Maori gang occupies sailing club

[Katman]

Katman is probably in the process now of officially divorcing me as his sister.

It is soooo done.

[firefighter]

Cut their benefits,power,gas,petrol,smokes,piss you know all those bad things the early settlers introduced way back when.Tell them have your land just don't come around when you're ill,want power,fuel for the car,piss,for dope plants fertilizer,oh the fucken list goes on and on.Most important though the cold hard dough we give them each week.

I can only presume that they steal most of their shit anyway

[The Lone Rider]

One gang brainwashing people with lies and bullshit is pretty much the same as another.

Oh.. so you mean like the blue knights -



Who are a police officer club

Or do you mean like the comrades?



Who are a military veteran support club?

Or do you mean these hard ass outlaw bikers?






I could go on mate.. bike clubs and back patches are dime a dozen in my home country. No reason it shouldn't be otherwise here if people stopped with their negative perceptions.

[MSTRS:Me]

NUKE THEM

A really small one? C'mon, no-one really likes Levin, but that's hardly fair on the rest of the town. (although, if the fall-out could be directed to settle on a particular address in Kennedy Drive, that would be grand...ex-M-I-L don't you know)
I'd think that mustard gas would be a starter.

[The Stranger:Me]

But I had only been there about 5 minutes, and a van and two cars showed up. They all had Ngati something numberplates,

Are you sure it wasn't Robert Taylor?

[Headbanger]

I could go on mate.. bike clubs and back patches are dime a dozen in my home country. No reason it shouldn't be otherwise here if people stopped with their negative perceptions.

However its done in your home country has got fuck all to do with the gang scene in NZ.

Wear that crap around here and you'd get killed and skinned, And that isn't due to peoples negative perceptions, Its the way it is.

[NOMIS]

Cut their benefits,power,gas,petrol,smokes,piss you know all those bad things the early settlers introduced way back when.Tell them have your land just don't come around when you're ill,want power,fuel for the car,piss,for dope plants fertilizer,oh the fucken list goes on and on.Most important though the cold hard dough we give them each week.

hmm well... it wouldnt be here if it didnt come from the benifits of that land huh...

[Gibbo13p]

Patches don't make gang members
People make gang members.




Change your stereotypes bud.

I've always wondered why christian's would need to be patched motorcycle club members? Didn't need patches in the stadiums with the lion's....

Patches don't make Gang members? Whats the patch mean then? Besides that your in a gang....large groups of patched members are still intimidating to some people whether your a so called religious group or not....

You had your opinion I've had mine...

[The Lone Rider]

Wear that crap around here and you'd get killed and skinned, And that isn't due to peoples negative perceptions, Its the way it is.

Wrong. I do it all the time. No problems. From anyone. Full stop.

For a country that copies so much from US culture, it's a shame this particular bit got so messed up.

Attitudes like is all the more reason people don't wear club patches.

Edit -

Only time I don't wear a BACK one is when out with people who have a problem with it - ie bike rallies. All members of my club wear a smaller one on their shoulder or top front of vests regardless. None of us have been hassled, ever. In fact the patch has made me run into people I've only briefly talked to online but they recognized the club name when they saw it, and came over to say hi.

[nodrog:Me]

they look friendly enough

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/...p0bFP/610x.jpg

[Lissa]

This problem with Gang Members I think its getting pretty bad around the country. To make a long story short, was in Wanganui a while ago passing through. A car load of Black Power prospects pulled up and made it clear they wanted the Harley (apparently they are looking for Harleys for the gang). Took one look at my man who looks like a one man gang on his own and they left without much of a fuss...bloody scary though. Unfortunately the mentality of gang life is if you do them wrong they are not necessary going to go after YOU but after what you love and that could be innocent family and friends. Its sick.

Patches don't make Gang members? Whats the patch mean then? Besides that your in a gang....large groups of patched members are still intimidating to some people whether your a so called religious group or not....

Patches are worn by alot of Club Members even the Hog Club, there is a difference between Gangs and Club Members. Such as alot of people I know have KB stickers on their bikes, or wear their KB t-shirts to events (even though KB is not a club) but its just to say that we belong to a biking community. The problem isnt the patches its the Gangs, the people in the gangs. The Black Power Prospects werent patched at all, but we knew who they were.

[wbks]

How did this rant about patches take over a thread? I duno but I don't see the point in patches other than "hey look at me, don't I just perpetuate that badass biker steriotype you saw in the movies, how shithot is that!"

[Pussy]

Are you sure it wasn't Robert Taylor?

He is in business with Shayne Kingi....

[MSTRS:Me]

Patches ---------- there is a difference between Gangs and Club Members.

And we know the difference, how?
I think the Hells Angels were the first to wear 'patches'? Whatever, on their patch, and maybe every other motorcycle-based group, are the letters 'MC'...stands for Motorcycle Club. Yet we know they are a gang.

[Lissa]

And we know the difference, how?
I think the Hells Angels were the first to wear 'patches'? Whatever, on their patch, and maybe every other motorcycle-based group, are the letters 'MC'...stands for Motorcycle Club. Yet we know they are a gang.

Yea you are right, I cant tell the difference, and I tend to have a good look when I see someone patched. All I know is there is difference... just not sure what it is at the moment. I think from what I have been told about patched gang members its not a good idea to go over and talk to them, so I just stay away from them all. Better to be safe then sorry I suppose. I think it should be choice if you are in a club whether you wear a patch or not, but I think some Clubs make you wear a patch. But don't quote me on that.