I agree 100% with Finch. Though that seems unpopular. I guess I don't understand some opinions but thoroughly respect them anyway. Hopefully others that disagree will at least respect me for mine.

So he might not have been going 205. Would everyone agree he was going 140? The officer's measurement stunk. The road was supposedly quiet. Who cares? A standard position for a wreckless driver can be - ..."you don't know for sure how fast I was going or how wreckless I was being...therefore I was not speeding and not wreckless..."

That works in court. It doesn't work toward my opinion of the 20yo kid.
If this would have been my son, I would have hugged him like there's no tomorrow thanking God endlessly that he survived being that super-ultimately-incredibly-wildly-unexplainably stupid. For all speed demons - same blessings go out to you. After hugging him so tight, he'd learn again that even at 20, he still has a father, and a mother and a brother and a sister whose lives would be ruined if he never came home after being that stupid.

He would have faced every penalty like a man. He would have been honest and contrite. He would have taken responsibility for his actions in the face of public outcry and then he would have apologized. That's what ultimately makes an honorable man.

And the Sheriff, if he is an honorable man and loving father will put a bow on his son's head this Christmas and view every breath that kid still breathes as the greatest gift he could ever receive.

The son is still a part of the family, not a memory. That's what matters. Merry Christmas to all.

-Jeff

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• Remember the 205mph motorcyclist?, Finch, Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:20:29
  • We should care less about the one kid doing 200 than, Nathaniel, Fri, 24 Dec 2004 14:14:54
    • Re: We should care less about the one kid doing 200 tha, Scott Paterson , Sun, 26 Dec 2004 10:33:09
  • with a bike like that, perhaps time is more valuable..., Scott Paterson , Fri, 24 Dec 2004 11:39:29
  • IMHO - kids can not care - parents should be outraged, JDSaab, Fri, 24 Dec 2004 10:17:17 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Some MN observations, Pat, Thu, 23 Dec 2004 14:19:47
  • 200 hours is a bunch..., Mike Lynch , Thu, 23 Dec 2004 13:44:35
  • case should have been thrown out, TML , Thu, 23 Dec 2004 13:25:34
    • That's a weak argument....., Mike Lynch , Thu, 23 Dec 2004 14:10:48
      • "Basic Speed Law", Rafe, Fri, 24 Dec 2004 09:13:26
      • Re: That's a weak argument....., TML , Thu, 23 Dec 2004 20:46:43
      • speed is speed, Pat, Thu, 23 Dec 2004 15:33:11
      • Re: That's a weak argument....., Justin VanAbrahams , Thu, 23 Dec 2004 14:46:22
        • Indication of speed, Finch, Thu, 23 Dec 2004 15:37:38
          • Re: Indication of speed, t_mokes, Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:00:44
        • Re: That's a weak argument....., Justin VanAbrahams , Thu, 23 Dec 2004 15:12:20
        • well put and put well. it's a slippery slope. nm, prodigal son, Thu, 23 Dec 2004 14:50:32
  • Re: Remember the 205mph motorcyclist?, Yak, Thu, 23 Dec 2004 13:04:17
  • I recall an interview on NPR...., SilverAeroGuy, Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:32:36
    • A little bit more on the Samuel Tilley issue, SilverAeroGuy, Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:02:57
      • The bike was not stock, John J, Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:07:30
        • Re: The bike was not stock, TML , Thu, 23 Dec 2004 13:27:42
          • 10% error, John J, Fri, 24 Dec 2004 16:12:41
        • Re: The bike was stock...., SilverAeroGuy, Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:39:37
  • Re: Remember the 205mph motorcyclist?, Rafe, Thu, 23 Dec 2004 10:08:42
    • no I don't, Finch, Thu, 23 Dec 2004 10:20:28
  • Remember, you were not in the court room n/m, Nathan Pflaum , Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:50:59
  • Not comforting, but phone calls and letters can make .., Urby, Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:31:59
    • phone calls and letters... good for behavior..., Bill in VA, Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:20:36

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