THE WESTERN AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT will tomorrow launch its ‘Phone in a Bikie’ campaign, which urges the public to inform police of suspect activities by known members of outlaw motorcycle gangs.
WA Police Minister Rob Johnson and Specialist Crime Assistant Commissioner Wayne Gregson said the campaign, which will be run over print and radio advertising, will lead to improved information and intelligence holdings.
“The reason why we’ve launched this initiative is to allow members of the community to give us feedback about what they know the bikies are up to,” Mr Gregson said.
“Now they’re in a position to tell us where they work, what businesses they are involved in, where they are drinking, with whom they are associating and they can give us this information anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
Mr Gregson justified the campaign - which has already gained the nickname ‘dob in a bikie’ - based on the fact that Western Australia has 260 patched bikie members (members wearing ‘gang’ logos on their jackets) with 17 clubhouses, making it difficult for police to monitor gang activities efficiently.
The campaign has met opposition from special interests groups, however, with Damien Codognotto of the Independent Riders’ Group in Melbourne declaring the move ‘un-Australian’, describing it as a system easily abused.
The dob in a bikie scheme incites hatred in the wider community and is open to abuse. Most non-riders can’t tell the difference between a 250 Honda and 1200 BMW. Some will inform on anyone wearing a bike style jacket out of spite or paranoia, Mr Codognotto said.
Hatred of motorcycle & scooter riders on-road can become road rage with deadly effect. It is negative to road safety and utterly irresponsible. Responsible authorities should encourage the safe use of environmentally-friendly transport.
Police estimates indicate that of the more than one million registered motorcyclists in Australia, less than 5000 are regarded as ‘bikie’ gang members.
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this reminds me of the nazi’s telling the german people to inform on the jews, and to keep it anonymous well thats just wrong. what happened to being able to face your accuser.freedom really isn’t free in oz is it ?
Chance for all those with abnoxiously-loud-motorbike riding neighbours to get their revenge, eh?
This has got to be the most stupid campaign i’ve ever heard of. I can just see it now…….
Dobber: ‘Hi Operator, there’s a bikie across the road from me and he’s’…..stab, stab, stab……’euggghhhh…..help?’
How’s about renaming it ‘put you and your family’s life at risk by dobbing in a bikie’?
And Jack is right, this is how the Nazi’s started.
I can see it now… posties filling up jail cells around the country.
as it is the police, government, operate with treason as a matter of fact by pledging their allegiance by their oath of office to the queen of australia as you will know their has never been a queen here. Australia signed league of nations then united nations as a sovereign nation, and still use british laws as it own. Hello why don’t the media print the true facts about Australia and its adopted laws.
Does this mean I am going to have to give up my Terror Hotline prank-calling campaign for an even more satirically lucrative new hotline, the Terror Muslim Bikie hotline?
It used to be Dob In a Muslim. And now its Dob In a Bikie. Next it will be Dob in Everyone.
Take the country back folks. Its all gone too far now.
It is wrong to be a DOG in the first place…
The Police are being unreasonable to ask anyone put their lives at risk by dobbing in a Bikie…
I say to the Police Force ”
“DO YOUR OWN DIRRRTY WORK”
East German Stazi Tactics.
“this reminds me of the nazi’s telling the german people to inform on the jews, and to keep it anonymous well thats just wrong”
What was wrong with the german people dobbing in the jews?
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The jews were conspiring to destroy germany. Just as they conspired to destroy Australia, America, europe, the entire world they want under slavedom to the Chosen ones.