Outlaw Biker Gangs

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In this article the writer discusses that the outlaw biker gangs are the opposite of the 'classy' Mafia since they portray the rebellious nature of man and ride out into the sunset in their Harleys with the wind blowing in their faces. The writer notes that of the various outlaw biker gangs, the most famous - and probably notorious ones - are the Hell's Angels and the Outlaws gangs. Both groups were founded in the first half of the 1900s, one during the Depression Era while the other was a spin-off of a World War II unit. The writer looks at Sheila Ahern's 'The Gang's Not All Here' article which gives a brief history of these two outlaw biker gangs.
The writer concludes that that a closer look at statistics throughout the years would prove a major involvement of the various outlaw biker gangs in almost all types of criminal activities.

From the Paper:

"Outlaw biker gangs have been known to indulge in various criminal activities from drugs, prostitution, murder-for-hire to blackmail. With the emergence of the Internet and other modern technologies, the various outlaw biker gangs have launched a public relations campaign to show that they are misunderstood segments of the society and the criminal activities attributed to them are works of wayward members that have nothing to do with the general membership of the group. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ahern, Sheila. (2003, August 30). The gang's not all here: Low biker gang activity reported so far. [Online] Retrieved April 21, 2007 from the GM Today database on the Website: http://www.gmtoday.com/news/local_stories/2003/August_03/08302003_06.asp
• Custom-Choppers Guide.com. (2006). What are biker gangs exactly? [Online] Retrieved April 21, 2007 from the Website: http://www.custom-choppers-guide.com/biker-gangs.html
• Katz, Terry. (2006). "Emerging trends show tide is turning on American outlaw biker gangs." Biking USA, Vol. 68, Issue 1, 2006. [Online] Retrieved April 21, 2007 from the RCMP database on the Website: http://gazette.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/article-en.html?&article_id=221
• Thompson, Hunter S. (reposted 2005, March 2, from the May 17, 1965 issue). The motorcycle gangs: Losers and outsiders. [Online] Retrieved April 21, 2007 from The Nation database on the Website: http://www.thenation.com/doc/19650517/thompson

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