Fucking World Youth Day.

I decided to go for a ride today to check out the local walking/riding trails around Willoughby leisure centre and see if there was any decent mountain biking to be had. There’s a whole bunch of concreted paths down there that are shared between pedestrians and bikes.

I was riding down one path when I saw a police motorcycle coming the other way. I was confused, until I saw a bunch of people walking behind it, many in World Youth Day Staff outfits taking up the entire path.

I considered moving over to the left and trying to ride around them, but then realised I didn’t want to be “annoying”. I pulled off onto a grassy area by the side of the path to wait it out. As I sat on my bike I got a whole bunch of greasy looks from the police, presumably they were sizing me up wondering if I was going to be a nuisance.

All up, there were two police motorcycles, four more police on foot and about 10 WYD staff members. This was all for about 20 - 30 pilgrims, doing nothing more than walking along a fucking path in the suburbs. As I rode home, I saw another police car and two more bikes directing traffic, I presume they were there for the same group.

For starters, what a goddamned waste of police resources. Secondly, why the hell was I made to feel like a criminal in my own suburb for some freaking god-botherers? Why did none of them even make a token effort to move over and let me past? Why was I glared at for sitting on my bike and watching them pass? The whole “Do not look upon them for they are holier than thou” attitude shits me to no end.

It Hath Begun.

Friday, July 11th, 2008 @ 2:50 am rants
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