MAG / Motorcycle Action Group

[fastbob]

50 minutes ago, Steve_M said:

It’s a little off topic but hopefully someone in MAG will be lobbying against the Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill about to be debated in the HoC. It, effectively, ties your hands should you wish to protest, and MAG has been instrumental in protests (eg. Attempting to bring Harry Dunn’s killer to justice). Anyone attending a protest with, say, a loud exhaust would fall under this legislation.

 

 

Having taken part in various MAG mass demonstrations in the 1980s I think you may have missed the point . If the protesters assemble in sufficient numbers , the police lack the resources to make individual prosecutions .

[Steve_M]

1 hour ago, fastbob said:

Having taken part in various MAG mass demonstrations in the 1980s I think you may have missed the point . If the protesters assemble in sufficient numbers , the police lack the resources to make individual prosecutions .

There were quite a lot of people at Clapham Common, it didn’t stop them from picking a few out.

[Bender]

14 minutes ago, Steve_M said:

There were quite a lot of people at Clapham Common, it didn’t stop them from picking a few out.

Yea they just waited till the crowd thinned out a bit 

[Ian Frog]

Like @fastbob I have been at some of the MAG demos in London and he is quite right several hundred bikers ignoring the helmet law caused a logistic nightmare for the police, after all nick us by all means then have the headache of removing the bikes from the streets of the capitol.

A met sarge said to us "We just want you to F off out of the way and not leave stuff for us to clear away before traffic starts tomorrow"

It was different times but for some strange reason I miss them a bit.

Cheers

Ian