Damn Hoons...

[mid life crisis]

its anti social if it effects the lives of others ie been kept awake by tools doing burnouts and loud exaust

[scandyflick]

they published my comment. unedited. im shocked.

[RubyRS4]

they published my comment. unedited. im shocked.

They published mine also.

I agree that the parole issue must be hitting a raw nerve with Massive Wanker Media Mike. Hence, the "car crushing" topic flaring up again as a distraction.

[scandyflick]

just thinking out loud here;

we've hit what... 70 road fatalities this year? from memory 5 of those have been caused by "hoon" behaviour*.

everything else has been drink driving, drug driving, inattention, fatigue, etc...

so not only is this plan not proportionate to the number of deaths caused by "hoon" behaviour*, but its also making a statement that driving drunk and/or stoned is more socially acceptable and not as dangerous as say, taking off quickly from the lights.

*"hoon" behaviour as most people know, ie, acc cruises, drag races, etc.

another thought, not too long ago they added people that were caught graff'ing to the hoon category and started impounding and clamping their cars, no wonder the figures for "hoon" offences are so high.

Edited July 14, 2009 by scandyflick

[skwiz]

why didnt you write that? that would be front page news dave! you included the word hoon, death and drag races!

[scandyflick]

just had another look, someones thinking along the same lines as me and has posted the same.

meh, my comment stands. sa is quickly becoming the benchmark for police states. i almost cant wait to go live in a normal country.

lol, i really oughta learn to read. re-read what i wrote to find the word 'death', couldnt. thought i didnt. funny how you dont see things when youre looking for them.

Edited July 14, 2009 by scandyflick

[Krishy]

why didnt you write that? that would be front page news dave! you included the word hoon, death and drag races!

and all in the one sentence.....

[Damo_R34]

lol, the utter narrow-mindedness and stupidity in some people boggles the mind

Who care's which Government brings it in, I am just Thankful that something is being done about the problem. Mind you I would have made the law in two stages, 1: First time offence would be to sell the car, money put into victim support, or funding for the police. 2: Second offence would be to crush the car, with the owner present, and for them to pay for the crusher.

Posted by: WRS of Prospect 3:39pm today

Comment 88 of 88

but yet, there is hope for all in this world

You all seem to think hoons are drag racers. Current law says even revving the engine makes you a hoon. Rev your motor at a red light for 3 seconds and you're a hoon, your $20,000 car is crushed at the whim of the police not the courts, that's the same penalty as actually driving through a red light SIXTY SIX times!! What's the bigger crime? What sort of stupid society are you trying to create here? Think about what Rann is really doing.

Posted by: Narelle of Wingfield 3:38pm today

Comment 84 of 88

[scandyflick]

yeah, theres some really retarded things being said.

shows how thorough the media brain washing has been, and how low the collective intelligence of the community is.

edit, perfect example;

why not just confiscate them, make money from them to install more speed cameras or to get more police in the streets.

because speed cameras have really proven themselves to effective tools in reducing the road toll, there are 3 more speed cameras on my usual route into work than there were this time last year, and if im not mistaken, there are more fatalities this year. interesting.

Edited July 14, 2009 by scandyflick

[Damo_R34]

its actually a pretty frustrating read.

[scandyflick]

Marty, MSG 8.... bout time you learnt.... guns and cars dont kill people. Chuck Norris kills people. To all the sad people complaining about homes and finance being at risk, rest assured, the government's legislation is piss weak at best. There is already the ability to permanently seize repeat offender's cars for hoon driving and it isn't done. Instead the same people commit offences and get away with it. But on the other side, dont commit hoon related offences and you wont have to worry about you car being crushed, pretty simple. You say people depend on transport to get the kids around and get to work. well treat it like the privelage it is and not the right that you expect, drive safely, not like a kid on a go kart track. Why is this so hard to understand? I am not concerned about my car being crushed because i dont drive like a gonzo.

[JMW]

Frustrating is an under statement! Some people must live under rocks! Dave highlighted the points well, guess drink driving is more acceptable now then? Obviously who ever puts this crap together seems to have an incompetence with gathering facts and data. Ban the bikies, crush the cars, whats next?

