11-23-2006, 11:02 AM
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| Guest | Re: Famous Mountain Biker Kills His Brother!
On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:38:05 -0500, "S Curtiss" <stevecurtiss@cox.net>
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>"Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>news:0vham299oe4uf0uhepg7mnfo1beetn0q0n@4ax.com.. .
>> Cops: Sparta man killed brother
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>"Daniel Thropp was described by friends as an athletic legend around Sussex
>County, with a quirky personality, who suddenly stopped communicating with
>many of his old friends a couple of years ago. They said they would see him
>around town, often at the library, but that he no longer participated in
>local athletic events."
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>"Blake said Daniel talked fondly about his brother, Alan. She also said
>Daniel Thropp stopped coming to bicycling events a couple of years ago and
>appeared to stop working as a landscaper. She said he seemed to lose contact
>with his old friends.
>"I don't know what's been in his mind lately," she said."
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>There is no indication this person commited this crime because he was a
>cyclist. It is simply a side note. The quotes above also indicate he had
>ceased to be involved as an athlete, cyclist or otherwise. It would be
>interesting to know what sidetracked him from these activities as that would
>likely be a greater indicator as to his mindset at the time of the crime.
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>On the other hand, the people referenced below do their crimes IN THE NAME
>OF environmentalism:
They at least care about nature, and such acts are extremely rare,
whereas mountain bikers do their environmental destruction in the name
of cheap thrills. Mountain biking and criminal activity are like hand
and glove.
>"During the past two decades, radical environmental and animal rights groups
>have claimed responsibility for hundreds of crimes and acts of terrorism,
>including arson, bombings, vandalism and harassment, causing more than $100
>million in damage. While some activists have been captured, ecoterror
>cells - small and loosely affiliated - are extremely difficult to identify
>and most attacks remain unsolved. Although it has been overshadowed by
>Islamic terrorist threats since September 11, ecoterrorism remains one of
>the country's most active terrorist movements."
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>Again, in the context of reality, MV has NO credibility.
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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.)
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