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1000+ motorbikers pay tribute to a slain motorbiker

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:17 am
by psyche-delic
3 weeks ago a motorbiker in Toulouse (France) was stabbed twice as he resisted two thieves trying to steal his Yamaha R6. 9 days later, after battling for his life, Frédéric Daigneau died in resus. He was 25 years old.

The response from the motorcycling community to this heinous act has been overwhelming. Since Fred's death, motorbikers from all over the area have converged on Toulouse in a poignant and heartwarming show of solidarity and support.

The video here shows the latest and biggest congregation of 1000+ motorbikers meeting in honor of our slain friend.

In English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bAAVT2jkhs
In French: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e__ltSfFycA

I post these links here because I believe any motorbiker would like to see the understanding, anger and grief that we all now share. I hope this video goes a little way towards making some difference..

psy

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:24 pm
by ofblong
I wanna know if the dusches that stabbed him were stabbed by 1000 bikers? They should have been.

Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:19 am
by psyche-delic
ofblong wrote:I wanna know if the dusches that stabbed him were stabbed by 1000 bikers? They should have been.
ofblong, trust me a LOT of us feel that way. but unfortunately this is a bigger social problem, and an eye-for-an-eye response would not solve anything..

the police are yet to arrest anyone in this matter. I think that is the one thing that has riled up all of us..

my request to you and anyone else reading this is to distribute the video links. Let us makes as much noise about this as possible and show that such senseless murders is just not acceptable.. be it a motorbiker or not..

Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:41 am
by Shorts
I watched this a little while ago. Very moving memorial ride. Yall take care