tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post8667888775243924190..comments2024-03-10T01:23:48.606-07:00Comments on Belt Drive Betty's Blog: How do you destroy a good motorcycle event?Belt Drivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06588809288861322365noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-30276279322949221242012-07-28T15:13:38.664-06:002012-07-28T15:13:38.664-06:00Video any interactions with LEO's, they do not...Video any interactions with LEO's, they do not have the right to search your saddlebags (or anything) without reasonable cause. Being a BIKER is not Reasonable cause.2wheelTechnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-31432290498397073552012-07-25T07:19:15.360-06:002012-07-25T07:19:15.360-06:00Smokey that is what I am organizing - a charter ch...Smokey that is what I am organizing - a charter challenge and class action law suit...Belt Drivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06588809288861322365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-36214489790576853932012-07-25T07:15:49.960-06:002012-07-25T07:15:49.960-06:00I wonder what would happen if all the bikers stopp...I wonder what would happen if all the bikers stopped were a minority group, i.e. Black, Native, women, and then filed a HRC complaint stating they were being profiled? Why hasn't a complaint been filed by us stating the same thing? The RCMP should be doing Federal Policing only and leave the Province to a Provincial Police force, in Port Dover it was the locals and OPP, and they didn't bother anyone unless they asked for trouble, and I didn't see any when I was there.Smokeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-17808020127688497382012-07-21T21:24:35.973-06:002012-07-21T21:24:35.973-06:00I spent Wednesday and Thursday volunteering at &qu...I spent Wednesday and Thursday volunteering at "Sturgis North". I never saw more than 20 sitting in the stands watching the bands. And most of the time they were empty. No shade on cement bench seats or standing on asphalt. <br />Non biker business people trying to make a buck. <br />Disgusting.<br />Lin SmithAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228488232103370884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-51073092031200534902012-07-21T19:33:45.228-06:002012-07-21T19:33:45.228-06:00Having been to some of the rallies held around bot...Having been to some of the rallies held around both countries ,I feel that we ,the riders , need to stand up ,speak out or at least say your going to far.I help keep the Alberta lone Wolf site moving along. I suggest the development of a green safety vest with a full back on it. like we see the cops wear. The difference across the Back will read PILSNER.Every time a group is pulled over for to big of group told no patches, or walk into an event and told no Patches we all wear the safety vest DMV suggest for bike riders.Loopynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-18823853526029299492012-07-20T22:11:24.536-06:002012-07-20T22:11:24.536-06:00Living on Vancouver Island since the mid 70s has t...Living on Vancouver Island since the mid 70s has taught me a thing or 2. I have ridden all over this country and been to my share of biker events and local community gatherings. it seems to me that when the numbers show up at any gathering of people the RCMP end up fucking it up. Two non biker events here on the island that were killed by the sheer heavy handed police action were the Nanaimo Bath Tub Race and the Parksville Sand Castle. The RCMP simply put want no event of any size to be held. The cops of today are a far cry fom when I started to ride and have no idea how to police. They loast the battle there and use crude actions to enforce their control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-13727830149793106942012-07-20T18:34:52.931-06:002012-07-20T18:34:52.931-06:00Wow, several things assault my eagle legal mind at...Wow, several things assault my eagle legal mind at the moment, the first among them being that without a warrant, saddle bags and pockets are not subject to searches. I could be wrong, but people need to know their legal rights in regards to what is the law, and what cops TRY to MAKE you think the law is.<br />Secondly, the police presence here in Ontario is bad, but NOTHING like what your describing. Yes we get stopped, harassed, ticketed for bullshit infractions and generally annoyed, but brutal ignorance is usually not something the BEU partakes in. They aren't even very good at trying to weasel information out and certainly, aren't rude even in their discrimination.<br />Lastly, people need to stand up and stick to what their rights as people are. However, I DO understand that if riders don't empty saddle bags and gear, they will likely get "marked" and harassed even more so on later dates. Its horrid, vicious and completely makes me lose any shred of faith I had in our justice and legal system.<br />Ride on, post on, keep on.Roxseyhttp://www.gypsysgirl.roxsey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-61096333724287339952012-07-20T09:43:49.551-06:002012-07-20T09:43:49.551-06:00Just came back from Port Dover. There was a huge O...Just came back from Port Dover. There was a huge OPP presence there but for the most part they were directing traffic and providing emergency services, etc - stuff they're supposed to do. We left before dark so I don't know what happened once the serious drinking started but I have to say they did a great job. I'm sure others will chime in with "issues", but I certainly have no complaints.<br />But then the RCMP is a totally different kettle of fish - it's almost like they're so embarassed by the behaviour of some of their members that they get nasty.Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24628937.post-73255359220136010882012-07-20T04:51:36.950-06:002012-07-20T04:51:36.950-06:00Not surprising to see the police ramp up their pre...Not surprising to see the police ramp up their presence. <br />They seem to want to take over every event this year. <br />This is precisely why I haven't attended any gatherings. <br />Very embarrassing to see our police force treating its' <br />public citizens like criminals.Blue-Wolfnoreply@blogger.com