2011-02-25 - Riders Down, Critical Mass, Porto Alegre, Brasil

3) These cyclists, even though their cause may be in the right, did mostly everything WRONG. Yes, in a perfect society everyone follows the laws, but no one, anywhere , lives in a perfect society. Knowing that what you are doing has the chance of provoking the mentally unstable or criminally minded into action means you lack the common sense and responsibility to be an adult.
hmm. No. I don't think anyone thought it would provoke what he did. Secondly, this attitude universally blames the victim for any crime.

There's no two sides to this.

Also, his state of mind is brought in to question, and justifiably, it's clear he simply didn't care about any of the poeple he mowed down. As far as he's concerned they were fair game, like ants he could jump stamp on.