If you haven't already heard, there was a violent altercation between rival
motorcycle clubs this past weekend in Waco, TX. I just read an article pointing
out that the FX show Sons of Anarchy lead people toward this violent lifestyle.
I call bullshit!!
Ok...I don't call complete bullshit, because there may be a few cases where
a person who would have led a completely nonviolent, crime free life entered
the outlaw lifestyle because of that show, but they're a huge minority. Most of
the men in these clubs would have been criminals anyway and just pick the biker
club as their avenue to pursue that life. I'd also like to note that not all
one percent bikers are violent career criminals. I've met a few who led
perfectly (ok maybe not perfect) clean lives and did not commit violent crimes.
I have witnessed an example of a guy who was a criminal who happened to be
in an MC. It was at a small rally a few years ago. A pretty big, well known
club had a campsite there and a noticeably intoxicated man stumbled over to a
little stand with some bike parts for sale. A club member was standing a 50
feet away when all of a sudden, he charged the inebriated guy. I'm pretty sure
the guy flipped him off, which was a dumb move, but it did not warrant the
beating he took. The club member not only knocked him down and out with a
barrage of punches, but he laid about ten kicks to the guy's head and body
after he was unconscious.
When it was finally over, the club member noticed that people had saw the
whole thing and he got into an escalade (not even on a motorcycle) and sped
away. After witnessing that, I can tell you that this man was a violent
criminal and would have been one whether he was in the club or not. I think we
should view the men in the Waco shootout in the same way.
Please don’t let tragedies like this keep you from enjoying movies and TV
shows about outlaw bikers. I for one find them very entertaining (that’s what
they are, entertainment).
''I have no problem with
screen violence at all, but I have a big problem with real-life violence.'' –
Quentin Tarantino
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