Illegal bikers charge cop road block
Motorbike event causes trouble on Cayman’s roads
(CNS): As many as one hundred people riding motorbikes charged at a police road block Sunday, throwing bottles and steering towards officers, as the RCIPS attempted to stop an unsanctioned across-island bike event. Senior police said it was “pure luck that someone was not killed”, when the gang of bikers took to the roads, pulling stunts and wheelies, blocking traffic, driving on the wrong side of the roads and causing mayhem for many hours before police caught up with them.
“What we witnessed yesterday was inexcusable behaviour on our roads by a group of people with little regard for their safety or anyone else’s,” said Deputy Police Commissioner Kurt Walton. “Whether or not these young people are just looking for an outlet, and whether or not a track for off-road riding should or should not exist, there is no excuse for the criminally dangerous behaviour we saw yesterday, and the utter disrespect shown for both the police and other road users. It is pure luck that someone was not killed or seriously injured.”
Large group of bikers cause havoc on Grand Cayman roads on Sunday. See full story on https://t.co/f1vMPFS0gR#CaymanRoads#CaymanNewsService pic.twitter.com/id0I0PumIu
— CNS (@CaymanNews) November 27, 2017
So far, just one man, who was driving an ATV (quad bike) and was among those charging at police officers, has been arrested. Ten bikes were seized in the wake of the road chaos.
The event is believed to have started in West Bay, when as many as 200 riders headed to East End. The 911 Communications Centre began receiving calls around noon from witnesses seeing the reckless riding by a large group of young people on motorbikes. Reports indicated that the bikers, some of whom were on unregistered bikes and not wearing crash helmets, were riding on one wheel and performing stunts toward oncoming traffic, and even stopping traffic against the lights so the group could pass through unhindered.
The callers said the riding was dangerous and nearly caused collisions with cars and pedestrians. In one instance, the bikers on the Queen’s Highway blocked an ambulance’s path toward East End as it was responding to an emergency medical call on Gumby Drive. Police officers responded to the medical call from Rum Point, and the ambulance also ultimately reached the address.
But following the 911 calls, police from the Neighbourhood Policing Department, the Traffic Management Unit, uniform shift officers as well as members of senior management, including Commissioner Derek Byrne himself, all responded to the reports of the biker chaos.
A road block was set up on Bodden Town Road around 3:30pm to prevent the bikers, who had travelled to East End, from returning to George Town. The police helicopter was also deployed to the scene and provided information on the movements of bikers, though several of them diverted into Midland Acres to avoid the roadblock.
The ATV seized on Sunday
But police said that at around 4:00pm between 75 and 100 of the bikers charged the roadblock, including the man on the ATV. The bikers charged the officers, threw bottles and threatened them, and engaged in other reckless and dangerous acts as they charged through the roadblock.
With the help of the helicopter, police were able to track the white ATV and the 30-year-old West Bay rider was arrested for dangerous driving and multiple traffic offences. The ATV was seized he is now on police bail.
The chopper even landed on the beach near Midland Acres to allow one of the tactical flight officers to help an NPD officer apprehend a man suspected of being involved in the ride. It later landed in another area of the estate and assisted traffic officers in apprehending two women riding dirt bikes and seizing their bikes.
Other riders hid their bikes in the area and fled the scene in cars. The police helicopter assisted officers on the ground retrieve ten bikes from various locations, which were then seized.
The police commissioner said he is establishing a task force, which will be headed by Deputy CoP Walton to address the illegal bike riding issue holistically, together with agency partners and organisations, both public and private. The task force is investigating yesterday’s event and the offences of dangerous driving, affray, unlawful assembly, threatening offences, reckless and dangerous acts among other offences that appear to have taken place.
Anyone with any information about the ride or those who participated, or anyone with footage of the event and riders on the roads is asked to contact PC Jodi-Ann Powery at Jodi-Ann.Powery@rcips.ky or 916-3277. PC Powery can also receive links to Instagram content or WhatsApp images and clips at the same number.
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One of the biggest problems here. Is what it takes to get a bike license. Takes forever! So a lot of people aviod it by just not getting it. Change the way and how we license bikes and a encourage more people to do so. NEXT! An event like this (for whoever put the event together) next time. Advise the police and the public of your plans! So people are made aware and can prepare. I can guarantee there was no communication from event planner to police. And mainly no discussion because event planner knows that majority of the bikes are not licesne.
No excuse. Licensing a car is a pain in the ass. We all have to do it.
The ‘event’ was illegible bikes (quads cannot go on highways) & people without helmets. If that wasn’t bad enough they were then doing wheelies! Add dangerous driving in & out of cars/not stopping at lights/overtaking on the inside etc etc and that’s enough to tell me these people should never get a licence.
Yeah, that’s not even close to the problem. Nice try.
This is just another example of Cayman failure to address our current social break down, due to the weak or nonexistent social institutions to help and develop our youths to be disciplined in their choices to express themselves! And what is our solution to address this social decay that is taking place daily amongst our young people! The rule of law and order! Just look at our National budget that was just passed which goverment agency got the highest allocation of funds, was it not security! Also why do Cayman has one of the largest police forces and prison population in the world per capita, and to add to that court houses!
discipline starts at home not in the social institutions. #facts
And when they legalise it, maybe don’t cap it at 20something weeks. Looking at the video footage, it would benefit society for it to be viable until about 25 years.
Love how y’all Have everything to say Boldly. But saying It Anonymously! Got something to say? Say Your Name, With Your Comments.
