125 replies to this topic

[DanWA]

It'll get sold it won't get crushed

 

What a nuff nuff for not learning the first time

[Potta]

Will put my perspective on it.

 

He has previously had his car impounded, so he was well aware of the consequences of repeat offences. He chose to do it again.

 

The police have been tasked to clamp down on this practice.

The offence is highly visible.

The results of being caught are well publicised.

The police are then seen to be doing something.

Its probably as much a PR exercise as well.

 

Sympathy for the offender from me?

NONE.

He knew the consequences of being caught and chose to do it anyway.

 

Although there are far worse offences, this one is highly visible.

Its not just the oldies who dont like it. I live in an area with a high dickhead to police ratio.

There are idiots doing it every night within earshot of my place.

It pisses me and my neighbours off. I dont consider myself old and my neighbours are younger.

 

I am a rev head myself and I have left black marks on selected areas many times.

But always where they wont piss people off.

Its called consideration.

 

Around the corner from my place 2 guys lost their lives from doing skids.

They built up some speed doing it and ended up on a tree.

There were over 20 houses affected by that act of stupidity.

The residents of those houses were basically locked in for about 8 hours.

 

I stand corrected.

 

I just hope it was legitimate hooning.

 

I am really surprised at how much everyone seems to have just accepted this law now though.

 

I'm not a burnout guy, never have been, in fact I don't think I've ever done a hoon worthy skid, but I still don't like such a harsh penalty.

[xu2308]

Not everyone has accepted there Tough Laws on this, Police take your car before you go to Court, I thought you are innocent until proven Guilty, but this law gives the Police a NAZI type of power, and it's wrong and it's wrong us the people let the over regulated law happen.

[Rockoz]

Havent said I accepted it either.

But the law has been made.

Its not as though they have made it secret and sprung it at the last minute.

There are lots of laws I dont agree with.

But they have been made.

And part of being a good member of society is following the laws that have been made.

Or accepting the circumstances if you decide to break the law.

[StephenSLR]

Police take your car before you go to Court, I thought you are innocent until proven Guilty,

 

They do the same if they suspect you of murder, if you don't get bailed you get locked up until you go to court to get proven guilty or innocent. Removing the car from him is pretty much the same, keeping the public out of harm till he's proven guilty/innocent.

 

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[Redslur]

My spin:

 

First of all I would rather my car being crushed than doing 12 months in gaol..that would wreck your life entirely I reckon and no car is worth that;

 

Second the lad is a fool for repeating the offence knowing the consequences;

 

Third it is a harsh penalty, confiscation of vehicle for an extended period of time is enough in my eyes;

 

Forth, I am not a burnout lover but having a car with enough power to do it easily, yet not intentionally, makes life intersting while driving in various conditions :-).

 

My two bobs worth..

[xu2308]

A Burnout is not Murder, so I don't see how u can compare the two in that way, Police do not need to take a car if they catch someone doing a small skid or huge skid, Fine or loss of licence or the courts impound the car for 12 months after you been to court, is how it should be. In the 1980's a burnout was $15 and 1 Point, the law seems harsh now compared to back then, just saying.

[StephenSLR]

A Burnout is not Murder, so I don't see how u can compare the two in that way,

 

Okay then; theft, domestic abuse, assault, drunk and disorderly or any other manner of crime that will have you locked up before a court appearance; was only using murder as one example. If the offence puts the public at harm and there's a chance the driver will repeat the offence; I say why not impound the car; of course you could impound the driver.

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 30 October 2014 - 11:54 AM.

[Uncle Chop Chop]

A Burnout is not Murder...

Didn't six people in the states get killed when a burnout on a public road went wrong?

[StephenSLR]

Didn't six people in the states get killed when a burnout on a public road went wrong?

 

Manslaughter, lol.

 

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[S pack]

Talking on a hand held mobile phone whilst driving has been proven to be equally as dangerous as drink driving, of which both offences combined account for 60% of all motor vehicle crashes. Hooning related offences account for only 1.5%, if memory serves me correctly.

 

I'm still waiting for laws to be enacted to classify talking or texting on a hand held mobile phone whilst driving as a hooning offence.

Can't wait love to see if the motoring public (voters) are happy to bend over and be shafted by that law.

 

The anti hooning laws are DRACONIAN.

 

My 5 cents.

Dave.

[Uncle Chop Chop]

You might think manslaughter is funny and that's the opinion you're entitled to. But if somebody is smoking their tyres and a hot piece of rubber flicks up and ruins your $500 suit or hits you in the eye, you may look at things differently.

[StephenSLR]

the law seems harsh now compared to back then, just saying.

 

I absolutely agree and it is harsh for a one off, it's the repeat offenders I was referring to.

 

You might think manslaughter is funny

 

I don't think manslaughter is funny at all; I had to appear as witness once when I guy was picking a fight with someone on a train platform; the guy decides to jump down onto the tracks to flee, he just didn't manage to get back up onto the opposite platform in time for the oncoming train.

 

The lol referred to your reply to the murder comment and me saying it's manslaughter not murder.

 

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[Dr Terry]

Didn't six people in the states get killed when a burnout on a public road went wrong?

That was organised event featuring a full-on methanol funny car (or doorslammer or whatever) with 100s of spectators standing on the roadway watching the driver do a Victor Bray type racing burnout. Who ever sanctioned that demo was insane.

I don't think that event & this idiot's actions are remotely similar.

Dr Terry

[Rockoz]

The law can be stupid.

But its the law whether you believe it is right or wrong.

Ian if you truly believe that it is wrong why dont you lobby the politicians to have cars potentially crushed for texting and phone use?

[EunUCh]

There are some people in this world who will just do things in an unsafe place at times!

It is not only "hoons",you should see the way a Highway Patrol  car turns around and feature 'excessive acceleration" and the "rate of knots"

they come up behind you if you get pinged for 120 in a 100 on an open road.

 

Besides, i thought taking someones private property without  permission from owner was called THEFT, despite what some what some of these clowns do!

[Rockoz]

Its the government.

Its a legislated penalty.

They can take it without a drama.