Punishment for streetracing

soundcontrol · August 22, 2018, 06:40:38 AM

This Mustang was caught street racing in Sweden several times, police took the car, this is what happened to it....

Flatdad · August 22, 2018, 07:07:45 AM

Having the car taken away is punishment to the owner, having the car crushed is punishment for all classic car enthusiasts. I don't understand the reasoning. They could auction the cars off for charity instead, what a misguided waste.

Cuda Cody · August 22, 2018, 07:28:32 AM

I'm not for street racing, but what a sad thing. Hate to see any classic muscle car destroyed.

Spikedog08 · August 22, 2018, 07:37:24 AM

Not sure of the thought process on that . . .

Cuda_mark · August 22, 2018, 07:38:13 AM

I don't think that's going to buff out

Jay Bee · August 22, 2018, 02:03:39 PM

Quote from: Flatdad on August 22, 2018, 07:07:45 AM
I don't understand the reasoning. They could auction the cars off for charity instead, what a misguided waste.

Quote from: Spikedog08 on August 22, 2018, 07:37:24 AM
Not sure of the thought process on that . . .

Just playing devil's advocate here. Since he's been caught several times already maybe the authorities don't want to take the chance that the car could end up back in his hands. He could possibly approach the auction winner with a stupid offer or, for that matter, have a friend bid on it for him. Also, if it's not him, who knows what the next owner will be like. This way it's guaranteed that the car won't be used unlawfully ever again.

72bluNblu · August 22, 2018, 05:21:37 PM

Quote from: Jay Bee on August 22, 2018, 02:03:39 PM
Quote from: Flatdad on August 22, 2018, 07:07:45 AM
I don't understand the reasoning. They could auction the cars off for charity instead, what a misguided waste.
Quote from: Spikedog08 on August 22, 2018, 07:37:24 AM
Not sure of the thought process on that . . .
Just playing devil's advocate here. Since he's been caught several times already maybe the authorities don't want to take the chance that the car could end up back in his hands. He could possibly approach the auction winner with a stupid offer or, for that matter, have a friend bid on it for him. Also, if it's not him, who knows what the next owner will be like. This way it's guaranteed that the car won't be used unlawfully ever again.

If the owner could manage to get his car back after it's been confiscated and let's say auctioned off, then he has the means to just buy another car and do the same thing all over again.

The car wasn't street racing, the owner was. Punish him, not other hobbyists.

Besides, if this guy is as dumb as he sounds, then it's hard to say if crushing the poor car will teach him anything anyway. Just destroys another classic car.

torredcuda · August 22, 2018, 05:40:04 PM

"The car wasn't street racing, the owner was." I understand confiscating the car but crushing it serves no purpose and will not prevent him from doing it I another car.

BIGSHCLUNK · August 22, 2018, 06:35:19 PM

Must have had a cage... those roof's usually cave really easy...

CudaMoparRay · August 23, 2018, 12:27:10 AM

soundcontrol · August 23, 2018, 03:00:47 AM

Quote from: Flatdad on August 22, 2018, 07:07:45 AM
Having the car taken away is punishment to the owner, having the car crushed is punishment for all classic car enthusiasts. I don't understand the reasoning. They could auction the cars off for charity instead, what a misguided waste.

Exactly, thats what everybody here is saying also, what a waste of money and a cool car.

mopar thunder · August 23, 2018, 04:34:28 AM

I agree with everyone. They could have auctioned it, under controlled circumstances and it could have been bought by a responsible owner/enthusiast. Monies could have gone towards families in need, education on street racing, something good. Most of the time people will find away to get another car.

IRON MAN · August 23, 2018, 10:15:03 AM

2017, street racing was a big problem in souther California. People were dying. The authorities got tired of it and had a big crackdown on illegal street racing. Cars got crushed while the owners/drivers got to watch.

Cuda_mark · August 23, 2018, 10:29:21 AM

I wonder what the legality of that is. Typically the law can't just seize property and destroy it.

IRON MAN · August 23, 2018, 11:09:42 AM

"Senate Bill 443, authored by Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles), establishes some of the nation's strictness standards to protect due process and property rights by requiring a conviction in most cases prior to the permanent loss of property through civil asset forfeiture. Starting in January 1, 2017 California law will require a conviction prior to forfeiture in any state case where the items seized are cash under $40,000.00 or other property such as home and vehicles regardless of value."

This Senate Bill 443 was more of a deterrent for illegal growers in Humboldt County than any other group, and hemp clinics/dispensaries. I know people who lost assets in the hundreds of thousands.....plants, cars, land, cash, etc. Yet, their sentence was community service hours.