[scandyflick]

Frustrating is an under statement! Some people must live under rocks! Dave highlighted the points well, guess drink driving is more acceptable now then? Obviously who ever puts this crap together seems to have an incompetence with gathering facts and data. Ban the bikies, crush the cars, whats next?

im sure theyre quite skilled at it actually. its their method of presentation that is flawed.

as for whats next? everyone lives in identical concrete houses, everyone drives identical yugo's, everyone works for the same money, everyone drinks vodka, and everyone does everything comrade rann asks, welcome to ranningrad, dissenters will be crushed.

Edited July 14, 2009 by scandyflick

[JMW]

Yes Communism worked well......................in theory

Edited July 14, 2009 by Jamesrb25

[Import S13]

meh, whatever.

the world we live in is messed up. cant wait till all the oldies die off and stop trying to wrap everyone in cotton wool.

it's almost like, if you fart in your car, your going to be shot!

i dont 'hoon' around but because of the cars i drive people have already made their mind up on me. alot of cops think the same way and now its going to be their word against mine. cant wait.

[Inline 6]

lol, the utter narrow-mindedness and stupidity in some people boggles the mind

if they sell your car 1st offence how it going to be crushed on the 2nd they crush your old car?

futher more isnt that the same net effect anyway you take there car away n give it to someone else or take their car away and crush it. whats the diff to the offender

you cant argue with narrow minded fools they will never accept their point of view could be the least bit wrong. aslong as the news paper keeps printing hoon stories they going to think its a new thing that sprung up overnight suddenly people started modifying cars and racing

Edited July 14, 2009 by Inline 6

[PREISS]

its actually a pretty frustrating read.

+1/ I write on that stupid site a fair bit. Just did then.

I honestly don't understand some people. If your going to turn your comp on and write something at least have some knowledge on the subject. SA the semi - retarded state

[SLED]

"It's up to the police commissioner, but it is a high probability that those caught street racing will have their car crushed," he said.

"That's the message we want to send, if you are out there and you are caught racing at 140km/h or 150km/h down Port Rd with another car then the police commissioner would really want to send a strong message to them too.

"I think the community wants this too. They are not prepared to tolerate this."

More than 6150 cars have been clamped or impounded by police since the State Government introduced tough new anti hoon legislation in 2005.

The Government hopes the laws will be in place soon after parliament resumes in September.

Like I said previously, the day they crush a car owned by a finance company, will be the day it's my shout!

Frustrating is an under statement! Some people must live under rocks! Dave highlighted the points well, guess drink driving is more acceptable now then? Obviously who ever puts this crap together seems to have an incompetence with gathering facts and data. Ban the bikies, crush the cars, whats next?

Yes Communism worked well......................in theory

LOL James, you are so close to the truth that I don't even think you realize it.........I'll gather my thoughts later and give you some insight on the ramifications of these new "anti-association laws" that this Rann government is trying to shove down our throats. Rann & his public relation croanies have successfully instilled so much fear into the public (Re: Bikies) through the manipulation of the media that we've quickly and openly accepted these laws with our eyes shut to future ramifications.......lol at fear campaigns!!

to be continued.....

[scandyflick]

in communist adelaide, politician control you!

[JMW]

LOL James, you are so close to the truth that I don't even think you realize it.........I'll gather my thoughts later and give you some insight on the ramifications of these new "anti-association laws" that this Rann government is trying to shove down our throats. Rann & his public relation croanies have successfully instilled so much fear into the public (Re: Bikies) through the manipulation of the media that we've quickly and openly accepted these laws with our eyes shut to future ramifications.......lol at fear campaigns!!

to be continued.....

Yeah good old Mike Rann trying to rule with an iron fist and strike terror into the hearts of the population through the media scare mongering, which he seems quite proficient at. And these anti-association laws, aren't these somewhat similar to Hitler and the Jews (no offence to anyone), trying to create the society he wanted and needed to succeed as a power figure. Its almost anti-semetic what Rann is trying to to SA. And who said the Iron Curtain had fallen!

p.s. Pete might be starting one of those courses soon

Edited July 14, 2009 by Jamesrb25