How Did The Hells Angels Fall?
The standard of all is set by one act. The Hells Angles motorcycle club defined what it means to be in a biker gang. The massive growth of the Angels led them towards great popularity. Even though there is good that can come from this radical groups, the bad actions set a standard for them and could lead them to fall. The Angels came from a good purpose. Initially began in Fontana, California, Otto Friedli was having disputes with an old gang, Pissed Off Bastards, that led to the huge growth of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. World War II came to an end three years before the gang formed, and much of the background came from a fighter squadron in the U.S. air force. The 303rd Bombardment Group named their B-17 “Hell’s Angels” after watching
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Each section of the Angels has done different crimes and fund raising activities that make them known; however, one crime is well known around most of the United States. “Altamont was the brainchild of the Rolling Stones, who hoped to cap off their U.S. tour in late 1969 with a concert that would be the West Coast equivalent of Woodstock, in both scale and spirit.” (“The Altamont”). The Hells Angels received gratuity of massive amounts of beer for acting as the informal security for the event. Some of the bands were concerned, and even left before their performance time because of the harsh security of the Angels. However, the Rolling Stones stood their ground, but their performance ended up bringing the peaceful sixties to a violent end with the death of twenty-one-year-old Meredith Hunter by one of the Angels because he possessed a gun (“The …show more content…
The most recent large scale crime was when a man was shot outside of the New York Angels’ headquarters. Although there is no confirmation that the shooting was done by the Angels, surveillance shows evidence that a man was severely beaten and shot after parking outside the headquarters building. As a warning, the Angels have an unofficial sign outside by the parking spaces that says “NO PARKING EXCEPT AUTHORIZED HELLS ANGELS” (Hays). When police showed up in front of the building with a search warrant, they were denied entrance, but certain actions were taken by the police to avoid any future incidents (James,
Each section of the Angels has done different crimes and fund raising activities that make them known; however, one crime is well known around most of the United States. “Altamont was the brainchild of the Rolling Stones, who hoped to cap off their U.S. tour in late 1969 with a concert that would be the West Coast equivalent of Woodstock, in both scale and spirit.” (“The Altamont”). The Hells Angels received gratuity of massive amounts of beer for acting as the informal security for the event. Some of the bands were concerned, and even left before their performance time because of the harsh security of the Angels. However, the Rolling Stones stood their ground, but their performance ended up bringing the peaceful sixties to a violent end with the death of twenty-one-year-old Meredith Hunter by one of the Angels because he possessed a gun (“The …show more content…
The most recent large scale crime was when a man was shot outside of the New York Angels’ headquarters. Although there is no confirmation that the shooting was done by the Angels, surveillance shows evidence that a man was severely beaten and shot after parking outside the headquarters building. As a warning, the Angels have an unofficial sign outside by the parking spaces that says “NO PARKING EXCEPT AUTHORIZED HELLS ANGELS” (Hays). When police showed up in front of the building with a search warrant, they were denied entrance, but certain actions were taken by the police to avoid any future incidents (James,