There are moments in the histories of organized criminal enterprises which drag their operations into the light for the public to see.

For the American Mafia, this arguably occurred on the grandest scale in 1963, when former member Joseph Valachi testified to the inner workings of the mob during televised hearings before a congressional committee.

For outlaw motorcycle gangs operating in New Mexico, the moment when people really started paying attention may prove to be the fatal May 27 shootout during the Red River Memorial Day Motorcycle Rally.

00:00 This is how the media starts a backlash

00:35 They went into this big lecture

01:54 people that are not even involved in a club

03:54 There is a big backstory

04:53 The Article

06:54 You got to admit this is what’s happening

09:53 Bikers have a romantic relationship with the general population

11:57 this is got out of hand

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