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14 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Bicyclist killed in Ki... · 0 replies · -2 points

Beyond me why you're getting thumbed down for a logical and well thought out response.

14 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Bicyclist killed in Ki... · 1 reply · -3 points

If cycling is such a good deal, then why don't you give it a shot?

This is a sad and tired argument. Most of us own vehicles and it is the 2+ ton vehicles that do damage to the road. Not the 150lb bike and rider. Additionally, have you even looked at where most of the money comes from to maintain roads? It's not a gas tax or the tabs you're so concerned about.

Edit: Instead of just giving me a thumbs down, would you care to elaborate why? Is it just because you disagree with me or do you favor the OPs sensationalism?

14 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Bicyclist killed in Ki... · 0 replies · +16 points

I know you're trolling now, but it's sad that one fellow human being has even trained him/herself to do this to another human being. Who cares about their mode of transport? To inflict bodily injury, or even death, to someone just because they don't agree with your lifestyle is beyond childish.

14 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Bicyclist killed in Ki... · 6 replies · -3 points

1) Juanita Drive does not have a bike lane. It does offer a shoulder, however, there are parts of it that are very narrow and do have hazards to cyclists

2) Bike lanes aren't necessarily the safest to be in. Take 2nd Ave in downtown Seattle for example. You have parked cars to the left with passengers who open doors without looking first, you have cars who are trying to make left turns on to the cross street and have to merge into the bike lane, and then you have cars trying to make left turns on red onto 2nd Ave who are only looking for traffic and not cyclists.

Cyclists are allowed to take a lane of traffic if it is safer. Additionally, while I realize this is not the case on Juanita Drive, cyclists can take an entire lane if there are multiple lanes of traffic in the same direction without concern about "slowing traffic"

15 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Seattle\'s Somali comm... · 0 replies · -12 points

Except that AynRandNow said that there's been ZERO mass murder attacks by Christians... He/She didn't specify a time-frame.

Additionally, why does it matter if a particular event involved religion? McVeigh, a US born citizen, bombed a US building killing hundreds. Oh wait, he was an EXTREMIST. I'm not saying he was a religious extremist, but he had very strong beliefs against the US government. It doesn't take religion to do that.

15 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Seattle\'s Somali comm... · 5 replies · -6 points

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_God_(USA) and related article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-abortion_violen...

Also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_terrorism#...

Look, my point is that ANYONE can be a terrorist, not just a particular subset of people. The mass media has made it extremely easy to point out one particular group and label them a terrorist and the government plays on this. It's easy to play on someone's fears to control people.

15 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Seattle\'s Somali comm... · 27 replies · -17 points

Why does it matter? So, now you can pick and choose which books and versus to follow that fit your ideology?

15 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Seattle\'s Somali comm... · 6 replies · -20 points

Oh, and let's not forget the Oklahoma City bombing, either. Timothy McVeigh wasn't Muslim, but rather raised Catholic and also served in our armed forces. One thing in common with McVeigh and Mohamud was that they were both extremists.

15 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Seattle\'s Somali comm... · 57 replies · +2 points

One can quote other religious books with similar quotes. Your argument works against you. Example:

"...Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it. Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt..." Deuteronomy 13:13-19 This quote is in reference to one person in a town not believing in God. Let's just kill them all, then.

This has nothing to do with being a Muslim, but rather extremists. They exist in all religious factions and those who feel strongly for/against something - such as those who bomb abortion clinics.

15 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Airports consider cong... · 2 replies · +2 points

The only major difference is that there will probably be quicker action taken when agents abuse their power. However, more to your point, the back-scatter scanners will still be in place and people will still be required to go through them - TSA agents or not.

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