{"id":5603,"date":"2012-07-20T19:31:39","date_gmt":"2012-07-20T19:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/?p=5603"},"modified":"2014-08-05T16:18:03","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T16:18:03","slug":"darkamoeba-rinjirenee-invadertwonkie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/?p=5603","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5603 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/?attachment_id=5604#main'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tumblwise.cynwise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/tumblr_m7ewewyED51qexe0no1_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/darkamoeba.tumblr.com\/post\/27603003639\/rinjirenee-invadertwonkie\">darkamoeba<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/rinjirenee.tumblr.com\/post\/27587477808\/invadertwonkie-stupid-fucking-rope\">rinjirenee<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/invadertwonkie.tumblr.com\/post\/27582997271\/stupid-fucking-rope-jawdust-stunthusband\">invadertwonkie<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/stupid-fucking-rope.tumblr.com\/post\/27571840723\/jawdust-stunthusband\">stupid-fucking-rope<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/jawdust.tumblr.com\/post\/27569630957\/stunthusband-goodstuffhappenedtoday-bikers\">jawdust<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/stunthusband.tumblr.com\/post\/27564755670\/goodstuffhappenedtoday-bikers-against-child\">stunthusband<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/goodstuffhappenedtoday.tumblr.com\/post\/27561785630\/bikers-against-child-abuse-make-abuse-victims-feel\">goodstuffhappenedtoday<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Bikers Against Child Abuse make abuse victims feel safe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These tough bikers have a soft spot: aiding child-abuse victims. Anytime, anywhere, for as long as it takes the child to feel safe, these leather-clad guardians will stand tall and strong against the dark, and the fear, and those who seek to harm.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The 11-year-old girl hears the rumble of their motorcycles, rich and deep, long before she sees them. She chews her bottom lip, nervous.<\/p>\n<p>They are coming for her.<\/p>\n<p>The bikers roar into sight, a pack of them, long-haired and tattooed, with heavy boots and leather vests, and some riding double. They circle the usually quiet Gilbert cul-de-sac, and the noise pulls neighbors from behind slatted wood blinds and glossy front doors.<\/p>\n<p>One biker stops at the mouth of the street, parks in the middle of the road and stands guard next to his motorcycle, arms crossed.<\/p>\n<p>The rest back up to the curb in front of the girl\u2019s house, almost in formation, parking side by side. There are 14 motorcycles in all, mostly black and shiny chrome. The bikers rev their engines again before shutting them down.<\/p>\n<p>The sudden silence is deafening. The girl\u2019s mother takes her hand.<\/p>\n<p>The leader of this motorcycle club is a 55-year-old man who has a salt-and-pepper Fu Manchu and wears his hair down past his shoulders. He eases off his 2000 Harley Road King and approaches the little girl.<\/p>\n<p>He is formidable, and intimidating, and he knows it. So he bends low in front of the little girl and puts out his hand, tanned and weathered from the sun and wind: \u201cHi, I\u2019m Pipes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNice to meet you,\u201d she says softly, her small hand disappearing in his.<\/p>\n<p>The unruly-looking mob in her driveway is there to help her feel safe again. They are members of the Arizona chapter of Bikers Against Child Abuse International, and they wear their motto on their black leather vests and T-shirts: \u201cNo child deserves to live in fear.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/news\/azliving\/articles\/2012\/07\/13\/20120713bikers-against-child-abuse-make-abuse-victims-feel-safe.html?page=1#ixzz214xfChtS\">http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/news\/azliving\/articles\/2012\/07\/13\/20120713bikers-against-child-abuse-make-abuse-victims-feel-safe.html?page=1#ixzz214xfChtS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019ll admit &#8211; this made me tear up. I\u2019d never heard of BACA before. Now I want to find the WA and OR chapters, and give them some money. I can\u2019t give them a lot &#8211; I live hand-to-mouth &#8211; but they deserve my support. Surviving abuse is not &#8211; *not* &#8211; easy. These bikers have taken on a nearly-impossible task, struggling to make it a little easier. Amazing. Absolutely wonderful.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The bikers aren\u2019t looking for trouble. They are there so the kids don\u2019t feel so alone, or so powerless. Pipes recalls going to court with an 8-year-old boy, and how tiny he looked on the witness stand, his feet dangling a foot off the floor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s scary enough for an adult to go to court,\u201d he says. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to let one of our little wounded kids go alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In court that day, the judge asked the boy, \u201cAre you afraid?\u201d No, the boy said.<\/p>\n<p>Pipes says the judge seemed surprised, and asked, \u201cWhy not?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The boy glanced at Pipes and the other bikers sitting in the front row, two more standing on each side of the courtroom door, and told the judge, \u201cBecause my friends are scarier than he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><span>This is the most beautiful, awe-inspiring thing I\u2019ve read in a long time. I wanna write a book about these guys, Jesus Christ. Where\u2019s the blockbuster movie about these badasses?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Actual tears right now. This is amazing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>this is who i want to be when i grow up<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh hey, these people were at my workplace a few weeks ago. \ud83d\ude00 Neat!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That\u2019s the best thing I\u2019ve read all day.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;My friends are scarier than they are.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>darkamoeba: rinjirenee: invadertwonkie: stupid-fucking-rope: jawdust: stunthusband: goodstuffhappenedtoday: Bikers Against Child Abuse make abuse victims feel safe These tough bikers have a soft spot: aiding child-abuse victims. 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