Motorcyclist dead in Eskdale Rd Glenfield (21 March)

[SixPackBack]

Thank you and agreed 100%.

I have no problem with the inferences and balance of probabilities as presented.

What's gotten right up my nose in this instance is the typical KB pack baying for blood, dancing on the grave of a dead man and attacking those of us simply asking to know the other side of the story.

It's like the famous incident where someone in the States said that maybe someone should stop and understand why someone flew the planes into the twin towers. - what motivated them. The pack turned on them saying they were anti American, should be shot, inprisoned etc etc etc... when all they did was seek understanding so everything else could be put in context.

Maybe I'm the odd one out in this, maybe I'm strange in actually wanting to understand something from both sides before arriving at a judgement. But from where I stand the insults, the withdrawal of help, slagging friends and family of the guy that died is pretty damned purile.

Ever consider they might actually be suffering, and be victims of what happened?

I've always taken the treatment of the weak (those unable to defend themselves) as a good measure of a society. This thread speaks volumes about KB (enclaves of both good and bad.)

On the contrary Nigel, you are the voice of reason. You are right!. Common law agrees with you and so do I.

[Artemis Fowl]

I don't care im not a cop/lawyer/jude. Its my opoion that he stole it/knew it was stolen.. I'd wager money on it too.

Having read all the threads and heard people trying to condone theft/receiving, I'd say poetic justice was served.

[ManDownUnder]

Having read all the threads and heard people trying to condone theft/receiving, I'd say poetic justice was served.

err.... who did that?

[The Pastor]

Thinking about it a bit more, everyone makes mistakes. The only shame is that he died and didnt have an opertunity to turn his life around.

[ManDownUnder]

The only shame is that he died and didnt have an opertunity to turn his life around.

From what to what?

[YellowDog]

From what to what?

Firstly, we don't actually know what this guy did wrong, apart from riding badly. The rumour mill isn't really helping.

Boys do silly things when they are young, however often mature away from such behaviour. This guy had just started a familiy and had a good reason to start growing up (if that is what is required).

Maybe he was already a lost cause: BUT it is not for KBers to endorse this 'death penalty' for what may have been a missguided kid needing to grow up a little.

[chadnz]

Yup, this hapenned just up the road from me. Anyone dying will result in a sad loss for someone. I don't think the guy's Mum deserved this for not bringing her child up well enough!

Perhaps we should have a health warning sticker made for our bikes "Stealing this bike may result in serious injury or even death"

Not good. RIP thief (if that's who it is).

My RF900 was stolen from Grey Lynn on March 17th, my excess is $1,500 and the bike was under insured. If I calculate it correctly, if all thieves died, people would stop stealing for fear of death... maybe it's a good thing. ps $1000 reward if someone can get it back - for real
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=148826795

[swbarnett]

Maybe I'm the odd one out in this,

You're not alone.

[The Pastor]

From what to what?

from scum to not scum.

[ManDownUnder]

from scum to not scum.

Thanks, but there's a small piece of information missing here... how do you know he's scum?

'reckon you'll turn your life around too?

[YellowDog]

My RF900 was stolen from Grey Lynn on March 17th, my excess is $1,500 and the bike was under insured. If I calculate it correctly, if all thieves died, people would stop stealing for fear of death... maybe it's a good thing. ps $1000 reward if someone can get it back - for real
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=148826795

Very sorry to hear about your bike getting stolen. Perhaps the theif's parents should have instilled a better sense of responsibility in their child.

I hope your bike thief is caught, punnished, and is able to understand that such behaviour is unacceptable; so that they can lead a more acceptable lifestyle.

Hopefully no one on here wishes them dead..................

[Artemis Fowl]

You're not alone.

No, there is some other twit who keeps asking "How do you know" When the coroners inquest is held he will know. He talks about the riders family but keeps this thread alive and in their face. Nice one.

[MrE_MaN]

Irrelevant of whether he was a saint or a slimeball, he broke the common sense rule of "ride to the conditions"/"know + ride within your limits", and highly likely broke the speed limit too*

*(Inspector Les Paterson said the motorbike - a high-performance model reported stolen from an Auckland address this month - had earlier been seen speeding.)


*If* indeed he was a disqualified driver [citation needed], then he had already broken enough laws (that are there for your protection) for the govt to see him as a danger to himself or others, and by continuously breaking them he, in effect, committed suicide.

For those 'need proof' sticklers, the tagging shown on the road alone, makes his friends a pack of wankers, ESPECIALLY when they had been given a space on which to pay their respects. This is akin to pissing on the floor intentionally when a golden toilet bowl is offered to you.

It's a pity his family now has to live without a son/brother/father, but as its quite far out of my monkeysphere I, like some of the others who phrased it more vengefully, don't particularly care.

[Tank]

Irrelevant of whether he was a saint or a slimeball, he broke the common sense rule of "ride to the conditions"/"know + ride within your limits", and highly likely broke the speed limit too*

*(Inspector Les Paterson said the motorbike - a high-performance model reported stolen from an Auckland address this month - had earlier been seen speeding.)


*If* indeed he was a disqualified driver [citation needed], then he had already broken enough laws (that are there for your protection) for the govt to see him as a danger to himself or others, and by continuously breaking them he, in effect, committed suicide.

For those 'need proof' sticklers, the tagging shown on the road alone, makes his friends a pack of wankers, ESPECIALLY when they had been given a space on which to pay their respects. This is akin to pissing on the floor intentionally when a golden toilet bowl is offered to you.

It's a pity his family now has to live without a son/brother/father, but as its quite far out of my monkeysphere I, like some of the others who phrased it more vengefully, don't particularly care.

Gee MrE_MaN,

Im guessing that this isnt your first ever post on KB.

At least you could post it under your real login and stand up for your views.

[gunnyrob]

Has INNO (the guy who had his bike stolen) been given any info on who nicked his bike? That would kill rumour control in it's tracks.

On the "Bike stolen from Herne Bay" thread, posted by FORREST:


Quote:
Originally Posted by rose
ROSE: the guy who u stole your bike who u think is such a useless idiot happens to be my good mate, well he was. i know for a fact he didn't steal the bike himself, sure he knew it was stolen but one silly mistake took him away from his beautiful baby girl and his many friends.

FORREST: So he knew it was stolen? Must have been a really top bloke.


Quote:
ROSE: i know u guys are gutted about your bike. but a bike is a bike and is replaceable. a person's life can never come back. maybe if the bike was looked after properly and locked up u would still have your bike and we would stil have our mate. diss him all u like but be careful what u say because there are so many heart broken people at the moment.

FORREST: Are you serious? You blame the bike's owner for the death of your friend?

The bike was parked off the street and under a bike cover.