there is plenty of strife to go around.
The Critical Masses in NYC, Chicago, and Milwaukee were all subject to arrests on April 28th.
My favorite part from Milwaukee, WI:
"This SUV came speeding at us, skidding on the grass and onto the trail.
It was only a couple of feet away from the first two riders, it scared
the shit out of me because I didn't think it was going to stop and might
hit someone. Excessive display of force mayhaps?"
 http://bikeblog.blogspot.com/2006/04/last-nights-critical-mass.html
http://burnfromwithin.livejournal.com/316533.html
http://mcgloin.blogspot.com/
What can be learned from this and what can we share?
What part do cyclists have in creating a cat a mouse relationship with police? When we say, "We are here and we will never stop" is that a good thing? might we not benefit from stopping and then starting again? Are we really proud of a continuous streak of masses that suck?
debate = awesome
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The bullshit in Milwaukee means that riders need to be more aggressive in their publicized legal challenges to bullshit arrests. Where is uniform enforcement of that registration law and why is it a frekin ticketable to not have registration - who passed that law and why? Shouldn't it be repealed immediately and retro-actively?
Injustice to some is an injustice to all and it's certainly no time to back off or suspend riding. I suggest trying new tactics with the ride, like practicing cool pack manuevers and timing traffic tricks. The result is something like team-syncronized traffic management - all perfectly legal and made possible by coordination and bicycles.
Anyone who's not comfortable riding shouldn't ride, but don't try to tell others to take a break to please the Sergeant. The cops are really just getting paid with your taxes to "do someone else's dirty work."