A bad time to ride a Harley around Nelson?

[mdnzz]

A thought, the police spent most of their time and our dollars watching the Hell Angels, all this after 'Max' publicly threatened to incite violence, commit arson , gbh and possibly murder. Are these still not arrestable crimes in NZ, why have they not sought this 'Max' outed him and taken him before the courts. Is it possibly because 'Max' does not exist and is just the media/police hype wagon stirring its usual magic.

[Woodman]

From what i can make outmax was a caller on a talkback programme. need I say anymore??

[Genie]

apparrently, according to the newspaper, Max was not to be found at the phone number the call was made from. Obviously the police traced the number but...then nothing. As to the police presence, lucky Hells Angels got their own police escort for their trip to Nelson, or police protection squad. I think the police outnumbered said big bad Hells Angels 2 to 1.
They gone now, there were no problems just some rather nice looking bikes in town. a lot of hype over nothing

[sinfull]

Interesting feedback from someone who works at the interislander terminal cafe !

She couldn't understand why when 20 odd angels show up thurs, 60 police swoop on them tazers on hips, tear em down for whatever they can (4 bikes had to be recovered as the riders got stopped from riding for one offence or another) when they (the bikers) were polite, paid for the food they took from the servery, made small talk with her (chattin up i recon) even helped an old lady with her bags she said !

Where a week before 4 carloads of notorious mob showed up there waiting for the ferry, terrorised the public, took food from the servery and refused to pay for it !
Police were called and a car with two cops arrived, had a word with one member and left .... them to carry on terrorising the public and catch their ferry !

Does it really take a phone call threatening to kill, to get a responce team of cops out ?

[Genie]

MAYBE THE COPS ARE, oops caps lock, maybe the cops are on the payroll of the angels and it was a publicity stunt. Yes, you are correct threathen to kill anyone and you in big trouble. If you are the threathened one, you will have your own protection squad.

Fuck, that other situation, that is disgusting.

[Coldrider]

Aa reported in the weekend dom, five did not have the relevant class of license for the type of motorcycle, one in possession of dope, one arrested for $thousands of unpaid fines, many paid unpaid fines in cash on the spot, AOS used to protect the police, photograph showed court bailiff in attendance.

[Genie]

oh, so I'm guessing they were "L" plate riders......an aquaintence of mine who is in the local 'gang' just sat his learner licence as he had ridden for years without a licence. I got mine first and he thought, yeah if I can do it best he get legal. So many are out there riding with no licence.

Just another thought, maybe the police are on the payroll of the local gang which would expalin why the angels were kept on a very short leash.

[Coldrider]

Publicity shot them down.

[MIXONE]

I was on the friday afternoon ferry crossing and there was half a dozen or so HA aboard.They kept to themselves and were a lot queiter than the school trip kids on the same boat so I know who I'd rather travel with