Fla Street racers could lose their wheels

In article >, LeMod Pol > wrote:
>
>Street racers could lose their wheels
> By Beth Kassab | Tallahassee Bureau
>Posted May 4, 2005
>
>TALLAHASSEE -- Alarmed by four deaths in Central
>Florida last year, the Legislature on Tuesday approved
>tougher penalties for motorists who race their
>souped-up cars on public streets.
>
>Under the bill sent to Gov. Jeb Bush, racers could face
>up to five years in prison and lose their cars -- often
>the objects of expensive upgrades and fancy indulgences
>by teenage boys.

Massachusetts passed a law a year or two ago increasing
penalties for street racing in Springfield and allowing
the city to seize race vehicles. I have not heard about
how it is enforced or whether it makes a difference.

--
John Carr )

"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in
n.umich.edu:

> On Wed, 4 May 2005, LeMod Pol wrote:
>
>> Under the bill sent to Gov. Jeb Bush, racers could face
>> up to five years in prison and lose their cars
>
> Groovy. There are some excellent and economical portable car
> crusher-shredder units now available, too.
>
> DS
>

Why waste a perfectly saleable vehicle? They can be sold to law-abiding
drivers.The money generated could go to lots of worthy things.

That's misuse of government resources.

As bad as government destroying good firearms that were confiscated from
criminals,rather then auction them to dealers who can sell them legally to
lawful people,and both gov't and dealer benefit from the money.
(if a car in decent condition is confiscated from criminals after being
used in a crime,they get sold at auction,not destroyed.Or they get used by
gov't officials!)

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

"John F. Carr" > wrote in message
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> In article >, LeMod Pol > wrote:
>>
>>Street racers could lose their wheels
>> By Beth Kassab | Tallahassee Bureau
>>Posted May 4, 2005
>>
>>TALLAHASSEE -- Alarmed by four deaths in Central
>>Florida last year, the Legislature on Tuesday approved
>>tougher penalties for motorists who race their
>>souped-up cars on public streets.
>>
>>Under the bill sent to Gov. Jeb Bush, racers could face
>>up to five years in prison and lose their cars -- often
>>the objects of expensive upgrades and fancy indulgences
>>by teenage boys.
>
> Massachusetts passed a law a year or two ago increasing
> penalties for street racing in Springfield and allowing
> the city to seize race vehicles. I have not heard about
> how it is enforced or whether it makes a difference.

In Texas they raised racing from a Class C Misdemeanor to a Class B. There
are no longer tickets issued, the driver(s) just go straight to jail.

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jaybird
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I am not the cause of your problems.
My actions are the result of your actions.
Your life is not my fault.

On Thu, 05 May 2005 01:33:03 GMT, "jaybird" > wrote:

>
>"John F. Carr" > wrote in message
...
>> In article >, LeMod Pol > wrote:
>>>
>>>Street racers could lose their wheels
>>> By Beth Kassab | Tallahassee Bureau
>>>Posted May 4, 2005
>>>
>>>TALLAHASSEE -- Alarmed by four deaths in Central
>>>Florida last year, the Legislature on Tuesday approved
>>>tougher penalties for motorists who race their
>>>souped-up cars on public streets.
>>>
>>>Under the bill sent to Gov. Jeb Bush, racers could face
>>>up to five years in prison and lose their cars -- often
>>>the objects of expensive upgrades and fancy indulgences
>>>by teenage boys.
>>
>> Massachusetts passed a law a year or two ago increasing
>> penalties for street racing in Springfield and allowing
>> the city to seize race vehicles. I have not heard about
>> how it is enforced or whether it makes a difference.
>
>In Texas they raised racing from a Class C Misdemeanor to a Class B. There
>are no longer tickets issued, the driver(s) just go straight to jail.

