I spent four years in a patch club. (really hate the word "gang") I got to see life from the inside both the good and the bad, not only from within my own club but other clubs as well. From those that we were associated with and those who we weren't. I'm kinda with Mandosoldier on this. The Angels have a rep from the general public and it's something they play up to. Now I'm not familiar with how the club operates in the states. But in the U.K. these guys do a hell of a lot of work for good causes and it isn't something they shout about. There is a dark side to them but that goes for all MC's. There is good and bad and it can vary from chapter to chapter. The main thing. And it's the stuff that usually makes the news is club rivalry, the violence, the guns, the drugs. All tied up in club politics which I'm not going to get into here.
If you want to support your local chapter then go ahead. For everyone else. Don't judge something on the basis of what you read in the media cos at the end of the day everyone has an agenda. Lets face it folks, to the general public us costumers are percieved as a bunch of sad geeks with no girlfriends or wives who like to dress up and believe we're in another galaxy, or that Star Wars is real. And for the most part this is not true.........For a few it is though. Every group has it's own set of wierdos.
Remember tolerance is the key. The world would be a better place if this rule was followed a little more closely............Now back to the thread......Peace