California: Police Raid Car Enthusiast Gathering
04-04-2008, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Orthonormal,Apr 4 2008, 09:33 AM
That report was really biased. As an easy example, it included a quote from a cop at a different incident a year ago that made the police look bad. Maybe things didn't go down exactly the way you are assuming based on reading this one article.
04-04-2008, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Orthonormal,Apr 4 2008, 08:33 AM
That report was really biased. As an easy example, it included a quote from a cop at a different incident a year ago that made the police look bad. Maybe things didn't go down exactly the way you are assuming based on reading this one article.
This was one of the most biased articles I have ever read, so it's hard to take the author seriously. It is very clear that the author is anti-police.I don't get what everyone is getting upset over, though. You're getting mad at police officers for enforcing laws?
04-04-2008, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Voodoo_S2K,Apr 4 2008, 08:38 AM
Maybe it didn't go down like that, but "Despite labeling the parking lot raid as taking place at a "street racing venue," Riverside Police offered no evidence that any street racing actually took place"
04-04-2008, 08:57 AM
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you go tell 'em vu! first riverside and socal... next thing you know they'll be at our milpitas and easbay meets trying to ticket everyone! this is just WRONG for the police to do
04-04-2008, 08:58 AM
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the problem is that they could be allocating their money and time to something else that would be well spent. things such as catching drunk drivers that actually kill people... not like ticketing people who have a no front license plates, who DONT kill people...
04-04-2008, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by CalBear07,Apr 4 2008, 09:49 AM
This was one of the most biased articles I have ever read, so it's hard to take the author seriously. It is very clear that the author is anti-police.I don't get what everyone is getting upset over, though. You're getting mad at police officers for enforcing laws?
If cops just stand on the street, stop everyone with that kind of violation, fine. But to close off a friendly car(Jap car/young people) meet and assuming they are/will "street racing", that's wrong and it's discrimination.
04-04-2008, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by CalBear07,Apr 4 2008, 09:49 AM
I don't get what everyone is getting upset over, though. You're getting mad at police officers for enforcing laws?
To spent $500,000 to write tickets for tint and no front plate is just absurb IMO. Spend that money to do drug raids and gang enforcement.
04-04-2008, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by gpwuster,Apr 4 2008, 09:03 AM
so I take it your car is not modded at all and no tinted windows and never drive above speed limit?
If cops just stand on the street, stop everyone with that kind of violation, fine. But to close off a friendly car(Jap car/young people) meet and assuming they are/will "street racing", that's wrong and it's discrimination.
If cops just stand on the street, stop everyone with that kind of violation, fine. But to close off a friendly car(Jap car/young people) meet and assuming they are/will "street racing", that's wrong and it's discrimination.
The assumption that they are street racing is irrelevant. The article does not mention anybody getting arrested for street racing. You can call it "discrimination" if you want - technically, it is discrimination, but police officers "discriminate" all the time, and I think you'd agree that it is often a good policy. Would you rather a police officer camp out in a seedy part of town to try to catch criminals, or would you rather they camp out at a retirement home? Police officers use their judgement to help them catch people who break the law. Waiting at a street corner and trying to catch passing cars is a waste of time, because most people do NOT take off their front plates, tint their front windows, etc. It's a no-brainer to go to a gathering of car enthusiasts because that's where all the violators are.