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Yeah. A couple of juveniles had a tiff because someone looked at somebody, they're so mature they decided that someone had to die for it. I'm glad the prospect and his buddy that i saw at Subway on Saturday didn't decide to shoot me when I looked at his patches.Originally Posted by Bailey Guns
Now it's getting serious.
Starting to sound like Waco (not that time when the FBI burnt women and children alive because "guns" and "crazy people" but the other time).
I've known a few patched members of MC's over the years, and you know exactly where you stand with them. Most of them live their lives in a "you don't screw with me and what I'm doing and I won't screw with you" manner. As you said, they have nothing to prove, and as long as you don't give them a reason to be upset with you, they'll leave you alone.
The only time I've ever even seen a real life club member (in costume anyway) was one time when he came flying down a residential street, parked his bike out front, ran into a house, screamed at a lady for like 5 minutes, then slammed the door and hopped on the bike and took off so fast down the street that he got both wheels off the ground over the speed bump at the end of the block. What is your experience with hipsters and lawyers riding Harley's having "something to prove?" Don't get your panties in a bunch over my comment about preferring hipsters to club members. I generally try to stay out of this conversation because I don't understand this culture, at all. Not even one little bit.
Last edited by Irving; 02-01-2016 at 09:24.
"There are no finger prints under water."
I can't speak for Bert, but from talking to the people I've known and talked to the issue isn't necessarily with people riding as much as with how they act. The problem arises when someone that doesn't live within the lifestyle of an MC, but on weekends they decide they need to play "dress-up" as if they were part of the lifestyle. Most of the time an MC member will completely ignore someone riding down the road (I ride and have on many occasions been passed by a group of MC members without any issues), but when the person decides they need to have a jacket/vest with patches on the back they are opening themselves up for trouble. Some patches don't really get their attention, but when someone has anything resembling a three piece patch that the MC's have they take it seriously. Those patches are very significant (who you are, what area you claim as your club's, etc) in the MC world and have to be earned - how depends on the specific club, but they are not taken lightly or given out to anyone that hasn't proven their worth and loyalty to the club. Members are truly offended by someone thinking they can just throw a patch on the back of their jacket and act like they are a part of their world. I personally could not live their lifestyle, but when I ride I don't try to look like I belong in it either.
Here is a link that explains a little about the meaning and significance of patches:
http://www.brotherhoodmotorcycleclub...s/Page2038.htm
Last edited by alan0269; 02-01-2016 at 09:50.
Sounds like a stolen valor situation
Lessons cost money. Good ones cost lots. -Tony Beets
I won't say I have lived the lifestyle, and have never claimed I have. I have been around a few different clubs with several "patch carrying" members. As has been said, don't mess with them or their lifestyle, they don't mess with you. They are very down to earth people and friendly. I have been around Bandidos, Angels and SOS,, all three groups have great people in them. When asked why I didn't ride a HD, I told them I didn't have the time to work on it, so I rode a Victory. A lot of these groups do fund raising for local charities and help out people in the local community.
I am more worried about the newbies and posers than the actual members. I have only been in one situation that I started to feel "unsafe," and the situation ended within a minute when a senior member put an end to the "newbie's" questioning. We were at the memorial in Salida, and the rest of the weekend went smoothly.
Don't lump everyone into one group, because all have a few bad apples. If you do, then all gun owners are murderers and all car owners are drunk drivers.
Last edited by encorehunter; 02-01-2016 at 10:33.
I know, right? Now it's all toy runs on the 3-wheel Gold Wing and driving the mini van down to Denny's for dinner at 4pm.
Martin
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Meh...
I've been around angels, sons of silence, high plains drifters, bandidos, and a few others on numerous occasions as the only non club guy at gatherings on neutral ground. I would say they all live up to their Southpark stereotypical portrayal almost exactly.
They all do everything they can to get you to look at them out in public, and then act all "disrespected" if you look at them.
They all love the elementary age reverse psychology garbage, "we are not a gang, we are club" shit... Yes I get it, you said "we" and "gang" in the same sentence while not incriminating yourself.
If someone thinks they deserve respect because of where their mommy sewed on their bottom patch on their jacket, I'm not impressed at all.
It's all about the group mentality. You don't see too many fights when it's even on both sides, they don't like it that way. Usually they demand "respect" when they outnumber whoever they are trying to intimidate with their matching goatees, loud pipes, and outfits, I've never seen one by himself demand anything when outnumbered.
Last edited by crashdown; 02-01-2016 at 10:36.
My dad and I rode down and pulled up about 20 minutes after this happened. On the way there going down Brighton Blvd we passed 2 separate groups of SOS hauling ass outta there. I thought that was kinda odd, then when we pulled up the place was on lockdown, no one in or out. We stood out front talking to some friends for about another 20 minutes, they opened everything back up and we went in. Besides one little area being blocked off and a shit ton of cops there wasn't much of a sign anything had happened.
What I find crazy is that is was just limited to 7 people getting hurt. You have that many 1%er's all cooped up together it doesn't take much of a spark to set off a big fire and usually one something pops it's hard to stop it.
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