May 18, 2015
By Crimesider Staff
...Police say the deadly gunfire broke out (click here) Sunday following a dispute in a bathroom that moved into the parking lot. Police say 18 bikers were wounded.
Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton says 192 people were being booked on charges of engaging in organized crime.
Swanton also says law enforcement will continue to guard the town after receiving threats overnight from various biker groups. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, responsible for alcohol regulations and compliance, then closed Twin Peaks for seven days.
Names of the nine bikers who died weren't immediately released.
These groups are anarchists. They don't recognize authority. The fight last night would be considered their business and not that of government. In other words, this was mutual between all parties. If they died that is part of the anarchist contract.
Most places in the USA that have biker groups move through the town or on a local highway, simply leave them alone. They usually mind their own business. If they are confronted by other groups or police you can count on a fight or worse.
They don't take kindly to interference. That is why there were many people involved in the fight. I am wondering if any of those dead or wounded were outside the groups involved. There were four groups from what I've heard.
1997 isn't really that far away. This article outlines the belief system of some of the Biker groups. "Valhalla." Their theology is based in Viking Lore.
...I have been a biker for 22 years. (click here) I am female. I do not own my own bike. I am an ol' lady and part of the very extended motorcycle brethren. I have been involved very closely with infamous motorcycle clubs as well as with 'independents', throughout all of my adult life. Bikers and the culture of bikers are my roots. Whether we know each other or not, we accept each other at some level or another as family. As brothers, we can recognize each other in a crowd even if we are dressed as 'citizens.' We walk and talk a bit differently: body language is often the cue. As 'One Percenters' we are drawn to each other. We are the 1% that live outside the mainstream and sometimes outside the law. We pride ourselves in our uniqueness, individuality and nonconformity. We celebrate our sameness in our brotherhood through our shared beliefs and activities. We are often scoffed at, misunderstood, discrirninated against and even feared. The true, hard-core Harley-Davidson biker is both folk hero and outlaw in the minds and imaginations of mainstream Canadians....
By Crimesider Staff
...Police say the deadly gunfire broke out (click here) Sunday following a dispute in a bathroom that moved into the parking lot. Police say 18 bikers were wounded.
Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton says 192 people were being booked on charges of engaging in organized crime.
Swanton also says law enforcement will continue to guard the town after receiving threats overnight from various biker groups. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, responsible for alcohol regulations and compliance, then closed Twin Peaks for seven days.
Names of the nine bikers who died weren't immediately released.
These groups are anarchists. They don't recognize authority. The fight last night would be considered their business and not that of government. In other words, this was mutual between all parties. If they died that is part of the anarchist contract.
Most places in the USA that have biker groups move through the town or on a local highway, simply leave them alone. They usually mind their own business. If they are confronted by other groups or police you can count on a fight or worse.
They don't take kindly to interference. That is why there were many people involved in the fight. I am wondering if any of those dead or wounded were outside the groups involved. There were four groups from what I've heard.
1997 isn't really that far away. This article outlines the belief system of some of the Biker groups. "Valhalla." Their theology is based in Viking Lore.
...I have been a biker for 22 years. (click here) I am female. I do not own my own bike. I am an ol' lady and part of the very extended motorcycle brethren. I have been involved very closely with infamous motorcycle clubs as well as with 'independents', throughout all of my adult life. Bikers and the culture of bikers are my roots. Whether we know each other or not, we accept each other at some level or another as family. As brothers, we can recognize each other in a crowd even if we are dressed as 'citizens.' We walk and talk a bit differently: body language is often the cue. As 'One Percenters' we are drawn to each other. We are the 1% that live outside the mainstream and sometimes outside the law. We pride ourselves in our uniqueness, individuality and nonconformity. We celebrate our sameness in our brotherhood through our shared beliefs and activities. We are often scoffed at, misunderstood, discrirninated against and even feared. The true, hard-core Harley-Davidson biker is both folk hero and outlaw in the minds and imaginations of mainstream Canadians....
