[Hammer]

Actually,
This is a good subject and a good thread....

Unit obviously believes in his point, and there's nothing wrong with that....

I also believe that the current crackdown on streetracing is bringing in laws that were better left on the legislator's desks...

Drunk driving is a LARGE problem, but somehow I never see anything about DUIs in the media anymore..... streetracing is now more dangerous if you listen to the news anchors....

Let me fill you in on my little "altercation" with the law...
One Sunday night about 1 AM I just couldn't sleep. I stepped out onto the patio. It was a beautiful clear night, so I decided to grab a soda from Whataburger and take a little cruise in the stang.

With a large coke sitting next to me, I started to cruise the back streets. No houses, lots of empty road on a clear night with some Van Halen on the stereo. Came up to a 4 way stop and saw a 5.0 hatch going the other way. Didn't know the dude, but he waved, and I waved back. As I turned, he turned to follow me. The road turned into a 2 lane and he pulled next to me at about 45 mph.

He revved, I revved.... I looked around, the road was dead and in an area that was just getting cleared for some new houses. We were definately in the boonies. I looked over and yelled whether he wanted to run from a stop. He yelled "great"!

We slowed down and stopped. I checked out the vicinity....
Nice open road, no houses, no traffic. Just me and this guy in the middle of nowhere.

On the count of 3. 1,2, 3!

He got a great launch and pulled about 3/4 of a car.... but once I hooked up it was all over as I reeled him in and pulled away hard...

And then, just as I let off... I saw the moonlight glint off of something in a side road to my right. Low and behold TWO cops pull out in their cruisers and the lights come on....

The other guy got back on it and passed me as I decided to just take my medicine as I pulled over. The second cop went after him full speed as the first opened his door and walked up to my door.

"Is there any REASON you two happened to be flying through here?" Boy did this guy have a smirk on his face....

I responded, "I guess you guys caught us playing around a bit..."

Then it started: "Aren't you a little old for this crap?"
He took my license and did the computer thing...
He came back and started again...
"You know we take this street racing stuff seriously in our city. Nice ride. I would hate to have it towed and put you in jail for the night."

As I was being read the riot act, I noticed ANOTHER cop car slowly creep up behind us with another 2 cops....
jeez... Its like I was a known axe murderer or something....

He threw me my license. "Go home... We'll deal with your friend..."

With that, the other 2 cruisers sped off. While I guess he was nice in the respect that he let me go.... I was left thinking what in the heck were 2 cop cruisers doing with their lights off in the middle of nowhere? Certainly not preventing any REAL crimes...

With the laws getting stiffer. Mandatory jail time, revokation of license... It could really destroy your life... How the heck are you supposed to work? All because I was having a little fun. Punishment doesn't really fit the crime in this case does it?

Not exactly the Fast and the Furious with tons of drunken\high teenagers spectating while known felons are driving at Mach 4 in cars that were meant to go 70....

If it had been a power hungry butthead of a cop who wanted to make my life hell, he certainly could, all for a minor offense.

Sometimes its unsettling how much power we give some of these folks.... Does the answer lie in giving them carte blanche to do as they wish? I for one don't think so....