Wow, Errol, that's the longest post I ever seen from you! The confiscation of cars seems pretty unfair, I have to say. Here that doesn't occur at all. Smoking them usually results in a stern "telling off" and at worst a few points on your license for wreckless or dangerous driving. The confication of vehicles is a very unfair and descriminatory law and may not actually be legitimate.
Here the government is now being seriously challenged over the speed camera laws over them being in infringement of human rights (the notice they send you after being caught basically tells you to confess of be prosicuted which is in itself illegal... it's coersion and and infringement of your right to silence). The whole buisness has been take to the European Court of Human Rights and it looks as though the government may loose their case at the moment. So just because they make up a law doesn't mean they can neccesarily enforce it. I don't condone street racing etc but a smokey launch is a bit less serious than a full on street race. I don't think there are many people here who haven't made a few new road markings of their own. Having a car which might have cost thousands to build confiscated for it is a bit too harsh, especially when some fool with an old beater looses much less for the same crime. Eddie Rattley [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ratdat.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "E Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 3:10 PM Subject: RE:Justice for all Datto's > No one is suggesting that racing on suburban roads is acceptable. And I > personally do not condone it. > > I think Andrew has been caught in a situation where he dropped a wheelie as > he took off from a location and has been branded as a criminal as a result > of this action. > > >From my past communication with Andrew and observing his responses on list, > I can only back him as exhibiting a responsible attitude to driving. As a > regular motor sport competitor in a wide range of disciplines (at a national > level) he has shown himself to be a most competent driver. This can be > verified from results available in the public domain. > > These results would tend to indicate that if he did "smoke em up" when > re-entering the roadway, he would have been still been continuously in > control of the vehicle. > (He was not doing donuts). Any suggestion that his vehicle should be > confiscated as a result of hard acceleration onto the road way is draconian. > > I am not condoning law breaking on the roads in any form. Ialso must state > that I am no one to look up too in these matters, as I have been guilty of > the same, or worse in the past. > > Some times discretion on the part of the person notating the infringement, > would go a long way to improving police/public relations. Not all persons > who are accused of breaking the law have any intent as a motive. There > should be some discretion on the part of the notating officer. > > Sometimes (and this may be an example) "due process and prosecution" may > also end up having a negative influence on the broader community. Especially > if it appears as if an injustice has been done. > > The listers world - wide subscribing to OZDAT would probably gain a very bad > impression of our country from this type of reaction (confiscation of > vehicle) from spinning some wheels. > > Oops sorry for the lecture (long post) I will hop off my soap - box now. > > Cheers > Feral Errol > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brad Hallett > Sent: Monday, 22 April 2002 10:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Re:Ben/Legal matters > > I'll probably be howled down here but I don't care, I simply don't > understand what the fascination is with doing a burnout or racing on > suburban roads. > > If you want to build horsepower and prove yourself and your vehicle, > build a club racer or street class dragger and do your burnouts and > racing at the track. Don't fuck around on the street that our families > drive on to get to work, school, uni etc. > > Cheers > Brad > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Adam Jackson > Sent: Monday, 22 April 2002 9:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Re:Ben/Legal matters > > > it's actually called discretion :) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 2:12 PM > Subject: Re: Re:Ben/Legal matters > > > > your missing the point, he can do something like that and only get > > fined, whereas a car is being impounded for much less, that is what i > > meant by my "Bloody cops" remark > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Rick White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 11:06 PM > > Subject: Re:Ben/Legal matters > > > > > > > Ben. > > > Don't you mean bloodie idiot mate. > > > He got wot he deserved. > > > He doesn't deserve a licence or to own his car he deffinatly desrves > > > > to > > have it confiscated. > > > Rick White. > > > > > > --- "Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > its a bit harsh, my mate has been caught doing a toey in front of a > > > cop, > > he > > > got a $80 fine and got told there are places to do things like > > > this......empty car parks, heh. also just the other day he let his > > > v8 > > charger > > > come full noise opp lock around a corner in town, smoke pouring > > > outta > the > > > tyres, right in front of a cop.....once again $80 fine, no points. > bloody > > cops. > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > > Get Your free Ozdat Email Account > > > ---> http://www.ozdat.com > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > > Run a small business? 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