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NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish, National Coalition of Motorcyclists( NCOM)
RIDING“ OFF THE GRID”-- HOW TO ESCAPE GPS TRACKING ON YOUR MOTORCYCLE Freedom of the Road isn’ t that free these days.“ We often talk about what you can do to protect your privacy, but more often than not we accept the technology given to us by large corporations with government influence,” writes Gil Mellen, ABATE of California’ s rep to the Southern California Confederation of Clubs( SCCOC),“ And with that ease our phones store more than just our private information, they are a collection source for who we are, what we do and where we go 24 / 7.” Turning your phone off or on airplane mode doesn’ t cut it either, he explains. In order to truly be undetectable to ANY- ONE you must use a first line of defense on your phone, such as Silent Pocket. By employing a Silent Pocket“ Faraday cage”( conductive material surrounding a piece of equipment to exclude electrostatic and electromagnetic influences) you can block all wireless signals to and from your mobile device. Once placed inside the stylish leather case, your device is completely sealed-- No GPS tracking, NO cellular, NO wifi, NO Bluetooth, and NO RFID scanning or NFC in all frequencies. Additionally, Silent Pocket cases protect your financial information from credit card skimming and scanning. So if you’ re heading to a large biker event and want no one to know your whereabouts, simply put your phone inside the case and wherever you go is OFF THE GRID. Once you remove your phone, any missed voicemails, data, or messages are downloaded. Your location is also known at that point.“ Silent Pocket is in the privacy accessory market for the long haul.” stated Aaron Zar, Silent Pocket Co-Founder.“ As the methods hackers use to compromise security continue to evolve, so will our products.” Silent Pocket is a proud supporter of SAVE THE PATCH and they offer an exclusive 15 % off discount code for all BIKERS and ABATE MEMBERS at www. silent-pocket. com: patch16 or call 831-531-8199 or e-mail sales @ silent-pocket. com for bulk order discounts.
BIKER ATTIRE ALLOWED IN NEW MEXICO COURT- ROOMS Declaring“ A great victory for our community,” Annette Torrez, chair of the New Mexico Motorcycle Rights Organization
( NMMRO) and National Coalition of Motorcyclists( NCOM) board of directors, announced that; We received the following message from Chief Justice Judge Nash concerning motorcycle vests in District Courthouse,“ Please be informed that the Bernalillo County Sheriff’ s Department will NOT be requiring members of your organization to turn their vests inside out upon entry into the Second Judicial District Courthouse and its’ Courtrooms in the future.” The NMMRO and the NNMCOC( Northern New Mexico Confederation of Clubs) sent Judge Nash a letter regarding an issue in which Bernalillo Sheriff Officers were asking the Guardians of the Children to remove their vests and turn them inside out so none of the patches were visible.“ These vests and patches are what identify them to the abused children who they are there to support in court under difficult circumstance as these children have to face their perpetrators or have to sometimes testify,” explained Torrez.“ While we can all benefit from this victory, it is the abused children from our community who will benefit most, as now members of motorcycle community can continue to support and accompany them in court. Your voices were heard as we united in support.” Nash’ s message specifically denotes“ members of your organization” which is why“ it is so important we as motorcyclists join and support the NMMRO, an organization that stands and fights for your rights, freedoms and liberties,” said Torrez, adding;“ Thank you to Judge Nash for doing the right thing as we believe our 1st Amendment was being violated. We must also remember that we must be respectful at all times in our courthouse, we must be on our best behavior so that we may continue to wear our patches and motorcycle related attire in the courthouse. I want to thank the Guardians of the Children for bringing this to our attention. Thank you to Double D from The Motorcycle Profiling Project and Attorney Dan Sorey for their support and advice in addressing this issue.”
MANIFESTO ON THE MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY AND FREEDOM OF THE ROAD“ I read your recent( NCOM Biker Newsbytes) report and the piece about the NCOM board requesting input on motorcycle issues to discuss at the upcoming NCOM Convention,” writes Keith“ Bandit” Ball of Bikernet. com and former editor of Easyriders magazine.“ I have a major bitch and a project that could save the custom motorcycle aftermarket and place freedom at the forefront of our nation once more.” WHEN YOU CAN’ T GIVE UP, WRITE-- A Brief Manifesto;“ Sounds ominous but it’ s not, then again it is a tough alteration to current government thinking. And I believe our industry could be at the forefront. Why can’ t we prove that Freedom always needs to be a consideration? Why can’ t we prove that all the custom motorcycles in the country will never have any significant impact
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