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In the rural area that I live, Bike 'Clubs' are popular. There are a lot of bankers and other white collar workers that LARP as bikers, but raise money for char
by Loughla 6y ago
In the rural area that I live, Bike 'Clubs' are popular. There are a lot of bankers and other white collar workers that LARP as bikers, but raise money for charity.
Then there are the actual biker 'clubs'. What's confusing is that these guys are full on associated with the Hell's Angels or some other similar group. . . And still do all the charity stuff. So they raise money for childhood cancer or a local family whose house burned down during the week.
And on the weekend, they beat the shit out of a local bar owner who wouldn't let them drink for free because they're keeping him safe, then burn his bar down.
It's the most confusing thing.
- dfxm12 6y agoIt's the most confusing thing. It's PR. You get a few feel good stories on the local news, and convince your neighbors that you do good for the regular people in the community and that if you're violent, it's only toward criminals. "These guys helped that child with cancer. They're such nice guys. That bar owner must've really deserved it." People eat that up!
- jstarfish 6y agoThere are also some biker clubs (unclear if "legit" or not) that do outreach for abused children. If you're being beaten or molested or whatever, you can call them, a bunch of bikers show up and conspicuously hang out with you for a bit. The implication is that you have friends in low places so if you just said the word... CPS is incompetent in my experience (they are auditors, not investigators) so I can imagine how bad it can get for victims to need quasi-legitimate services like this.