Bike turns boy into killer

**Motu** · 12th May 2004, 09:57

This guy was a lost cause - even his mother gave up on him.Then she explains why he went wrong - appears he got a motorcycle at 15...it was all downhill from there.

Sell your bike now - you could hurt someone.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydispl...ondsubsection=

**jrandom** · 12th May 2004, 10:06

"His troubles rose from being spoiled by older relatives, and having bought a motorbike when he was about 15."

Yup. It's a sad road, that is. In advanced cases, it leads to spending vast quantities of time on the Internet, posting nonsense with Every Word Having An Initial Capital. And then there's the 'killing people' thing.

I think we should ban motorbikes, and euthanise all older relatives. A very scientifical solution.

**k14** · 12th May 2004, 10:21

Originally Posted by jrandom

Every Word Having An Initial Capital.

Yeah, I hear you, definately a sign of bad things to come.

Motorcycling is the worst thing in the world to do, its inevitable, everyone who rides one becomes a murderer.

But seriously, I reckon we should write a letter to the nzherald site and complain about that. I am pretty sure that if it was on the news worded like that you could take them to the broadcasting standards authority. What it implies isn't that great, it should be reworded.

**Hitcher** · 12th May 2004, 10:22

Originally Posted by jrandom

"His troubles rose from being spoiled by older relatives, and having bought a motorbike when he was about 15."

Yup. It's a sad road, that is. In advanced cases, it leads to spending vast quantities of time on the Internet, posting nonsense with Every Word Having An Initial Capital. And then there's the 'killing people' thing.

I think we should ban motorbikes, and euthanise all older relatives. A very scientifical solution.

Then again we could stop reading newspapers and remain blissfully ignorant...

**James Deuce** · 12th May 2004, 10:31

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Then again we could stop reading newspapers and remain blissfully ignorant...

Especially Granny Herald

**vifferman** · 12th May 2004, 10:33

It actually said:

His troubles rose from being spoiled by older relatives, and having bought a motorbike when he was about 15.

"It all started from there. He used to tear all over the place and he became car mad."

So the buying of the bike made him "car mad"? Now there's some logic for you...

k14 said:

Motorcycling is the worst thing in the world to do, its inevitable, everyone who rides one becomes a murderer.

That's quite true. We know this from the current ad campaign: if you speed, you're a vicious murderer, and no-one can ride a bike without succumbing to the thrill of speeding. Ergo, all motorcyclists are vicious, callous murderers.

The Police should arrest and imprison all motorcyclists to save the public from them, and indeed, to save the motorcyclists from themselves.

**jrandom** · 12th May 2004, 10:36

Originally Posted by Jim2

Especially Granny Herald

I'm sure it's gotten worse in the last several years or so. The pinko tree-hugging editorial slant seems awfully blatant these days.

**RiderInBlack** · 12th May 2004, 11:25

The way I read that is the "cage " was the problem. All the death caused by this "kid" was done with a "cage" after he became "Car Mad". He should have stuck to the bike (probabily would have only kill himself then, or became more aware of the hazards of driving/riding).

**MikeL** · 12th May 2004, 11:34

Originally Posted by jrandom

I'm sure it's gotten worse in the last several years or so. The pinko tree-hugging editorial slant seems awfully blatant these days.

I assume that comment was tongue-in-cheek. We pinko tree huggers don't think Granny Herald loves us at all. And as for Garth George and his manipulation of the letters to the Editor...

**Skyryder** · 12th May 2004, 11:46

I would not read too much of what the mother said. I actually feel a bit sorry for her. Can not be much fun knowing that your child has killed four road users. When things go wrong we all tend to blame someone or something else. In this case its the bike and the reli's. Let's not put in the boot when the she is down.

Skyryder

**RiderInBlack** · 12th May 2004, 11:54

Originally Posted by Skyryder

I would not read too much of what the mother said. I actually feel a bit sorry for her. Can not be much fun knowing that your child has killed four road users. When things go wrong we all tend to blame someone or something else. In this case its the bike and the reli's. Let's not put in the boot when the she is down.

Skyryder

I agree with you there SR. Dam good point. I should know better as I have work as a Nurse. People lash-out when their are greaving. It's the Media that need their asses kicked here.

**jrandom** · 12th May 2004, 12:05

Originally Posted by MikeL

I assume that comment was tongue-in-cheek. We pinko tree huggers don't think Granny Herald loves us at all.

Granny Herald loves nobody. The gun-totin' beer-swillin' rednecks get upset and accuse it of tree-huggery. The tree-huggers get upset and accuse it of National Socialism. Nobody wins, but everybody gets an opportunity to have a good old Kiwi whinge. And they all keep reading the Herald.

**Marmoot** · 12th May 2004, 12:22

It still has that damn good Alex cartoon and I still read the sideswipe looking for something funny. Oh well, since I'm not paying for my Herald then I can't complain

Even if I get low wages, my job still has some good perks that I can't live without.