That said, when they do do things that are too terrible? They tend to be pretty accurate to the illegal activities of the Sons Of Anarchy. As we said before, SAMCRO's gun running was decided upon as their business of choice because creator Kurt Sutter wanted something a little more interesting than meth dealing, and it is slightly unrealistic that they'd go for that - they're essentially a criminal organisation, and the amount they could make from meth would probably be too much to turn down - but the rest of the law breaking activities are pretty much the sort committed by outlaw gangs. And we repeat: not all 1% motorcycle clubs necessarily do these things - just enough that there's a precedent for the sorts of things we see in Sons Of Anarchy. Some bikers aren't as lucky as those of Charming, California or the real-life gangs who manage to avoid the long arm of the law, and dozens of them get arrested on federal charges in the US every year. In 2010 an undercover operation lead to 27 members of a group being charged on twelve counts, including attempted murder, kidnapping, assault, robbery, extortion, witness intimidation, narcotics distribution, illegal gambling and weapons violations. Most of which we've seen members of SAMCRO and their rival gangs engage in at some point in the show, and we can prove this one has a basis in reality - there's the court records, ready and waiting to be read!
Tom Baker is the Comics Editor at WhatCulture! He's heard all the Doctor Who jokes, but not many about Randall and Hopkirk. He also blogs at http://communibearsilostate.wordpress.com/
