Racing and government
At the very real risk of seeing pigs fly overhead and hell freezing over, I have to agree with Unit on this issue.
Nothing original I can add to his cogent comments here but this affection for 'Nanny-Government' from friedchicken is truly depressing.
The world is dangerous and driving is a risk. Get used to it. Everyone speeds. You could get killed going to work tomorrow. That's what living entails; risk. Is this a revelation to anyone over 12?
It's stating the obvious to say that 'street racing' in crowded areas at peak traffic times is insane and should be punished but these 'crackdowns' are political hype from politicians and cops who simply want to be seen as 'doing something' when a bunch of teenagers get killed in some horrific crash while racing. Unnecessary and mostly fruitless but it looks good to concerned parents and the nervous types.
Punish the reckless and the stupid driver but save the Big Brother Protecting Us crap and the 'Government Knows Best' attitude that seeks to regulate and restrict every human activity, especially if it involves cars.
Canada is basically a socialist society and I assume those from that area find socialism to be attractive as they embrace the nanny-state model. Fine. This is America.
We treasure our freedoms and don't want or need any Big Brothers to watch over us...for our own good of course. Stuff that.
I leave further discussion to others as this thread is probably close to running it's course at this late date. I'm sure Unit and others can hold up the anti-socialist government argument and hopefully few performance car fans will willingly embrace more police/government restrictions on racing in general, while understanding that stupid, reckless driving is still just that and not condoned by most anyone.
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