Because skinheads distrust political system they think that violence is an appropriate measure to forward their ideological and political ideas. The notion of action means shortly that in order to become a member in a skinhead subculture a person must prove that he is ideologically like-minted and that he is ready to act in order to realize the ideological ideals. By action i.e. by violence a member of subculture proves loyalty to the whole group and its values and notions. Action is also a means to get more fame and respect from the group and thus to improve own position within the subculture. If the a member of skinhead subculture would like to be regarded as hard or tough he must take part in violent actions.
Violence is one way to gain reputation in the group.
From the point of view of skinheads violence is regarded as necessary and it shows that a person is brave and fearless. Violence affirms skinhead identity through displays of group solidarity. Violence is a logical outcome of the meaning structure of skinhead culture. One feature of skinhead violence is that it sometimes seems to be haphazard, skins attack occasional passers-by. Older skins in Joensuu explain this by saying that the aggressors are younger skinheads who want to become members in the group.