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Unit 5302 · 04-07-2002, 07:01 PM

Well apparently I have a totally different view on crackdowns. Here is the reality. The government steps in by creating some ultra restrictive laws that give ultimate power to the police. Then they release a frenzy of unmarked squads onto the streets specifically targeting street racing, whether it's organized or unorganized. The laws like the one passed in FL that allow the officer to make a judgment call on zero or obscure evidence chews away at the ideals this country was founded on.

Cracking down on 100% of the people to get the 1% causing trouble is wrong. Next time you might roll away from a stop sign a little quick on a seldom used country road, and an unmarked cop in a white Grand Am might pull you over for street racing. If that should happen, you let me know how just you think the system is when you're convicted of a felony.

It's high time real issues were addressed on the roads. Like not letting drunk drivers back onto them again and again. Street racing a felony, but drunk driving isn't? Maybe you'd like to compare mortality statistics between the two? Our government, and people like friedchicken (I know he's a Canadian) decide they should crack down on whatever the topic of the day is. Get out the big stick! I want to wave it around in the air and stomp on the ground for a while. Seeing the big picture is more important to me. The big picture says rights, freedoms, and fun are being stripped away one at a time. The government does it slowly so people don't see the whole picture. They're too busy hopping onto the bandwagon to notice what's really going on. As a society, we need to put pressure on crazy urban street racing. We don't need the government to hold our hands. They keep giving police more and more power. They strip more and more fun away because it's not a "norm" of society. Making norms into laws is risky business. Hopefully, there will be a bit of an uprising.

04-07-2002, 07:01 PM	#17
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	Well apparently I have a totally different view on crackdowns. Here is the reality. The government steps in by creating some ultra restrictive laws that give ultimate power to the police. Then they release a frenzy of unmarked squads onto the streets specifically targeting street racing, whether it's organized or unorganized. The laws like the one passed in FL that allow the officer to make a judgment call on zero or obscure evidence chews away at the ideals this country was founded on. Cracking down on 100% of the people to get the 1% causing trouble is wrong. Next time you might roll away from a stop sign a little quick on a seldom used country road, and an unmarked cop in a white Grand Am might pull you over for street racing. If that should happen, you let me know how just you think the system is when you're convicted of a felony. It's high time real issues were addressed on the roads. Like not letting drunk drivers back onto them again and again. Street racing a felony, but drunk driving isn't? Maybe you'd like to compare mortality statistics between the two? Our government, and people like friedchicken (I know he's a Canadian) decide they should crack down on whatever the topic of the day is. Get out the big stick! I want to wave it around in the air and stomp on the ground for a while. Seeing the big picture is more important to me. The big picture says rights, freedoms, and fun are being stripped away one at a time. The government does it slowly so people don't see the whole picture. They're too busy hopping onto the bandwagon to notice what's really going on. As a society, we need to put pressure on crazy urban street racing. We don't need the government to hold our hands. They keep giving police more and more power. They strip more and more fun away because it's not a "norm" of society. Making norms into laws is risky business. Hopefully, there will be a bit of an uprising. Last edited by Unit 5302; 04-07-2002 at 07:10 PM..