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<blockquote data-quote="rod" data-source="post: 4602519" data-attributes="member: 5382"><p>In case you don&#039;t realize it Bike week in Sturgis is nothing but a cash cow for law enforcement and the City of Sturgis.&nbsp; I have a couple of friends who got arrested for minor stuff (one was throwing a drink at a clown who tried to steal his Trump hat) . His buddies thought for sure he would be gone over night at least but he was back with them a half hour later after paying a $135 disorderly conduct fine. He said the line for paying fines was 25-30 people deep all the time he was there.&nbsp; No criminal record or anything like that--just pay the fine and go about your business. I would imagine unless there were injuries to another person the majority of the DUI arrests were handled the same. Being the law dogs are mostly cops from out of Sturgis ( out of state cops on loan looking for some fun and something different than what they do back home)&nbsp; I would say most of them would not travel back to Sturgis to testify if someones case was brought to court. I&#039;ve had friends here who got off&nbsp; because they were arrested here on a DUI charge by a Minneapolis cop brought in for extra help on our busy summer weekends like the NHRA Nationals and he didn&#039;t want to come back for court. It happens.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="rod, post: 4602519, member: 5382"] In case you don't realize it Bike week in Sturgis is nothing but a cash cow for law enforcement and the City of Sturgis. I have a couple of friends who got arrested for minor stuff (one was throwing a drink at a clown who tried to steal his Trump hat) . His buddies thought for sure he would be gone over night at least but he was back with them a half hour later after paying a $135 disorderly conduct fine. He said the line for paying fines was 25-30 people deep all the time he was there. No criminal record or anything like that--just pay the fine and go about your business. I would imagine unless there were injuries to another person the majority of the DUI arrests were handled the same. Being the law dogs are mostly cops from out of Sturgis ( out of state cops on loan looking for some fun and something different than what they do back home) I would say most of them would not travel back to Sturgis to testify if someones case was brought to court. I've had friends here who got off because they were arrested here on a DUI charge by a Minneapolis cop brought in for extra help on our busy summer weekends like the NHRA Nationals and he didn't want to come back for court. It happens. [/QUOTE]

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