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b1s8e3 t1_jdhx43g wrote

Reply to comment by King_Sourpuss in 2 dead from reckless Dirt Bike riding on city streets by Flashbulb_RI

Ah yes, the totally rational reaction of wishing DEATH upon people. Obviously these kids were in the wrong, but not wrong enough to be dead.

Now two are dead and one is irreparably changed.

And you want more death?

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King_Sourpuss t1_jdi06mi wrote

Why should I care about another life while they recklessly endanger everyone else's? If someone was running in the streets shooting aimlessly because they got a thrill from it and wanted to look cool in front of their buddies, would you not want someone to put a stop to that immediately? Driving a 200lb missile through the streets is equally dangerous, arrogant and selfish.

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b1s8e3 t1_jdi1mzh wrote

While both examples are reckless and dangerous, to say that riding / driving recklessly equates to firing bullets aimlessly, is naïve at best.

We have an actual instance where people are dead. It's a horrifying experience for everyone, including the families and friends of all involved.

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Maybe we should care more and try and educate and find safe, legal places to ride?

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SufficientZucchini21 t1_jdiehnj wrote

It’s called streets and operating street legal vehicles in accordance with the law. ATV’s and dirt bikes don’t belong on public streets. They are a nuisance to say the least.

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King_Sourpuss t1_jdik092 wrote

Have you seen the way they ride? Have you interacted with them? Have you seen the way they interact with other drivers? Because saying we need care and to teach them to be safe is fucking naive. Do you think they don't know it's dangerous? Do you think they care? The people that do this shit are arrogant and selfish.

Tell you what, when you have an interaction with these fucks while you're out driving your kids home and they start passing you on both sides of your car, almost crashing into the back of it because they're doing a wheelie and can't see you stopped at the stop sign, revving their engines, then one of them tries taking your mirror off and screams obscenities into your window because he thinks you almost hit his friend, scaring the shit out of your children, then come back and talk to me about caring.

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sandsonik t1_jdi4p3z wrote

The results show that they were, indeed, wrong enough to be dead. Just facts.

I don't know how people got raised to adulthood with the idea that they can do anything they want, fuck man made or natural laws, and that actions have no consequences.

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MonicaPVD t1_jdirskm wrote

I don't know, man. When I was a kid with a new driver's license flying down 95 at 100mph in an old shit box, it's dumb luck that I didn't kill myself or my friends riding along. We've all done incredibly dumb things in our lives. Most of us have just been lucky to survive unscathed.

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