Pathetic Individuals
Bruce, it seems to me that you’re condoning this lawless “bike life”. You’re daddy would not have been proud of this dangerous and stupid behaviour, son. For example, when we quarter mile raced, we did it for entertainment, and we had police approval and monitoring. Not this showoff boys and ‘ass in the air girls’ shit show, all pretending they are some famous gangsta rapper. Thug Life they make not, first they all need a life!
Say my name so an angry mob of 200 riders can show up outside my house? Which the police can do nothing about. No thanks.
Also, if a bike is wheelying towards me in my lane, I’m not swerving to avoid a collision. I look forward to the opportunity if it presents it’s self.
Big Truck Driver Life!!!
Maybe if Cayman wasn’t smaller than the eye of a needle and you weren’t liable to be penalized or publicly judged by the entire community for having differing opinions and viewpoints people would feel comfortable voicing their actual opinions without using a pseudonym. People could face employment challenges and other economic punishments for their opinions. The apprehension is not unfounded
We have already seen the CIG has no interest in defending the right to free speech and expression, the obscenity laws are so loose that anyone can be arrested for just about anything if the government really wants to arrest them. Employers are free to scour an individual’s personal social media even if they have no affiliation with their employment, and use hearsay and gossip to justify not hiring an applicant or firing an employee.
People on social media are liable to circulate just about everything and publicly voicing government dissent has always been a risk, but continue being brave, perhaps you’ll piss off someone and wish you hadn’t
Though don’t get me wrong if people think that the CNS comment section is some bastion of anonymity they are surely mistaken in today’s age of rampant monitoring especially on the internet nothing we do is ever really anonymous
If you fail to see the legitimacy in anonymous criticisms that is your prerogative but there is a reason why, we vote and we do it anonymously, I guess you would think that is cowardly or pathetic too then Einstein?
Take a second and think, before you make a fool of yourself, especially if you are putting your name on it, bravery can often be confused for stupidity
Diogenes
Let me guess they are all Jamaican ? If not imported expats !!! NOT
Anon 8:11am – WHO CARES??? IT DOESN’T MATTER!!!!
Idiot!
No bro they don’t ride here they steal bikes and put them on drug canoes or in containers to go a yard!
They have a place to ride, it is called the road. Unfortunately they choose not to abide by the laws of the road. As such, they can GTF and I hope their bikes are all seized.
BTW, nice bit of CaymanKindRacism there: do you know all the riders in that footage were not native born Caymanians?
Who cares!
Some of these comments like these people want to kill us !! Damn and y’all talking about the riders …. #caymanproblems, well next year sure make sure the chief of police bring the whole England .. #we #still #riding ..
You all ride like you want to kill us!!
Where is the TRACKK ????????????????? Where’s the TRACKKKKKK ??? All of these rich investors in cayman and not one soul wanted do anything about it WOWW …….
If you ask Uncle ‘DART’ nicely, maybe he will build it.
wouldn’t hold my breath for Govt. to do anything especially with the leadership they got these days.
Entitled much? Build it your damn self. Trouble is, these criminals would never use it anyway.
It ain’t called entitlement fool…..the politicians promised these bikers a track during Elections and now that they are in…..NOTHING!
You compare the youth as criminals, I can clearly where your support is coming from. If you guys hate our young people so much and look down on them, try to go and live somewhere else.
Yes, because there is so much to l-o-v-e about the youth of today, whether it be Cayman or America or the UK.
The youth world-wide are a disgrace. Wonder why?
Parents? Any comments on your little darlings!!!!!???!!!
Cayman Riders , stop depending on other people to do it for you all the time . May if all you riders put your heads together and did something constructive, you could make enough money to buy and make your own riding track .
But the stupid behavior I saw in the video is not constructive or intelligent .
Caribbean Bike Life and Mr Bizness are only interested in anti-establishment criminal stunt riding videos. The more outrageous the better. Cop defiance for extra clicks. Nobody is interested in tracks or private closed-course Stuntfests.
So because a few people want a bike track, society is obliged to foot the bill?! Get a grip.
ha ha ha….flintstones and spongebob along with scooby doo brains?
Cayman Island Government are idiots and lazy people to make illegal to import these bikes..yet they can banned import sex toys and top shelf magazines……
Banning the bikes YOU fool!! Will not solve the problem. Go do some research
Wait wait wait. These people actually think they are cool?
Gesh.
Its unfortunate that the cayman leaders and parents will minimize this by recalling how they got into trouble when they were young. They will openly condemn these actions, but wear this incident like a badge of honor and secrety ridicule others for not defending their cayman angels.
50 years ago, teenagers were also bored and had nothing to do, yet I suspect that eventually they figured out something to do that did not include intimidating other people on a Sunday afternoon. Teenagers now who say they are bored also demand that it is Society’s responsibility to give them something to do, sorry to bust your bubble, but….IT IS NOT!
As for Sunday afternoons mayhem, are you telling me that the Police and Government are so ineffective that they are going to allow 100 – 200 people to basically ignore the rule of law and do what they want? This is the thin edge of the wedge and needs to be acted on urgently.
Countless stories I’ve heard of Caymanian Kids and teens getting up to all sorts of mischief (illegal and legal) back in the day is just made up then? or are we pretending that didn’t happen like the rampant incest and adultery
One gang vs the next…cop legal gangs against illegal hooligan riders….they love the free attention and propoganda.
