Wife of biker inmate: Some arrested in Texas are innocent

AP ^ | May 20, 2015 | Emily Schmall

[bgill]

Bullets ricocheted around the parking lot of Twin Peaks, the Waco restaurant where a motorcycle gang shootout left nine dead, just minutes after Theron Rhoten pulled in on his vintage Harley chopper for a regional motorcycle club meeting, according to Rhoten’s wife. Katie Rhoten told The Associated Press that her husband ran for cover and was later arrested, along with antique motorcycle enthusiast friends and other “nonviolent, noncriminal people.” Authorities swept up around 170 bikers who had descended on the restaurant for what one club member described as a gathering to discuss laws protecting motorcycle riders.... McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara and Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton declined to comment Tuesday on allegations that innocent bikers were arrested.

[wardaddy]

Whoops not for you

[tacticalogic]

However, “100 weapons” is now “1000 weapons” and yes, they are categorizing rings, wallet/key chains, etc, as weapons.

I saw fingernail clippers listed earlier.

[txhurl]

One hour ago, Austin:

http://kxan.com/2015/05/20/robber-cuts-womans-throat-at-south-congress-heb/ (Detectives believe attack was random)

Robber slashes woman’s throat at South Congress HEB

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin police are investigating a violent attack at a south Austin grocery store. Police say a man cut a woman’s throat while trying to rob her.....If caught, the suspect will face a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Not attempted murder.

[txhurl]

ping

We used to be able to say this didn’t happen in TX Grocery store parking lots.

[Salamander]

“Most of the bikers I know would be the first to rise up with rednecks like me to defend. Most of them are not criminal beyond being a bit wild and wooly. And many of them are vets - combat vets.”

And that right there is why bikers must be subdued.

Do you imagine that 99%ers are not being psychologically affected/conditioned by this ‘show of force’?

You bet they are.

They were predicting 800,000 for Rolling Thunder XXVIII, this weekend.

I wonder how many will show, now?

[Salamander]

Get out!

Really?

Good thing none of the bikers were trying to board a plane.

[tacticalogic]

Reporting now indicating that all deceased were killed by police gunfire. Reporting now indicating 27 people shot by police, 8 still in hospital. Reporting lowers weapons confiscated to less than 50, mostly pocket knives, chains (attached to wallets?), nail clippers, one padlock and firearms (CCP fired or unfired?).

[roamer_1]

This whole effing episode stinks more every day

yep.

[Salamander]

Gosh.

I just can’t wait until the MSM reports this.

[txhurl]

It is Waco II.

[roamer_1]

“First they came for the bikers.”

It's like next thing you know I'LL be a criminal element because
• My old Chevy's all jacked-up, over-powered, over-tired, and too loud.
• It's got a .45-70 carbine hanging in the rack.
• it's 'wearing patch' with the Rebel flag and the Gadsen flag hangin' in the back window.
• I'm wearing 'outlaw clothes' like sh*tkickers, a big belt buckle on a leather belt, leather chaps, blue jeans, a western shirt, a bandana, and a black, wide brimmed hat pulled down low (you know, a lot like that outlaw gang down in Nevada last summer) Suspicious.
• I'm armed and dangerous because I carry a jackknife and a .45 most everywhere I go, and in the woods, a hunting knife, tommy and that .45-70 too

  Yeah... definitely outlaw.... Don't laugh, it's a comin'. And you and me just might see the day.

  And some of these Prius driving pansy a**es here will like it. Call it the Lord's work.

[roamer_1]

And that right there is why bikers must be subdued. Do you imagine that 99%ers are not being psychologically affected/conditioned by this ‘show of force’? You bet they are.

Naw. That might be the plan, but the result just might surprise them. Bikers are a lot like rednecks... You can push to 'oh, hell no!', but that's as far as they'll back up. And they won't_back_down. And they won't run. There'll just be a hell of a lot more comin'.

They were predicting 800,000 for Rolling Thunder XXVIII, this weekend. I wonder how many will show, now?

Hard tellin' because they just might leave their old ladies home... But if they have the salt in them that I think (know) they do, maybe 1.2m... That's a bit low, but only because it is hard to get west-of-the-Mississippi over there in time... Even for Bikers... Otherwise I bet they'd shut the place down. ;)

Push don't shove. Not no more. Betcha.

[roamer_1]

Then again, they might just decide to move the whole event to Waco ; )

[Salamander]

LOL

[Salamander]

The Gadsen flag is already considered a “sign”.

[Robert Teesdale]

“Biker gang” is a bit like “assault weapon” or “hate speech” or various other terms of arch stupidity, born from ignorant fear and midwived by personal insecurity

There are a lot of posters here making ignorant, collectivist and Constitutionally bankrupt bleats of approval for mass killing by the State.

You learn who your friends are from time to time. You also learn who will roll over and suck the fingers of the tyrant, once waggled in their direction.

[easternsky]

Yes, and it is a real eye opener from time to time when it rears its ugly head here on FR. As someone said we are in need of a purge and Jim will clean house when He feels the need.

[ansel12]

It’s too bad that you chose post 186 to make that uninformed post to, you should have followed it back first.

[ansel12]

Don’t you guys read the thread before you start misposting?

[easternsky]

Been on it all day, and I did not post to you