Constant Physical Violence
“The Angels inhabit a world in which violence is as common as spilled beer, and they live with it as easily as ski bums live with the risk of broken legs. This casual acceptance of bloodletting is a key to the terror they inspire in the squares,” Thompson says in his book. After a while, he stopped asking the members about bruises, casts, and bandages and accepted the situation as it is. Even the riding required a “style and abandon that comes only with a painful experience.”