Cars crushed in street racing crackdown

I think they should be required to be the one to push the button on the crusher.

 

I laughed at that.
On a serious note why don't the police return the stolen parts if possible, or auction off the parts that are legit. That would be less of a waste.

 

No doubt. Put some of the money back into the city's empty coffers.




Darrell.

 

Priceless

She was in the streetracing scene too?

 

I caught that too. It is a shame when mommy has to help you go fast!!!

 

i would hate to see my boxer or 930 go down! the 930 may or may not have been involved in a "event" or two.

 

It's not only Kalifornia. Take a look at the Peoples Democratik Republik of Canuckistan.

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=b3a08d9b-a077-4b92-ba20-f1c000d188ce&k=76036

TORONTO (CP) - The government has the power to seize and destroy cars that have been adapted for street racing, and can do so before a race takes place or any charges are laid, Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant said Wednesday.

Car junkies who pour thousands of dollars into their vehicles to make them as fast as possible are wasting their money, Bryant said. He warned potential racers that all it takes is a tip from police to seize and destroy their cars.
"If we can establish someone has parts and they're juicing up their car - obviously for the purpose of street racing - then we can seize those vehicles," Bryant said.

"We will seize it and you will never see it again. We will crush your car, we will crush the parts."
Bryant said cars built for street racing are as dangerous as explosives and can cause catastrophic damage.

 

Funny, they think crushing a few cars is going to stop street racing. It's like busing a couple of meth labs and saying "we got a handle on the situation".

 

LOL

 

I heard that!!!

 

I really don't understand the legality of these car crushings. This smacks of Boss Hogg and Roscoe of Hazard County.

Is this practice falling under something like the drug enforcement laws where they can confiscate property under court orders in the case of somebody dealing, laundering money, etc? Even there, weren't they supposed to auction off the property to obtain repayment to the public interests?

And here I thought Canada was supposed to be more "progressive" than we US citizens were about personal freedom - so they are just going to crush your ricer because it presumptively "looks the part" of the fast and furious?

No, Sonny Crocket - you cannot have my Ferrari to go play wiseguy for Daisy.

 

Ever since fast and the furious came out we have seen these imports ripping the roads. This is not real street racing. These are kids going out on the nearest express way and acting stupid and driving reckless. A 350hp car dont get me wrong Im sure it runs good but these arent race cars like these people think they are.

 

The correct term is " I can neither Confirm nor Deny"...

 

I wonder who determines if the car has been obviously adapted for street racing.?

 

I can see it now. Someone gets popped for driving an F car or lambo or CGT. I wonder how many lawyers it would take to keep from crushing one of these????

 

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Hasn't that always been the case since the invention of the automobile? This sort of thing goes in cycles, the 1960's were flooded with kids and racing movies how is the Fast and the Feeble any different today?

The US local Governments wants to sieze personal property and crush cars, what's next? Homes of >insert offense here<? Since when does government retract its ever reaching power lately? Why don't we just give the USA back to England, because at this rate that's where it's headed.

 

You can say this doesn't affect you but, what if the CA police started going after Ferraris, after that crash of the Enzo a few months ago. What if you ended up at a light with a Lambo or a Porsche and you both ran it through the gears after the light changed just for fun. Some overzealous cop out there could say that you were street racing and take your car. I am not a fan of street racing but, these cops have got to find a better answer. This is just stupid and won't solve the problem. Strip the cars and sell the parts that are not stolen.

 

From actually reading the story, it appears that due process has taken place. Serial numbers have been removed/altered and the court has declared that these cars are part of a criminal enterprise.

The market for "hot" Honda and Acura Vtech stuff is enormous (the local machine shop that does my work has built 500 HP motors from those little 4-poppers).

I don't think your car gets crushed if you bought it legitimately and all the numbers match.

It does seem odd that the theft victims get nothing.

 

Like the turbochargers and NOS systems?

I get the feeling these would end up back on the street again.

 

i dont really like the idea of crushing the cars and californias "anti streetracing" crap is draconian per their law an air intake on a 105hp civic means its modded for streetracing. and its nice to know fixing up your car can get it crushed even if you dont street race.

 

Come on California is trying to kill the auto enthiust here. I know cops who drive modded cars around so this is just retarted. The police can make a judgement on the exhaust by ear come on how can a cop who knows nothing about cars decide if its stock or modded.

 

Yeah~!

That will teach those sorry bastards whos really the man on the streets.

He ain't no bald guy who lives life 10 seconds at a time.

 

Time to unpimp zeh auto.
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