Cyclist shot by another cyclist in Logan Square - The Chainlink2024-03-28T09:59:29Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/cyclist-shot-by-another-cyclist-in-logan-square?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A866078&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI had a cyclist (he had a B.O…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-10-18:2211490:Comment:8660852014-10-18T15:31:40.310ZBlatherskatehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Blather
<p>I had a cyclist (he had a B.O.B. trailer...) threaten to shoot me on Logan Boulevard two years ago. </p>
<p>It's in the Missed Connections thread somewhere, if that still exists. </p>
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<p>Good times. </p>
<p>I had a cyclist (he had a B.O.B. trailer...) threaten to shoot me on Logan Boulevard two years ago. </p>
<p>It's in the Missed Connections thread somewhere, if that still exists. </p>
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<p>Good times. </p> Oh, a Dune reference (Frank n…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-10-18:2211490:Comment:8660382014-10-18T04:36:05.280ZHaddonhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/HaddonPearson
<p>Oh, a Dune reference (Frank not but certainly not Brian) is ever appreciated. I now lay down the gauntlet for discobandito to deploy literary references. Take up the challenge if you will. <br></br> H<br></br> <cite>discobandito said:</cite></p>
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<p>Oh, a Dune reference (Frank not but certainly not Brian) is ever appreciated. I now lay down the gauntlet for discobandito to deploy literary references. Take up the challenge if you will. <br/> H<br/> <cite>discobandito said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/cyclist-shot-by-another-cyclist-in-logan-square?x=1&id=2211490%3ATopic%3A865817&page=1#2211490Comment865840"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>The sleeper has awakened! </p>
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<p>I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...</p>
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</blockquote> I have never fired a gun, but…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-10-18:2211490:Comment:8660812014-10-18T04:11:39.920ZAlex Zhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AlexZ
<p>I have never fired a gun, but I would think it would be really hard to stay upright on a bicycle while doing so! No?</p>
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<p>I'm particularly imagining that if you fired to the left or right, you would fall in the opposite direction.</p>
<p>I have never fired a gun, but I would think it would be really hard to stay upright on a bicycle while doing so! No?</p>
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<p>I'm particularly imagining that if you fired to the left or right, you would fall in the opposite direction.</p> It's like biathlon, but with…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-10-18:2211490:Comment:8659592014-10-18T03:30:41.895ZJ.P.https://thechainlink.org/profile/JensPfister
<p>It's like biathlon, but with bikes instead of skis.</p>
<p>It's like biathlon, but with bikes instead of skis.</p> Regardless of who the victim…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-10-18:2211490:Comment:8660782014-10-18T01:19:46.714ZDoug Hayneshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DougHaynes
<p>Regardless of who the victim had been: Meh, not out of character for the area...</p>
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<p><br></br> <cite>Reba 4.0 mi said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/cyclist-shot-by-another-cyclist-in-logan-square#2211490Comment866023"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I posted this as a piece of interest to us, as a community. Your (collective) reactions are interesting. How would you have reacted if the age of the victim was, say 45? Or if the victim was…</p>
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<p>Regardless of who the victim had been: Meh, not out of character for the area...</p>
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<p><br/> <cite>Reba 4.0 mi said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/cyclist-shot-by-another-cyclist-in-logan-square#2211490Comment866023"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I posted this as a piece of interest to us, as a community. Your (collective) reactions are interesting. How would you have reacted if the age of the victim was, say 45? Or if the victim was female?</p>
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<p>I often feel vulnerable in the dark, riding through streets that aren't in my own neighborhood. I think other people (men and women) do too.</p>
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</blockquote> The sleeper has awakened! …tag:thechainlink.org,2014-10-17:2211490:Comment:8658402014-10-17T21:26:33.484Zdiscobanditohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/discobandito
<p>The sleeper has awakened! </p>
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<p>I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...</p>
<p>The sleeper has awakened! </p>
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<p>I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain...</p> Reba, those are all hypotheti…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-10-17:2211490:Comment:8658372014-10-17T19:16:00.940ZT.K. 3.5 mihttps://thechainlink.org/profile/TK84
<p>Reba, those are all hypothetical. It is ok to feel vulnerable, but that is an unlikely situation very unrelated to what was posted. </p>
<p>This is in my neighborhood and I ride often at all times of day. If I am feeling vulnerable, which absolutely happens, here are a few things I will do:</p>
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<p>- Find well lit pathways</p>
<p>- Ride in the middle of the street</p>
<p>- Turn off my lights, so I do not attract attention (if a car is around I will turn them back on)</p>
<p>- Look…</p>
<p>Reba, those are all hypothetical. It is ok to feel vulnerable, but that is an unlikely situation very unrelated to what was posted. </p>
<p>This is in my neighborhood and I ride often at all times of day. If I am feeling vulnerable, which absolutely happens, here are a few things I will do:</p>
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<p>- Find well lit pathways</p>
<p>- Ride in the middle of the street</p>
<p>- Turn off my lights, so I do not attract attention (if a car is around I will turn them back on)</p>
<p>- Look ahead near alleys and intersections and know my exit routes</p>
<p>- Ride confidently</p>
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<p>Other things you can do:</p>
<p>- Bring friends with you</p>
<p>- Have a bell or whistle to make noise</p>
<p>- Make friends with everyone by pumping up their tires</p>
<p>- Cite the <em>litany against fear</em></p>
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<p><br/> <cite>Reba 4.0 mi said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/cyclist-shot-by-another-cyclist-in-logan-square#2211490Comment866023"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I posted this as a piece of interest to us, as a community. Your (collective) reactions are interesting. How would you have reacted if the age of the victim was, say 45? Or if the victim was female?</p>
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<p>I often feel vulnerable in the dark, riding through streets that aren't in my own neighborhood. I think other people (men and women) do too.</p>
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</blockquote> I posted this as a piece of i…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-10-17:2211490:Comment:8660232014-10-17T18:49:21.502ZReba 4.0 mihttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Reba
<p>I posted this as a piece of interest to us, as a community. Your (collective) reactions are interesting. How would you have reacted if the age of the victim was, say 45? Or if the victim was female?</p>
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<p>I often feel vulnerable in the dark, riding through streets that aren't in my own neighborhood. I think other people (men and women) do too.</p>
<p>I posted this as a piece of interest to us, as a community. Your (collective) reactions are interesting. How would you have reacted if the age of the victim was, say 45? Or if the victim was female?</p>
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<p>I often feel vulnerable in the dark, riding through streets that aren't in my own neighborhood. I think other people (men and women) do too.</p> Everyone who rides a bicycle…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-10-17:2211490:Comment:8659382014-10-17T17:22:38.883ZDavid P.https://thechainlink.org/profile/DavidAPertuz
<p>Everyone who rides a bicycle is a cyclist - it is not an elite club. The only price of entry is access to a bicycle.</p>
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<p>Everyone who rides a bicycle is a cyclist - it is not an elite club. The only price of entry is access to a bicycle.</p>
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<p></p> I'd rather the cycling gangst…tag:thechainlink.org,2014-10-17:2211490:Comment:8659352014-10-17T17:17:01.903ZDavid of the North (David606xx)https://thechainlink.org/profile/David720
<p>I'd rather the cycling gangsters in my area know me as the guy who helped them fix a flat once than lump me in with all the other squares who probably called the cops on them for laughing too loud on the corner.</p>
<p>I'd rather the cycling gangsters in my area know me as the guy who helped them fix a flat once than lump me in with all the other squares who probably called the cops on them for laughing too loud on the corner.</p>