RIP Sonny Barger

[Saint-Just]

Biker
Outlaw
Founder of the Hells Angel's

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obitu...s-angels-dead/

RIP

[SlipperySam]

Scumbag, drug dealing, wife beating career criminal. Doesn’t deserve to RIP.

[junglebert]

I met him a couple of times, nice fella.

[SlipperySam]

Beat his wife so hard that he broke her back and ribs, and lacerated her spleen. Nice fella.

[blackal]

Scumbag, drug dealing, wife beating career criminal. Doesn’t deserve to RIP.

I’ll go with that summary.

[Idc0001]

Certainly wasn’t the founder of the hells angels that’s for sure. What he did do is turn super cool outlaw culture into evil organised crime and ruin a lot of peoples lives in doing so.

[oldoakknives]

Responsible for growing from a bunch of guys in California interested in motorcycles, getting drunk and fighting into a worldwide organisation. Could probably only have happened in the USA.

[Pitfitter]

Aha, that’s why I recognised the name, seem to remember a book about a Brit who went out to spend time with them so they would allow him to start a chapter in the UK.

[Mick P]

For some strange reason a lot of honest people tend to admire thugs such as the Krays and Barger. There is no logic to it but it happens.

[Middo]

For some strange reason a lot of honest people tend to admire thugs such as the Krays and Barger. There is no logic to it but it happens.

Same with football hooligans, just don’t get it.

[Rodder]

For some strange reason a lot of honest people tend to admire thugs such as the Krays and Barger. There is no logic to it but it happens.

And mafia, just look at the Sopranos. Ultimately it’s a series about an obese scumbag

[Kingstepper]

And Peaky Blinders.

[learningtofly]

And Vinny, if you listen to half the nonsense posted on here

[Tickeros]

I didn't know Ron Jeremy was a Hell's Angel. 🤪

[E_2_Right-Force]

I didn't know Ron Jeremy was a Hell's Angel. 浪

<<<<<<<<insert chopper gag here>>>>>>>>>>

[Rodder]

Also, I read Hunter S Thomson’s Hells Angels years ago. I’m sure he had stories on Barger but I can’t remember them. I don’t think he was organised crime at that point.

[Passenger]

Also, I read Hunter S Thomson’s Hells Angels years ago. I’m sure he had stories on Barger but I can’t remember them. I don’t think he was organised crime at that point.

I could be misremembering but I seem to recall Thompson attempted to step in and prevent an Angel disciplining his own girlfriend, this didn´t go down well and several other gang members immediately joined in to stomp HST...Barger interceded, possibly saving Thompsons life and that was the end of HST´s time with club researching his book.

Quite an impressive innings for Barger given the life he lead.

[Rodder]

I could be misremembering but I seem to recall Thompson attempted to step in and prevent an Angel disciplining his own girlfriend, this didn´t go down well and several other gang members immediately joined in to stomp HST...Barger interceded, possibly saving Thompsons life and that was the end of HST´s time with club researching his book.

Quite an impressive innings for Barger given the life he lead.

https://youtu.be/ccyu44rsaZo

[Passenger]

https://youtu.be/ccyu44rsaZo

The audience reactions provide interesting social/historical commentary, particularly the widespread laughter when the Angel is describing the practice of regularly beating your old lady.
The balls on HST though, legend, RIP.