If you cant stop a bike on the road how will ypu proactively stop murders, arson, or even treason?
possibly the most serious incident to happen in cayman in recent times….. a real tipping point
it proves…
no respect for law and order or police
no respect for public safety
proves beyond doubt, the incompetence of the police force
proves traffic laws mean nothing
proves lawmakers, judiciary and government are ineffective
proves that younger generation are truly lost and this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to their future behaviour
the rcips is a classic civil service failure…..overstaffed, over paid, under worked, undertrained, lazy, arrrogant, incomptetent……..etc…
You tick every box here well. The lawless display of these riders however illustrates a much more serious problem for Cayman, in addition to those you list. That is at a social level, these riders have nothing else more constructive to do with their time . Popping wheelies is it , thats all they have to offer . When you see one of these riders on one back wheel going down the road, that is all he has got going that day in or out of work. It is directly showing ( us) and the police, that they don’t want to be a part of what the rest of us call a normal society, at least one where people respect road laws, vehicle ownership laws and the safety concern of the public , that these laws are designed to respect. Expect the problem to continue and even get worse in the coming near term. The only solution I can see is an immediate ban on importation of all dirt bikes , ATV vehicles , 3 wheeled trikes. Ban importation of parts to fix them. The other potentially serious outcome of this behaviour is what our visiting tourists who are spending a lot of money to come here, take an impression away with them of this behaviour , that the police are obviously unable to control.
And mostly Jamacain.
rcips are criminally incompetent. maybe a class action law suit by the citizens would make them wake up.
One of thise riders speeds along Fairbanks road popping wheelies almost everyday and the police have been called several times, but no one ever shows up and all they tell me is ‘they know about it’. What an ineffective and useless police service we have, it is no wonder these lunatics taunt them. The risk of arrest is almost zero.
I had a 911 person told me over the phone, they don’t deal with such noisy bike matters. It was on a Sunday and a young rider was disturbing alot of people. The 911 operator was so unkind to me and did not call out the police officers to check the rider.
I am sorry to say that the time has come for Home Rule. When bikers can basically take over Cayman roads on a Sunday, run amok, then make total fools of the local police then Mother must step in.
What the hell is going on here? Where is the political outrage?
I saw the parents of one of riders supporting their high school son in this illegal activity. He is not even at the age to obtain a driver’s license but they have purchased bikes for him to ride illegally.
Suree that’s her son, you should do the same !!! Acting like it’s only cayman, you should move to the BRAC if it bother you
This “roadblock” looks like something out of a GTA video game. It kind of defeats the purpose if they can just drive around you…
Law abiding citizens would still have come to a stop.
You wouldn’t need a roadblock for law abiding citizens!
If you are going to have a roadblock, 1) block the road – don’t leave a gap big enough for a car to drive through unless you have a spike strip you can throw across the gap if some one tries to run through 2) have cars further up the road BEFORE the block that can trap people turning around and trying to escape back up the road 3) have a plan for how you are going to apprehend people stopped at the block – not much point if they just stop and stare at you – need to get them off the bikes and under arrest. Look at that video – that blue tri wheeler actually parked at the block, no plates, clearly not road legal, yet the driver wasn’t arrested or his bike even seized. And he is just sitting there!
This stuff is basic for heavens sake – we did it in the army on counter insurgency and peace keeping operations, you would have thought the police would be way more experienced at it.
true, but they knew they were dealing with those who don’t care about the laws!! So why on earth would they feel like HALF a road block would be effective???? Did they only have one police vehicle to use to block the road? What a joke! A serious laughing stock is what that video proves. If they want a road BLOCK, they need to do just that! What’s funny is they actually thought a bunch of kids who don’t give a rats behind about laws would take their “block” seriously and just stop and get caught. Gimme a break!!! Stupid is as stupid does!!
British legal system at work. The cops know full well if they pull one of those guys off their bikes they will be brought up on assault or some other disciplinary review.
In the US or Canada there would have been a proper road block with guns/tasers drawn…that would be the end of this garbage.
Give the police some power to do their jobs.
Crush every single illegal motorbike caught riding on public roads. Why store them? And, if you think I would have stopped at a green light to let these idiots through, you are mistaken.
your an idiot give the youth some freedom
” Da real Life” – You an idiot.
Yes youth needs freedom..and there is a lot of freedom/fun/great activities that are within the law. similar cross island Bicycle events happen all the time and are encouraged because they are organised – police even escort them. This event could have been just as enjoyable it it had been organised….or is it the fact that it was illegal that made it enjoyable for you????
The youth also have other needs. Maybe you should hear them out.
Happy to hear them out but I am not sure what this event was saying? Maybe you can translate it for us older folk.
you’re
Freedom to put other people’s lives at risk through behaving illegally? Brilliant plan.
Unacceptable! When are the police going to step up to the plate. If traffic rules cannot be obeyed and enforced, all other legislation falls by the wayside. Lawless and out of control.
As ignorant as it was for the youths to be blocking the light. Your even more ignorant if you would have driven theu that green light! Gold medal for you! Stupid person award!
I am not for lawless Caymanian youngsters, endangering others, themselves, and attacking the Police! But in a way I sympathize with our young people who have endless indoor activities, but hardly nothing going on outside. Could they not had dealt with this bike situation alot more differently? I mean the last impression you want to give to our young people, is that they are not free and permitted to enjoy and express themselves on their own turf ?
You come at them with helicopter, you come at them with police cars, vans, and armed units, I’m afraid, what you do, is you end up building “a wall” between them and lawful authority! This can never be good for the Cayman Islands, teachers, parents, and crowded situations. Imagine, them resenting those in authority because whenever they try to have a good time, the authoritarians are the first ones to spoil it! ?
We need to “relate” more with our young people, rather than fight against what they do. Perhaps the Police could have ride along with them and monitor the traffic – just saying.
* NOTE: IT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE! A HUGE RACE TRACK!
COME ON, MLAS! ?
