Bikies

[bunsen burner]

It depends on what you mean by 'criminal organisation'. They're a criminal organisation because legislation was passed declaring them as such.

Forget the law, and what has been proven and what hasn't, and lets just go with the obvious truth.

This "bunch of blokes who share their love of bikes" thing is for bike clubs who don't wear patches, are called "bikies", and aren't known as "1%ers". 1%ers on the other hand are bikers who are members of organised crime gangs.

In Sydney for the last 10 years there have been a number of wars between and within bike gangs. Often over drug territories, and sometimes internal over leadership battles. There has been a steady stream of bikie gang shootings over the last 10 years. It's not tribal "this is our turf" sort of school gang stuff. It's over drug distribution territories and supply chains.

Some of the traditonal bike gangs have been fully infiltrated and taken over by Lebanese drug gangs. Then there's the new bikie gang call Notorious - allegedly the drug ring behind John Ibrahim's operation (far enough apart for him not to be implicated).

John Kizon and his Dad were allegedly Perth's biggest drug distribution ring. Who were his associates? Bikie gangs. Organised crime.

 

[Caesar]

Didn't the SA inquiry say that only something like 10% of patched members have criminal records?

No doubt there is plenty of organised crime going on involving bikies and their associates, but it is a big step to say that the MCs themselves are criminal organisations.

 

[DivideandMultiply]

AND personal attacks because people like you really give me little choice.

Yes, when proven wrong you do seem to have a pathological need to lash out. You have my sympathy BB.