Don't speed in Denver...
01-19-2017, 11:14 PM
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Don't speed in Denver...
If they will do this to a crotch rocket, i wonder what they would do to a Corvette...
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/1...er-i-25-rally/
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/1...er-i-25-rally/
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01-20-2017, 07:27 AM
Drifting
Won't stop it...will make the issue more contentious...bad PR move...
However, just yesterday I was on I-95 as a huge group (100s) of bikers were headed into DC for the Inauguration...good on em for coming to town for the Inauguration however, they were acting like they owned the road...trying to block I-95 on ramps and weaving across lanes to block other vehicles, using the shoulder to pass, etc...what kills me is that these folks weren't the hardcore bikers...rather hobbyists/posers...
I like bikes and have plenty of respect for those that ride, but when they act like of bunch of entitled ******** and put everyone at risk, it is rather disappointing and counter to their cause...and by the way, that goes for any "groups"...corvettes included...
However, just yesterday I was on I-95 as a huge group (100s) of bikers were headed into DC for the Inauguration...good on em for coming to town for the Inauguration however, they were acting like they owned the road...trying to block I-95 on ramps and weaving across lanes to block other vehicles, using the shoulder to pass, etc...what kills me is that these folks weren't the hardcore bikers...rather hobbyists/posers...
I like bikes and have plenty of respect for those that ride, but when they act like of bunch of entitled ******** and put everyone at risk, it is rather disappointing and counter to their cause...and by the way, that goes for any "groups"...corvettes included...
01-19-2017, 11:49 PM
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The police are going to destroy a person's property (motorcycle) before the owner is convicted?
"Denver Police seized a 2007 Honda after the protest through the civil public nuisance abatement process. Police announced they will destroy the bike Thursday.
The owner of the bike that will be destroyed faces charges for speed exhibition and reckless driving. He is awaiting a jury trial."
Plasticman
"Denver Police seized a 2007 Honda after the protest through the civil public nuisance abatement process. Police announced they will destroy the bike Thursday.
The owner of the bike that will be destroyed faces charges for speed exhibition and reckless driving. He is awaiting a jury trial."
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01-20-2017, 07:08 AM
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Drifting
They must think that the rider isn't capable of doing the same thing on any other motorcycle.
And, if you are going to illegally confiscate someones property, why destroy it when you could donate it to some charity.
Gerry
And, if you are going to illegally confiscate someones property, why destroy it when you could donate it to some charity.
Gerry
01-20-2017, 07:27 AM
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Drifting
Won't stop it...will make the issue more contentious...bad PR move...
However, just yesterday I was on I-95 as a huge group (100s) of bikers were headed into DC for the Inauguration...good on em for coming to town for the Inauguration however, they were acting like they owned the road...trying to block I-95 on ramps and weaving across lanes to block other vehicles, using the shoulder to pass, etc...what kills me is that these folks weren't the hardcore bikers...rather hobbyists/posers...
I like bikes and have plenty of respect for those that ride, but when they act like of bunch of entitled ******** and put everyone at risk, it is rather disappointing and counter to their cause...and by the way, that goes for any "groups"...corvettes included...
However, just yesterday I was on I-95 as a huge group (100s) of bikers were headed into DC for the Inauguration...good on em for coming to town for the Inauguration however, they were acting like they owned the road...trying to block I-95 on ramps and weaving across lanes to block other vehicles, using the shoulder to pass, etc...what kills me is that these folks weren't the hardcore bikers...rather hobbyists/posers...
I like bikes and have plenty of respect for those that ride, but when they act like of bunch of entitled ******** and put everyone at risk, it is rather disappointing and counter to their cause...and by the way, that goes for any "groups"...corvettes included...
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01-20-2017, 10:53 AM
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I'd like to see all the idiots who pull stuff like that thrown in jail!
That said, it would raise some interesting questions and issues if - for the sake of argument - the rider was acquitted at his trial, after the cops destroy the bike.
That said, it would raise some interesting questions and issues if - for the sake of argument - the rider was acquitted at his trial, after the cops destroy the bike.
01-20-2017, 11:20 AM
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and you think that is dumb... no wonder we were, and sometimes still are, the subject of derisive comments....
Colorful but Injudicious, Judge Is Out
Published: June 25, 1993
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 24— Gary Graham, the only county judge in Citrus County, once ordered a speeding boater who killed a manatee to spend 32 hours by a river, yelling to boaters to slow down. He told a snake collector to kill his collection after a woman was bitten. The judge's courtroom actions got him his own local-access cable television show.
But today they got him removed from the bench. In a 6-to-1 ruling, the Florida Supreme Court cited arbitrary imposition of sentences, vulgarity and rudeness to people in court, and making unsubstantiated charges against other officials in Citrus County. Another violation involved closing public court sessions. 10 Days for a Vulgar T-Shirt
"A judgeship is a position of trust, not a fiefdom," the justices wrote.
In a terse response, Mr. Graham said, "I believe a great many people in Citrus County respectfully disagree with the court's opinion."
The Supreme Court agreed with the state's Judicial Qualifications Commission that Mr. Graham, first elected in 1986, was guilty of repeated misconduct. "A judge who refuses to recognize his own transgressions," the justices wrote, "does not deserve the authority or command the respect necessary to judge the transgressions of others."
