Nuxx:5e31be87-e123-411b-be72-674364a1b0c0@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com

Path: number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!postnews.google.com!k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Message-ID: <5e31be87-e123-411b-be72-674364a1b0c0@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com> From: Nuxx Bar  Newsgroups: uk.rec.cycling Subject: Re: Jason McIntyre killed Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:56:34 -0800 (PST) References:   <96720756-f080-47a6-94e4-8ce430325463@m34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> Lines: 38 Organization: http://groups.google.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.133.107.140 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: posting.google.com 1200484594 5971 127.0.0.1 (16 Jan 2008 11:56:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:56:34 +0000 (UTC) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com; posting-host=82.133.107.140; posting-account=7_6kYAkAAABD6HrjM0VxehwvZOKMxm4g User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-GB; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11,gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe) Bytes: 2994 Xref: perfectly-safe.chapmancentral.co.uk uk.rec.cycling:635967

On Jan 16, 10:29 am, calum  wrote: > On Jan 15, 6:45 pm, "wafflycat"  > wrote: > > > From the Braveheart web site:- > > > "One of Britain's leading cyclists was killed today while out training n= ear > > his home in Fort William. Jason MacIntyre, a three-time British champion= and > > Scottish record holder, was training on the A82 road when he was hit by = a > > vehicle, said to be a council vehicle which overtook him and then turned=

> > into his path. The 34-year old was airlifted from the scene but died on = his > > way to hospital in Glasgow." > > > If that is what happened I do hope the driver of the vehicle spends a lo= ng, > > long time in jail, many years, and never drives a vehicle again. Ever. > > Conflicting report in The Herald newspaper: > "MacIntyre was hit by a north-bound Highland Council Transit van > yesterday while cycling south on the A82 near Spean Bridge, nine miles > north of his Fort William home."http://tinyurl.com/2u7x6m > (goes to story on Herald website)

Let's ignore that one because we'd much rather believe that the driver was 100% at fault. Rather than genuinely mourning a very sad death, we must use this story to create as much additional animosity between cyclists and motorists as possible. As we know, a death provides a golden trolling opportunity, and we're good at taking them. Let's make sure we're as unreasonable, vitriolic, indignant and poisonous as we can be. Ad hominem is compulsory. Spindrift will be on hand with trolling tips for anyone who needs them. Let's make this the best troll-fest ever. Good luck one and all! Get out there and capitalise on this death!