{"id":15980,"date":"2015-06-08T03:19:45","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T03:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=15980"},"modified":"2015-06-08T03:20:12","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T03:20:12","slug":"fellow-bikers-rally-against-false-arrest-and-wrongful-imprisonment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=15980","title":{"rendered":"Fellow Bikers Rally Against False Arrest And Wrongful Imprisonment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Bikers Rally in Waco Over Incarceration of Those Arrested at Deadly Brawl<\/h1>\n<p>by ELISHA FIELDSTADT<br \/>\nNBC<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.theplatform.com\/p\/2E2eJC\/nbcNewsOffsite?guid=f_waco_rally_150607\" width=\"635\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of bikers gathered outside a Waco, Texas, courthouse Sunday to protest the incarceration of more than 100 bikers in the aftermath of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/waco-shootout-biker-brawl-twin-peaks-leaves-nine-dead-n360336\">fatal shootout involving motorcycle clubs at a restaurant weeks earlier<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;All for 1&#8221; silent rally outside the McLennan County Courthouse was meant to protest the reactions of judges and police following a brawl at a Twin Peaks restaurant during a gathering of bikers that left nine people dead and 18 others injured.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Waco PD and other agencies involved has slandered every biker in the state of Texas as gang members and criminals repeatedly,&#8221; said the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/834002903343841\/\">Facebook page<\/a> for the event, which had 1,300 RSVPs. Organizers encouraged protesters to bring signs that said things like &#8220;We are not criminals,&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;m not a gang member&#8221; and &#8220;Free the innocent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\" img_half\"><a class=\"js-lightbox lightbox_link\" href=\"http:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2015_23\/1063891\/150607-biker-rally-ef-1910_50cc69fc84538396dc89dd50693c3f83.nbcnews-ux-2880-1000.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy img-responsive img_inline\" title=\"Image: Adam Valdez\" src=\"http:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2015_23\/1063891\/150607-biker-rally-ef-1910_50cc69fc84538396dc89dd50693c3f83.nbcnews-ux-320-320.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Adam Valdez\" data-original=\"http:\/\/media1.s-nbcnews.com\/j\/newscms\/2015_23\/1063891\/150607-biker-rally-ef-1910_50cc69fc84538396dc89dd50693c3f83.nbcnews-ux-320-320.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"img-caption img-caption_default no-margin-bottom\"><span class=\"img-caption_txt\">Adam Valdez age 66, of Yoakum, Texas, arrives for the &#8220;All for 1&#8221; rally at the McLennan County courthouse parking lot in Waco, Texas, Sunday, June 7, 2015. <\/span><i class=\"fa fa-camera\"><\/i>Rod Aydelotte \/ AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>About 100 of the more than <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/waco-biker-brawl-scores-arrested-after-shootout-twin-peaks-bar-n360536\">170 bikers who were arrested<\/a> after the May 17 violence remain in jail on $1 million bond, and those who gathered Sunday said many of them do not deserve to be in custody, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/local\/Local-Bikers-Rally-in-Waco-306417881.html\">NBC Dallas-Fort Worth<\/a>reported.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we&#8217;re here in solidarity to support innocent people who have gone to jail who were in the wrong spot at the wrong time,&#8221; said attendee Skee Dodson. &#8220;We&#8217;re doctors, lawyers and brokers, but we&#8217;re not gang members, and I just want to make sure nobody mistakes me for a gang member.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Organizers warned those who planned to attend to make sure the sticks their signs were on were not too long or pointed. &#8220;Don&#8217;t want to be accused of having a weapon,&#8221; the Facebook post said. &#8220;Be friendly leave attitudes at home. If you rile easily stay at home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Police officers were on scene, but they served only to escort the bikers during the ride that was a part of the protest, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bikers Rally in Waco Over Incarceration of Those Arrested at Deadly Brawl by ELISHA FIELDSTADT NBC Hundreds of bikers gathered outside a Waco, Texas, courthouse Sunday to protest the incarceration of more than 100 bikers in the aftermath of a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=15980\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15980\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}