I agree. I am sick of feeling like society has branded me along side of theif's, murder's and rapists. "Anti-Hooning" is the most over-hyped fad to hit the police force since they decided they were going to go after those evil evil people and our partners-in-crime-apparent J-Walkers.
How many people died from drug related incidents last week? And how many crimes were linked to it? Now there saying that "hooning" (god im sick of that word) is spawning crime as well... isnt that a bit of a leap? My turbos have never grown legs and stolen anything...
If this keeps going the way its going in two generations each and every person will live in their own little bubble, society will be completly protected from itself. All expression of youthfulness will be moraly unacceptable for the risks it poses, and each and every activity will be branded by its extreems. Personally I compare motorsport and motor enthusiasm to things like skydiving, rock climbing, white water rafting and the like. Are they wrong to do what they do? Its dangerous and oh my gosh, they could hurt themselfs in the process.
I completly aggree with what your saying about the career building aspect, and furthermore, we must remember that the queensland police force derives its policies in this matter from the policies of their sister agency, queensland transport, one of the most money-grubing agencies to grace the face of this planet with its presence.
If my car was stolen, would the police do anything to help? I doubt it. Last time I asked for the police's help I was left to fend for myself with a couple of dangerous individuals and the repeated statement of the police that "they would be there soon" - of course they never rocked up, and I had to defuse the situation myself, and when I asked the police they *straight up* came out with the excuse of "look were too under-manned and were sorry"... What would have happened if things had gone differently? I tell you what would of happened, I would of wound up in hospital. Another time there was an attempted carjacking and again, the police *failed to respond* despite desperate plea's from my passenger for their intervention, despite clear and present public danger. Where were the officers in these situations? They were hunting down "hoons" at broadwater, defecting "unroadworthy" vehicles at milton maccas and writing garbage such as the PDF linked here.
If the police read this I have this to say to you: You are incompetent, you are lazy, your priorities are wrong and you are failing the community.