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Message started by jfitz on 05/02/10 at 18:48:09

Title: Anybody catch this?
Post by jfitz on 05/02/10 at 18:48:09

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/01/canadian-police-pull-over-entire-mini-convoy/

I'm on the fence about this one. Having a radar detector in your car is a bonehead move. 50 over is another wrong move. Only thing I've got to say about it is it seems like they were lead to the lion's den.

Thoughts?

Title: Re: Anybody catch this?
Post by suprf1y on 05/02/10 at 21:13:24

Thoughts?
You didn't read the article.
The event organizer should have NEVER told the cops what they were doing.
If the members knew that the cops knew, they were dumb to speed.
The cops are looking for attention, and don't care how they get it.
The media is more irresponsible, and less trustworthy every day.

Title: Re: Anybody catch this?
Post by Donnie on 05/02/10 at 21:42:27

Just a bunch of pimple faced officers in their 20's all hyped up after watching "The Italian Job"

Title: Re: Anybody catch this?
Post by jfitz on 05/02/10 at 22:10:26

suprf1y wrote on 05/02/10 at 21:13:24:

Thoughts?
You didn't read the article.
The event organizer should have NEVER told the cops what they were doing.
If the members knew that the cops knew, they were dumb to speed.
The cops are looking for attention, and don't care how they get it.
The media is more irresponsible, and less trustworthy every day.

Ummm, yeah I read the article. I actually read several more regarding the situation and eventually found a response to the article from a "member" of the group. I was just attempting to drum up some friendly opinionated conversation. I thought that is why these google machines were invented.

Title: Re: Anybody catch this?
Post by suprf1y on 05/03/10 at 07:09:25

jfitz wrote on 05/02/10 at 18:48:09:

You read it?
Who was doing 50 over?

Title: Re: Anybody catch this?
Post by DaveP on 05/03/10 at 08:20:52

That Auto blog story is inaccurate. I've known and been following that story for a few days now. There is much more than the simplistic, sensationalist overview of that blogger. If he was going to report the story at all, he should have gotten his facts correct.

Title: Re: Anybody catch this?
Post by suprf1y on 05/03/10 at 08:23:57

So what is it, then?

Title: Re: Anybody catch this?
Post by jfitz on 05/03/10 at 08:29:52

Nevermind.

Title: Re: Anybody catch this?
Post by DaveP on 05/06/10 at 08:30:05

This clears up some of the misconceptions.

http://thestar.blogs.com/wheels_world/2010/05/cops-bust-mini-convoy-what-really-happened.html

Title: Re: Anybody catch this?
Post by suprf1y on 05/06/10 at 11:47:28

Sure it does.