Dog Folks wrote:
jfkmk wrote:
The Texan wrote:
jfkmk wrote:
The Texan wrote:
The folklore Hells angels of yesteryear and the Hells Angles of today are 2 very different breed of bikers and people. I did undercover work with bikers 35 years ago and then last year I had a chance to meet and get to know the Hells Angels who are in Sturgis every year. Many of them today are true professional people who quit the rat race and are enjoying a free life. They are NO longer the 1% group that they were 30-40 years ago. I would gladly break bread with them at "my" table or theirs....
Simply not true. Do a quick search on hells angels recent activity and you will get hits involving violence, drugs, prostitution, murder, etc. for very recent years. Not sure who you prefer to dine with but the hells angels would be far from my first choice.
You can believe the internet and all its fallacies or you can go meet the people and make your own decision. Personally I prefer to think for myself. Like I said, I have been around them since back in the early 80's and know what they are today. There are many clubs that try to mimic what the HA were in their heyday, but the true HA are NOT the club of old.
Dude, are you serious? This was news articles, not some opinions I was reading. And the shoot out I referred to in an earlier post happened way less than 30 or 40 years ago.
And we all know, you can believe the purveyors of the news as gospel. They also never lie, or make up information to "fill in" an article, and they research everything and present no bias at all. Sarcasm key off. I am not defending the HA, but I am criticizing the "news" as a reliable source.
You're right, the news media certainly puts their own spin on things. However, when they report things like "hells angels suspected of..." or "hells angels arrested for...." it's probably more fact than fiction.
