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TODDSTER wrote on Nov 25, 2011 8:38 PM:

" I GREW UP IN IOWA. AS I LIFELONG BIKER,I HAVE KNOWN AND SEEN SOME OF THE CRAZIEST DUDES ON THE PLANET.I LEFT IOWA YEARS AGO AND HAVE LIVED IN A FEW DIFFERENT STATES,DUE TO MY JOB,I HAVE YET TO SEE THE WILD, COUNTER-CULTURE,HIPPIE-FREAK,BIKER STUFF THAT GOES ON IN THE HAWKEYE STATE ANY WHERE ELSE I HAVE LIVED. SO, THERE IS MORE THAN WINDOWS AND TULIPS BACK THERE IN THOSE SMALL TOWNS. "




Mike wrote on Mar 23, 2010 5:51 PM:

" As a retired cop I was just wondering when "possible" vehicle codes are probable cause for a stop? It always took probable cause for a vehicle stop. "




Kidd wrote on Feb 17, 2010 5:30 PM:

" Since when did it become constitutional to arrest people for being members of a "street gang"? Secondly, who ever said a motorcycle club is a street gang? So motorcycle clubs across the nation are selling crack on street corners and pulling nightly drive by shootings ending with the deaths of innocent women and children? Wow, who knew! I'll be sure to avoid your fine Christian community like the plague!!!! You can give up some comfort for fear or you can give up your rights for comfort-no thanks, I'm man enough to deal with "The Boogieman". Kidd "




ss wrote on Sep 6, 2009 1:29 PM:

" MC---------stands for MOTORCYCLE CLUB?????????????? NOW CARRY ON MC---- "




yes Bob wrote on Jul 26, 2009 9:51 AM:

" As a matter of fact, 7 years is a long time ago.....7 years ago I was 7 years younger and my priorities were different so what makes you think an organization can't change, too? Seven yeara ago we weren't in a financial crisis, seven years ago my daughter was a teenager and now is an adult and a mother....yes, 7 years makes a big difference. The DOJ has always and will always consider biker groups criminals....it's what they do best, remain narrowminded. "




Bob wrote on Jul 25, 2009 9:51 AM:

" Yeah, 2002 was "many years ago".
The DOJ says the Angels are criminals.
So from 02 to 09 seven short years the Angels have cleaned up thier act?

So theres someone breaking into your house late at night, who ya gunna call?
The HA's I don't think so.. "




Oh Bob.... wrote on Jul 24, 2009 9:34 AM:

" The "shootout" in Laughlin was many years ago....things have changed. HA's don't need muscle, they have their own. Really man, you have no clue. I have ridden with HA's and, although there are some who I would consider outlaws, the rest of the club keeps them in check. It's a new world....flow with the changes. "




Bob wrote on Jul 23, 2009 10:16 AM:

" Sorry Bob.
The Angles are bad news, as are the Mongols, the Vagos, etc.

Did you miss the footage of the Angles, Mongols shoot out in McLaughlin Nevada?
The Vagos provide muscle for the HA's. The Gypsy Jokers, the Outsiders, the Satans Slaves, all are bad news, and they have murdered police officers.
These are fact not fiction. Why does the KRV have a problem with the police and not motorcycles gangs?

The Goose's are old school, remember Hollister? They've never caused any real trouble, no harm, no foul. "




sorry Bob wrote on Jul 21, 2009 9:31 AM:

" ...but the "Angels" aren't "bad news" as they once were. Having the pleasure of knowing quite a few in SFV, I can tell you that you would never know that your dentist or CPA is an active member of the H***'s Angels. For the most part they are businessmen and active members of the community. Mongols, however, are animals and have recently been forcibly disbanded by law enforcement agencies throughout the southland. "




Mike in KRV to editor wrote on Jul 20, 2009 4:23 PM:

" P.S. You seem so intent on others Professional Experience, please allow me to post my own. Three years NBC Photojournalist, one year FOX Photojournalist, one year PBS Photojournalist, cap that off with thirteen years as an independent ENG camera operator. Does this resume buy me any credibility? Do I meet your threshold for critiquing “serious journalism”? Does it really take a Masters in Journalism to determine that this pseudo reporting is bunk? How ‘s about you come off that tall horse and enlighten us with your credentials. "




Mike in KRV to editor wrote on Jul 20, 2009 3:02 PM:

" HOW DARE YOU! You list this story under the news heading of this paper yet you do no actual reporting. You said it yourself; "Your beef is with the Kern County Sheriff's Office. They issued the press release that contained the information about arrests, charges and names." If all you are doing is reprinting press releases you’re no better than Fox News or Air America. Shame on you for being the laws stooge. A pathetic disclaimer to CYA just shows your incompetence and willing ness to fill this paper with uncorroborated dreck. SHAME ON YOU! "




Bob wrote on Jul 20, 2009 11:03 AM:

" Bikers ride bikes and the cops harrass
them, its as old as time.
Bikers know its a part of game and accept it, so do the police,,,,,,,no harm no foul......But the Angels and the Monogols are bad news.......

