Unless he specifically said 'no cops allowed', couldn't they have simply walked in and patronized the business like any other customers?
“Unless he specifically said ‘no cops allowed’, couldn’t they have simply walked in and patronized the business like any other customers? “
Didn’t matter. The main fight was outside within sight of many cops. When the Cossacks rode in with the Texas rocker in their colors the Bandidos had to respond. And respond meant getting killed if needed. Getting sent to jail was of no concern.
“Unless he specifically said ‘no cops allowed’, couldn’t they have simply walked in and patronized the business like any other customers?”
What you describe sounds like a dangerous practice, walking into the middle of something where you are badly outnumbered.
I’m not a cop, but a neighbor is a retired cop. We discussed a situation years ago, when he arrived first (and alone) at a riot, already underway. He said his job was to get away fast, to await sufficient numbers, and then the prepared group of police would return to the riot, and get control.
By staying on the perimeter, the cops were in an advantageous position. The bikers were bunched up together.
This was not the first time LE clashed with feuding biker clubs, and it won’t be the last. Laughlin Nev. for instance, between Hells Angels and Mongols.
You know, civic minded recreational affinity groups, who occasionally get a little boisterous.