You are clearly on drugs! These people don’t want to ride on a Track. They want to show off to the public and give the impression their above the law. There are plenty of roads “off the beaten track “that they can wheely on and kill themselves if they wish. They don’t have to risk everyone else’s life. One nearly hit me yesterday. Practically touched my wing mirror trying to force me off my side of the road. Cayman needs to come down on these guys HARD with solid time in northward.
” Kill themselves if they wish” what a harsh comment.
I bet if it was on of your children you would be saying that.
Its typical of the over 100 ignorant folk here, to rather enforce laws on youngsters with an iron fist, than relate with them and try to understand the psychology for their actions …
Many of these are the same ones who would do anything to discredit my other viewpoints ☺?
You build the huge racetrack for them then. For the spoil rass kids with no manners and respect.
We have more kids that do not get involved with illegal activities than to keep trying to spend on the few wanna be.
These kids think the Government or society owe them something.
I know a good waitress that made a good living from serving tables. Has a house and children all well educated. In fact never once have I seen her go on facebook or any social media to tell customers or potential customer not to visit if they cannot afford to leave a tip. And that sort of stupidness is where the mentality is coming from.
Same Job, but one earns it, the other think she supposed to get it even if the fake service is bad. And has the nerve to talk about customers with rude kids.
What’s the point? Well if these kids are saying they don’t have a chance in life so they have to be ungrateful little brats and cause problem, then you can tell these kids got some daddy issues. Get that sorted out and most of the problem solved.
The nerve to say they represent “cayman” and will not settle for a 9 to 5 job or will not work for $6 an hour? Get some education, learn some manners, pull your ratid pants up, stop smoking weed, then maybe you can start at $3 an hour. . . cha man.
So from your vision, ALL these kids think government or society owe them something? ?
smh …
And over 40 rated your comment. You judge them and fail to know them as individuals ?
FYI – there are riders who have a 9-5 at a GOOD institution and STILL ride! Because they are passionate about it. ROC is only once a year, why are you making it seem as though this is something that happens constantly? Until the GOVERNMENT realizes that there needs to be solution to this issue it’s going to keep happening. They are going to ride WHERE EVER WHEN EVER!! Stop shooting down the youths, do you know how many youths, tourist people in general came out to watch the bikes go by and do what they do!? NO you dont, because you totally against it! These guys take this up as something they like to do just like another individual would take up football or softball. But hey, they have places to go and enjoy what they love to do. Where do are dirt bikers have to go!?!? I do not see how so much of you Caymanians can come on this and bash your OWN when they are real CRIMES going on DAILY and yet NOTHING has been done about any of that but you all think that Dirt Bike riders are the main priority here!?!?
SAD!!
‘nothing to do outside’..???….sums up caymanian laziness perfectly….
I’m a young Caymanian and I was completely appalled at the complete disregard for public safety by these young men. Sympathize?! This is real life and not because you demand something, you are going to get it and that does not give you the right to endanger innocent lives on the road! That is what is wrong with our society… I bet if they nearly crashed into you, you would be singing a different tune.
Who said they were demanding anything? ?
Young people today are too lazy. Bored? Make my children come tell me that crap. I give them a list of chores they can do. Amazing..they’re no longer bored. The older generation kept themselves occupied. I’m 47 years old and I was never bored growing up. I found things to do that didn’t involve harassing people and breaking the law. Watless parents who condone this behaviour should get a strapping along with the children. Children have no respect anymore. When I was growing up, we had respect. No crap about respect being earned either. It didn’t matter. We said, “yes mam no sir, please, thank you.” These days they curse you and demand things. People shouldn’t be surprised that your children have manners.
NWA the police,we ride anytime and anywhere legal and illegal,the police are only being called mostly by the rich because they are the ones who change laws to suit their envious needs and they have change so much laws now that a caymanian can’t even survive in their own country. So I say ride,just be grateful that we are not that dangerous(yet)like how the hells angels where,imagine 200 strong armed to the teeth,that wouldn’t be nice now would it,leave us alone or face future consequences we only learning from our neighbours to the north, bikelife4life
So much for “Wheels Up, Guns Down”, isn’t the so called motto you all stand by…
No one wants them killing themselves on their property. They hurt themselves and they will sue.
This is the very reason that I am taking my little Caymanian family away from Cayman to a quiet, peaceful spot in Texas where the police actually do their jobs. Of course, the parents do theirs first by teaching and enforcing the idea of right and wrong with a healthy dose of respect for your fellow citizens and the law. As a society, every one of us had been complicit in some way either when we did not teach our children what was right, did not call the police, etc.
Now don’t get me started on the police who see themselves in many cases as being above the law and incapable of recognizing the need to gain the trust and confidence of community members. One need only look at the questionable conduct of officers that has been in the news and our own individual experiences with officers who have acted to diminish their moral authority to police others through their own questionable conduct. The police will not solve the crime problem until they clean up their own acts (like senior officers driving drunk leaving a social event at another RCIP member home) and act like people who not only uphold the laws of the land but also know how to follow it.
“Parents” … children having children more like it. Legalize abortion and the crime issue will disappear in a generation.
Access to birth control and education would be better than aborting something that should never have happened in the first place. We are surrounded by abortion clinics a short flight away btw.
Abortion is a crime. It is taking the life of the unborn. Scientists have found that the unborn feels pain. If you ignore the “natural rights” of the unborn, it will only encourage irresponsibility. You are legalizing crime to fight crime.
Unison
Wow…I guess it will be much SAFER in Texas?…Good Luck with that an it’s best you don’t ever come back TO NOT SAFE Cayman Islands…The nerve..LMAO!!!