And the people shopping at Kmart or eating at Sonic get to go straight
to jail too

the only good pig is a DEAD pig.
KILL PIGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"John F. Carr" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, LeMod Pol > wrote:
>>
>>Street racers could lose their wheels
>> By Beth Kassab | Tallahassee Bureau
>>Posted May 4, 2005
>>
>>TALLAHASSEE -- Alarmed by four deaths in Central
>>Florida last year, the Legislature on Tuesday approved
>>tougher penalties for motorists who race their
>>souped-up cars on public streets.
>>
>>Under the bill sent to Gov. Jeb Bush, racers could face
>>up to five years in prison and lose their cars -- often
>>the objects of expensive upgrades and fancy indulgences
>>by teenage boys.
>
> Massachusetts passed a law a year or two ago increasing
> penalties for street racing in Springfield and allowing
> the city to seize race vehicles. I have not heard about
> how it is enforced or whether it makes a difference.
>
> --
> John Carr )

"L Sternn" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 05 May 2005 01:33:03 GMT, "jaybird" > wrote:
>
>>
>>"John F. Carr" > wrote in message
...
>>> In article >, LeMod Pol >
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Street racers could lose their wheels
>>>> By Beth Kassab | Tallahassee Bureau
>>>>Posted May 4, 2005
>>>>
>>>>TALLAHASSEE -- Alarmed by four deaths in Central
>>>>Florida last year, the Legislature on Tuesday approved
>>>>tougher penalties for motorists who race their
>>>>souped-up cars on public streets.
>>>>
>>>>Under the bill sent to Gov. Jeb Bush, racers could face
>>>>up to five years in prison and lose their cars -- often
>>>>the objects of expensive upgrades and fancy indulgences
>>>>by teenage boys.
>>>
>>> Massachusetts passed a law a year or two ago increasing
>>> penalties for street racing in Springfield and allowing
>>> the city to seize race vehicles. I have not heard about
>>> how it is enforced or whether it makes a difference.
>>
>>In Texas they raised racing from a Class C Misdemeanor to a Class B.
>>There
>>are no longer tickets issued, the driver(s) just go straight to jail.
>
> And the people shopping at Kmart or eating at Sonic get to go straight
> to jail too

Well, that's what they said they were doing.

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jaybird
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I am not the cause of your problems.
My actions are the result of your actions.
Your life is not my fault.

Around 5/4/2005 11:06 PM, jaybird wrote:

> "L Sternn" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>On Thu, 05 May 2005 01:33:03 GMT, "jaybird" > wrote:
>>
>>>In Texas they raised racing from a Class C Misdemeanor to a Class B.
>>>There
>>>are no longer tickets issued, the driver(s) just go straight to jail.
>>
>>And the people shopping at Kmart or eating at Sonic get to go straight
>>to jail too
>
> Well, that's what they said they were doing.


Coincidentally, it's also what they were actually doing...


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On Wed, 04 May 2005 23:41:37 -0700, Garth Almgren >
wrote:

>>>>In Texas they raised racing from a Class C Misdemeanor to a Class B.
>>>>There
>>>>are no longer tickets issued, the driver(s) just go straight to jail.
>>>
>>>And the people shopping at Kmart or eating at Sonic get to go straight
>>>to jail too
>>
>> Well, that's what they said they were doing.
>
>Coincidentally, it's also what they were actually doing...

The cops say differently. And the word of a cop carries more weight
than the word of a civillian.

On 5 May 2005 01:10:22 GMT, Jim Yanik .> wrote:

>>> Under the bill sent to Gov. Jeb Bush, racers could face
>>> up to five years in prison and lose their cars
>>
>> Groovy. There are some excellent and economical portable car
>> crusher-shredder units now available, too.
>
>Why waste a perfectly saleable vehicle? They can be sold to law-abiding
>drivers.The money generated could go to lots of worthy things.

I'm sure they do sell the valuable ones (or at least parts of them
like the bling-bling wheels and the picnic table rear wing). I'm sure
they only crush the worthless Civic husk that remains after all the
valuable parts have been stripped off.

>>> Well, that's what they said they were doing.
>>
>>Coincidentally, it's also what they were actually doing...
>
> The cops say differently. And the word of a cop carries more weight
> than the word of a civillian.
>

Even if the civilian has written proof that the civilian is correct,
apparently. -Dave