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POBOBs
- “Pissed Off Bastards of Bloomington”
uly Fourth and the Hollister Incident
o AMA (American Motorcycle Association) had an annual Motorcycle dirt hill climb
o 100s of contestants and thousands of spectators
o Drag races in the evening, fighting/brawls
o 1 POBOB arrested for fighting, his friends were angry and descended on the jail and demanded the police, authorities refused
o Mob of 750 people tore the town apart
4 stages other groups tried to emulate (OMC criminal organization)
- (1) Club shows rebellious and anti-social activity that is random and nonutilitarian
- (2) Police response causes less committed members to drop out; members of weaker clubs disperse or join stronger clubs.
o The ones that are left are the strong, loyal members - (3) The remaining clubs are better able to exercise discipline and control over membership. Violence is used for the purpose of maintaining organizational discipline or defending hegemony.
- (4) Leadership uses organizational skills and intimidation in utilitarian criminal pursuits and the group becomes a fully committed criminal organization.
Characteristics of a Biker Gang
o They show off their colours in public
o Use of force and violence
o Hierarchal structure
Insulates the leader
o Difficulty for law enforcement to infiltrate
o Bike requirements (American made)
Hells angels credo
“Three people will keep a secret if two of them are dead”.
“God forgives. Outlaws don’t”.
Outlaws Credo
‘We are the people that our parents warned us about it”
Bandidos Credo
o 157 people died during turf war, including 17 innocent civilians
o 167 attempted murders
o 140 arson cases
o 190 bombings
Gang war between hells angels and rock machine over cocaine
Recruitment for OMG’s
- Background check
o 2 members have to know you and vouch for you
o Have to know you for 5 years - Probationary period
o Hazing to prove loyalty - Unanimous vote by all patch members
o At the end of the probationary people, they all vote - Some require commission of indictable offense, prior criminal activities.
- Hard for police to infiltrate
- Membership capped around 25
o Then new Chapter created - Other requirements
o Have to be male
o Have to be either 18 or 21+
The Robert Barletta Saga
- 2013: Ontario Court of Appeal rules Barletta can lose his liquor license
- Member and former president of London Hell’s Angels
- No criminal Rx, bar has broken no rules.
- But charged in gambling ring in 2013.
What year did the Supreme Court state the Hells Angels as a Criminal criminal organization
2010
General Elements of a Gang
- 3 or more members
- Members are generally between 12 and 24 years old.
- Members share a sense of identity.
- Some permanence - generally a year or more.
- Criminal activity is a central element of the group.
The Irish Invasion
- During the mid-late 19th century an estimated 3 million Irish immigrants fled The Hunger
- Arrive in NY, Boston, Chicago, Montreal
West end gang
- began robbing banks
- located in Montreal
-Ran by frank Ryan - Smuggled cocaine and trafficked
-Murders
-Corrupt RCMP & polititians
FARC
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
-supports a redistribution of wealth from the wealthy to the poor and opposes the influence that multinational corporations and foreign governments