Among other things, Judge Graham once sentenced a man to 10 days in jail for appearing in court with a vulgar T-shirt. He gave a reckless driver 60 days off a jail sentence when the man agreed to destroy his pickup truck.
After the qualifications commission brought charges, Judge Graham asserted that he was the target of a political conspiracy trying to stop him from rooting out corruption and favoritism in Citrus County, on the Gulf Coast of central Florida.
The justices said his motives were right but his methods wrong. "We recognize that Graham is not dishonest, venal or guilty of moral turpitude," they wrote. "His zealous pursuit of a pure society apparently clouded his ability."
The lone dissenter was Justice Parker Lee McDonald, who agreed that there was a "clear abuse of power" but said Mr. Graham was "genuinely honest" and should not have been removed from the bench. As an alternative, Justice McDonald said he would "loudly and severely reprimand" the judge.
Colorful but Injudicious, Judge Is Out
Published: June 25, 1993
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 24— Gary Graham, the only county judge in Citrus County, once ordered a speeding boater who killed a manatee to spend 32 hours by a river, yelling to boaters to slow down. He told a snake collector to kill his collection after a woman was bitten. The judge's courtroom actions got him his own local-access cable television show.
But today they got him removed from the bench. In a 6-to-1 ruling, the Florida Supreme Court cited arbitrary imposition of sentences, vulgarity and rudeness to people in court, and making unsubstantiated charges against other officials in Citrus County. Another violation involved closing public court sessions. 10 Days for a Vulgar T-Shirt
"A judgeship is a position of trust, not a fiefdom," the justices wrote.
In a terse response, Mr. Graham said, "I believe a great many people in Citrus County respectfully disagree with the court's opinion."
The Supreme Court agreed with the state's Judicial Qualifications Commission that Mr. Graham, first elected in 1986, was guilty of repeated misconduct. "A judge who refuses to recognize his own transgressions," the justices wrote, "does not deserve the authority or command the respect necessary to judge the transgressions of others."
Among other things, Judge Graham once sentenced a man to 10 days in jail for appearing in court with a vulgar T-shirt. He gave a reckless driver 60 days off a jail sentence when the man agreed to destroy his pickup truck.
After the qualifications commission brought charges, Judge Graham asserted that he was the target of a political conspiracy trying to stop him from rooting out corruption and favoritism in Citrus County, on the Gulf Coast of central Florida.
The justices said his motives were right but his methods wrong. "We recognize that Graham is not dishonest, venal or guilty of moral turpitude," they wrote. "His zealous pursuit of a pure society apparently clouded his ability."
The lone dissenter was Justice Parker Lee McDonald, who agreed that there was a "clear abuse of power" but said Mr. Graham was "genuinely honest" and should not have been removed from the bench. As an alternative, Justice McDonald said he would "loudly and severely reprimand" the judge.
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01-20-2017, 11:52 AM
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they dont put rapist and murderers to death but will destroy a bike. I can see take his right to drive for a wile and fine him but no more then that. I do think it is not right to ride there bikes like they do.
01-20-2017, 12:24 PM
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01-20-2017, 05:13 PM
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01-20-2017, 06:40 PM
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They completely blocked a major interstate going through metropolitan Denver this was very disruptive and very dangerous and very stupid
I think they should I had the bike rider straped to it when they crushed the bike
what a bunch of idiots
I think they should I had the bike rider straped to it when they crushed the bike
what a bunch of idiots
01-20-2017, 06:49 PM
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01-20-2017, 07:11 PM
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I personally like that they are going to destroy it, Simply because if there was crowd of bikers or whoever in any type motor vehicle congregate on a PUBLIC ROAD and impede people and risk the public's safety because 'these people' FEEL that it is their RIGHT to do what they are doing...they should pay the price and lose their property....and MUCH more than that. Owning any type of motor vehicle DOES require (or should) using it properly when it is on the road.
People can rent a track or properly deal with the local authorities and get a place set aside that is now controlled and show their a$$ all day long and not have to worry...but when it is done on a public street.....I feel that 'they' so not have the right to do stupid stuff.
Our drivers licenses are a PRIVILEGE....NOT a right. Some people STILL have not figured that out yet...just like the drunk driver who drove their car instead of calling a buddy or getting a cab. They ALL get what they deserve.
DUB
People can rent a track or properly deal with the local authorities and get a place set aside that is now controlled and show their a$$ all day long and not have to worry...but when it is done on a public street.....I feel that 'they' so not have the right to do stupid stuff.
Our drivers licenses are a PRIVILEGE....NOT a right. Some people STILL have not figured that out yet...just like the drunk driver who drove their car instead of calling a buddy or getting a cab. They ALL get what they deserve.
DUB
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01-20-2017, 08:04 PM
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There has to be some missing pieces to this story. The State (government) cannot legally seize and destroy someone's property without due process. So I would think that this guy chose not to fight the State to keep his bike or he lost at a forfeiture hearing.
01-20-2017, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Kris_K
There has to be some missing pieces to this story. The State (government) cannot legally seize and destroy someone's property without due process. So I would think that this guy chose not to fight the State to keep his bike or he lost at a forfeiture hearing.