Unna hear the irony na! About a month or two ago, wasn’t Texas the same “PEACEFUL” place that was subjected to a church being shot up, and an entire family was killed? I’d rather 200 bikers over a mass shooting any day. No one died on Sunday.
How would Texas have handles 200 bikers taking over the road? 200 arrest! Throwing bottles at the officers? tasers, shotguns, and long sentences. Here in third world? 1 arrest. Criminals are much safer here. People are much safer there.
Just another “cultural” misunderstanding. Caymanians doing Caymanian things. Hence only one arrest instead of 100. We all know one thing to be true. Nothing will be done and nothing will change unless it is for the worst. Third world people, third world police force,third world ignorant government. Plan on it.
Must be noted that if 200 bikers ran at a police roadblock in Texas the police would draw their pistols and fire. I am not saying that is correct but it would certainly result in respect for the laws of the road.
Maybe we are coming to the point in Cayman where officers need to be armed.
Other methods are not working and driving on Sunday has started to become an intimidating experience.
Wow the bikers bother you and your precious family that much you have to flee to Texas LOL ok Queen of Drama, you and your family go and have a fabulous time in Texas and let us know how much better that works out for you. 😉
Hope your not black,because they will shoot you over there for a traffic offence
Honestly, hate to rant but what I find the most disturbing other than the displays endangering public safety Is the ppl on the radio talk shows ENCOURAGING this movement, sending their kids on Cayman 27 and the few items on social media, justifying this outlaw, radical, stupid movement of bike life or whatever they call it.not to mention illegal..Its as if they don’t mind burying their own. But yet after a display on Sunday and every other day since this madness has descended on these shores they now remain silent to address the outright and visible disregard for law and order by these boys and now girls. It seems like Every person you meet has been complaining since yesterday and prior about having a “close call” with a reckless motorcycle while driving. Seems like everyday conversation now.
To watch a kid with no motorcycle training or license on a non compliant non road worthy motorcycle wheelie and do handstands through dense traffic and stoplights, on public roads, with no safety gear, sometimes at night with no lights. Post it on social media for the world to see, openly taunt law enforcement, then get your mommy to come on set talking about the public needs to stop harassing bikers and youths. Then go on to blame Alden and the government for not building a motorcycle track as the reason for your behaviour. So a ride out is not possible without openly and visibly breaking the law ? And being respectful to other road users ?
Seriously Youths when you get older you might realise your playing into the typical entitlement stereotype and blame game mentality and enabling some people have wrongly grouped all of us Caymanians into with this issue and many more like it. Its just not logical whats happening right now with the motorcycles.
Do it like the ones before you, pick a vacant spot, back roads or wherever. Do all the stunting and riding you want on any given Sunday. If the owners finds out or gets mad, try to reason with them, take a tongue lashing or two and settle on some terms to remain there to ride, or pack it up and move on to another spot wherever your passion for riding leads you, but never the streets. You’ve all gained some cool points I’m sure but this charade has to come to an end. Your going to further ruin the already tainted attitudes towards two wheeled wonders for the rest of us forever. The RCIP have already talked about banning dirt bikes from being imported. Its all good when you having fun, but nothing is quite as awful, as that sinking, low feeling in your throat and chest when you get the news the your riding partner and friend has passed doing something he or she loved, riding a motorcycle, probably very safely too at time, probably wasn’t their fault. Then you have a guilt trip wondering if its worth it getting back on. And you guys and gals are out here risking life and limb everyday with total disregard for the people around you. All in the name of what?
P.S. Have any of you riders every thought of crowding funding your own money to obtain a piece of land to conduct your riding on, forming an entity and apply for planning permission to open your own track, fundraising to support such endeavours? Seems like every other sports club was formed this way or has had to take matters into their own hands at some point to grow their sport. Its getting played out now to keep blaming the government for not providing such facilities as your reason for taking it to the streets.The last time I checked CIG did not have any AMA or MotoGP Technical advisors, analysts, motorcycle engineers or track designers on staff. I think they may have their hands full running the country.
A motorcycle track where they can hang out, would do alot of good?
Only if there was an agreement between all the bikers to drive safely to and from the track.
From the criminal mentality displayed on Sunday, do you honestly think this is possible??
The bikers may think they were pushing for a cause on Sunday, but what they did is get everyone angry at them. I did used to think a track would be a good idea, but because of their recent behaviour, I now don’t want the bikers to get anything at all.
You ruined it, even for people who may have supported your wish for a track. Well done……
Quarter mile road or the new one they built? What more do they want on a 26 mile island?
“If the owners finds out or gets mad” -you are a complete idiot to suggest they should roam around until they can find somebody who would tolerate their idiocy. Takes one to know to one.
Anonymous 9:05 pm , I completely agree with you and I have to think that you and all other concerned Citizens has the rights to go to these said News Medias to conden and critize what these outlaws and their families are saying . But only doing it in one comment is not enough .
solution: anybody caught with an illegal dirt bike gets an automatic 1 year prison sentence or $10,000 fine. problem solved
Better yet, the parents of the miscreant get to share the cell for probably the first “quality time” they have spent with their “liitle angel” in a LONG time! They know what their brats are out doing and do nothing to stop it!
give the youth something to do they love to ride its call ride or die
smh you have to be an idiot from West right…. I swear (ride or die) seriously….
yeah i from west you got a problem with the west come and face it
You might want to be more specific of your physical address, so the person knows where to find you. LOL
I absolutely HATE when my fellow Cay-man-i-ans further segregates a tiny piece of paradise by saying…”ye, i from West” OR “ye, i from East”.
