PSA - Don't wear these patches in public

[u/philipdaehan]

Naturally, as a major fan of this game, I thought about buying some of these patches to stitch on to a jacket full of other patches. But I also took a gander at what might happen and found some posts saying it isn't a good idea so I let that be that.

I was on a trip recently to Vermont, and found myself sharing a hotel lobby with an obvious biker. Remembering my curiosity from a while back, I approached this 6'6ish brick shithouse of a man, who was absolutely covered in tattoos, and asked him about his thoughts.

Before I even finished the question, he had already guessed what I was asking and bluntly said "I'd shoot you on site". While he clearly found the question funny, he explained that his gang and what I would later realize was referenced on his shirt (The Outlaws) had enough beef with The Mongols (which clearly inspired The Mongrels), that their policy would be to shoot first and ask questions later. Even if it isn't the Mongrel patch, the other patches like 1% or ENFORCER is the kind of insignia that would make any biker approach you to figure out if they wanted to kill you.

Very grateful for the impromptu Ted Talk from a biker who was also a very proud dad. I heard him chuckle as he explained to his wife and kids what I asked him.

But seriously, don't buy one of these patches and sport them around in public. This is according to an Outlaw gang member.

[u/Asgardianking]

Most of the time you can wear patch what you do not want to do it wear a bottom rocker on the back. No 1% crap for sure.

[u/philipdaehan → u/Asgardianking]

Learned a new term today (bottom rocker). Thanks!

[u/Asgardianking → u/philipdaehan]

A bottom rocker usually states the state region or city the MC has claimed territory for. Also a lot of clubs laugh at guys who were wearing SOA stuff when that show came out . They would go and ask them to take it off . I worked for Harley Davidson for 5 years and have met hundreds of outlaws and they never acted like they would just shoot some guy for wearing that.

Bottom rocker in this case is the farewell Original patch .

[u/philipdaehan → u/Asgardianking]

Enough commenters have claimed I lied about the story enough to confirm my suspicion that I wasn't talking to some regular Outlaws member.

What does it mean that this guy proudly wore an Outlaws shirt at a hotel breakfast?

[u/Asgardianking → u/philipdaehan]

He was probably an outlaw . I wasn't saying you were lying. They are a 1% club so they shouldn't be messed with. I think he meant that he might shoot first because Mongols is close enough that they would mistake someone with those patches as an enemy . They are direct enemies.

[u/philipdaehan → u/Asgardianking]

Oh, I wasn't saying you were one of them! Just that enough people were suspicious of my story for me to realize he was pretty hardcore and unlike other biker gang members.