NSW to act against bikie gang violence

http://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw-to-act-against-bikie-gang-violence-20090217-8ab5.html

THE NSW Police Minister is to submit a plan to the cabinet following a request
by the Police Commissioner to rein in Sydney's wave of bikie violence.

In the most definite sign yet that the Government is planning to tighten the
screws on the state's 21 outlaw motorcycle clubs, the Police Minister, Tony
Kelly, said he would look at emulating some of South Australia's recent
anti-bikie laws.

The South Australian legislation, introduced last year, has tried to outlaw the
clubs and make it illegal for anyone to meet bikies more than five times a year.
"We won't tolerate the outlaw motorcycle gangs committing violence in the
streets," Mr Kelly said.

The announcement comes at the same time as a group of senior NSW bikies called
for an unprecedented meeting of every club in the state to prepare a defence
against legislative attack.

The decision to act comes after Mr Kelly was handed a preliminary report by the
Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, in a meeting on Monday. The report
requested further legislative power to combat a recent upsurge in club violence
around Sydney.

The recent shooting war between the Rebels and the Bandidos, as well as the
bombing of a Hells Angels' clubhouse in Petersham this month, is understood to
be the catalyst for the push for legislative action.

But the move will be met with stiff resistance by the clubs and their
supporters. The SA legislation has been described as draconian and reminiscent
of the McCarthy era by civil libertarians and the South Australian Law Society.
The laws, which have not yet been fully implemented, will be challenged in the
High Court.

In an open letter from the NSW clubs yesterday, they said they planned to resist
any curbs strenuously.

The letter called for at least two members of every chapter of every club in NSW
- potentially hundreds of bikies from more than 20 clubs - to come to the
yet-to-be planned meeting.

That would represent one of the biggest gatherings of outlaw motorcycle club
members Australia has ever seen.

"This meeting will be neutral for all concerned - no issues, attitudes or
grievances past or present should be brought up," the letter read.

A copy of the letter was also distributed among Queensland club members.

A bikie gang expert and author, Professor Arthur Veno of Monash University, said
he was not surprised that the Government had decided to act, saying the NSW
bikie scene was "extremely volatile" at the moment.

But he believed legislation was the wrong approach. "My take is the big blue
gang [the police] better get in there and kick some ass, to put it very
bluntly," he said. "Legislation is pointless, it just gets the civil
libertarians offside."

--
"The Labour Party is corrupt beyond redemption!"
- Labour hasbeen Mark Latham in a moment of honest clarity.

"Silly old bugger!"
- Well known ACTU pisspot and sometime Labour prime minister Bob Hawke
responding to a pensioner who dared ask for more.

"Well may we say 'God save the Queen' because nothing will save the governor
general!"
- Egotistical shithead and pompous fuckwit E.G. Whitlam whining about his
appointee for Governor General John Kerr.

 

The legislation should also apply to the Big Blue Gang. They commit more
crime than bikers do.

Some recent examples;
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24789821-5006301,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23620340-3102,00.html
http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2009/02/16/Cops_blame_each_other_for_corruption

Maybe they could make consorting with a Police Officer a crime...

 

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But, they will allow street violence betweeen drunks at the local pub on
saturday nights?

Recent shootings between rival muslim groups would not count??

Again, we have discrimination against a particular person and / or group,
all because of the method of transport they wish to use

And so they should, vehemently.

That would not be a first, as when I started riding, any member of any club
or group coule freely mingle with other groups without any hassles. But, it
is a great idea.

No worse than the gang wars between rival ethnic groups, drug dealers and
other criminal elements.

This sounds very much like selective monitoring and legislation against a
particular group/s of people, who have been put together by the association
of having the same interests , mainly motorcycles.
When you own and ride a motorcycle, you are almost immediately branded as a
ratbag tear-away, drug-taker, boozer, especially if you ride a Harley or
other big bike, not as much of coarse if you ride a late model Vespa, but
what I have found is that most scooter riders have a scooter because of the
economy and the convenience of parking in the city and do not ride much of a
weekend, whereas a Harley , Triumph, Ducati, and other big bikes above
350cc. tend to do most of their riding at the weekend, where the cops are
out watching for them to fall over the edge of legality, either by road
rules or whatever they can think of..

And for those in Melbourne and suburbs, watch for that big bad looking
bearded bloke on the Rocket 3,
blame yourself if he asks you to drag off at the lights to see if you cacn
beat him, he is a copper,

 

<gasp> You mean it isn't?

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Who left the gate open?

<Deeee leeeeteee>

 

This is no sillier than 'Women Against Rape in War' - me - I'm against rape
wherever and whenever it occurs

or the other current one

'Stop violence against women and children' - why not just 'STOP VIOLENCE'

it's all a bit half arsed and .. oh yeah.. there's a barrow to push too...

P

 

And how would they stop violence?

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Onya bike

Gerry

 

What does that have to do with it?

P
Kill all the violent people?

 

I reckon it would be a hoot if all the Bikie gangs registered themselves as
political parties. Any legislation aimed at stopping them meeting or
functioning in other legal ways would then apply to the Labor and Liberal
Parties too!

 

What if they get voted in?

 

Well, if you're going to say "stop violence", then that begs the
question "how would you do that?"

Nah.... Taser the f*ckers !!!


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Onya bike

Gerry

 

Compared to the current NSW government, that would be a win win situation.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

The approved method is to beat the crap out of the perpetrators.

Theo

 

So, one violent mob beating the crap out of "the violent mob" works?


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Onya bike

Gerry

 

Not working in Melbourne or Sydney, they are still at it.

 

Good Cam, you can be Treasurer
with a Scotsman holding the purse strings, we wouldn't go broke

 

Free bikes for everyone instead of laptops. Finally do something about fuel
prices. Fix ripoff insurance and mechanics. Fix the RTAs. Fix transport.

Yeah, sounds good to me.

--
"The Labour Party is corrupt beyond redemption!"
- Labour hasbeen Mark Latham in a moment of honest clarity.

"Silly old bugger!"
- Well known ACTU pisspot and sometime Labour prime minister Bob Hawke
responding to a pensioner who dared ask for more.

"Well may we say 'God save the Queen' because nothing will save the governor
general!"
- Egotistical shithead and pompous fuckwit E.G. Whitlam whining about his
appointee for Governor General John Kerr.

 

Don't think it's ever worked anywhere.

Gandhi said "An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind."


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Onya bike

Gerry

 

Diogenes is of the opinion:

But you can't hit other people if you can't see 'em.

- Matt

 

Wanna bet?


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Onya bike

Gerry