Guess what! You all reside on the same 24 mile island! You pay the same CUC for your electricity!
Young men – you say you put down guns for bikes! Why didn’t you pickup BOOKS instead!
Bikes can’t teach you what books can.
lol 1 year sentence… you’re an idiot 8:48.
Nonsensical for multiple reasons
Which prison are you going to put them in Northward is full
You are going to ruin their employment opportunities and then we will have a whole crew of unemployed persons with criminal records, what do you think they will turn too to support themselves?
Crime
Think, Cayman in your pursuit of menial justice you may just create the very occurrence you wish to mitigate
Diogenes
My dear, some people still believe prison is the answer!
Not so at all. If it was we wouldn’t be full to capacity at HMP.
These young men need a father figure, an honorable mother and goals in life. Riding a bike is not ambitious by any means. Comparing yourself to a murderer or thief does not justify your reckless behaviour nor does it justify your arrogant attitude. Just stop for a minute and have a LOOK at yourself. Not the mirror, yourself inside you. To do this you must reflect on your actions, what they mean, who they hurt, what were the consequences, what will be the future consequences be.
To add to all this, these young men drink a lot and smoke a lot of weed, the combination of the two is really horrific though they would argue it’s not.
Just sick and tired of seeing the youth of my Country go down the drain. You all are setting up yourselves for a huge failure in life and for those of you that already have kids, you have failed your kids too!
cayman deserves what it gets…..
the best and brightest of it population can’t vote or be elected…..and are treated like second class citizens….
another day in wonderland…………zzzzzzz
You mean the vast majority of expats who are doing menial labour or the two expats who sit in their gilded towers in GT actually part of an international organization with no interests for Cayman other than using it as a place to make a nice profit?
WP holders will never hold the right to vote, no matter their numbers because they knew the deal when they came here, if they want to talk about reforming systems they are involved in they should feel free, but they will not write the laws and they sure as hell will not be picking the representatives of the Cayman Islands. They came here because they had an opportunity to make money, not out of the kindness of their hearts why should they be awarded the right to vote and stand for election because they have a job.
Only in Cayman could people be so daft
If you are renting a room in a house to someone do they have the rights to do whatever they wish and to decide one day they are going to take over the house and become the new owner? Seems illogical right? They knew the deal when the signed the rental agreement, or lease. They are not the owner, they have some rights to entry and exit, rights pertaining to the storage of their things and privacy, they also have commitments to the actual owner.
No one misrepresented the system in Cayman, no one told anyone if they moved here they would be able to vote and pick representatives, they knew how the game goes and they sat down at the table, tough luck find another island to plan a silent coup, cause you sure as hell won’t pull one here.
Diogenes
yep….now cayman and its police farce are the laughing stock of the world…..
just wait for the big ‘no response’ for the sorry excuse of leaders that have been elected here.
Dart’s Plan…
These young punks should be arrested and prosecuted. I get fined if my tail light is out. They get a pass. Yes there should be a park they can ride their non street legal bikes. But this does nothing to make me want to make it happen. If this moves their position forward, then we are in big trouble. If we open a park for them to ride they would most likely drive their bikes on the public roads to get their. Government needs to stop this now. What ever it takes. Before someone dies.
Actually, one of their buddies was left to die, bleeding out in the street while they all raced away. There is no click-currency in filming their videos in a private controlled setting.
Absolutely disgusting behaviour.
No excuse for this stupidity and ignorance.
Worst of all, these appeared to be “grown ass” men.
What part of the game is this guys?
This is not the example we should be setting for our younger guys (and sons) that are paying close attention.
You are a liability to everything positive Caymanians are trying to uphold.
The last thing we need are idiots playing up to the negative stereotype. We have enough hurdles in our paths these days – why create more for yourselves?
It is not cool. It is not brave. These are the actions of irresponsible and immature little men-boys.
– Who
Lack of any meaningful consistent traffic law enforcement for many years now has led to this.
The truth is, one year after the last “ride of the century” very little has been done to discourage this lawless behaviour from Cayman’s young people. I get it, there is nothing exciting to do here and most young people are bored. But, there are other ways to relieve that boredom other than putting the lives of others in danger. Be creative and learn a trade or some type of skill that will make you money and be accepted by society. Such a waste of time…
The anonymous criminal apologists posting here are easily identified by their social media rants.
I am going ask one simple question directed to the RCIP and HRM Customs, if the bikes are illegal, how the heck are they coming to the island? Certain not like the sugar glider incident.
Kenneth Bryan, care to comment?
nah…that muppett would rather spout populist nonsense regarding mortgage dodgers….
Kenneth who? I reckon he care. He sitting down getting his 10-12k a month. Not a word from him now…
The police has over 400 police . When in an emergency, a mere phone call or a text to other police officers to stop traffic would have been a solution.
Little to no action because the Cayman populace would hunt down any expatriates officers who stopped and arrested their child, have them fired and attempted deportation which would follow-on to a large lawsuit
What happened to all the riot control equipment that CNS reported had been sold to RCIPS a few years ago?
I wonder why would the Police engage in such childish play as i seen in the video. They should have been able to stay in place and if any of the bikers tried to run into him , he the Officer would have felt his life was threatened and started laying them down one by one . Then this kind of disrespectful behavior would stop forever .
Exactly. At some point, the RCIPS need to quell these dangerous insurrections with proportionate stopping force – batons, sand bags, rubber bullets, and tasers – round them all up and read them their rights (many of them know the drill). Sending two officers to stop an aggressive parade of hundreds, that they had hours to respond to, was obviously insufficient.
Was that a water cannon on a light armored vehicle I saw at the port.
