Group Confilict

I saw some extreme examples this weekend on the History Channel with motorcycle gangs throughout the United States. Conflict is rampant between groups and even within. A gang member of one group was caught hugging a gang member of another group at a funeral. An order went out from one of the gangs to beat up any of the other gang in sight because of a simple gesture. They described on the History Channel of a father kicked out of a gang because he defended his own son in the same gang because the son gotten in an argument with an older member of the gang. Fights even break out within a gang.

This television show reminded me of what was talked about in class: group conflict. They handle conflict very different from me. I avoid it at all costs. The gangs face it head on, usually with fists, knives, and guns. They handle it really "well" according to their style. They know how to resolve an issue though most of the time it is void of all morals. They make a plan and get it done right away. Here is a video from the History Channel on the Sons of Silence.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vA-eclejDs&feature=PlayList&p=52D76DF06D304CE5&index=58

-Marcus