Posted on 05/20/2015 8:39:04 AM PDT by Enlightened1
A fight that escalated to gunfire between rival biker gangs in a Waco, Texas, restaurant parking lot today left nine people dead, police said.
Eighteen people were taken from the scene to hospitals, mostly for gunshot and stab wounds, Waco Police Sgt. Patrick Swanton said at a news conference. Everyone involved was a gang member, police said.
The violence began as a fight between "criminal biker gangs" at the Twin Peaks Restaurant in the Central Texas Market Place early this afternoon, Swanton said. The fight then spilled into the parking lot where gang members fired at each other, Swanton said.
"As that fight progressed, it progressed very rapidly from hands and feet as weapons to chains," he said. "My understanding a club was involved and knives were involved."
Officers were at the scene when the shooting started, police said, and some officers fired at the bikers. No officers were injured, police said.
Witnesses reported hearing as many as 100 rounds fired from 30 guns.
Police closed the entire Central Texas Market Place shopping area, saying that there was a danger of more violence.
"It is still not totally secure because of the intel that we're getting of individuals wanting to do some payback," he said.
Over the past few months, he says they were aware of rival biker gangs causing issues at the Twin Peaks restaurant.
"We have attempted to work with the local management of Twin Peaks to get that cut back to no avail," he said. "They have not been of much assistance to us."
(Excerpt) Read more at liveleak.com ...
Why would it matter?
I’m bored.
My new bike art is being clear-coated and I can’t ride.
What else would you have me do, today?
Go shopping for shoes?
;D
Geeze.
Never mind.
/whooooosh!
I’m not telling him anything. You can tell him whatever you please. But I can say that I have had as many Hell’s Angels defend my right of free speech as I have had Texas cops. To wit} None. You can lick their boots and kiss their asses all day, but when they are told to go get you, they will go get you.
Well that was easy.
I predict that sometime, probably around 3am, you’ll get it.
Good luck.
There’s ‘nothing’ to get....though it would appear you think so.
“If thugs are firing guns inside a public restaurant..of course the police are going to fire back...and yes I would support that.”
—But what if it is merely some justifiable commotion, by motorcycle enthusiasts, who do a bit of public “rough and tumble” for awhile?
—Shouldn’t police ask them nicely to stop with the guns, knives and chains, before getting so violent with them?
—Before the police take sides, shouldn’t they investigate, get search warrants, ask for injunctions, instead of use violence?
“How I can twist what you hang yourself with, willingly?”
Just about every post you make is a distortion of another’s post. Why don’t you just quote them and make a comment instead?
“But I can say that I have had as many Hell’s Angels defend my right of free speech as I have had Texas cops. “
I guess you have never been to Texas?
“Why are you arguing with someone who is clearly a homicidal sociopath.”
Distortion of posts not working ... try the character assassination bit ...
(Alinsky 101)
“So you’re going to be screaming Eff You at Hell’s Angels, sometime soon?”
No. I suggested that you try it and see if they will defend your right to free speech.
“You can lick their boots and kiss their asses all day, but when they are told to go get you, they will go get you.”
Mr. Alinsky. My comments have been about the bikers, not the cops.
“Salamander is a girl. How many other things that you believe are simply not true?”
How do you know? Are you fellow bikers?
“Shouldn’t police ask them nicely “
When is hug-a-thug week?
Just heard this one ...
What’s the difference between a Hoover and a Harley?
The position of the dirt bag.
Some of the outstanding citizens killed in Waco ...
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/deaths-bikers-waco-shootout-leave-families-reeling-n362211
I've been reading through the comments on each and every thread related to this...and I'm beginning to think I'm about done here.
After all these years (and I've been here a few longer than the sign-up date associated with this present handle would suggest) those who value freedom are appearing outnumbered by those who willingly sacrifice others constitutional rights, like possibly the 4th, likely the 5th, & most assuredly, at least in instance of *some* of the individuals arrested, the 8th Amendment.
It remains to be seen how well the 6th Amendment will be respected by the prosecution, though this is one which seems regularly and increasingly trampled upon by government agents & agencies, also.
Time will tell how many other constitutional pillars will be sacrificed in course of this guilt by association game that lazy-azz LEO's are trying to get away with.
Not every biker there was a 1%'er type as LEO's are trying to first, define that, then make it out to be that all present there are all guilty of something --- what of, they don't know precisely and cannot SAY precisely other than being part of or associated with some form of criminal organization.
The District Attorneys need to make their cases quickly, file formal charges on those who they have evidence against, have those persons arraigned and given opportunity for speedy trial -- as the law demands.
Or else start releasing suspects. And give them back their bikes forthwith, too.
I'll toss the chunks over the fence in the middle of the night.
Nobody's got to know. <[;^)
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