CRIMINAL MEETING’ OF BIKERS IN WACO WAS ACTUALLY ORGANIZED POLITICAL GATHERING (On Breitbart )

Breitbart ^ | 5-21-15 | Stranahan

[wardaddy]

Despite the characterization by police that the afternoon gathering at a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas that led to Sunday’s bloody shooting incident was a gathering of criminal biker gangs with violent intent, the meeting appears to have been a legitimate, organized gathering of motorcycle riders meeting to discuss political issues.

The group that met was the Texas Confederation of Clubs and Independents (CoC&I) and a look at that group’s website and history gives a very different impression of the group’s purpose and goals than what has been said repeatedly by Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton.

[TexasGator]

“And all of the “Twin Peaks” dead were shot by police.”

So you say.

[wardaddy]

Indeed

[DesertRhino]

“show up uninvited with unapproved patches ....”

The problem is anyone who thinks a group has a natural right to violence if someone wears something they haven’t “approved”. THAT is what needs snuffing out.

[TexasGator]

“The problem is anyone who thinks a group has a natural right to violence if someone wears something they haven’t “approved”. THAT is what needs snuffing out.”

More than that. A biker here yesterday (very pro-biker and anti-police) said that their club ‘coordinated’ rides with the outlaws so as to prevent trouble.

The Texas Coalition of Clubs and Independents (the one that organized this meeting) is run by the Banditos.

Apparently the Banditos control who rides where!

[DesertRhino]

“14 Police Officers Fired “thousands of rounds””

Minimum of five full mags per officer. Into a crowd of over 200. Yeah,,,, that does sound like an exaggeration. That’s a couple of minutes of sustained fire. Please,,,

[livius]

That would have been hard to do. I’ve seen two differing stories on this, however, so maybe the truth lies somewhere in between...

Another poster said that this organization is controlled by the Bandidos, so that might explain a lot.

I don’t know, I’m not a biker or affiliated with any, but my town gets a lot of biker business a couple of times a year from these meetings and I deal with them in my line of work. Most of them are really nice people, no problem at all.

[a fool in paradise]

I wonder what legal responsibility bars in Texas now have for accommodating more than a single table's party of bikers.

I know some bars have sponsored rallies and rides. Is promoting or permitting the congregating in large numbers sufficient indication of acceptance of risk of liability?

[a fool in paradise]

White hispanic, white black, and white white bikers.

But the media was quick to run with the “white on white” talking point.

[TexasGator]

“The problem is anyone who thinks a group has a natural right to violence if someone wears something they haven’t “approved”. “

We have some on this thread that defend these dudes.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

It was legitimate untilna fist fight turned into a gunfight.....that is more than a simple violation of Robert’s Rules of Order.

[DesertRhino]

“A biker here yesterday (very pro-biker and anti-police) said that their club ‘coordinated’ rides with the outlaws so as to prevent trouble.”

Everyone admits that, and opines that it is mandatory that clubs seek permission from criminals to ride motorcycles as a club, and remain free from violent attacks from the criminals.
And they act like THAT is no big deal.

If it wasn’t a danger, nothing would be “coordinated” with a criminal organization.

[a fool in paradise]

I wonder if B.O. is going to challenge the Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride to DC this year on Memorial Day in the interest of “National Security”.

http://dc.about.com/od/specialevents/a/RollingThunder.htm

Rolling Thunder is an annual motorcycle rally that is held in Washington, DC during the Memorial Day weekend to call for the government’s recognition and protection of Prisoners of War (POWs) and those Missing in Action (MIAs). The tribute to American war heroes started out in 1988 with 2,500 participants. Now approximately 900,000 participants and spectators are involved with this annual demonstration in Washington, DC.

[TexasGator]

If you go to the link and dig down to their source you can see how they intentionally distorted the real facts to use as click bait and cater to a certain segment.

It actually claims thousands of rounds fired by law enforcement AND gang members.

It also claims that the incident started with shooting between gang members.

But this is just the Don Carlos lawsuit filing against Twin Peaks so the ‘number’ is just an estimate put in by the lawyers bases on a wild a$$ guess.

[WayneS]

The police were present.

[wardaddy]

Texasgator is right

Any big MC event that includes outlaws in TX would by default include Bandidos

It's their home state

It brings up an interesting point

How has this exponential growth of middle aged laymen v-twin clubs affected bike culture in general

And their interaction with one percenters

I rode cafe bikes in my day

Although I've known some outlaw bikers off and on my whole life I'm not part of any aspect of that culture

The only Harley ever interested me was the true antiques and this model Jay Springsteen rode on flat tracks

[WayneS]

So what?

Congress combines legitimate elements with criminal as well.

[wardaddy]

Conservative treehouse has been all over this

The more it goes on the worse it gets

But any witness besides cops is locked up or shut up

Or dead

The truth is leaking out

A path to the truth I guess

[TexasGator]

Hey, Uncle Lonny.

I showed you how you got used by the treehouse when you propagated their distorted click bait.

Any thoughts?

[WayneS]

The cops weren’t present in the place but around the outside.

Yes, and that is where they are saying the shootings occurred - OUTSIDE the restaurant.

[TexasGator]

“The police story was that they wanted the restaurant to refuse the bikers service, not to hire additional security.”

Waitress have testified that police had visited Twin Peaks warning them about the feud and the high probability of the Cossacks pulling a stunt like this at this meeting.