We Seek Justice
A “sudden change of direction in the prosecution” relative to Gallegos’ morning of the trial session with one CHP officer … I would have thought, after more than six months, it more befitting that the DA’s office review the sudden change made by driver Alan Bear, who on a straight stretch of Hwy 299, in broad daylight, upon seeing the bicyclist ahead, suddenly left the lane by 15 feet (not 10 as stated in the article), to hit and kill Greg Jennings.
From the beginning, family, friends, colleagues and the Humboldt Bay Bicycle Commuters Association have only asked that Gallegos and his office closely review all the evidence of the case, contact witnesses and practice due diligence. These are reasonable expectations. Thus the closing of the article with the quote by Gallegos inferring that the petition (not to mention the letters, e-mails, personal meetings that I and others have engaged) was to pressure his legal decisions, more to the point, the communication was to give a voice to the larger community to express concern. For others such as myself, the impetus was to try and understand the process, the perspective of the D.A, but also to raise issue with lack of follow-through and thoroughness in the investigation of this case.
As to the article’s placement of Gallegos’ quote about “justice can’t be vengeance” at the very end — well this is a very, very poor and misguided synopsis of what we are all about and, frankly, an insult.
Lisa D. Hoover, Blue Lake
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44th Annual Kinetic Grand Championship Race
STAFF PICK / events, art, outdoors, sports, for kids, free / 9 a.m.-6 p.m. A 3-day, 42-mile kinetic sculpture race over land, sand, mud and water! LeMans start at the Noon Whistle on the Arcata Plaza. Follow the race through Manila, Eureka and into Ferndale on Memorial Day for the Glorious Finish. kineticgrandchampionship.com. 889-3024.
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Lanphere Dunes Restoration
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Comment / By joshua kinch / June 25, 2009, 12:21 p.m.
A sidebar to this unfortunate incident is sexism. Namely, the fate of male drivers who kill and maim vs. female. In almost every case, the male is demonized, alchohol or no, and gets serious jail time, while the female car killer gets a “poor baby should pay more attention and if you do this again we will just have a hissy fit” and given no time whatsover. Check it out. Remember the Roger Rodoni case? Happens every time.