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Re: Texas: 9 Dead Bikers in Gun Shootout at Twin Peaks restaurant
From The Washington Post:
Perhaps more shocking, Swanton revealed, was the extent to which local law enforcement and restaurant management anticipated that a bloody battle between rival biker gangs was brewing.
“We have been made aware in the last few months of rival biker gangs — rival criminal biker gangs — being here and causing issues,” Swanton said Sunday outside the sports bar-turned-crime scene. “We have attempted to work with the local management of Twin Peaks to get that cut back, to no avail. They have not been of much assistance to us.”
Waco Twin Peaks, criticized by police following shootout, ‘will not reopen’ - The Washington Post
From Reuters:
The local Harley Davidson dealership was closed, motorcycle riders were asked to stay off the roads and police snipers took to rooftops to watch Waco streets after a deadly gangland shooting caused many to cast a colder eye on bikers.
Police want bikers off streets after deadly Texas shooting | Reuters
The emerging reports seem to indicate:
1. The two groups responsible for the violence were on a collision course for some time; this was not a a spontaneous and unexpected eruption of violence.
2. Innocent parties e.g., the Harley Davidson dealer, have suffered economic harm on account of the actions of the two groups; local municipalities have also borne security-related costs on account of their actions.
3. The reputations of motorcycle clubs and their members, the vast majority of whom are not involved in criminal activity and who are involved in practically all walks of life so to speak, have been put at risk by the actions of the responsible groups.
From The Washington Post:
Perhaps more shocking, Swanton revealed, was the extent to which local law enforcement and restaurant management anticipated that a bloody battle between rival biker gangs was brewing.
“We have been made aware in the last few months of rival biker gangs — rival criminal biker gangs — being here and causing issues,” Swanton said Sunday outside the sports bar-turned-crime scene. “We have attempted to work with the local management of Twin Peaks to get that cut back, to no avail. They have not been of much assistance to us.”
Waco Twin Peaks, criticized by police following shootout, ‘will not reopen’ - The Washington Post
From Reuters:
The local Harley Davidson dealership was closed, motorcycle riders were asked to stay off the roads and police snipers took to rooftops to watch Waco streets after a deadly gangland shooting caused many to cast a colder eye on bikers.
Police want bikers off streets after deadly Texas shooting | Reuters
The emerging reports seem to indicate:
1. The two groups responsible for the violence were on a collision course for some time; this was not a a spontaneous and unexpected eruption of violence.
2. Innocent parties e.g., the Harley Davidson dealer, have suffered economic harm on account of the actions of the two groups; local municipalities have also borne security-related costs on account of their actions.
3. The reputations of motorcycle clubs and their members, the vast majority of whom are not involved in criminal activity and who are involved in practically all walks of life so to speak, have been put at risk by the actions of the responsible groups.
