On yer bike!

The Gold Coast has been having a bit of bother with bikies. They have been setting up home and shop in the area and bringing some angst to the local people.  So the Queensland government has brought in some new laws….to be ‘tough’ on them and hope they will go somewhere else.

There are new laws now that if there are three or more bikie looking people riding together they can be stopped and searched. This has not pleased those other folks who like to get on their bike gear and ride round on weekends, generally causing no harm except to give their Harleys a bit of a work out.

The problem seems to be that under the surface of things, and a surface that people like me never get beneath, there is crime, drugs and other nasty stuff. Having this activity is not wanted here by the locals, especially the law enforcement people. How successful this will be of course remains to be seen.

It was reported that the Bandido gang have hung up their colours and gone home.

The local media reports indicated that they couldn’t hack the pace, and gave up without a fight and disbanded the gang. If this is the case, well done to them.  I guess if they were so easily intimidated they weren’t much of a threat anyway. As for the others, well maybe it will be a bit more tricky to get rid of the others, especially if they are involved in criminal activities.

To make it even more scary, the idea is to get them off the streets and into the local jails. And even worse, not only in jail, but to force them to wear pink uniforms in jail, something that will make them feel powerless and girly.

 

 

 I wonder if that will work. Of course, the fact that our prisons are almost chocka anyway adds to the problem.

The Gold Coast is touted as a highly desirable holiday destination, and people come from all over the world to the lovely beaches here, so it’s easy to see why a ‘family friendly’ reputation is important.

We leave this 'family friendly' place in ten days for other climes for a while. Fortunately for us, the location of this house sit is removed from the centre of surfers and we don't come into contact with any of that stuff.  Our main problem here is keeping enough water going for the birds, lizards, bunnies and other wildlife.