Setting a precedent is important. If there are lawyers who want to represent, having a case is easier to do against a cop, at least here sometimes, than a random driver because it is more high profile. <div>In LA, people have rides specifically about fallen riders and get people together to educate them. We also, if someone has things taken to court, organize rides to the courts to pack the courts with cyclists to show support.</div>
<div>We have a local filmmaker who has a heart for fallen riders and their families and he has been showing a couple of short films at art events, summits, and other events to get the word out. </div><div>-Ariel<span></span><br>
<br>On Tuesday, July 1, 2014, Jim!! &lt;<a href="mailto:jimbikefreak@gmail.com">jimbikefreak@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">Hi everyone, I&#39;m writing with sad news from Mexico City. A cyclist was killed two days ago by a drunk police officer who hit him and another cyclist who is still alive but in critical condition in the hospital. <div>

<br></div><div>It happened in downtown around a very busy area and workers from the mercados nearby caught the police officer who tried to run away after the crash, but immediately, more than a 100 riot cops arrived to save the cop and to arrest people who were trying to make justice on their own hands. An ambulance never showed up. </div>

<div><br></div><div>Today the chief of the police department announced that the cop who was driving was negative on the alcohol test, so she is only going to get fired but will face no other charges. We are so sad, angry and feel powerless about not being able to do much. Today we are going to have a ride at night in memory of the dead cyclist and on saturday we will install a ghost bike for him. </div>

<div><br></div><div>I&#39;d like to hear what you all have done in these cases, what else besides ghost bikes and rides have you done when you have faced such terrible situations like this one? Any ideas?   Have you documented any action you have done?  Also, I know legal procedures may be so different but, have any of you used any legal tool in these situations? </div>

<div><br></div><div>Thanks so much.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Jim<br><div><div><br></div>-- <br><font color="#333333"><i><div><font color="#333333"><i><br></i></font></div><div><font color="#333333"><i><br>

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