Agree with
@HarleyHare ... these are NOT good people. They don't join to give to charities, have a bbq, and be a part of a 'family'.
These are criminals. Pure and simple. Sure maybe some of them are only dipping their toe into the underworld, but the fact is these are criminals and you will be a criminal at some point in your life if you elect to / are invited to join.
There's this romanticized viewpoint of the thug / gangsta / MC life...reality is often very much different than what is perceived to the outer world.
It's all a show to gain support from the local community so they don't poo where they live, but I don't think any of their 'charity' work is because they give a poop. Smoke and mirrors.
EDIT: These are my thoughts, as I have zero real world experience of this life...or care to partake in it.