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A letter was printed in your paper last week about the VFW bike run. It amazed me that one person can see and hear so much. I attended the event on Friday and all day Saturday and missed all that the 500-word letter portrayed. I've been to three of these annual events and haven't seen a problem yet. The person who wrote the letter was asked to vacate his parking place by the Mongols, overheard them say, 'That's them', and, 'We'll get them later', spotted large hunting knives strapped to their waist (amazing that none of the police noticed these illegal weapons), knew their patches and colors, knew they had drugs and weapons in a nearby vehicle, also, knew that another group, The Vagos, had requested booths at the event and were turned down. How did one person, that just happened to ride over to see what was happening at the VFW on a pleasant Friday evening in Tehachapi, notice so much? And to stayed to observe, and later call out the riot squad. I think Mr. Sanders, the organizer of the event, did a beautiful job commending the veterans and raising money for them. Some of the Mongols were probably past veterans themselves. I found the people at the event cordial, the music good, the food and drink excellent. The business community of Tehachapi was very generous donating the raffle prizes. I left the VFW hall to board the City Slicker van and noticed a row of at least ten police lined up for action across the street. I took the van down the street to the restaurant to see a friend and on leaving to return to the VFW spotted six police cars across from City Slickers. I thought I was in a battle zone while riding the van down Tehachapi Blvd., not from the bikers, but by seeing so many law enforcers. To bad the money spent for our protection didn't go to the veterans worthwhile cause. I would hate to be in a theater watching a movie if the writer of that letter is present. For he would indubitably yell 'fire' after one whiff of the popcorn.
            RJ Macaluso