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  • I'm confused, opinions please

    From AMuzi@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 21 12:13:57 2025
    Odd newsy item just now:

    https://truenews.media/2025/08/21/100-bikers-overrun-boston-highways-trump-demands-crackdown/

    seems to conflate bicycles with motorcycles and mixes good
    clean fun with anarchic threats to civilization.

    Some local coverage also unclear: https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/man-facing-charges-after-more-than-100-people-bikes-scooters-seen-riding-through-boston/777ZYXUBCZHPRFL6XRTMCTIBJE/

    For example, a stolen dirt bike (unlicensed offroad mini
    motorcycle) crashing into a squad car is not a 'bicycle
    event'. ??

    Better, with local video, but I still don't know what
    actually happened:

    https://www.wcvb.com/article/1-arrested-after-over-100-bikes-seen-riding-on-boston-highways-tunnels/65800122

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  • From zen cycle@21:1/5 to AMuzi on Thu Aug 21 14:31:51 2025
    On 8/21/2025 1:13 PM, AMuzi wrote:
    Odd newsy item just now:

    https://truenews.media/2025/08/21/100-bikers-overrun-boston-highways- trump-demands-crackdown/

    seems to conflate bicycles with motorcycles and mixes good clean fun
    with anarchic threats to civilization.

    Some local coverage also unclear: https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/man-facing-charges-after-more- than-100-people-bikes-scooters-seen-riding-through- boston/777ZYXUBCZHPRFL6XRTMCTIBJE/

    For example, a stolen dirt bike (unlicensed offroad mini motorcycle)
    crashing into a squad car is not a 'bicycle event'. ??

    Better, with local video, but I still don't know what actually happened:

    https://www.wcvb.com/article/1-arrested-after-over-100-bikes-seen- riding-on-boston-highways-tunnels/65800122


    It was a mix of bicycles, ebikes, scooters, and motorcycles. There
    really isn't any more information out than what you posted. It seems a
    large group of kids and young adults just got together for an unplanned 'critical mass' type of ride, and as the group rode along more people
    joined in. The one person that got arrested claimed he was riding his
    bike, saw the group go by, and just decided to join in.

    The only law that was broken was riding bikes and scooters on a limited
    access highay (Interstate 93). The guy they arrested was never even on
    the higway, according to him.

    BTW I just love all the pearl clutching from your first link. Too bad
    they didn't express a similar sentiment when a mob descended on the US
    capitol and killed 5 cops.

    And armed assault on the US capitol? Freedom of expression! They deserve presidential pardon!

    A group of kids on bikes? terrorists! Call out the national guard!

    <chuckle> silly magatards....

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