They Have Angels Off Their Shoulders
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The graduating class at Hellu High School in Helsinki, Finland, had shirts made that read “Hellus Angels.”
The Hells Angels motorcycle club was not amused. It took offense at the use of its “Deathshead” logo, a winged, helmet-wearing skull on which it claims a trademark.
Two bikers at a local bar pressured a student to hand over his shirt, and the school then received a request to collect all the remaining shirts and give them to the club’s Finland chapter, the newspaper Iltalehti said.
The school promptly agreed.
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