hon·or
/ˈänər/
noun
1.
high respect; esteem.
2.
a privilege.
verb1.
regard with great respect.
2. fulfill (an obligation) or keep (an agreement).
"Honour or
honor (from the Latin word
honor) is an abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of
worthiness and respectability that affects both the social standing and the self-evaluation of an individual or corporate body such as a
family, school, regiment or nation. Accordingly, individuals (or corporate bodies) are assigned worth and stature based on the
harmony of their actions with a specific code of honour, and the
moral code of the society at large."
What has been happening in the state of Queensland for the past year or so under the name of 'VLAD' (Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment Act) is embarrassing to the nation of Australia. It doesn't technically name bikies at all and could easily be used against any group to include a group of mates out for a drink, a family on holidays, a mob at a school sporting event, or even a cricket club on the grass. But everyone knows it's meant to 'control' the mean, rough, tough old bikies - some of whom actually are. But it's a broad brush stroke and being challenged as unconstitutional in the high court. Meantime, if you ride an H-D or any type of cruiser motorbike with loud pipes, or if you're wearing what look like 'colours', you'll be pulled over and questioned (harassed).
Here's an article about the video about the harassment published in a respected journal:
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-video-of-a-bike-rider-being-accosted-by-queensland-police-has-now-been-viewed-over-half-a-million-times-2014-1As an aside, Beenleigh, where this took place, is my old neighbourhood. I'm hoping it's blown over by the time I return home, but I reckon it'll take some extraordinary rage from the people to change the apathy of the average voter in Australia. Most people outside of OZ have the impression people there are rough as guts and will stand up for their rights, heads held high. But laws get passed and enforced with hardly a whisper of public input. In truth OZ has fast become a nation of ordinary folk standing round, head down, cap in hand, taking the rough end of the pineapple by those in charge. Campbell Newman, the Premier of the state (like a governor), and his ilk should be ashamed of themselves.