Posted on 03/23/2008 6:52:44 AM PDT by rellimpank
Two Hells Angels bikers charged with starting a gunfight acted in self defense because rival Outlaws Motorcycle Club members targeted them, lawyers for the men say.
Chad Wilson, 32, of Lynnwood, Wash., and John Midmore, 34, of Valparaiso, Ind., are accused of shooting at Outlaws bikers Aug. 8, 2006, at Legion Lake Resort in Custer State Park, where the Outlaws gathered for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 70 miles away.
According to a federal court document, an Outlaws member who was not wounded said he returned fire at the man who shot at his group.
Wilson is a member of the Dago Chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle club in San Diego and Midmore is a prospect of the Haney Chapter of the Hells Angels in British Columbia, Canada, according to court documents.
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Gee, with poseur names like Hells Angels and Outlaws these tough guys should wear any arrests as a badge of honor.
What are they complaining about?
So, you are okay with the Govenment withholding potentially exculpatory evidence against citizens?
I’m not.
I’m not either, but if one is by PERSONAL DECLARATION an Outlaw or a Hells Angel, it seems one would want to be arrested, since one is such a bad ass.
HOOLIGAN PING
I saw nothing in the article indicating anyone having an issue with the initial arrests, only the governments tactics in preparation for the criminal trial.
But I guess all of us, bad asses included, should just willingly let our government do to us as it wishes.
I also guess that our government should have the legal right to punish us simply for who we choose to associate with socially.
Amazing.
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