By the way, I don’t have a dog in this hunt, I just want to see true justice across the board.
As someone who was involved in these political action meetings in my younger days when the LEO’s of the day used to harass anyone riding a Harley before the brand went mainstream with business owners, lawyers, and even police riding them; I know how important these meetings can be.
They did evolve after my time to include a kind of neutral grounds for club leadership or their representatives to be heard or just kept aware of changing laws or political action needed to protect the rights of riders everywhere. It was also a time and place (not part of the meeting) two or more club reps could talk things out. It offered that opportunity as a perk to being a member of the coalition of clubs. They have their inner politics that I know nothing about but this is the general gist of what these meetings are all about.
There was nothing sinister about it. If two clubs or their members made the mistake of turning it into something it was never intended to be, a war zone like in this case, it isn’t because of the political action leadership. This was the kind of thing it was supposed to prevent along with political action. Again; a neutral ground place to talk things out between clubs having a problem. Not the place to engage in what happened. That was extremely stupid and caused a good business to shut down which the police had a hand in too.
I wasn’t there but my guess is being surrounded by the police like that was akin to pouring gas on a flame near a stick of dynamite. It created a heightened sense of adrenalin pumping anxiety. The rest is history.
I’d be one of the first to admit some of the hardcore club members do have a gang mentality and frankly; they aren’t very bright. All bully and balls; no brain or wisdom. On the other hand some are quite bright and don’t want war with other clubs if it can be avoided.
These meetings are not rocket science and it isn’t something sinister like you and your girl friend TG like to make it out to be. I don’t know what’s in the water there in Waco, TX but something is very wrong with the law enforcement culture there. A lot of corruption. A lot. I know you and your girl friend will never admit it so I won’t hold my breath but it’s true and I think you know it at some level.
Yes, just like a previous "incident" in Waco.
Did you pay extortion fees to the local controlling gang?
Obviously you are ignoring first hand accounts by the Cossacks that were there.
“By the way, I don’t have a dog in this hunt, I just want to see true justice across the board.”
Including pedophilia charges against the bikers carrying child porn?
“They have their inner politics that I know nothing “
Follow the money!
They are all run by the dominant gangs!
It’s just a front for the legal collection of their extortion fees.
“Id be one of the first to admit some of the hardcore club members do have a gang mentality ..,”
Some? ROTFLMAO!
“There was nothing sinister about it.”
LOL! Nothing sinister about an extortion ring!
“On the other hand some are quite bright and don’t want war with other clubs if it can be avoided.”
But still gangsters involved in drugs, human trafficking and pedophilia ...