BIKER CLUB LEADER DECRIES FAIR OUSTER.Byline: Rachel Uranga Staff Writer VENTURA- Citing a policy forbidding gang attire, Ventura County Fair officials barred Hells Angels spokesman George Christie George Christie may refer to:
Christie was wearing a leather vest emblazoned with the group's trademark winged skull. He, his wife and three children were immediately turned away. ``We are being targeted and I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. why,'' Christie said. Christie contends the biker bik·er n. 1. One who rides a bicycle or a motorbike. 2. A motorcyclist, especially a member of a motorcycle gang. biker Noun a person who rides a motorcycle group was not a gang and their members have a right to wear what they like. Standing at the gates At the Gates are a Swedish melodic death metal band. They are one of the forebears of the Gothenburg sound of heavy metal along with other bands of the Gothenburg metal scene like Dark Tranquillity and In Flames. , Christie announced that he and his attorneys are considering a lawsuit against the Ventura Police Department for classifying the group as a criminal street organization. ``We have never been adjudicated a street gang in Ventura,'' he said, adding that the Hells Angels are more a culture or religion than a gang. Moreover, Christie claimed at least two other motorcycle gangs had entered the fair, though he declined to name them. In July, the Ventura County Fair Board voted to ban gang attire as a hedge against violence. The policy forbids fairgoers from trademark clothing emblazoned with logos such as the winged skull affiliated with the Hells Angels. It also prohibits the display of tattoos that define any of about two dozen groups recognized by the Ventura Police Department as criminal street gangs. Bill Gallaher, president of the fair's board of directors, said the policy relied on the Ventura police to determine whether or not the Hells Angels are a street gang. ``For us it comes down to safety and law enforcement advises us that these gang insignia in·sig·ni·a also in·sig·ne n. pl. insignia or in·sig·ni·as 1. A badge of office, rank, membership, or nationality; an emblem. 2. A distinguishing sign. , the wearing of gang attire, is a way to signify sig·ni·fy v. sig·ni·fied, sig·ni·fy·ing, sig·ni·fies v.tr. 1. To denote; mean. 2. To make known, as with a sign or word: signify one's intent. this is my area and challenge other gangs,'' he said. ``I am very concerned about First Amendment issues.'' The policy was instituted following the deadly April 2002 shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. between the Hells Angels and the Mongols in Laughlin, Nev. The Hells Angels were denied entrance to the fair that year, and the policy was withdrawn after they filed a legal claim. Since then, the state Attorney General's Office has reviewed the policy and called it legally sound, Gallaher said. Rachel Uranga, (805) 583-7602 rachel.uranga(at)dailynews.com |
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