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Hells Angels get apology from Denver
Denver Post ^
| 24 jan 08
Posted on 01/24/2008 1:50:42 PM PST by rellimpank
For the second time in five years, Denver Police have apologized to the Hells Angels motorcycle club for possibly violating the group's Constitutional rights.
In a settlement released Thursday, attorney David Lane said Denver and Mountain View Police agreed to pay a total of $14,000 to the group, and apologize for a Sept. 2, 2005 traffic stop in Mountain View
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: 1percent; abuseofpower; bikers; donutwatch; gangs; hellsangels; leo; motorcycles
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--humor break--(unless you pay taxes in Denver)--
To: rellimpank
During that stop, which the Angels lawsuit said was made without probable cause, Denver Police arrived for backup and held the Hells Angels at the rifle-point for about an hour while each was searched. They are hells angels that is enough for 'probable cause'.
And we are going to win the WOT with this PC nonsense!
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posted on
01/24/2008 1:55:43 PM PST
by
fortheDeclaration
(The power under the Constitution will always be in the people- George Washington)
To: rellimpank
Oh, for the love of G@d! That’s what it’s come down too, my friends. The police have to apologize to the Angel’s because their feelings were hurt. BTW, for those of you who might side with the Hell’s Angels’ on this one, just imagine the probable cause one would have just explaining the propensensity for violence the Angel’s have, and how they make their money, i.e. drugs. Case closed.
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posted on
01/24/2008 1:55:54 PM PST
by
TheBlueMax
(A nation that believes in nothing will always lose to an enemy that believes in something.)
To: rellimpank; martin_fierro
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posted on
01/24/2008 1:58:16 PM PST
by
uglybiker
(I do not suffer from mental illness. In fact, I'm enjoying every minute of it.)
To: fortheDeclaration
What...only people that look like, you, have rights.
To: servantboy777
What...only people that look like, you, have rights. Hells angels is a known criminal gang, just like the Mafia.
Thus, they should be harassed every chance the police get to do so.
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posted on
01/24/2008 2:03:52 PM PST
by
fortheDeclaration
(The power under the Constitution will always be in the people- George Washington)
To: TheBlueMax
Either it is profiling or it isn’t. And how many times have they held other suspects under a gun while they were searched?
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posted on
01/24/2008 2:04:31 PM PST
by
weegee
(Those who surrender personal liberty to lower global temperatures will receive neither.)
To: fortheDeclaration
Police are a gang too. Lots of corruption on the inside.
Not all “outlaw bikers” engage in criminal enterprise and neither do all cops. But one gang has “the law” on their side and operate a legal shakedown racket for the State.
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posted on
01/24/2008 2:05:53 PM PST
by
weegee
(Those who surrender personal liberty to lower global temperatures will receive neither.)
To: TheBlueMax
Sorry, the only way we can guarantee that we’ll enjoy protect from unwarranted searches is if every one is protected from unwarranted searches, even Hell’s Angels. This was wrong, period.
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posted on
01/24/2008 2:07:54 PM PST
by
Melas
(Offending stupid people since 1963)
To: weegee
Police are a gang too. Lots of corruption on the inside. Now, don't get goofy!
I much rather see a police car coming along aside of me then a gang of hells angels!
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posted on
01/24/2008 2:08:35 PM PST
by
fortheDeclaration
(The power under the Constitution will always be in the people- George Washington)
To: fortheDeclaration
What’s wrong with you that you’re openly advocating harassment (a crime) in a conservative forum?
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posted on
01/24/2008 2:09:04 PM PST
by
Melas
(Offending stupid people since 1963)
To: weegee
Either it is profiling or it isnt. And what is wrong with profiling?
I think police need to deal with those more likely to be involved in a crime then little old ladies.
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posted on
01/24/2008 2:09:58 PM PST
by
fortheDeclaration
(The power under the Constitution will always be in the people- George Washington)
To: fortheDeclaration
“And we are going to win the WOT with this PC nonsense!”
Read your tag line. People don’t lose their rights according to what group they belong to.
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posted on
01/24/2008 2:10:25 PM PST
by
dljordan
To: fortheDeclaration
Thus, they should be harassed every chance the police get to do so.
Citizens should be harassed without probable cause by the police?
The fact that they are officers of the law makes that statement all the more repugnant.
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posted on
01/24/2008 2:10:53 PM PST
by
zencat
(The universe is not what it appears, nor is it something else.)
To: fortheDeclaration
“Hells angels is a known criminal gang, just like the Mafia.”
Libs think gun owners are a criminal gang too.
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posted on
01/24/2008 2:11:17 PM PST
by
dljordan
To: Melas
Whats wrong with you that youre openly advocating harassment (a crime) in a conservative forum? Yes, I believe gangs of criminals should be constantly harassed and made to be as uncomfortable as possible.
That is the one of the costs of being a criminal or hanging with criminals.
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posted on
01/24/2008 2:11:37 PM PST
by
fortheDeclaration
(The power under the Constitution will always be in the people- George Washington)
To: dljordan
Around 1980, the HA’s started wearing suits and carrying brief cases. And don’t even think about copyright infringement.
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posted on
01/24/2008 2:12:14 PM PST
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: dljordan
Libs think gun owners are a criminal gang too. Hells Angels are criminals, what they are involved in is against the law.
Libs harrass gun owners but give Hells Angels settlements.
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posted on
01/24/2008 2:13:27 PM PST
by
fortheDeclaration
(The power under the Constitution will always be in the people- George Washington)
To: zencat
Citizens should be harassed without probable cause by the police? The fact that they are officers of the law makes that statement all the more repugnant. When a gang of Hells Angel thugs drive into a town, they should be stopped by the police and checked.
It is a criminal gang.
Citizens-LOL!
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posted on
01/24/2008 2:15:19 PM PST
by
fortheDeclaration
(The power under the Constitution will always be in the people- George Washington)
To: fortheDeclaration; servantboy777
...and when the authorities determine that you and I are criminals because an ATF Form-4473 reveals that we own assault weapons, then we too will deserve to be harassed every chance the police get?
Due process, rule of law, and the application of the law must be indiscriminate, otherwise you and I, and everybody else are in grave danger.
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posted on
01/24/2008 2:16:23 PM PST
by
hiredhand
(My kitty disappeared. NOT the rifle!)
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