Same thing that happened to the ‘Gallows’
Well if Dart‘s goal was to turn Cayman into South Florida it looks like it has worked. What you whitnessed this weekend is Liberty City.
this is a 110% caymanian problem…..
as usual caymanians take responsibility for nothing
Err.. you mean these ‘bikers’ take responsibility for nothing.
Quite the opposite. Dart supplement the RCIPS with their own reliable security ops, at considerable expense. Autonomous control over their security is actually written into their land deals! I’m sure they prefer that wasn’t necessary!
what exactly does Dart have to do this?
All Hail Alden and Babuska and their Land of Confusion this police state is going to bear fruit very very shortly! Happy trails Cayman the Youths Dem are de Future!!!
Sorry it’s Holman Corner. Should be a question on the Naturalization test!
Here, you forgot this, /s
Leave these young Caymanian heroes alone. They are the proud future of these islands and will run it one day.
At this rate, the only thing they’ll run into is a nearby vehicle.
These Caymanian “heroes” will probably cause an accident which will kill innocent people, even children, one day.
Don’t dishonour the word “hero” by comparing the criminally minded young men who threw bottles at police on Sunday.
? LOL
We all live here, just tell me what is here to do ? Work, have babies from the age of 12, y’all talk about each other, drink get drunk and act dumb like the rest and just rob from the rich like what the government be doing !!! Man look here… we know it’s illegal to ride on road, but come on it only once a year !! Differently we need do something about this it’s nooooooi where to ride. People be outside watching ride, it a hobby for chrissakes, the police commissioner, ppm government and the whole 9 yards!!! Just remember all of you all getting older, and it’s the younger generation taking over!! And it not gonna stop till a innocent rider get kill or a officer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are a complete idiot!
No I’m not complete idiot. I am just partly idiot.
WTH does that say about when you get older idiot? You threw bottles at police? Really nothing to do in Cayman? You should have to walk to an event (party, night club, sports or wherever). You all have no right to just run amok to have fun. You certainly have no right to throw anything at the police. I hope they throw something back at you all beside a ticket. I also hope they crush your bikes. Behave yourselves or face the consequences!
Well, it’s a stupid and dangerous hobby if you ask me. You bikers who group up and terrorize people are going to have a bad case of Karma one day. Take up pool or magic cards or whatever keeps your idiot butts off the public roads.
It’s not going to stop until an innocent rider gets killed? So Daniel Hydes and those young men who have been killed over the years by bike accidents don’t count?
Have you heard of public safety, including safety for your “mama” and her “gyals”?
Your bike helmet must’ve been on too tight and killed your brain cells.
Child pornography is a hobby for some weirdos. Doesn’t make it less harmful or suddenly legal.
You think it’s just today there is nothing to do? We all lived through the boredom, you will survive like the rest of us Caymanians that choose to stay in Cayman or you can do what many Caymanians who want a faster pace life do – go look for it else where. Many Caymanians vacation for thrills they can’t have in Cayman and some choose to move permanently.
Life is about choices, friend. Make them and live with the consequences, including the consequences of riding dangerously, recklessly and without any regard for friends and families who share the road and the consequences of blatantly disrespecting the law. You confirmed you know what you all are doing is illegal. You need not say anymore. That statement confirms what many people see wrong with this situation. It’s not about the fact that you want to ride, do stunts, or even ride out in a group of 300. Many people would enjoy seeing that once done safely and without intentionally being a nuisance.
You are right – we should be worried that this kind of attitude is our future. Just remember tho, there will always be a younger generation so be careful you reap what you sow before too long.
And would you all make up your mind? Is it just once a year or not? Today on the radio rider(s) were threatening to be out again next week…….
Signed,
No less Caymanian than you
Nothing to do? How about studying and get an education so that you don’t sound like a idiot.
They passed the Butterfield round about around noon. Completely out of control doing stunts. Pick up truck at the front videoing it. No doubt will be all over social media today. Use it to identify them. Impound and destroy the bikes. This is outta control. you,can kiss high end tourism goodbye if this isn’t stopped.
These morons drove by my house twice yesterday The noise was deafening. They showed a complete disregard for civility. I say each and every one of them should be named and shamed. Publish their pictures in the paper and online. Maybe a few of them will lose their jobs over this. We can only hope…
You have already kissed high end tourism goodbye.
I had the misfortune of witnessing these complete idiots who believe they are above the law hiding behind masks and making cars and pedestrians drive off the road and come to a full stop as they hurl abuse at you drive on the wrong side of the road, do wheelies and generally act in a menacing dangerous behavior, with children on the back, no helmets, probably no insurance or license plates. I have never seen this in any other country being allowed to continue, this is the second time I have seen this group of thugs out in great numbers terrorizing and frightening people. For the poor tourists here for high season who have spent a fortune on flights and hotels I sincerely apologize on behalf of the Cayman Islands government who are unable to control this and ruined your day too.
There is no excuse for this type of anti social behavior and it must not be tolerated, there are plenty of other things to do in cayman besides terrorising law abiding citizens and tourists on a Sunday so for all the mothers and fathers who know that there sons and daughters took part in this and came home laughing about it ….shame on you for bringing up children to believe this is in anyway acceptable on any level.
Cayman needs to get a firm grip on these bikers and quickly. If laws need to be changed then change them make this activity illegal if it isn’t already. Police need to be given more resources to deal with this anti social behavior as in numbers like that it is almost impossible for the police to cope with.
Cayman needs to get a firm grip on the idiot parents of these imbeciles.
Hurry up Al Suckoo, build that motorbike track and get these ghouls off our roads!
maybe don’t build it….why pander to this culture/behaviour?
