Maximillian Kirchoff
Good idea, let's turn this whole thing into a which hunt.
OR we could let the organizers handle this and remind others to be
respectful in the future.
For those who were there, a gentle reminder may do a lot for unruly people.
For those who weren't there, idle chit-chat about how to blame everyone
within a 1 mile radius is worthless.
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On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Joe Cipale wrote:
> At the risk of inciting a riot - how do we know these were OBRA folks doing
> these actions (unless they were dumb enough to wear a team kit that
> identified them as such)? And Jess is right. How many people sat around and
> did nothing? That to me is the biggest crime.
>
> Joe
>
> Jess Mace wrote:
>
> > Does anyone blame them?
> >
> > How many people stood around these idiots and watched it happen without
> saying or doing anything?
> >
> > Spitting on riders and throwing beer and kids....classy.
> >
> > Jess Mace, MPH, CCRP
> > Clinical Outcomes Research - Oregon Sinus Center
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> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> Behalf Of Jonathan Maus
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 2:09 PM
> > To: T. Kenji Sugahara
> > Cc:
> > Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Astoria Problems
> >
> > on that note, someone left a comment on the site about how their 16
> > year old son was racing and got a beer can thrown in his face. the
> > end of the comment said they were going to sell the bike and no longer
> > participate in cross.
> >
> >
> > --Jonathan
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> >
> >
> > On Nov 3, 2009, at 1:46 PM, T. Kenji Sugahara wrote:
> >
> > > Racers,
> > >
> > > It has come to my attention that there has been some behavior at
> > > recent races that falls below the standard that we expect from members
> > > of our community. The foundation of racing in Oregon is our sense of
> > > community and our commitment to respect each other on and off the
> > > bike. It is disappointing when the experience that we all treasure,
> > > is ruined by individuals who may not have thought of the consequences
> > > of their own actions. Our focus is on fun but this focus comes with a
> > > shared responsibility. That responsibility is to refrain from
> > > behavior that is rude, obnoxious and could cause harm to other
> > > individuals.
> > >
> > > Good natured heckling is part of our cyclocross culture. But when
> > > that behavior transgresses into spitting on racers, throwing objects
> > > at racers and yelling profanity at racers, then it has gone past what
> > > is acceptable behavior. It is unacceptable- and we cannot and will
> > > not tolerate it. We at OBRA and the organizers of the Cross Crusade
> > > are taking concrete steps to ensure that this type of nastiness does
> > > not occur again. It goes against what we believe in- that cylocross
> > > is a family friendly discipline where everyone is welcome.
> > >
> > > I'm asking all of you to think before you act. This is not to say we
> > > can't all have fun, it is only to remind folks that we must all
> > > respect each other.
> > >
> > > Thanks for reading.
> > >
> > > Kenji Sugahara
> > > Executive Director
> > > Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
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