Review of 12 O'Clock Boys (2013) by Eric H — 02 Jan 2015

It's a documentary the way it should be done, it doesn't try to push an agenda on you or condone the illegal activities nor show disdain for it, it just show you the way it is and how they use the riding as a release for whatever problems they have got going on.

I saw the movie last night and I've been thinking about Pug and his family ever since. It's been a year or so since they were filmed and I was wondering if there were any updates? Their personal lives past the film may be none of my business, but I can't help but wonder and care.

His story moved me so much, I hope he's able to feel free while staying out of trouble.The piece is beautifully done, and gives us a glimpse into this particular setting. Young people have been doing this for years in every kind of community.

I rode dirt bikes out on Long Island when I was a teenager, but it was on land that wasn't set aside for dirt riding. We eventually got chased out. These kids are in the streets. That is dangerous, but just about everything in the inner cities are dangerous.

I think if they get injured or they injure others, there is a problem to be solved, but instead of bringing the hammer down on them, perhaps we can find a way to give them some of what they need. I'm not ignoring that the behavior is dangerous and not just to themselves.

If they get caught, the bikes should be confiscated, kind of a social Darwinism at work. The safest and best riders keep riding, while the rest get shelved.