADRID, Spain Jan 25, 2008 (AP)
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A speeding motorist who killed a teenage cyclist is suing the boy's parents over damage to his luxury car, the government says.

Enaitz Iriondo, 17, died instantly in August 2004 when businessman Tomas Delgado's Audi A8 crashed into him at 100 mph near Haro in northern Spain, an Interior Ministry traffic report said. The speed limit was 55 mph.
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Iriondo was not wearing reflective clothing or a helmet, the ministry report said. As the sun had set when he crossed the path of Delgado's car from a side road, a regional court found both parties at fault and closed the case, the report said.

Delgado, whose insurance company paid Iriondo's parents $48,500 in compensation for their son's life, filed a suit in late 2006 to recover $29,400 in damages to his car and car rental costs, the ministry traffic report said.

"It's the only way I have to claim my money back," Delgado was quoted as saying by the newspaper El Pais, which first reported the story on Friday. El Pais said a ruling was expected next week.

Iriondo's parents were shocked.

"It's the final straw, a stab in the back," Iriondo's mother, Rosa Trinidad said, according to El Pais. "Before the lawsuit we thought the poor guy would find it hard to live the rest of his life with the thought of having caused our son's death.

The European Union's statistics office says Spain recorded 113 traffic fatalities per million inhabitants in 2004. The average for the 25-nation bloc was 95. In 2006, 3,016 people died on Spain's roads.

So...in China, when the state executes you, they then send your family a bill for the bullet. No, I'm not kidding - your family has to pay for the bullet that killed you. This guy just brings a new level of heartless to the world. I wish I had his address, so I could post it ... it's really unspeakably vile to me. Hopefully, the Spanish courts throw this one out, and admonish the man for being such a fucking leetch.

Ok, I'm going out for a bike ride now. If you are in your car, and you see me...give me some room, ok? My family would miss me as much as yours would miss you.

Stupid blog

Ugh...Ok, so about 30% of the people who have the unfortunate loss of ten seconds of their life that is stumbling across my blog get here from Trust But Verify, which quotes my occasional Floyd Landis comments for some reason, a bunch more find it because of the pic of Tom Boonen shitting himself, and the rest used to find their way here through a link in my sig file, that goes out with my email, newsgroup postings, etc. For the last couple months, I've taken the URL of this site out of my sig, and replaced it with Republican For a Day, which expressed my support for Ron Paul's presidential campaign. It looks like that's going to be over soon, and that means I'll have to switch the URLs back around. Which means I'll actually have to start coming up with some goddamn content for this shitty site.

God, I'm lazy. I mean, I have some stuff to say, but I'm just too goddamn lazy to post it. Even typing this is torture...

Vote for Ron Paul in the primaries/caucuses, so I don't have to update my blog! Fuckers!

Floyd Landis is killing me

This guy just...he simply must not have any media savvy whatsoever. Now he's getting into bed with that idiot Michael Ball, from Rock Racing? Unbelievable. I really, really want to support Floyd, but this move is going to make it more difficult, by a long shot.

http://boulderreport.bicycling.com/2008/01/more-changes-ro.html

But the biggest pending move at Rock may have nothing to do with who’s turning pedals. I asked Ball who would be the team’s director now that Andreu is gone. “We’ve been talking to some individuals,” he said. “We have some talented guys ready.” Specifically, I asked whether he was negotiating a deal with Landis, who’s currently serving a two-year suspension for artificial testosterone use.

“Floyd’s a good friend and we’ve had a lot of conversations,” said Ball. “Nothing’s been solidified, but we’ve talked about this since last year. I can’t really speak to that right now, but we’ll see what happens.” Landis was included in a recent e-mail to Rock riders and staff about an upcoming training camp in Malibu. I have not yet contacted Landis directly to confirm Ball's comments.

Andy Lee, spokesman for USA Cycling, said that Landis is actually barred from working in any official capacity with Rock. “If you’re suspended by USA Cycling, an individual cannot participate in any activity that requires a USA Cycling license of ANY KIND (rider, manager, official, mechanic, support staff, coach, etc…),” he wrote in response to an e-mail asking for clarification of the rules as they would apply to Landis. “(Landis) is ineligible to obtain a USA Cycling license of any kind.” Landis has appealed his suspension to CAS and, if lifted, could immediately work with the team, but unless and until that happens, he’s barred from any official role.

Ball seemed to implicitly recognize this. When I asked what position Floyd would fill, director or other, Ball replied, “He’d be more of an advisor, a race strategist. He’s done it all; he’d be an amazing asset for this team, especially the younger riders.”