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TIL in 2019, the Netherlands became the first country to completely ban the Hells Angels biker gang. In July of 2022, the Supreme Court Of The Netherlands reaffirmed this ban and made it permanent.

Hells Angels - Wikipedia

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- Would the gangs of criminals be so brazen that they'd break the law and be in a gang?
  But in seriousness I know that legislation can make gang life difficult. E.g. the Yakuza is pretty much dead now after they changed a bunch of laws in Japan.
  
  RICO laws basically destroyed the Mafia in the us.
- I am pretty sure all types of gangs are illegal nearly everywhere.
  
  Yeah, if they're engaged in criminal activity I don't see the reason to ban them specifically, they should just prosecute them
Now do the same with Bandidos and Night Wolves please. In all Europe. Fuck them.
- Night wolves sound like a bunch of lame tools cosplaying as tough boys.
  
  They're a WH40K biker gang inspired by The Space Wolves.
  /s
  
  Unfortunately they are actual tough guys who would curb stomp us for saying that.
They must have been super jealous of how badass they were
It's ineffective to target specific groups by name, right? Other groups will just take their place.
- This probably created a power vacuum which was soon filled by a local gang.
  
  Nah, since it was banned by name, you just rename.
  (No idea what they actually did/will do. Just showing how ineffective the ban would have been)
Good.
The Hells Angels are the biggest pieces of shit.

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