1. Do not waste your time pursuing personal revenge. It might work; more likely, you’ll wind-up getting caught and serving time. Fantasies of revenge are for adolescents. Do the real work that needs to be done. There’s a madman out there who’s a lethal hazard to every bike rider.
2. Document the event in writing. Don’t fulminate. Be factual and unemotional. Get every fact down you can remember. Have someone you trust proof-read your documentation. Get it right. Mistakes and inconsistencies will give the authorities reason to stall.
3. Document the fact that the police are not willing to pursue this case. Get names and badge numbers.
4. Make an appointment with the DA’s office. Present your documentation there. Tell the DA you want to file a complaint, viz, Assault with a Deadly Weapon. See if they can explain why this assault doesn’t fit the definition of this statute: 2005 Arizona Code - Revised Statutes §13-1204 Aggravated Assault.
5. Document your conversation with the DA. Names, phone numbers, address of office, date and time of meeting. Bring a reliable witness -- someone who can take notes or record the conversation, someone who can testify later if need be.
And thank you for doing this work. If you don’t force the authorities to find this madman, he’s gonna find someone else to kill. I’d rather it weren’t me.
2. Document the event in writing. Don’t fulminate. Be factual and unemotional. Get every fact down you can remember. Have someone you trust proof-read your documentation. Get it right. Mistakes and inconsistencies will give the authorities reason to stall.
3. Document the fact that the police are not willing to pursue this case. Get names and badge numbers.
4. Make an appointment with the DA’s office. Present your documentation there. Tell the DA you want to file a complaint, viz, Assault with a Deadly Weapon. See if they can explain why this assault doesn’t fit the definition of this statute: 2005 Arizona Code - Revised Statutes §13-1204 Aggravated Assault.
5. Document your conversation with the DA. Names, phone numbers, address of office, date and time of meeting. Bring a reliable witness -- someone who can take notes or record the conversation, someone who can testify later if need be.
And thank you for doing this work. If you don’t force the authorities to find this madman, he’s gonna find someone else to kill. I’d rather it weren’t me.
