Legal Intimidation Or Cyber-Squatting

A metonym is a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing.  For example “Washington is a metonym for the U.S. Government.”  And the number 81 stands for the eighth letter of the alphabet which is “H” and the first letter which is “A”:  HA = Hells Angels.
And speaking of the number [...]

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No Angel

There are many ways to talk about the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC); as a reporter illuminating the record, as an advocate praising their actions or as an undercover agent providing clear insight into the mind of a biker enterprise.  Sure, not everyone agrees with the mission and tactics of law enforcement just like not [...]

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Respect The Badge Or The Gun

From the movie Righteous Kill the tag line is “There’s Nothing Wrong With A Little Shooting As Long As the Right People Get Shot“…sure that’s Hollywood, but it seems this could be applied to the law enforcement investigation of Seattle Detective Ron Smith whose felony assault charges for shooting a member of the Hells Angels [...]

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Outlaw Motorcycle Gamer

I smell another law suit. 
Just as HBO is trying to get 1% off the ground despite a lawsuit launched by Hell’s Angels leader Sonny Barger – that litigation has yet to slow down Deep Silver (a division of Koch Media GmbH, Austria) from moving forward on the Ride to Hell video game.
The yet to be [...]

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Bikes, Bullets and Brawls

It’s the secret formula for television success…at least to the execs at FX and the new drama series which focuses on members of an outlaw motorcycle gang called the Sons of Anarchy.  I’ve blogged about this show previously HERE and HERE.
I took an hour away from blogging last night to watch the gritty, beer-chugging, hell-raising [...]

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Men Of Mayhem

I previously blogged about media darlings back in May and wanted to provide an update about FX Networks attempt to immortalize outlaw motorcycle “clubs.”  The “Sons of Anarchy” web site is now live and the FX Network TV show debut’s September 3rd. 
In big budget “Hollywood” fashion the FX Network marketing folks have gone all out on this [...]

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When Iron Pigs Fly

“When pigs fly”…is an idiom or a popular saying used to indicate that something will never happen.  So, when will the “Law Enforcement” spin stop on this Sturgis shooting?  No time soon it would seem…
The Seattle Times is reporting that the off-duty police officer who shot Hells Angel member Joseph Patrick McGuire (33, of Imperial [...]

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Sturgis Ends With First Shooting In 20 Years

The Seattle PI reported yesterday that an off-duty Seattle police officer attending the Sturgis Rally was detained in a shooting that left a Hells Angels MC member injured early Saturday morning.  UPDATE: Sturgis Police identified the Hells Angels member as 33 year old Joseph McGuire of Imperial Beach, CA.   The police officer is a [...]

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Laughlin River Run Fugitive Turns Self In

Following up on my previous Laughlin River Run post. 
You may recall that forty-two members of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) were indicted on federal racketeering and firearms charges from the confrontation between Hells Angels and Mongols members at Harrah’s Casino in Laughlin, NV, on April 27, 2002.  The gun battle left three people dead [...]

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