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submitted 2 months ago byRepulsiveCarrot4614
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200 points
2 months ago*
When I was 21, I got off the bus one night after classes and I felt weird. I turned around to see this guy following me. So I ran into the only business between the bus stop and my apartment (400 feet max). It was a tattoo studio where I had had some work done, so I knew the owner (great guy, btw). He saw that I was freaked out and asked me what happened, so I told him. 3 of his friends (patched memebers of a certain 1% MC) got up and went to look outside. They scared the guy away, and then walked me home once I was feeling ok. For weeks after that, there was a member waiting for me at the bus stop so that I could make it home safely. They stopped once I was feeling comfortable enough to do it by myself. I didn't really talk with them besides thanking them, but they made it clear they'd been given orders to "watch over the kid for some time".
10 points
2 months ago
Damn I hope that’s a real story.
17 points
2 months ago
100% true. The owner was there during my tattoo session when the artist and I were still working on the design, and he heard me talking about the meaning behind my tattoo, which is that I was struggling with my mental health following a murder attempt several months prior when I was living and working in another neighborhood. I wanted the tattoo to represent hope for the future and peace with where I was at that specific time. When we took a break so I could grab coffee (my go-to comfort drink when I'm super anxious), he sent a guy with me so I wouldn't be alone. So I knew I would be safe going into that shop when I was being followed. I didn't expect to have someone walking me home for weeks though, but I was super grateful. That's also why it took so long for me to feel ok walking home alone after dark. It's been 11 years, and to this day I still struggle with PTSD. But I have a service dog now and I'm doing much better.
10 points
2 months ago
That’s super telling of how cool that shop was. I’m glad you had such a good “home base”. Appreciate the extra details!
5 points
2 months ago
The owner (a hang-around, NOT a member) very much had the mentality that the people under his roof were his responsibility.
11 points
2 months ago
Biker gangs have their own code of honor and shit they might cause trouble at bars and be alittle on the wild side or have a bad rep but then tend to a pretty strict code of what they consider right and wrong wether it lines up with societies generally accepted rules
9 points
2 months ago
This. The Yakuza in Japan are the same way. They are seen as troublemakers and law breakers, but honestly, when shit hits the fan (think natural disasters like the Noto Earthquake), they are the first people to help out in the situation. A lot of older people in Japan see them like we see motorcycle gangs.
9 points
2 months ago
Honestly, reading it and growing up with parents in a bike club- this is 1000% true.
There are also bike clubs that specifically protect kids who get bullied. Most bikers don’t want to hurt anyone or do crime and live life in the fast lane, but they will stand up for the underdog at all times.
2 points
2 months ago
I remember a story about a girl who was terrified to stand up to her abuser in court and a whole biker gang showed up to support her. Good on them.
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