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COPS SENTENCED IN MIAMI CORRUPTION CASE–MIAMI — Four Miami police officers were sentenced Monday in a police corruption case that involved allegations of planted guns and a conspiracy to cover up questionable police shootings.
Jesus Aguero, Arturo Beguiristain, Jorge Castello and Oscar Ronda were convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice in shootings that left three people dead in 1996 and 1997.
Prosecutors had hoped for prison sentences of as long as 11 years, but U.S. District Judge Alan Gold rejected the harshest sentences in the city’s biggest police corruption scandal in a generation.
Instead, Gold sentenced the officers to three years or less in federal prison.
The judge issued a 46-page order in preparation for sentencing hearings Wednesday for shootings by anti-crime units under pressure to halt a rash of deadly tourist robberies in the mid-1990s.
Eleven officers went on trial in four shootings. Four were convicted in April, three others were acquitted, and four face retrials after the jury deadlocked. Two officers are back at work.
Defense attorneys welcomed decisions that helped their clients but promise appeals on convictions for obstruction of justice and conspiracy as well as sentencing decisions.
BIKE DEAL OF THE WEEK IN AUSTRALIA– I have finally got the bikes ready for sale.The ultra is 2000 model minus the lower fairing,it has staintune pipes also a power commander 111R fitted and a K&N HI Flow air cleaner.,the bike goes extremely well and is in immaculate condition with 53,000 highway klms.I am asking 25,000 Australian dollars.
The Sportser is a 1994 883 model fitted with a screaming eagle ignition module and hi flow air cleaner.I lowered the bike 2 inches by fitting hagon shocks on the rear and progessive springs on the front.It has bigger fuel tank and also a tacho fitted, the bike is in great condition and goes really well.I am asking 8,000 Australian dollars.
–Glenn P.
mailto:no1hastings@bigpond.com
DARWIN NOMINEES THIS YEAR ARE– A young Canadian man, searching for a way of getting drunk cheaply, because he had no money with which to buy alcohol, mixed gasoline with milk. Not surprisingly, this concoction made him ill, and he vomited into the fireplace in his house. This resulting explosion and fire burned his house down, killing both him and his sister.
BIKERNET READER’S SHOWCASE–This month we received a bike all the way from Italy. I can only imagine how sweet a ride it must be to tool around those roads that most of us only see in pictures. Manni Lucca found parts that give his Duece an Italian flair, the upsweep swingarm, the cafe racer headlight cowl, the little chin airdam, even the wheels. Be sure to check out Reader’s Rides. We’ve got a few evil choppers and even a sweet lady available for your viewing pleasure this month.
You can post your own bike building story and bike feature on Bikernet–not bad.
–Crazy Horse
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WOMEN FIGHT FOR TOPLESS RIGHTS–MERRITT ISLAND — Jan Frandsen likes swimming, gardening and other outdoor activities, but wants the freedom to do them without wearing a blouse if she chooses.
The 46-year-old wife and mother, and her 14-year-old daughter, Athela, are among 10 women fighting for that right through a federal lawsuit.
She said the law as it stands it discriminatory.
“It is time for our culture to mature and grow past this discrimination against women,” Frandsen said. “We just want to have a choice.”
Women who last month filed the suit seeking to abolish laws that prohibit them from going without a top in places where men already are permitted to go without a shirt, went public Monday in Brevard County with their legal fight.
But Brevard County officials said the ordinance cited in the suit has withstood challenges before and they expect it to stand up again.
The ” Florida Top Free Ten” women said in the suit against Brevard County that they want the right to go top-free for sunbathing, gardening, swimming or mowing their front lawns.
“In 1919, women stood outside the polls,” said Kayla Sosnow. “Today we vote. In 1967, blacks sat at the back of the bus. Today buses are integrated. It’s only a matter of time before women and men enjoy top-free equality.”
–By R. Norman Moody,FLORIDA TODAY
–from Rogue
Man of The Year Award goes to… From Dr. Hamster.
CAGER ATTACKS BIKERS–PANAMA CITY BEACH, Florida (AP) — A man driving a stolen pickup truck ran over five motorcyclists on a coastal highway, killing two and critically injuring another, police said.
The 26-year-old man got into an argument with the bikers — five men and a woman — before running them over Wednesday, Deputy Chief of Police David Humphreys said.
“He pulled up behind the five motorcycles, hit the gas, and plowed right through them,” Humphreys said.
The woman died on the scene, and one of the men was declared dead at a hospital. Another man was in critical condition late Wednesday, Humphreys said.
Witnesses told police that the two remaining bikers got back on their motorcycles and chased the truck. They alerted an officer who joined in pursuit.
The motorcycles had Michigan license plates, and stickers that said “Property of Outlaws,” Humphreys said.
“They chased the truck to a dead end road, when the individual rammed the vehicle,” said Humphreys. “The officer held the subject at gunpoint, when a shot went off.”
Nobody was injured in the struggle, Humphreys said.
Timothy E. Pilgren was charged with two counts of murder, Humphreys said. Police early Thursday said they had no information on whether Pilgren had been jailed.
HOW TO MAKE A FRAME JIG–Here’s a connection to a site with tech tips:http://64.172.168.34/neatstuff/framejig2.htm.
Above is a Sportster swingarm drawing from R. Vannoy, who was trying to show a reader how to widen a Sporty swingarm.
RIDING
By T. A. Royse
How do I tell you of the many things I’ve seen,
Of rolling hills and valleys lush with the green?
Where are the wondrous words I can use to describe
The feeling that I have when riding with the tribe?
Watching flocks of wild birds taking to the wing
And sharing in their freedom is a joyous thing.
Deer loping down a ditch line and up into the field
And I was running with them until I had to yield.
In the wind is honeysuckle and the smell of hay
And sometimes near a diner bacon wafts your way.
On a hot afternoon between the river and the cliffs
The breeze is just perfect and your spirit lifts.
The massive pumping engine down between your knees
Delivers power from the throttle anytime you please.
There is a sense of freedom; man you might just fly.
There is a touch of edginess cause you might just die.
The group grows closer as you ride along.
It seems the big engines are singing the same song.
We are the Riders and the highway is our place.
It is the silver ribbon that lends us our grace.
There is one experience that I love the best,
A small thing that happens; different from the rest.
Sometimes at the road’s side, a child is there,
A look of awe upon him and his thumb is in the air.
Then God is in his heaven and I am on the road.
The world is right and proper. There ain’t no heavy load.
There are no wondrous words I can use to describe
The feeling that I have when I’m riding with the tribe.
Written for the M&M Riders
A free association of motorcyclistsFrom Mt. Sterling and Montgomery County Kentucky,and the surrounding area.
THAT’S GOOD TIME–We wrapped this sucker by 1:00 p.m. PST. I swear the news eats me alive on Thursdays. Somebody send me a bonus. Whiskey will do just fine, a couple of parts for the Amazing Shrunken FXR or a long night with Sin Wu.
Okay, we decided in a massive corporated meeting of the board of directors to shift the sexual escapades to the Cantina. I’m all right with this decision, I suppose. Between you and me, when finances are tight, I want to start a pro-prostitution site and work with the ladies. Am I wrong.
It’s just a pipe dream. Bikernet is growing like crazy, but I’ll leave that to advertising sales. I’m working on a plan to finish the FXR, start another project chopper and see that the first Chance book is published.
Instead of switching off Daylight Savings Time, how about cranking life to 36 hours a day. I need more time. Tomorrow is Halloween and we’ll be armed and ready. Next weekend the Love Ride comes to town along with 10,000 riders from all over the country including Jose. That’ll be a wild weekend. Hang on.
–Bandit
