I have refrained from posting again on this topic until it came back up.maverick2076 wrote:TVGuy wrote:You're naïve to think that the Banditos are funding the "Share the Road" campaign. That's from TxDOT. I'm in media advertising and have worked on the account. It's funded by TxDOT through grants and can be easily researched on the internet as well. They may spend some COC money on attorneys and lobbying, but they aren't paying for advertising campaigns.maverick2076 wrote:
You apparently have zero clue what you are talking about. You should probably try to educate yourself a little bit before you run off at the mouth again.
The COC is, first and foremost, a motorcyclist rights advocacy group. COC dues go to help fund safety awareness campaigns like the Share the Road campaign here in Texas, as well as political advocacy against things like Motorcycle only checkpoints and other motorcycle rights issues.
You need to separate the Bandidos and the COC in your mind. They are not the same thing. And the COC definitely participates in spending funds for activities related to and coinciding with the Share the Road campaign and other motorcycle awareness initiatives throughout the state.
First, let me say I was at a CoC meeting last month and the Bandito's were the least represented of the meeting. Cossacks were there and also under represented as have been both clubs since the Waco disaster. However, I will say that in the group that was arrested, 2 were members of BACA (Bikers Against Child Abuse) 1 was a leader of CMA (Christian Motorcycle Association) and 1 that was with MRC (Masonic Riding Club). All have been released on the $1M bond. Charges have since been dropped on the rider from CMA but the members of the other 2 clubs are still awaiting trial. I know all 4, and have ridden with them all for many years. None of them are outlaw or a member of a 1% club. Just guilty because they rode a motorcycle and wore a vest irregardless of what patches the vests had on them.
What it all boils down to is profiling, just as some on here have done without knowing anything about it except what the MSM wants you to know. The sad part is that the money raised to have these 4 released could have been going toward the charities the ride with instead of bail. I would like those of you that are judgmental on this issue to find out all of the facts about the case before passing judgment on all of us that ride a motorcycle, especially if we ride with an organization.
