Thoughts of the day her ‘lovable rogue’ (Ed: !!!) died following a stolen motorbike crash have come flooding back to a mother after her son’s cousin was murdered.Unlucky family…
The 38-year-old says her son had wanted to be a motorcross rider. She added: “He was a lovable rogue and he had a real passion for motorbikes. “His passion took his life. ”No. No, it didn’t. His criminal action and general recklessness took his life.
Many, many people have ‘a passion for motorbikes’. It isn’t dangerous in and of itself.
“He just went out to do what boys do but he got into trouble on the way. ”
“He did not go out that night to get the bike, it just happened .. ”*sigh* The passive voice again, married to the concept that a love of fast driving is the problem itself, not the actions taken to secure that drive.
Which is clearly evident in another story in the same paper:
The parents of a bike fanatic who died in a motorcycle crash have paid tribute to their “exceptional” and “darling boy”.He wasn’t ‘a loveable rogue’ by dint of the fact the motorbike wasn’t stolen.
Mr and Mrs Coates, who also have a daughter, Rebecca, said: “He was such a skilful rider and rode with such courage and talent.
“His other love was that of his car.
“The scrupulous hours of dedication and investment that Luke put into his pride and joy showed what a conscientious and meticulous person he was.
“He drove his car like his bikes - hard and fast.”And isn’t it lucky for some poor unsuspecting innocent driver or pedestrian that he hit a tree, and not them?
“The highways of heaven have no hard landings son, go for it.”Ewww! Chavilicious!
"The 38-year-old says her son had wanted to be a motorcross rider" ..
ReplyDeleteWell, if he couldn't successfully avoid a wall & then a tree, I'd say he'd have been hard pressed to have been any good as a Motocross rider ..
Still, I suppose it saves us all, as taxpayers the expense of prosecuting him .. plus there's no appeals process at Coroner's Court ..
Darwin strikes again ..
She's 38, a bit rough for 38 though, and his cousin, earl 20's tops a father of three, right that wouldn't be with the same woman though would it? At least its keeping the numbers down.
ReplyDeleteBunny
“The highways of heaven have no hard landings son, go for it.”
ReplyDeleteTwice tragic as grief extirpates reason.
"He did not go out that night to get the bike, it just happened"
ReplyDeleteI am confused. How does such a thing happen? Is it like a sudden shower on a summer's day, or galaxies being born, or... well, you get the idea. But I have none.
TT Riders ride their bikes hard and fast, anyone outside of this small number of riders who race under the auspieces of the A.C.U. on road circuits lives in a fantasy world if they believe they can ride 'hard and fast' on the national highway. Open roads cannot be negotiated at race speed full stop and if either of these persons had bothered to research advanced riding techniques, both neccessary and also neccessarily different to each other to reduce the risks of both types of riding, maybe they might have learned something positive and possibly still be alive today.
ReplyDeleteI saw this woman in my local paper and I was shocked she had crept out from under her stone.Some people have no shame.
ReplyDeleteJaded
"Well, if he couldn't successfully avoid a wall & then a tree, I'd say he'd have been hard pressed to have been any good as a Motocross rider .."
ReplyDeleteIndeed..
"I am confused. How does such a thing happen?"
Me too, but it seems to happen a lot, to some people.
"...if either of these persons had bothered to research advanced riding techniques, both neccessary and also neccessarily different to each other to reduce the risks of both types of riding, maybe they might have learned something positive and possibly still be alive today."
Neither seemed the learnin' type to me.
"Some people have no shame."
We've abolished shame. Hasn't it done us good?