On Wed, 21 May 2003 16:22:34 GMT, Gary S. <Idontwantspam@net> wrote:
.On Wed, 21 May 2003 07:47:15 -0700, Steve Petree .<
[email protected]> wrote: . .>Mike Vandeman
wrote: .> .>>The definition of an addiction is a compulsion so strong that a mountain biker .>>is
willing to risk EVERYTHING, including their own worthless life, to pursue .>>their selfish,
destructive sport! .>> .>>Mike .>> .>>P.S. I wonder why they need an autopsy? It is obvious that the
cause of death is .>>TERMINAL STUPIDITY! .>> .>> .>>Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 .>>Subject: Mountain
biker dies on practice run .>> .>>Cyclist crashes, dies during practice .>>Sunday, May 18, 2003
.>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ .>>(05-18) 00:12 PDT BIG
BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) -- .>>Japanese cyclist Haruko Fujinaka was killed in a crash Saturday morning
while .>>practicing for an event at Snow Summit Mountain Resort. .>>Fujinaka, 33, appeared to clear
a jump but lost control in the air and fell .>>to the ground around 10 a.m. Fire Dept. Capt. Richard
Flint said she was .>>breathing and had a pulse when he reached her minutes later. .>>"But when I
arrived, she was unconscious and not responsive to any stimuli," .>>Flint said. .>>She was taken to
a hospital, and then transported by helicopter to Loma Linda .>>University Medical Center in
Riverside County. The Kyoto native was .>>pronounced dead at 11:51 a.m. .>>Deputy coroner Jim
Sedgwick said Fujinaka died from multiple injuries, and .>>said an autopsy would be performed later
this week. .>>Flint said it was the first fatality he could recall in the history of the .>>National
Championship Mountain Bike Series at Big Bear Lake. .>>Fujinaka competed in professional mountain
biking events on several .>>continents, and finished in the top 10 in races in Australia, Japan and
the .>>United States. .>>Finals in most events remained scheduled for Sunday at Snow Summit, about
100 .>>miles east of Los Angeles. .>> .>In all forums, and topics, it is always useful to have
debates, about .>whether what we do is fun, or useful, or meaningful, or dangerous, etc. .>Mike, I
don't agree with everything you say, but I do agree with a small .>part, and in any case debate is
always interesting. .>That said., to use the unfortunate demise of a fellow human being to .>advance
your agenda, whether you agree with what the're doing, or not, .>says more about the smallness of
your soul than anything you could .>possibly write .>To risk something is to gain reward, whether it
be in mountain biking, .>or environmentalism (sic?), no life is worthless, whether they are
.>mountain bikers, or environmentalists. .>I'm not a godly man, but I'll ask someone who is, to pray
for your .>soul's redemption. .>BR to mountain bikers, & environmentalists .>Steve .> .The
definition of an addiction is a compulsion so strong that a PhD is .willing to risk EVERYTHING,
including their own worthless reputation, .to pursue their selfish, destructive crusade! . .By the
same logic, the death of Dale Earnhart should lead to a crusade .to ban all cars.
Of course it should!
.Any person who takes such pleasure in the death of another, and uses .it to promote their cause (no
matter how much of a stretch), shows the .symptoms of a psychopath, with no empathy for others. He
has done this .a number of times before.
Who said anything about pleasure? I am just pointing out the fact that this sport is so destructive
that it should be banned.
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I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to
help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande
You aren't being honest. This example proves, once again, that mountain