re: Fayetteville alderman harasses woman and threatens to whip out penis at Arsaga's

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Well if anyone said those things in my workplace I would've called the cops per policy and the cops would ask the person if they wanted to press harassment charges

Dumbass

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Good grief, you are so triggered over a figure of speech. Maybe you should grow a pair or just run to your safe space.

Now call the cops, Sally.

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Because I don't believe taking bolt cutters to a locked up bike is a good thing to do?

I'm not a huge fan.

Obviously Karma wasn't on his side since he broke his leg trying to ride said bike. Which I think is hilarious btw.

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No, you're an idiot for ignoring the circumstances and nuance in what happened. As wmr said, the owner said she didn't blame him, that she probably would have done the same thing if she'd seen it sitting abandoned and rusting away, and she chose not to press charges. In her eyes, no crime was committed.

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Yet she reported it stolen?

Look whatever man, you can try and excuse it all you want. He shouldn't have done it in his position and coming up with some ridiculous justification rather than just saying I f-ed up is what pissed me off. He was in public position and should have known better than anyone to go through the correct channels.

I know it a minor thing but for someone that acts holier than though when it comes to "green", renewable etc and also admitting he's been a bit of a burnout, I've got no patience.

Call me an idiot all you want, but that is how I feel about it.

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You have committed yourself to believing in your assumption that he manufactured an ad hoc explanation of his behavior. What makes you so committed to this assumption, versus the alternative and very plausible possibility that it was actually his reasoning before he ever cut the chain?

Furthermore, he did say he fricked up. He wrote an entire article in the Fayetteville Flyer admitting his mistake and saying what he'd learned from it. In other words, EXACTLY the kind of behavior you would expect from someone who realized he'd made a mistake and decided to make the best of it--to use that mistake as a learning opportunity. He owned up to it in a very public way.

I think you're being very irrational about this.

edit: Furthermore, your charge that he is "holier than thou" is based on what? Just the fact that he's committed to the "green" concept, recycling, etc? I don't see someone acting "holier than thou", I see someone who believes in the concept and is passionate about incorporating those ideas into his community as an act of service. Do you doubt his sincerity or convictions? Would you rather have more aldermen like John La Tour--let's set aside his recent actions and focus solely on his apparent lack of enthusiasm and competency. You want more of that?

I don't understand this, either.

People who think they can discredit everything Matt Petty has done for the city by typing "bike thief" are pretty committed to being assholes. I don't necessarily like Petty, but criticize him on where you disagree with him, not on some relatively minor lapse of personal judgment from 7 years ago. It's stupid.

I don't understand what you think is disingenuous about an alderman wanting to be mayor someday.

In your view, what has he done that's hypocritical?

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I'd prefer someone who is effective and perhaps ultimately self serving (Coody) to someone who is ineffective but ethical (Jordan).

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Word.

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I don't trust Lioneld and I don't think he's above the fray. He characterized so much stuff from Coody's tenure like the current Transportation Improvement Plan as "debt!" during the election, yet that sorry arse motherfricker has held a ribbon cutting with himself as keynote speaker at every little capital improvement project from that program, including the damned roudabout in front of Washington Regional.

Jordan is super SJW mayor and listens to the Omni Center way too much. I don't think that makes him virtuous as much as it makes him a virtue-signaling SJW.

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100% with you man. Like I said, the entire Don Marr fiasco was just bizarre and I'm amazed he still attaches himself to him.

Actually not really, since I don't think Lioneld had a clue what was going on when he began initially. Might have learned a thing or two now but I characterize him as a waving hand more or less.

Bring back Fred!

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But being able to hop on a train with my bike and head up to Slaughter Pen and Crystal Bridges for the day, ride the Greenway down to Rogers. Grab some beers at Ozark. Then head back to the light rail to catch it back down to Fayetteville. Then ride home from the station. That would be some seriously awesome stuff.

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LOL yea I'm with you.

But you know what else would be awesome? Bi-passing Bella Vista on my way to and from this Missouri crap hole.

Not that Petty has a whole lot to do with that, just saying, lot's of bridges we still need to build/cross before even talking about Mass Transit in NWA. It would be insanely expensive.

To put it into perspective, Denver is JUST NOW getting their rail out to the airport. Granted its far a hell, but still shocks me it's taken this long.

Light rail in NWA will never be feasible unless light rail becomes a helluva lot cheaper to build and maintain than it currently is.

Self-driving cars and smart highways and improved fuel-efficiency will kill most of the arguments for light rail within 20 years anyway.