I'm a what??

[Jadedcarguy]

I have mentioned in the past that I ride a motorcycle. What I have left out is it is the same style that the guys on American Chopper build, so it has a tendency to cause small boys to work themselves into a lather over it. I smile and say thanks, yada yada.

So, I went to the grocery store this afternoon to get some barley pops, and I took the bike since I would only have a sixer to carry. I have been riding it a lot lately since it gets about 30 mpg in town. I parked it up front by the entrance and a kid of about 8-10 years old who is walking out of the store with his mom starts freaking out in the typical young boy fashion (WOWCOOLAWESOMESWEETCOOLBITCHIN!!). I said "thanks" and got out not another word before his mother runs over, grabs the poor guy by the collar, drags him away while shooting death lasers out of her eyes at me, and says loud enough for people 15 feet away to hear, "Get away from him!! He could be a child molester!!"

Well, fuck you too, bitch!

"Real classy, ma'am." was all I could think to say at the moment, considering there were a lot of other people around. I did hear one woman say that she should apologize to me, but of course I got nothing.

So, apparently, bike=kid toucher. Damn.

[Aramika]

That's......... words fail me.

[Evil Queen]

Good thing I wasn't with you, I would have jumped that lady and given her one heck of a verbal bitch slapping!

[Jadedcarguy]

Good thing I wasn't with you, I would have jumped that lady and given her one heck of a verbal bitch slapping!

Every nerve in my body was screaming at me to do just that. If there hadn't been a crowd and a child present, she would have seen the malevolent side of Jaded.

[Evil Queen]

*girlie squeals* YAY! Violence!

[Salted Grump]

Well, Naturally the only way to be a ~Real~ Kid Toucher is to be male, built like a brick, ride something expensive that lures people regardless of age, yadda, yadda, yadda, and what a honking bitch.

10 to 1 odds she was touched as a child. With a frying pan to the head.

[Pedersen]

This is the second time in recent memory I've heard of someone saying something like this. I have a recommendation to make to everybody:

If you are hear such a remark, whether it is directed at you or at somebody else, please, in a very firm voice (so that people around can hear) ask: "Excuse me? Did you just make the slanderous accusation that ___ is a child molester?"

Fill in the ___ appropriately, of course. This shit has got to stop. And that's the only way I can think of to make it happen. Throw the prospect of a lawsuit right in their faces over groundless accusations, and they will listen.

I hope.

[powerboy]

I was talking to one of my female friends ex-lover about his motorcycle and how I wanted one. Well, he told me that he would show me how to ride. Which he did. But to make a long story short, he ran into a few people that said that he was a child molester. He said that he wanted to run over them, but didn't. He didn't because he wanted to be the bigger man.

[lightmylamb]

I was talking to one of my female friends ex-lover about his motorcycle and how I wanted one. Well, he told me that he would show me how to ride. Which he did. But to make a long story short, he ran into a few people that said that he was a child molester. He said that he wanted to run over them, but didn't. He didn't because he wanted to be the bigger man.

Are you serious? Do people actually think guys are child molesters because they ride a motorcycle? That's insane. Here it's white vans. They're mostly known as "Molester Vans", do you know what I mean?

I was sorta hoping maybe she was just trying to teach her kid the whole don't talk to strangers thing, but blurted out "child molester", instead of "axe murderer".

[JustADude]

So, apparently, bike=kid toucher. Damn.

Which is ironic in the extreme, considering what the serious Bikers (not just guys who are really into choppers... think REAL Hell's Angels) I've known would DO to a pedophile if they got their hands on the guy.

<Standard CYA: The above statement is not ment to endorse any illegal acts, specifically not assault, homicide, desecration of corpses, etc...>

[One-Fang]

Well you know, technically, she's right. You *could* have been a child molester. Not at all because you were on a bike, but just because ... you know ... anyone *could* be. Big difference between "right" and "the right thing to say" though. She sucked.

I remember reading a while ago a story about a family that hired a biker as a babysitter. Full tattooes, black leather, piercings, long beard, the whole "ooooo - scary man!" look. Best babysitter they ever had. Nobody bothered THEIR child, and the sitter was just awesome with her.

I tend to agree with JustADude. The ones I've known (or known of) are extremely protective of children and hate molesters with a passion. I think they respect the innocence of children or something, not sure why.

[Shangri-laschild]

She shouldn't have said it, but I don't know that it had anything to do with the bike. I think it was more of a "don't talk to strangers in general because you never know who might be bad." She shouldn't have said it like that or made it so publicly vocal like she did. That was really really rude of her. But it coule have been more of a reaction because her son was talking to a stranger than who the stranger was. Of course I could be wrong. I have a motorcycle but I don't seem to run into any bad mentalities about it (being female and looking fairly harmless might help with that a little though).

[Emrld]

child molester is the new stranger danger call it seems - I can remember growing up they told you not to talk to strangers or go with strangers . . .they either said you would be kidnapped or nothing at all. Now they use the term molester or mention being touched in areas that no one should ever touch you.
Interesting how times have changed (description of stranger - man with trench coat . . .lost puppy/ has candy)

My personal logic says motorbike would be last form of transportation used . . .too easy for thrashing kid to knock off balance . . .jump off at a red light . . .get someone's attention. I gotta stop watching police/legal TV drama shows

True it wasn't the most accurate thing to say . . . True it shouldn't have been said in a voice for others to hear, let alone you to hear

But at least give the lady half a point for paying attention to her kid

[blas]

She's got her stereotypes all wrong. Pedophiles drive huge vans with no windows. DUH.

How are you going to stash a kid on your bike without someone noticing?

What a loon.

/sarcasm off.

[LostMyMind]

I have been riding it a lot lately since it gets about 30 mpg in town.

Wow, only 30mpg. Dang, you must have one oversized engine for that bike. I get on 40 to 50mpg with mine, of course it's a small engine.

On the child molester thing, makes no sense at all. Around here, bikers were the biggest rally over that jessica mess (which produce the law with the same name). They still do a annual rally (bikers ride) in memory of her. That lady must had her head under a rock.

In my experience, bikers are violently protective of 3 things. Kids, their bike, and their bar.