The problem with building the track is that the riders drive like idiots to get there and come back.
Our revolution will not look like socialism but it’s a different age and time. Pay attention to the kids and it can be avoided.
This is what happens when you let petty little infractions go unpunished. They get more bold and do more harm each time they think they can get away with it. The road to lawlessness is incremental. RCIP needs to nip this in the bud IMMEDIATELY. NO MERCY. NO LIGHT SENTENCES.
where’s Rudy Giuliani when you need him!
Correct. The police are simply to enforce the law, not play politics with the public. That’s what our MLAs are for.
These were entirely Caymanian idiots, not one expat of any nationality involved as far as I could see. This was a blatant case of lawlessness that needs to be addressed immediately, before some innocent is killed. These feral hooligans need locking up enmasse and their bikes seized and destroyed.
The parents and families of these useless wannabes must be so proud of their Caymanian offspring, they are a disgrace to the Caymanian people and the Cayman Islands.
I’ve never witnessed such riotous behaviour by retards using vehicles as potential weapons to intimidate and literally run other road users off the road. Driving standards of any vehicle on these islands are disgraceful, its third world mentality driving with no road sense, consideration or knowledge of basic highway codes. Add to the mix crappy cars, cell phones, booze, patties, loud music and a self entitled attitude and you have a disaster waiting to happen.
The police need to get a grip before this behaviour turns into a wider problem of open disregard for the law because the law appears impotent to stop them doing whatever they want. Their gang was much bigger than the police gang on Sunday, and they knew it. Dangerous times when the law is ignored and respect for police is at zero.
What I don’t understand is how the police knew nothing of this gathering, yet people were lining the roads all along the route. What ever happened to intelligence gathering on this island? Oh yea, enough said, not enough police on duty, no political will, no societal pressure to change and no education, the perfect storm.
You must be so proud of your future.
I am astounded to see how CNS allows such racist comments to be displayed.
I’d respond with equal vitriol, but you sir/ma’am are just as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike. If you believe us Caymanians to be so ‘feral’ and lacking of a positive future, you may want to re-consider your place of residence. This kind of talk will win you no friends…anywhere you go.
Where did the writer mention any race for his comment to be branded “racist”?
It is sensitive clowns like you that cry racism every time the uncomfortable truth is told that makes most real claims of racism today not be taken seriously.
Feral sounds like a pretty accurate description in this case. The poster was referring to the hooligans – it appears that you are one of them, given that you take such exception to the accurate term used to describe the idiots.
You can deny it all you want, but it’s the Caymanian hooligans that are doing this.
Take your head out of the sand and discipline your offspring.
According to a stunt rider that called in to Rooster this am, and ought to know, “90% Caymanian, only a handful of Jamaican and Filipino”.
“Retards” is not an acceptable term to use for anyone because of its historic use when talking about people with intellectual disabilities. Please find an alternative slur for these dangerous and insolent scofflaws.
What’s wrong with patties?
Shoulda put a spike strip and welcomed them through
Best suggestion on here. Send someone to Miami and buy three or four tomorrow. It would be money well spent.
How is it our police force DON’T have one of these or many? With all the $$$ that has gone through that pipe-line! WTF.
Well Boss. You got your hands full with this. How about we start with all the cars that do not comply with the traffic code. Lights and tint. Stop them. Take the vehicle away for auction. And charge them. Start small and the rest will fall in line. I really don’t understand how we let this happen. We have laws. Not lets get a judge to enforce them.
police have let these muppetts away with too much for too long…..
the police farce are a joke and this proves their incompetence once and for all.
String some wire accross the street with bright streamers on it so it is plainly visible. That would have stopped them all. When are we going to have the other 100 arrests? Our police now have lost respect and control!
Spike strips problemed sloved
Are you crazy that’s someone child
You mean the one crossing the road that was almost run over by 100 criminal lunatics?
Bright streamers? No, 80lb test.
All that and one man arrested.
FOR REAL.
Same thing happens in the US. Cops hands are tied by a few liberal judges when everybody wants these losers in jail. ALL OF THEM.
Shut up people like you all make us can’t live in cayman!! One of these days something bad really gonna happen and nobody can’t stop it ! So just wait it!!
So we are to let you idiots take over the streets and put our lives at risk? You are a fool.
It will never stop till the government cooperate and build a place to ride instead of dart building bridges that’s not needed it’s a island nothing else is here to do and to all you paper caymanians or expats stay the XXXX off this , this is our island you don’t have no say here if you don’t like the way it is then go back home
So where you going send us law abiding Caymanians that resent this shit you all doing?? Don’t assume it is only expats against this boi.
Look I’m a full blooded Caymanians and all of you are complete morons and most of you have no regard for the law. I don’t respect you and what your crew are doing to out country. This needs to stop. Real quick. Y’all forget a car or truck will quicker survive an accident than a motorcycle. It is NOT other road users obligation to give way to bike riders – there are a set of laws that we are all to abide by. Besides the unlawfulness of it all, I despise this “culture” that you all have developed. Respect your fellow countrymen and women, the authorities and you will have less trouble and more respect. But that is likely wishful thinking…smh.
Sorry, what?
I’m very glad at least for your positivity, thinking that nobody can’t stop it, because that means EVERYBODY CAN stop it..
Idiot says what? Whatever garbage you wrote makes no sense whatsoever. Go back to grade school and complete a few English courses.
What ever happened to grammar??
Well, okay. In the meantime, do someone you don’t know a favour and fill out an organ donor card. There’s a reason ER doctors call them “donorcycles”. Your appointment with destiny awaits…