They're going to spend millions smearing his name, calling him a terrorist, and making up lies through PAC's. I don't know if it will work, but damn if they aren't gonna try.
“Since e-bikes do not require a license, drivers of e-bikes can simply ignore their traffic summons with no repercussions whatsoever, making any enforcement futile,” the police spokesperson said. However, the new requirement that cyclists appear in court, or face an arrest warrant if they fail to, creates “a strong incentive to show up in court.”
The article does a good job of explaining why a court summons is any where from an unfair inconvenience to down right dangerous for some, but the initial concern should be addressed.
I don't speak Japanese, but if you follow the link to the video it starts about 18 minutes into the 20 minutes video. The professor says something and then everyone laughs.
I would, of course, mistake the condescension for genuine and sincere interest. I have found a nerd buddy. Once I'm done dumping, you can dump on me. This is so cool.
Oh wait... You're being mean. How heart breaking. I'll go climb into my little dark hole.
How is this article about the Lebanese community gaining "white" status in the Jim Crow south relevant in order to become a naturalized citizen relevant to our discussion.
It is infinitely infuriating when some middling engagement with the material presents a loose keyword match of the topic at hand masquerading it as something relevant worthy of a "gotcha ya" moment. Citing this article in this context is a waste of everyone's time when the whole of your argument is "Lebanese people are white". It didn't matter to to racists then and it doesn't now.
Nou’la had immigrated with his wife Fannie from Zahleh to Valdosta, Georgia around 1906. They decided to move to Lake City, Florida in 1926 after N’oula was flogged by the local KKK chapter, and after several run-ins with the law in Valdosta. Unfortunately for the family, problems with the law persisted in Lake City, and came to a head when the Sheriff and his deputies shot Fannie to death over an altercation at the Lebanese couple’s store. They then placed N’oula in jail where later that night a mob dragged him out and killed him.
This happened in 1929. They were declared "free white men" in 1913.
“From that, I have a lot of experience going to Lebanon and experiencing war.
“In 1998, I was there when one of the sonic booms was above the sports stadium.
“I remember that just because it was so traumatising as a child to hear bombs, even though in 2006 there were way more experiences and it was way more horrifying, for some reason, the 1998 experience when I was 11 was really, really traumatising.
“I think these experiences set me up for always really being interested in the Middle East as just a place of complexity and competing interests, narratives that feel different than my experiences.”
Agreed. After looking into it, there's a clear and established process for drivers and it should be the same for bikers.