It wasn&#x27;t a job for ARA (Anti-Racist Action, for those playing along at home).  The hardcore gangs, as well as the skinheads, were by and large either anti-racist (e.g. SHARP skins) or apolitical (e.g. they just like to fight).<p>And more broadly, I didn&#x27;t want to fight these groups&#x27; existence, or even their presence.  I just wanted to come home from shows without chipped teeth, you know?