OFF THE WIRE
agingrebel.com
Today in Australia, police are in a panic because Hells Angels are riding to
the city of Darwin near the top of the country for their national run. State
police have implemented something called Operation Sitara. Sitara is a Sanskrit
word that refers to the planet Venus. What Operation Sitara means is that
militarized police wearing body armor and carrying military style weapons are
stopping every motorcyclist crossing into the Northern Territory and offering
them courtesy safety checks.
Commander Wayne Harris, the police genius in charge of Operation Sitara, told
the Australian Broadcasting Corporation yesterday, “They check out the
individuals as they arrive…just making sure everything is compliant law-wise as
they arrive in the Northern Territory.” Harris also said, “outlaw motorcycle
gangs” trouble him because they are “involved in extortion, murders, stealing
and drugs.”
Police have estimated that 200 Angels are riding to the national run. The
Northern Territory News reported this morning that a pack of 150 Hells
Angels are headed for Darwin on the Stuart Highway – an 1800 mile long road that
crosses the continent from south to north. The run officially begins April 5.
The News reported Monday that “swarms” of police would be riding along
with the patch holders. The News also reported in the same story that
six Red Devils had just crossed into the Northern Territory from the state of
South Australia. Maybe it was a slow news day.
Beer Ban
In order to thoroughly ruin the bikers vacation, the Northern Territory will
institute an emergency “beer ban.” The ban forbids bars from selling alcohol to
anyone wearing club colors. The ban will be in effect from April 5 through April
11. Apparently, the ban will be enforced by police who have vowed to follow “the
Hells Angels for the whole time they are in the NT.”
A state politician named David Tollner has proposed that the ban be made
permanent. Tollner didn’t say who would enforce the ban. One Australian news
source speculated, “The move could see young backpackers trying to throw bikies
out of pubs.”
Matthew Gardiner, an official with the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous
Workers Union said the proposed ban would put “people in confrontational
positions for no real reason.”
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