My opinion on street racing (Flame suit equipt/No hard feelings)

**Jper** · 03-19-2009, 03:06 AM

Well I watched a movie the other night and it fired me up..Im open to everyones opinion, and wont take anything personal..

The part in the movie that fired me up was when a cop said "Street racers are low life scum and are no better than the drug dealers on the streets." Now I totally dissagree with this..Drugs cannot be compared to street racing..I dont have a statistic, but I am about 99.9% positive that the number of deaths caused by drugs in one year are not even in the same ballpark as the number of deaths caused by street racing in 5 years..I myself occasionaly do race and Im not affraid to admit to it, because I know where and when..But thats not my point..I hang out at the WalMart/Mcdonalds in belle vernon and cops harass us for hanging out there..We cause NO trouble what so ever..I myself have never touched a drug in my life and my most illigal thing I do is speed/race..Shouldnt cops be out worrying about the drug dealers, murderers, rapists and other people who screw this world up for everyone who works for their money..Now Im not saying racing is good to do, but when done in the right enviroment with people who are compitent enough to do so, its not as bad as everyone makes it out to be..Im really bored, and figured Id get this off my chest, Im sure theres more Id like to say, but cant put it into words right now..

/rant

**2001GTTT** · 03-19-2009, 03:20 AM

dood your high.

**2001GTTT** · 03-19-2009, 03:23 AM

Originally Posted by Jper

Well I watched a movie the other night and it fired me up..Im open to everyones opinion, and wont take anything personal..

The part in the movie that fired me up was when a cop said "Street racers are low life scum and are no better than the drug dealers on the streets." Now I totally dissagree with this..Drugs cannot be compared to street racing..I dont have a statistic, but I am about 99.9% positive that the number of deaths caused by drugs in one year are not even in the same ballpark as the number of deaths caused by street racing in 5 years..I myself occasionaly do race and Im not affraid to admit to it, because I know where and when..But thats not my point..I hang out at the WalMart/Mcdonalds in belle vernon and cops harass us for hanging out there..We cause NO trouble what so ever..I myself have never touched a drug in my life and my most illigal thing I do is speed/race..Shouldnt cops be out worrying about the drug dealers, murderers, rapists and other people who screw this world up for everyone who works for their money..Now Im not saying racing is good to do, but when done in the right enviroment with people who are compitent enough to do so, its not as bad as everyone makes it out to be..Im really bored, and figured Id get this off my chest, Im sure theres more Id like to say, but cant put it into words right now..

/rant

isnt that what they are doing when "out"??

people dont realize maybe someone complained about you, then they HAVE to show up and say something, and how do you know he didnt just come from arresting a drug dealer, or a rapist?? Just wondering..

**Jper** · 03-19-2009, 03:35 AM

Why would they complain if we arent doing anything wrong? Sitting in a parking lot with NO SIGNS saying "No loitering"..

**Flyin Monkey** · 03-19-2009, 06:46 AM

Dude, It's a movie....Do you sleep with the lights on so the ninjas can't sneak up on you? Seriously, Why let one line, by an actor, in a movie have that much control over you...

**SoLow** · 03-19-2009, 12:58 PM

**Inkdcountryboy** · 03-19-2009, 01:09 PM

Well you are a bunch of hoodlums sitting in a parking lot.lol no one knows you guys arent dealing drugs from that spot making it look like a cool "fast and furious moment" they used to hang out in walmart in mp..im sure they still do but i havnt since i was probably 17-18...came into that process of life calling growing up i guess lol... cops are always gonna harrass you and come there people are always gonna complain it'll never change..

**Silverhatch** · 03-19-2009, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by Jper

Why would they complain if we arent doing anything wrong? Sitting in a parking lot with NO SIGNS saying "No loitering"..

I'm guessing
1)They couldn't or weren't allowed to do so when they were that age.
2)There is nothing else going on so they cruise through lookin for something wrong.
3)Someone complained.

Its nothing new, cops have been moving kids place to place for more than 20 yrs out there.

**SoLow** · 03-19-2009, 01:58 PM

they prob were just discriminating against ppl with mustangs who chop off there exhaust right after the cats

**stieny** · 03-19-2009, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Jper

but when done in the right enviroment with people who are compitent enough to do so, its not as bad as everyone makes it out to be..

Well that is a point of debate and a matter of opinion. Even the most skilled driver can crash, killing himself or others, due to driver error.

I'm not saying that I'm innocent. I've raced both on my bike and in my car when I had both of them. I've done stupid things in the past and I'm sure I will make more mistakes in the future.

