If you ask me these knuckleheads brought all of this upon themselves. The only reason the Police had this "sting operation/detail" or whatever you want to call it is because of the out of control behavior of these idiots street racing these cars and the traffic related deaths that have been associated with them. There is a specific reason that all of these Police agencies were involved and I can guarantee it was not to just go out one night and screw with these people. I'm sure they received numerous complaints from citizens regarding the behavior.
I'm certain it's not everyday that the police swarm into car cruises and conduct searches and tow vehicles.. Here in Ohio we had a weekly Saturday Night cruise inn that started out very nice. It was a collection of musclecars and enthusiasts and was a good time. This cruise grew to be very big, approx. 700-1,000 cars on a good Saturday night. My friends and I would go every week and it was a blast. What wrecked the whole thing was these individuals with the import cars, and I am not picking on the import car enthusiasts when I say this, but it was in fact their doing.
These folks started showing up on Saturday nights blasting their stereos, driving reckless in the lot, smoking marijuana & drinking alcohol out in the open and basically being $hitheads. They would also drive like idiots out in the main roadway in front of the shopping center where the cruise took place, squealing tires, racing etc... It got so bad one night that a group of these goons picked a fight with the disc jockey there.
You can guess what happened next. All of us musclecar or vintage car enthusiasts that would frequent this place stopped going. The d.j. quit and one night the local Police swarmed the cruise and issued citations and made arrests.
Hey we all street raced at one time or another. But it is against the law and that is the bottom line here. There are also responsible people and ignorant, non-responsible people out there that do this. I think in this case these individuals are their own worst enemies...
One last note, remember what you are reading in this article here. The media likes to stir up controversy. They get off on that. They are only telling you what they want you to know or think, I'm sure. Like they said "warrantless searches", I ask what warrantless searches??? I'll bet this is all
just to get people in a tizzy. If the Police did do this knowingly violating civil rights, there maybe some good case law and lawsuits coming down the pike!! Sometimes "warrantless searches" are justified based on the circumstances at hand especially with motor vehicles. If this was the case they sure didn't tell you that in the article. They just make it sound like these people had their civil rights violated for no good reason!! There is more to this than what the article reads. I was not physically there, nor do I know anyone involved, but I'll bet money on that!!
Thats my .02
Rich
