One of many keys to try to understand this.
Another is to look at Texas Gang Threat Assessment for both what is NOT in it (any mention of Cossacks) and what IS in it (Bandidos listed as middling Tier 2 (of 3) group as to threat level.
Bandidos did not even rate a mention in the 2013 takedowns that were successful.
(U) Tier 2: Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (U) Formed in the 1960s, t he Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (Bandidos OMG ) conducts its illegal activities as covertly as possible an d avoids high - profile activities such as drive - by shootings that ma ny street gangs tend to commit. However, m embers are not covert about making their presence known by wearing t he gang colors, insignia , and riding in large groups. They seek to turn publi c sentiment in their favor by organi zing frequent charity runs. Bandidos are likely to focus on recruiting new members with no criminal history
“Bandidos did not even rate a mention in the 2013 takedowns that were successful.”
Operation “Hog Trap” nets Bandidos:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Bandidos-caught-in-Hog-Trap-4926531.php
“They seek to turn publi c sentiment in their favor by organi zing frequent charity runs.”
And posting on blogs?
“Bandidos are likely to focus on recruiting new members with no criminal history”
The old dudes keep getting wiped out. It also explains why many at Waco did not have a criminal history.
“Bandidos are likely to focus on recruiting new members with no criminal history “
Tier 2 level gangs sharing the ranking together: Bloods, Crips, MS13, and Bandidos.
‘Recruit members with no criminal history.’ That goes some distance explaining one of the persistent defenses of those arrested.
“Members with no criminal history” is a tactic used to pin the crimes on somebody in place of the established full members. Let the new little guy take the fall.
Bandidos, Crips, Bloods and MS13 all do it.