But you ask why cops harass people that street race. They do it do avoid situations like this:

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Granted, they are not rapists or a drug dealer but there are lives being lost everyday due to stupid actions. You talk about going after murders and other real problems in the society. What about all the people that act recklessly and kill innocent bystanders and or themselves? Try making this point to someone that lost someone in a street race or just a stupid vehicle accident. It wouldn't go over too well.

For the most part, cops have a pretty challenging job as it is: going into situations everyday that could cost them their lives just to deal with lowlifes in society. Sure, there are some dickhead, power trip cops out there but that does not represent the whole. There is all kinds of crime out there, some more severe then others, but it all needs to be addressed. We give cops the power to address all of these crimes as they see fit. A cop cannot see a street race and just say to himself "oh, well I should ignore that because I could probably catch a rapist or murder right at this moment".

Cops harassing kids in parking lots is in a different catagory then actual street racing. Maybe the cop doesn't have anything else to do or likes his position of power. You see this all the time in smaller departments and towns. But what if they cop is just trying to avoid one of the above mentioned videos?

**White5.0** · 03-19-2009, 02:29 PM

Im going to have to disagree with your post when it comes to street racing. i dont care what you say, the following quote is not, and never will be true on a public road:

Originally Posted by Jper

.I myself occasionaly do race and Im not affraid to admit to it, because I know where and when.
/rant

you'll never know where and when its "ok" to street race. the fact is, on public roads, you never know how the road is going to be when it comes to potholes and such (and everyone knows how shitty PA roads are). and when you are going 100+ mph, the slightest bump in the road will most likely cause you to lose control. another thing is you never know when another car or person is going to be crossing the road or when a deer is going to jump out in front of your car while your flying down the road.

at the end of the day, street racing is just not worth it. who cares if some ricer or tool pulls up next to you and wants to race and who cares if someone is calling you out and saying your car is slow and all that sh*t. tell them to F off and forget about them, or tell them to meet you at a real track and settle it there.

A friend of mine was killed in a car accident last summer because he was assumed to have been driving at a high rate of speed in his car. It was a real wake up call and made me realize how easily you can lose control of your car and how quickly your life can end.

Im not going to sit here and say that ive never raced someone and that ive never ripped on my car before, because i have. and so has every single person on this board. but i will say that it is a bad choice and its never worth it, even if you come out of it safely, win or lose

**venom** · 03-19-2009, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by Jper

I hang out at the WalMart/Mcdonalds in belle vernon and cops harass us for hanging out there..We cause NO trouble what so ever.

You shouldnt be hanging out there. It's as simple as that. It's private property, and there is no reason for you being there...whether or not there are signs posted or not...

Have I sat in lots? Yes. Have I got kicked out many times? Yep. I'm not going to sit here and bitch about it.

**HidalgoGT** · 03-19-2009, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by Inkdcountryboy

Well you are a bunch of hoodlums sitting in a parking lot.lol no one knows you guys arent dealing drugs from that spot making it look like a cool "fast and furious moment" they used to hang out in walmart in mp..im sure they still do but i havnt since i was probably 17-18...came into that process of life calling growing up i guess lol... cops are always gonna harrass you and come there people are always gonna complain it'll never change..

When did you do that? lol
Hey we still hang at wally world well did last summer duno bout this year. As, for street raceing yup, I am guilty when I had the 04 and with the coupe. Will I do it again Yup, I will. I'm honest and will say it will happen again sometime. Though you can't bitch about cops for kicking you off someones property. It usualy happens cause some dumbass does burnouts or races threw the parking lots causeing trouble and making people become alarmed for their safety and they tell the owners/managers.

**Jper** · 03-19-2009, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by SoLow

they prob were just discriminating against ppl with mustangs who chop off there exhaust right after the cats

Shut the **** up, I know I said I wouldn't complain at anyone's comments, but your just an annoying little piece of shit.

**2001GTTT** · 03-19-2009, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by Jper

Shut the **** up, I know I said I wouldn't complain at anyone's comments, but your just an annoying little piece of shit.

Now Jasper...that wasnt very nice.

**Jper** · 03-19-2009, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by 2001GTTT

Now Jasper...that wasnt very nice.

Tell him to go back to pittspeed and Ill apologize.

**Troll** · 03-19-2009, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by Jper

Shut the **** up, I know I said I wouldn't complain at anyone's comments, but your just an annoying little piece of shit.

Now, that's stepping over the line. Think about what you said ?!?!

**97LaserRed** · 03-19-2009, 06:43 PM

Wow! Jasper getin fired up! Who cares this thread got a one star rating...

**MBH** · 03-19-2009, 06:47 PM

Texting and driving (or any other major distraction) is a greater risk than speeding is. Statistically I believe that rate of speed alone is a minor cause of accidents. Note that I said alone.