Florida seeks to make street takeovers, car stunts illegal

[KeyLime]

The elegant, efficient solution is to have a police helicopter overfly the sideshow and drop a bucket of caltrops. Elegant but probably not legal

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[coz0502]

Florida is so backwards, it's funny that they're just getting around to realizing how dangerous these activities are.

As a Florida transplant from back in 1995, this is an outdated statement. Florida is a great place to live, yes we have our crazy people, but most states do. Florida is ranked 3 in the country for education and actually #1 for higher education (thanks University of Florida)

This is a public official trying to pad his resume and make headlines, nothing more. I say this because most if not all of the activities described in the article are already banned under current laws.

But the most important reason I replied to is you don't get to make fun of Floridians unless you are one!

 

[Avispa]

Well, heck. Looks like i just need to stay home this weekend. The haters will stop laughing at Florida when De Santis get elected president.

 

[Firsttexan]

Well, heck. Looks like i just need to stay home this weekend. The haters will stop laughing at Florida when De Santis get elected president.

1...2....3....tick tock tick tock.

 

[Firsttexan]

Whewww I hope you don't get a political violation sanction LOL.

Whewww I hope you don't get a political violation sanction LOL.

They banned the why is everybody getting banned thread.

 

[Dave2013M3]

You can bet that this legislation will pass... As far as I know this doesn't go on in Tallahassee where I live.

https://www.wtxl.com/news/florida-news/florida-seeks-to-make-street-takeovers-car-stunts-illegal

How is this not illegal to begin with? Even in Los Angeles this is against the law. Doesn't stop it from happening but it is against the law.

 

[Mr. Met]

This activity is mostly centered in two southern counties that are politically unique to the rest of the state.

Not sure what that's supposed to mean. The article is talking about a state law.

 

[Inthehighdesert]

Wtf are you talking about.

Haha what are they going to do against a mob of 50-250 cars?

Bring in the militarized police with water cannons and plastic bullets?

Another reason to spend all disposable income in MX LOL. I spend nearly zero disposable income in USA or Canada now just hop on a plane and in the time it takes to get a noise ticket I'm in MX haha.

 

[m3incorp]

Colorado had/has problems with street take-overs of a major interstate that gets you around Denver.

 

[Ponyupnow]

It's an attempt to give the police teeth to arrest those people who block the roads with their meat sack so the cops can't pursue someone doing burnouts or whatever. Of course, like any expansion of power, yes, in theory it could be used to arrest anyone near a single person doing a burnout.

If you didn't do anything wrong......then there's nothing to fear. And why would you stop to watch a burn out???? Unless you are 5yrs old.

 

[FreePenguin]

How is this not illegal to begin with? Even in Los Angeles this is against the law. Doesn't stop it from happening but it is against the law.

I dont participate but I did go and spectate take overs, insane in the membrane, wrecks, smashing into each other, running from cops, tires popping/ busting off and shredding nice cars from minutes of burning out.

very entertaining. just dont like them happening around my area. the last few events, they have been citing people for parking near these, I dont know if charges stuck but hitting them with some bs citations.

 

[Biggus Dickus]

Haha what are they going to do against a mob of 50-250 cars?

Hopefully open fire and kill as many people as possible and do society a favor

 

[Firsttexan]

I dont participate but I did go and spectate take overs, insane in the membrane, wrecks, smashing into each other, running from cops, tires popping/ busting off and shredding nice cars from minutes of burning out.

very entertaining. just dont like them happening around my area. the last few events, they have been citing people for parking near these, I dont know if charges stuck but hitting them with some bs citations.

Ya, nothing like a little anarchy to make your town nice and safe. I hope every charge sticks hard! No matter the town.

 

[FreePenguin]

Ya, nothing like a little anarchy to make your town nice and safe. I hope every charge sticks hard! No matter the town.

I mean I don’t see how you can charge someone just being in an area near chaos.

they didn’t do anythingwrong

 

[Firsttexan]

I mean I don’t see how you can charge someone just being in an area near chaos.

they didn’t do anythingwrong

They should get a lwayer then.

If the judge can find a law to make it stick, more power to him. I am sure the property owners want ALL of that crap out of there.

It's not so much about making it stick as it is causing pain to those contributing to the problem. The same way they are contributing to the pain of the merchants and law abiding citizens.

Anarchy is not cool. It cost innocent people money, safety and just sucks in general. Not a good direction for society.

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