The cops were only doing thier job. "




KV Business Owner wrote on Jul 19, 2009 12:20 PM:

" It is my understanding that one of the "deadly weapons" was an item that is legal in other states & the owner was unaware that it's illegal in California. The other was a hammer which the arresting officer felt was too easily accessible. Not exactly WMDs. I, for one, appreciated the business they brought into town and into my shop. They were all extremely courteous, friendly & generous. If these guys are so horrible, where are all the arrests for drugs, violence, & real weapons? Have you read our local police blotter lately? Let he who is without sin... "




Eagle Eye to Editor wrote on Jul 15, 2009 10:26 PM:

" The disclaimer still reads the same. Take care :-) and thanks for the opportunity to post here! "




Evie wrote on Jul 15, 2009 5:39 PM:

" Much ado about NOTHING !!! "




Mac wrote on Jul 15, 2009 8:49 AM:

" To Pella Iowa. We're also a small town. Our law enforcement aren't too sophisticated, so to them anybody on a bike with a tat or two is automatically in a street gang. Sorry about the fuss, please don't hold it against the rest of us residents. :) "




Pella Iowa wrote on Jul 14, 2009 7:19 PM:

" Somehow I can't get real scared about Pella Iowa bikers. Pella is a sleepy little town where they make the windows and export tulips. Calm down everybody. "




To Ann wrote on Jul 14, 2009 1:39 PM:

" Haste makes waste, I guess. It will be corrected when the paper publishes tonight. They should call you eagle-eye. "




Ann to Editor wrote on Jul 14, 2009 12:08 PM:

" In your above disclaimer, the word "correct" should read "incorrect" :-) Thank you. "




Ann wrote on Jul 13, 2009 8:46 PM:

" Perhaps the "Conservative" Locals do not like outsiders' money. Too bad... in these times, we can use all the outside money we can get. Anyway, unless there is are laws broken, why not live in peace with our visitors and appreciate the boost to our local economy that they provide. I do not want to be a part of profiling or discrimination. But, hey, that's just me. We are living in lucrative times, I guess, where we can "weed out" unwelcome guests. Well, folks, they probably not return with their money. "




2budpaul wrote on Jul 13, 2009 1:30 PM:

" doesn't seem like those two fellas enjoyed their time in the valley, dummy.

I happen to know one of those happy Campers.

possible vehicle code violations? you can stop people for "possibly having a violation"? thats not profiling or rousting or a shakedown. don't sound real constitutional to me...so could I pull over a Kern County Deputy cause he MIGHT be violating a vehicle code? "




To Editor abroad wrote on Jul 11, 2009 11:38 AM:

" We've taken your suggestion to add the disclaimer to the online edition.
Now, would you care to share your professional experience and academic training that enables you make an insightful and meaningful critique of 'serious journalism'? Feel free to submit your resume. "




Editor abroad wrote on Jul 11, 2009 10:12 AM:

" "We run a disclaimer in our print edition that reads, "Law enforcement reports are submitted to media outlets by the law enforcement. If you feel the information is correct, please contact them directly."

Then your online edition should have the same disclaimer. This article is replete with errors, and it is obvious no fact checking took place. By printing such articles without taking at least minimal steps to ensure their accuracy, you are not engaging in serious journalism, merely online gossip mongering. "




Stephanie wrote on Jul 11, 2009 9:05 AM:

" Dang Matt you can't ever stay out of trouble. "




GGMC Supporter wrote on Jul 9, 2009 3:38 PM:

" 'lest we not forget to mention the fact that these upstanding members and friends brought great revenue to the valley? and that the campground remained quiet and uneventful? It seemed other campers were completely relaxed with their families while watching the GG's and friends enjoy a peaceful time in the woods. I also recall a certain 'member' giving up his toy squirt guns (the same guns that cooled them off while riding across the hot desert), to the children at the adjoining camp site, just so's they could have a bit of fun too. Cathy-Maybe some positive is in order. "




Ex Goose wrote on Jul 9, 2009 1:49 PM:

" Their used to be a chapter of the Galloping Gooses Motorcycle club in the Sun Valley area of the San Fernando Valley.
They used to hang out at a bar called the Web. It was on Sunland Blve just north of San Fernando.

That was 1957 and anythng could have happened since then. At the time they were pretty rowdy. "




Mac wrote on Jul 9, 2009 12:20 PM:

" I remember the Hells Angels too, and don't really remember a whole lot of trouble out of them. I guess our local Barney Fifes see someone on a motorcycle and automatically think "street gang". It's kind of embarrassing, really. "




kv res wrote on Jul 9, 2009 9:57 AM:

" i remember when i was younger the hells angels would come here and do their thing and go it was not them causing trouble it was all the busy bodies that would start the trouble just like this story they came to enjoy our area and then people harrassed them my heck cant people just have a good time anymore without others sicking their nose in............ "




To G.G.M.C. wrote on Jul 8, 2009 3:38 PM:

" Your beef is with the Kern County Sheriff's Office. They issued the press release that contained the information about arrests, charges and names. We run a disclaimer in our print edition that reads, "Law enforcement reports are submitted to media outlets by the law enforcement. If you feel the information is correct, please contact them directly."
In the lead sentence of the story we ran, we refer to G.G.M.C. as the Galloping Goose Motorcycle Club, not Gang.
You are welcome to submit a letter to the editor. Glad you enjoyed your time in the valley. "




G.G.M.C. wrote on Jul 8, 2009 3:12 PM:

" CATHY THE STORY YOU PUT IN YOUR PAPER IS WRONG. GET THE FACTS SRAIGHT. ONE OF THE MANY THINGS WRONG ,IT IS A CLUB NOT A GANG ,STREET OR OTHER WISE.NO G.G.M.C. MEMBERS WHERE ARESTED.AS A CLUB WE WENT TO THE LAKE TO ENJOY THE COUNTRY.THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIME. "




krver wrote on Jul 8, 2009 2:15 PM:

" I know GG members and they are NOT outlaws! Law enforecment intentionally harrassed them....shoulda just let 'em have a good time and be on their way! "




GGMC wrote on Jul 8, 2009 1:32 PM:

" The two arrested are NOT members of the Galloping Goose MC "