West Coast Laws, Daddy took the 6G away... Options

[Lexicon_Devil]

I don't mean any disrespect to you west coast 6GC'ers out there,
but the more I read about your George Orwellian regulations on
that side of the country, the more I'm I sit here in disbelief.

I mean, California brought us the-ever-memorable Surfin' USA,
The acid soaked Hippie Movement - Tune in - Turn On - Drop Out,
and every other laid-back, pot laced theme you could think of.
Yet, you can't do anything with your car or they'll take it away?

I was just reading this story online (with photos) of dudes who had
their cars taken away and crushed by "the man". Needless to say,
they were Toyotas and Hondas. Dudes who were doing, say, 20
over the speed limit and were deemed "street racers"...

Dude, if that was happening near Detroit, you'd just hear assault
rifles and see the National Guard coming in. It'd make the '67
riots look like a practice round. Every Hillbilly in the land would
be taking to the streets like road warrior. With giant stickers that
said "MODDED" plastered on their cars.

As much as I'm a history buff, I'm clueless as to how this took
root..and who allowed it to happen. It's so over-the-top, I can't
even wrap my head around it.

Somebody fill me in.

LD

[elvasoshexai]

ontario is pretty bad... here is how we ended up with police impounding cars on the spot, suspending licenses on the spot all with a minimum $2000 and maximum $10,000 fine

head of toronto police always wanted a law like this to crack down on 'street racing'. initially, the bill was really to fight street racing, but it was rejected by congress.

then one night 2 young guys killed a cab driver. all the media wrote about how the 2 young guys were recklessly street racing and how the poor cab driver just immigrated here. basically the media made a sappy story for the cab driver and made the 2 young kids look like ruthless murderers. they were sentenced to house arrest and everyone was outraged.

that was when the bill really took off. the public was even all for it. and congress was going to pass the bill to fight REAL street racing..

then JUST before the bill passed, the toronto police head dude added the clause about how a cop can stop ppl for going 50 over and for other traffic infractions that have nothing to do with street racing... all w/o the public knowing... basically he wanted more power

then JUST after the bill was passed, new evidence surfaced about the tragic accident with the cab driver. turns out cab driver was drinking and did something wrong to cause the accident. all the 2 young guys were doing was speeding slightly...

can't help but think this was all staged so they coul get this law passed...

i believe they got so much revenue from this law that the toronto police was finally able to purchase a new plane to patrol the highways

i think these cases will finally be reaching the courts soon... hopefully they'll find it unconstitutional and make adjustments

oh, and instead of evos and stis... our police have a civic si... i guess that's gd.. rite? lol

This post has been edited by elvasoshexai: Aug 29, 2008 - 12:33 AM