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What
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More coverage at BRYANT WATCH
Mess Media, September 3, 2009
The Toronto media have given Al Sheppard's death vast
coverage. The
have investigated his background.They have reported speculation and
rumour. But most of them have virtually ignored one critical aspect of
this tragedy.
How did it begin?
The media have said that it began after a minor accident in which
Sheppard's bike was damaged. What are they leaving out?
Christie
Blatchford of the Globe and Mail is
generally not a friend of cyclists but she has reported that it all
began when Michael Bryant hit Sheppard's bike from behind.
| Earlier
eyewitness accounts describe an angry clash between Mr.
Bryant and Mr. Sheppard - a toot of the horn and a shout to get moving
from Mr. Bryant; a refusal and perhaps an answering shout from Mr.
Sheppard; Mr. Bryant edging his convertible closer, and by one account,
actually hitting Mr. Sheppard's bike |
So it began with Bryant in full road rage mode hitting
Sheppard from
behind because he didn't get out of the way. Is this not important for
the public to know? Why would a guy who just had dinner with his wife
to celebrate their 12 wedding anniversary be so agitated? But he was.
He intentionally hit Sheppard's bike.
Video:
Eyewitness
accounts of Sheppard's death
Former Ontario attorney-general
charged in road rage death of bike messenger - Mess Media,
September 2, 2009
What started it all - Mess
Media, September 3, 2009
Globe and Mail Reveals Bryant's PR
Firm As Source for Stories - Mess Media, September 4, 2009
There is an
online
form to send a message to the Attorney
General of Ontario at this
address
The Toronto Bike
Messenger Association (TOBMA) will be holding a fundraiser,
September
19th to help cover burial costs. More information can be found on
facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=125621767851
The Toronto
Bike Messenger Association (TOBMA) has opened an account at TD
Canada Trust for donation to help pay for Darcy Allan Sheppard's burial
arrangements and for his children. If you should wish to donate you can
go into any TD branch and donate into account number 06906676860 for
Darcy Allan Sheppard. Or you can go to tobma.com and donate via pay pal"
Cyclist's
troubled life recalled - Toronto Star, September 08, 2009
In
Toronto, Bike-Car Road Rage Escalates - NPR, September 7, 2009
Spinning
the first week of Michael Bryant's new life - Toronto Star,
September 5, 2009
How
do you prosecute your former boss? – MacLeans, September 4, 2009
Cyclists
entitled to whole lane, bicycle cop says - Toronto
Sun - September 4,
2009
Making
sense of the Bryant - Sheppard tragedy - Examiner.com,
September 4, 2009
B.C.'s
Peck picked to prosecute Bryant - Toronto Sun, September 4, 2009
Cyclist
to be buried in Alberta - National Post,
September 4, 2009
Bryant
ordered not to drive, surrender passport - CBC, September
4,
2009
Statistics
help explain cyclists’ anger - Metro News,
September 1, 2009
Cyclists
ride in support of dead bike courier - Toronto Sun - September 3,
2009
Car vs. cycle:
Road war shifts to higher gear - Toronto Star -
September 3, 2009
John
Moore: In their conflict with cyclists, motorists have to give -
National Post, September 03, 2009
The
road to `reputation recovery' - Toronto Star -
September 3, 2009
Brain's
'rage system' cuts rational response - Globe and
Mail, September 3, 2009
Bryant's custody
stay rapped - Toronto Star - September 3, 2009
Angry
cyclists stage protest - Toronto Star - September
2, 2009
Canadian
Politician Charged in Death - New York Times, September 2, 2009
Michael
Bryant's
deadly duel - Toronto Star - September 2, 2009
The
world was
Michael Bryant's until one fateful instant - Toronto Star,
September 2, 2009
Couriers
share
their `mutual hardship' – Toronto Star, September 2, 2009
Bike
courier
'troubled spirit' who battled his addictions - Toronto Star -
September 1, 2009
Tension
grows side by side - National Post, September 2, 2009
In
a city of drivers and cyclists at odds, the one on the bike is always
right - Globe and Mail, September 2, 2009
It's
us against them - Toronto Sun, September 2, 2009
Charges
could snuff out promising future for Bryant - Winnipeg Sun,
September 2, 2009
Cyclist
may have grabbed Bryant, wheel: police - CBC, September
2, 2009
An
overachiever's supreme self-confidence shattered - Globe and Mail ,
September 2, 2009
Bike
messengers pay tribute to fallen comrade - Globe
and Mail , September 2, 2009
Death
on Bloor: Bryany Enters a World beyond Political Spin - Globe
and Mail , September 2, 2009
Bryant
resigns Invest Toronto - Toronto Star, September 2,
2009
Bikes
versus cars, Searching for a detente - Globe and Mail,
September 2, 2009
Bike
couriers 'in a daze' after Bryant charged in cyclist's death - Metro
News, September 1, 2009
Former
Ontario AG Bryant charged after bike courier dragged by car and killed -
Metro News, September 1, 2009
Former
Ontario attorney general Bryant faces two charges after fatal crash
- National Post, September 1, 2009
Details
of the charges - Toronto Star, September 1,
2009
Michael
Bryant: Tenacity and a flair for publicity - Toronto
Star, August 2,
2009
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