Harley people
Good point on the HD people. The AMA should do all it can, we should all rally behind the AMA, but, we all know that Harley riders are a very tight knit group. There has to be Mofo's out there who are also very active in thier local HOG organizations. Do they have chat rooms? I really think the Harley clan should be up in arms about this.
OK, I just read this story:
http://www.argusleader.com/janklowtrial/Tuesdayarticle1.shtml
Summary:
Past driving record: the court would wait and see whether information about Janklow's driving record comes up in rebuttal. At that time, Steele reserved the right to let the state enter the driving records as evidence.
(Does this mean that it's admissible only if the defense starts bragging about his driving record, and the prosecutor, in rebuttal, wants to show what a leadfoot he is? Am I interperting this wrong? Any lawyers out there that can help me out? )
Speeches where he bragged about speeding: Not admissible
Signed affidavit from Jennifer Walters, which describes her run in with Janklow when he almost killed her running the SAME stop sign (sorthbound, past STOP AHEAD signs, and over rumble strips, see details at
http://www.argusleader.com/janklowtrial/Wednesdayfeature.shtml) on Dec 29. 2002: ADMISSIBLE
Still trying to figure out how, when someone is crossing over into your lane, that "goosing it" helps you avoid an accident. Anyone?
What a crock that his past accident records are not admissible. Not only was speeding a factor in this, but if anyone on the jury is stupid enough to believe this "phantom" vehicle bullsh!t, the fact that he's had many accidents that also had phantoms should be relevant.