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81. YOU may not be bigoted, but I assure you that society is.

Reply to Boudica the Lyoness (Reply #79)

Fri May 22, 2015, 08:59 AM

May 2015

There is not a society on this planet that is free of it.

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Will the "biker melee" be described as "white on white crime"? [View all] Coventina May 2015 OP

I think it's a Biker Thing . orpupilofnature57 May 2015 #1

I wonder why so many white men choose the Biker lifestyle. Coventina May 2015 #4

Don't forget all that alcohol and drugs nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #5

Same reason street gangs like the crips the bloods , latin kings etc... do imnew May 2015 #8

"so many white men"... HOW many white men? cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #9

Enough to be a concern of the FBI Coventina May 2015 #14

Yeah I heard it was like eleventy hundred brazillion. cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #48

*sigh* You're missing the forest for the trees. Coventina May 2015 #58

Are there news stories about biker gangs killing innocent bystanders printed every weekend? SlimJimmy May 2015 #65

Oh I see, so white(ish) gangs are not a problem since they *mostly* contain their Coventina May 2015 #71

That's not what I said. SlimJimmy May 2015 #73

"We don't have riots over this kind of thing when the bikers do it." Coventina May 2015 #76

When did the police summarily execute unarmed youths? SlimJimmy May 2015 #78

Oh, gee sorry that I compared shooting unarmed people with executions. Coventina May 2015 #80

You should be sorry because they are not even remotely the same. SlimJimmy May 2015 #86

And of course you avoid the real issue. Coventina May 2015 #87

What are the phil89 May 2015 #56

please see my post #58 above. Coventina May 2015 #59

It was just "responsible gunowners" having a "difference of opinions" n/t Matrosov May 2015 #2

I kind of like... Wounded Bear May 2015 #3

Rhetorical question? 11 Bravo May 2015 #6

Maybe Criminal on Criminal crime? HooptieWagon May 2015 #7

I gave them kudos for taking it out in the parking lot Warpy May 2015 #10

Are they exclusively white? Oktober May 2015 #11

Many were Hispanic imnew May 2015 #12

I mentioned that too. NaturalHigh May 2015 #42

It seems it imnew May 2015 #43

The name Bandido would lead me to believe they weren't. n/t tammywammy May 2015 #13

The Bandidos got their inspiration from Mexican bandits, but were founded by white guys. Coventina May 2015 #17

Interesting tammywammy May 2015 #19

Yeah, it is interesting. Non-whites had to form their own clubs. So they are out there. Coventina May 2015 #21

They have many Hispanic members imnew May 2015 #23

Please post links detailing the ethnicity of the Bandidos' members. Coventina May 2015 #26

Links imnew May 2015 #27

So we're just supposed to take your word for it. Coventina May 2015 #34

As opposed to yours? Sobax May 2015 #69

Seeing as you are both new here, let me explain: Coventina May 2015 #70

Aren't all criminal gangs Mafia , Crips , Bloods , Latin Kings , MS 13 imnew May 2015 #22

From the Guardian: Coventina May 2015 #24

Key word mostly imnew May 2015 #33

Yes, just like the key word in your first post here was "many" Gormy Cuss May 2015 #35

Holy cow it's not some BIG secret they have a lot of Hispanic members imnew May 2015 #41

That's not what the OP said. Gormy Cuss May 2015 #44

Give it a rest ...The OP was wrong imnew May 2015 #45

Most of the bikers involved were white. Deflect all you want, but that's the truth. Gormy Cuss May 2015 #49

That's not at all what I said in the OP Coventina May 2015 #50

Will innocent bicyclists now be targeted by law enforcement? gratuitous May 2015 #15

Ask the average person on the street what they picture when you say "biker". Coventina May 2015 #20

Don't hold your breath malaise May 2015 #16

"Biker gunfight" seems to be pretty accurate. hifiguy May 2015 #18

That would be reasonable and appropriate and so the media will refuse to use this characterization Gothmog May 2015 #25

Will the shooters be called "thugs"? arcane1 May 2015 #28

I saw that term in another thread Renew Deal May 2015 #31

I will gladly call them thugs. NaturalHigh May 2015 #40

Do we know if that would be a true statement? Renew Deal May 2015 #29

Smoke and Lightning seveneyes May 2015 #30

Where are the leaders of the white community? Cali_Democrat May 2015 #32

White gangsters in the U.S.A. have a much higher social status than black or "Mexican" gangsters. hunter May 2015 #36

I am the wife of a Bandido pandr32 May 2015 #37

1%ers are scum.... Oktober May 2015 #38

TY Go Vols May 2015 #47

Thank you for posting, it needed to be heard, the judgmental bs was driving me crazy... AuntPatsy May 2015 #54

Law enforcement considers the Bandidos to be equally dangerous as the Aryan Brotherhood, Coventina May 2015 #60

So your husband is a member of a known criminal organization Coventina May 2015 #57

hope he writes home once he finds steady work DeadEyeDyck May 2015 #62

Oh spare us the conspiracy bullshit. NuclearDem May 2015 #63

Well, I don't think they were all white. NaturalHigh May 2015 #39

No JustAnotherGen May 2015 #46

NO they are not all white. Boudica the Lyoness May 2015 #51

Well, hey! That's great! I guess we can stop calling the Crips & Bloods feuds Coventina May 2015 #52

That's a really good point JustAnotherGen May 2015 #72

I've been living in a 'post-racial society' since the late 60's. Boudica the Lyoness May 2015 #74

Neat! What color is the sky in your world? Coventina May 2015 #77

It's regulation color - sorta blue and white. Boudica the Lyoness May 2015 #79

YOU may not be bigoted, but I assure you that society is. Coventina May 2015 #81

Bigoted? Boudica the Lyoness May 2015 #82

There are volumes upon volumes of scientific studies that say otherwise. Coventina May 2015 #83

I'm living in a world where my black son was never treated Boudica the Lyoness May 2015 #84

It sounds like you did a great job of raising your sons. Coventina May 2015 #85

Why are you trying to make out that black folk are helpless? Boudica the Lyoness May 2015 #88

I never said "black folk are helpless" Coventina May 2015 #89

Let's go all inclusive. BKH70041 May 2015 #53

Ha! No kidding. There seems to be a new kind of "one drop rule" at work in this thread. Coventina May 2015 #55

I very much doubt if the majority of them could be called "privileged" in any sane sense of the word Donald Ian Rankin May 2015 #68

oh those thugs DeadEyeDyck May 2015 #61

I'm just fine with scum on scum crime. NuclearDem May 2015 #64

No. romanic May 2015 #66

Well no treestar May 2015 #67

I'm pretty sure that these bikers are heavily profiled by the cops. Calista241 May 2015 #75