I love the idea of a bicycling paradise where cars aren’t allowed and bicyclists are safe. I don’t live in that world. And knowing someone who was killed on a bicycle by a drunk motorist makes me hesitant to suggest this vision to anyone as ideal. But this is a stunning example of ignorance and hatred. Melissa Arrington killed a bicyclist while she was drunk in her car. And then she laughed about it with a friend expressing homophobia, xenophobia, and anti-bicyclist, anti-environment sentiments.

During the conversation, the man told Arrington that an acquaintance believed she should get a medal and a parade because she had “taken out” a “tree hugger, a bicyclist, a Frenchman and a gay guy all in one shot.”

Arrington laughed. When the man said he knew it was a terrible thing to say, she responded, “No, it’s not.”

Pretty sure there’s a circle in hell with her name on it. At least the judge seemed to agree.

Via Treehugger