Thousands of bikers heading to South Dakota rally to be blocked at tribal land checkpoints

[libertybele]

I believe some of these people are the same group that tried to block Trump supporters from attending his gathering at Mt. Rushmore.

Thousands of bikers heading to South Dakota rally to be blocked at tribal land checkpoints

A convoy consisting of thousands of bikers headed for a South Dakota rally will not be allowed to cross Cheyenne River Sioux checkpoints on their way to the event, according to a Native American spokesman.

The spokesman said Saturday that the band of travelers would be stopped on their way to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, in the name of preventing coronavirus from spreading any further.

The seven tribes that make up the Sioux Nation are now in a fight with federal and state officials, who deemed such checkpoints to be illegal.

A duty officer for the Cheyenne River Sioux told the Guardian Saturday that commercial and emergency vehicles will be allowed through the checkpoints, but nothing else. Some reservations have reportedly turned away bikers already.

Crowds had gathered for the start of the 10-day event on Friday, with many bikers adopting an attitude of defiance toward the COVID-19 restrictions that have drastically changed day-to-day life..........

“Screw COVID,” read the design on one of the T-shirts being sold. “I went to Sturgis.”

Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, has supported the Sturgis rally, citing the fact that no infections were reported as a result of the event held by President Trump at Mt. Rushmore last month. She's also avoided a mask mandate and highlighted the idea of personal responsibility.

For Arizona resident Stephen Sample, 66, who rode his bike to the event, the gathering is a break from the mostly monotonous routine of the last several months.

“I don’t want to die, but I don’t want to be cooped up all my life either,” he said.

Some of the crowd at Sturgis is composed of retirees and people in the age range deemed to be at risk from the coronavirus........

https://www.foxnews.com/us/bikers-south-dakota-rally-blocked-tribal-checkpoints

[catfish1957]

Blocking Bikers from a party?  Yeah, that ought to end well.

 

[jmyrlefuller]

Some of the crowd at Sturgis is composed of retirees and people in the age range deemed to be at risk from the coronavirus........

Which also means less likely to be asymptomatic—if they have it, they'll drop out of crowds pretty rapidly, minimizing spread.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

If a tribe can stop citizens at its borders in the pretext of containing the spread of a disease, then I assert a state like Texas can block its borders as well in the name of containing the spread of a disease like liberalism.

[LegalAmerican]

If a tribe can stop citizens at its borders in the pretext of containing the spread of a disease, then I assert a state like Texas can block its borders as well in the name of containing the spread of a disease like liberalism.

BINGO!   Or.   BLOCKING ALL ILLEGALS IN TEXAS. 

[Smokin Joe]

If a tribe can stop citizens at its borders in the pretext of containing the spread of a disease, then I assert a state like Texas can block its borders as well in the name of containing the spread of a disease like liberalism.

Fine. Reroute traffic, blow the bridges, and destroy the roads. Build new roads around the Rez.

[Wingnut]

Injuns better be careful this is not the "Battle of the Greasy Grass" 

[verga]

BKMK

[mountaineer]

84 arrests, 226 citations and 18 crashes reported in 24 hours at massive motorcycle rally in South Dakota
August 10, 2020 / 7:11 AM
CBS


South Dakota authorities on Sunday reported the first haul of crashes, arrests and citations from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in the western part of the state. The annual rally started on Friday, drawing thousands of maskless riders to the streets and bars of Sturgis.

While organizers have said they expect fewer visitors than in other years, the Argus Leader reports the number of arrests and citations have increased from last year.

The Department of Public Safety reported that police made 84 arrests for driving under the influence or drug-related offenses during a 24-hour period spanning from Saturday into Sunday morning. That's up from last year ...

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Maskless. 

[Free Vulcan]

I fail to understand how people riding down highways in the open are contributing to the virus spread.

Because they aren't. This is just the tribes aiding and abetting the leftist agenda.

[goatprairie]

If most of the bikers are getting there via I-90, which goes by Sturgis, then there's little chance of any of them being blocked. I'm not aware that there are any Sioux reservations in the Black Hills either. The Black Hills is the most scenic part of the state and the one most likely to be toured by bikers.
So unless bikers are coming in be two-lane state highways, it's doubtful more than a small percentage will have problems with roadblocks. Tooling around the Badlands might be a different story as much of the land lies in and around Indian reservations.

[mystery-ak]

Sioux Nation will block bikers headed to Sturgis rally, citing coronavirus concerns
https://nypost.com/2020/08/09/sioux-nation-to-block-bikers-headed-to-sturgis-rally/

[Wingnut]

Sioux Nation will block bikers headed to Sturgis rally, citing coronavirus concerns
https://nypost.com/2020/08/09/sioux-nation-to-block-bikers-headed-to-sturgis-rally/

Other residents wanted the rally to be postponed, but businesses insisted they needed the event to stave off any further economic ruin that occurred as a result of the shutdowns.

If people can't make a living they might as well be dying.  The sheeple advocating lockdowns are already dead from the neck up and the rot is working its way down the rest of the body

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Now this is the sort of thing that could evolve into a civil war....