by james on Thu 28/Jan/10 9:56am
by taylormade on Thu 28/Jan/10 10:11am
by speedystu on Thu 28/Jan/10 10:26am
by Trail on Thu 28/Jan/10 10:40am
by Zaphod on Thu 28/Jan/10 10:42am
by RF61 on Thu 28/Jan/10 11:07am
by wgtngrl on Thu 28/Jan/10 11:11am
by CrustyMTB on Thu 28/Jan/10 11:17am
Too little too late. Mr Freeman your comments have tarnished your reputation which may have taken you years to build up but only took a week for you to destroy through your own actions. You took on and abused an entire sub-culture and that won't be forgotten quickly. Reap what you sow, or time to man up and take the punches.RF61 wrote:Statement from Richard Freeman
Regretfully comments I made in on-line forum session as a bit of a wind up have taken on a life of their own. These comments have been used out of context or have been selectively edited by others with a different agenda, to give them more meaning than their original, strongly worded on-line banter – banter in which others used equally as strong language. I accept I went too far in making those comments and have learned to my cost that there is no such thing as tone or context on-line.
However, people in positions who really should know better, have rushed to judge me based on a few off hand and ill considered remarks. There has been a huge over-reaction to those remarks and I regret that.
I actually do not have a problem with cyclists. Several of my good mates are among those who regularly ride in the area and my own children, like many thousands of other Christchurch children, are regulars on the road. I, like all parents, hate to think they are in danger on our roads from car drivers.
My original point (poorly made) was that just as there are some drivers who behave badly on the road they share with cyclists, there is also a small percentage of cyclists that bring the others into disrepute with their equally arrogant and offensive on-road behaviour.
I suspect it is that small percentage of cyclists who have since made threats against me, my business, my property, my home and my family. I’m sorry that my comments have upset parents and cyclists and brought these threats to my family and business colleagues.
And to those who’ve made those threats please note I’m not the only Hummer driver in Christchurch and the Hummer pictured in The Press yesterday is not the one I drive.
For me this statement brings an end to the matter.
Regards and regrets.
Richard Freeman.
by nagem on Thu 28/Jan/10 11:19am
by DogsBollocks on Thu 28/Jan/10 11:21am
by CrustyMTB on Thu 28/Jan/10 11:33am
An email prepared by a lawyer, Balls? Or simply being backed into a corner and forced to recognise that actions have consequences?nagem wrote:I think it's awesome. Takes balls to admit that you made a huge fuck up and then to apologise for it.
by nagem on Thu 28/Jan/10 11:38am
by neels on Thu 28/Jan/10 11:39am
by Zaphod on Thu 28/Jan/10 11:41am
RF61 wrote:Statement from Richard Freeman
Regretfully comments I made in on-line forum session as a bit of a wind up have taken on a life of their own. These comments have been used out of context or have been selectively edited by others with a different agenda, to give them more meaning than their original, strongly worded on-line banter – banter in which others used equally as strong language. I accept I went too far in making those comments and have learned to my cost that there is no such thing as tone or context on-line.
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