It is estimated that 60,000 people attended the motorcycle rally
in 2005. The
”
claimed
”
cost of law enforcement is $250,000 for the event.
Editor,
It is estimated that 60,000 people attended the motorcycle rally in 2005. The “claimed” cost of law enforcement is $250,000 for the event.
If 60,000 people only spent $4.25 per person, during three days of attending the rally, then that amount only would cover the cost of this assumed important expense.
And in reality, who needed them anyway? Parading around in groups of 10 or 15 with batons at port arms, trying to look like a bunch of bad you-know-whats, will not now, or ever, deter bikers from having a good time. They were rude (to me, anyway) and were an eyesore.
And nobody is going to attend the weekend rally and just spend $4.25 cents. They will spend hundreds of dollars over the weekend, each. And the City of Hollister and the local businesses will thrive for it. In a time where money speaks louder than ever, why would the City of Hollister cook its own Golden Goose?
Why don’t they just tell the truth? They’re scared because of the war between the Mongols and the Hells Angels, and that is why the run has been canceled. Any moron can surmise that this ridiculous supposed financial excuse is a cooked-up kettle of stinking dead fish.
If people ever decide to deal with what the real problems are in this world, then maybe we could fix problems, rather than put Band-aids on gushing wounds. The war between the Mongols and the Hells Angels needs to be dealt with. These are two motorcycle clubs at odds with each other, and their rift is spilling over and affecting everyone. They need to find and end to it and then end it. It’s getting real old, real fast. And this year, the sacred Hollister Run now has to suffer.
Somebody needs to quit lying and quit sweeping the real problem under the carpet. If the City of Hollister took a stand against this stupid war, maybe that would garner an increased awareness and perhaps put pressure on these two motorcycle clubs to solve their problem, before they find themselves not welcome anywhere. And perhaps other motorcycle clubs, and the general biker public at large, wouldn’t have to suffer for it, and we could then resume having a good time and, who knows, make some money? Ya think?
Larry Howard, online reader
