You Can't Be Connected to Law Enforcement
If you think about it, members of a criminal biker gang probably don't want anyone who could take them down on the inside of their club. If you have ever been a cop, worked in a prison, or done any law-enforcement work for the state, you're officially ineligible to become an Angel.
Racism Prevails
Historically, Hells Angels is a whites-only outlaw motorcycle club. Over the decades, especially in chapters outside the U.S., this stance has loosened—but ultimately, Hells Angels is an organization that does not embrace progressive politics, favoring Nazi symbolism and aligning themselves with groups like the Aryan Brotherhood. This particular fact was what prevented the Hells Angels from becoming nationally celebrated as a historic American club.