Police in Huntington beach say they’re searching for a hit-and-run driver who might be intentionally targeting people on bikes.
  • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    What the hell has happened to HB in the last 30 years? It used to be such a chill little beach town. Now it seems to be a haven for Nazi, fascist, racists.

    • Zev@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      I’d say growth of inequality, then internet, pandemic, global warming, trump and ETC ( not all in that order necessarily ). There’s lots of places that have gone to hell and I think 🤔 those are some of the reasons.

      • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        1 year ago

        It’s just hard to understand how the people of HB as I remember them would get swept up in such hateful politics. There was always a small pocket of skinheads, but now those attitudes seem to be the majority, instead of a tiny little outlier group. I don’t understand how a community can go from Jimmy Buffett, to FOX news. Whatever the driving force, it’s fucking sad.

  • Zev@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Condolences to the victim/cyclist and his friends/loved ones.

    Cyclists can be dangerous (road hazard/traffic hazard) and annoying, rude and disrespectful but they don’t deserve getting hit/ran over by a vehicle. I hope they catch this maniac soon.

    • agegamon@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      “Cyclists can be dangerous (road hazard/traffic hazard) and annoying, rude and disrespectful but they don’t…”

      Sorry but no, you’re absolutely off-base. Cyclists are forced to bend over backwards in a world optimized for sociopaths to rage around in 4000lb+ murder machines, and short of literally killing someone there are few or no consequences if they screw up.

      Cyclists are not the root cause of the problem here. Horrific infrastructure and car drivers certainly are, though.

      • Zev@beehaw.org
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        1 year ago

        https://vlipsy.com/vlip/joker-laughing-31f4PskT

        We need better infrastructure where it would be safer for cyclists too. Car drivers aren’t ALWAYS the problem nor are the Cyclists. But having a combination of the two on some US roads / streets is insanity sometimes. Anyways, I am not here to argue.

        Take care and be safe out there , whether You’re a driver or a rider.