Dear Editor,
No time to sugar-coat this issue. Time to ban scooters. Simple solution. I see no other option. The law cannot handle these suicides/murders, correct? So, ban them!
When scooters have proven to be more detrimental to society than handguns, it’s the simplest answer.
Let’s break this down, Dutch-side police are only interested on the level of tint on your car window. Call them about an important issue and unless you are a friend or family, they do not respond, or they laugh at you and will taunt you for life! Personal experience.
They act on a pick-and-choose response. Like the Fire Department – they issue fire warnings, yet, if you call them about a fire, I can assure you they will not respond. Again, pick-and-choose response only.
French side, Gibbs and Patrick, no care in the world. Heads in clouds, or maybe stuck in the sand? When a scooter kills one of their daughters, we will hear the cries. Until then … crickets.
When an official from the Dutch side or French side has been affected by one of these scooters, that is when we will see rapid change. Until such time, we are all at risk of being killed instantly by one of these irresponsible drivers. Russian roulette driving through French Quarter.
Two lives lost in one day on scooters. Are we to mourn the lives lost or thank the Lord that the irresponsible drivers of those scooters did not kill innocent bystanders as they recklessly rode around, carefree.
Should we feel sad for them? Personally, I don’t. I feel as though my family survived being murdered by them. Everyone reading this should also feel grateful to be alive, that you nor your family was hit by a selfish person on a scooter.
If we cannot ban the scooters, let’s shame them. Uneducated individuals acting in such a manner on a scooter with no helmet, driving at high speeds, cutting off every vehicle in sight – that is a weapon. No better than a gun! You fell? You hit a truck? You died? Sorry for you. Thankfully, though, my family was spared from your stupidity! RIP
Marie
Surname withheld at author's request.
