Gothamist: Hells Angels Club Raided After Woman is Beaten

Laura

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:00:51 -0500

I personally feel that the Hells Angels are the only organization that have not yet been corrupted. They are the only organization to stick to their word, unlike the government and police, the hell's angels do not turn their backs on each other. They will take care of "their" families. That Roberta chick should not have been downtown in a bar at the age of 52 by herself starting shit, most likely drunk too. She got dealt with.

Dan Barney

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:44:31 -0500

Anyone stupid enough to try to force there way into a Hells Angels clubhouse deserves whatever they get! According to NY state law she should be charged with attempted burglary but I have a funny feeling that won't happen now will it !

john

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:45:08 -0500

Female Hells Angel??? There are none! This whole story is total bullshit.

in margharita east village

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:30:36 -0500

So Jimmy Buffet and Ed bradley are not "respectable people"? Just like the Hells Angels, it's time for it to pass on. Unless, of course, they are more than a motocycle club.

carla

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:19:25 -0500

Hunter S. Thompson would really resent the implication that he hung out with "respectable people" at any time in his storied life....

hellz bellz and angelz

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:29:39 -0500

Hell's angels, indeed. more like Hell's Faggots. And let's put this "safest block" in the neighborhood line to bed, please. I agree, a flashbang up their butts would be pleasure to see. NYPD confiscate the videotape.

Elderta

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:44:14 -0500

No worries, deb! You are very right.

mikey

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:31:13 -0500

Fuck these dirty, white trash, cheap beer swilling goons. They should have smoked 'em out with a couple flash bangs and tear gas first, IMHO.

deb

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:03:00 -0500

Hey Elderta, yes sorry for the snark, but what other way to put it? You're right that there's crime in New York, but rest assured it's not nearly as bad as other cities as one would rather have you believe. NYC has such a bad crime-reputation mostly because the media here is over-obsessed with bad crime (NY Post for ex) when alot of GOOD actually does happen here. Gothamist can play an active role in turning the public opinion as opposed to jumping on the law & order bandwagon and reinforcing negativity. With that said, the Hells Angels need to get lives.

Old Timer

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:38:46 -0500

For the record, the Hell's Angels lost all of their credibility when they sold their air rights to the New York Law School. One thing that can be said about the Angels is that back in the 'bad old days' of the neighborhood they kept third street relatively safe - as long as you were respectful.

Old Timer

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:35:14 -0500

chris

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:21:10 -0500

I think they should all be held for beating that woman because who gives them the right to take things in there hands. They could have called for the police to help them but they fill like they are above the police.

edEx

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:53:29 -0500

warrants are not needed when there's a domestic dispute. being that the vic was found on the street and not inside may be diff, but usually polce wold go in a do a search. i bet that's why they called in negotiators and snipers.

what

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:37:11 -0500

anyword on why the doors were removed via power saw last night by the NYPD? Or what the story is with the 5 slot machines they removed from the building?

curious

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:27:46 -0500

Anyone know why the NYPD sawed off the front door and confiscated it last night? Also why hasn't the removal of the front door been mentioned in any reports? It was a pretty spectacular sight with the sparks flying... Also the police removed several air compressor tanks and about five slot machines(for gambling)from the building. Any word on this anywhere, anyone?

ewaewa

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:50:21 -0500

Hey Jen Chung, aren't you one of those "jerkoffs from New Jersey"?

salvatore

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:49:24 -0500

What kind of 52 year old WHITE TRASH goes around fighting in bars anyway? She deserved a severe beating. Send her back to her trailer with her tail between her legs.

jeebus

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:26:17 -0500

the edge is a shithole, hell's angels are manchildren/doofuses

Steveo

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:24:44 -0500

Hell's Angels "complained that the police didn't allow gang members to move their cars"? Cars? Their street cred is totally depleted because of this.

ahem

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:13:02 -0500

Would you guys be quoting mystic "rules," fiction, and legends if these people on 3rd St. were a group of young black kids doing exactly the same things? Would you bemoan the "loss" of them as a fixture if hip-hop was blasting out of the speakers on the building? Hell no.

rip hunter

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:42:19 -0500

I'm not a fan of HST but I'm glad he turned his life around and hung out with respectable people in the end. Hopefully the NYPD won't let up. Hit them with every violation in the book and bring in the DOB, too.

evan

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:32:54 -0500

the rule - described in hunter thompson's book - is if an an angel hits a non-angel, all angels present must join in.

nick

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:03:26 -0500

rule one: don't try to fight a hell's angel when there are others around.. hasn't this woman seen gimme shelter??

Elderta

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:55:04 -0500

Well, deb, there is a lot of crime in New York, yes? You make a good point (though maybe you could reconsider the for no-good-reason snark?).

The Edge

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:52:04 -0500

"but if it went bad people would complain that they weren't prepared properly." As always...

S.D.

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:48:57 -0500

Wonder if Ron Kuby is an honorary Hells Angel? Maybe the Police overreacted, but if it went bad people would complain that they weren't prepared properly.

deb

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:45:46 -0500

Well, as long as Gothamist starts looking more and more like the NY Post (ie crime obsessed) I guess we can all be happy right?

Elderta

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:31:28 -0500

Correction... I think the local news covered this on the 11:00 news yesterday, but nothing earlier than that, I think.

Elderta

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:29:17 -0500

I wish I had me one of those "bull-proof vests." In NYC, it might come in handy. Seriously, that lady had some balls to try and get into the HA. Unfortunately, I don't think the HA handled the situation very well. Good grief. On another note, kudos to Gothamist Contributors... Gothamist was the only source that noted the police coming out, and only two local news sources had anything about the lady found beaten on the sidewalk.