Webber sticks it up the Nanny State
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From: Clocky on 31 Mar 2010 21:46 Noddy wrote: > "Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com> wrote in message > news:4bb3ef3a$0$27803$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > >> You would make a perfect ACA reporter... grab a headline, ignore the >> facts and fill in the blanks with speculative sensationalism. > > I think an important point needs to be made here, as Hamilton's > "supporters" seem to be suggesting that he was unfairly targeted for > a trivial offence. > The story as reported in last Sunday's Herald-Sun is that Hamilton > drove the Benz out of the track onto Lakeside Drive at 9:15pm on > Saturday night where there were a crowd of spectators, police on foot > and in cars. The crowd apparently cheered him on and *despite* the > obviously visible police presence Hamilton did a "Donut burnout" > where he span the car around 360 degrees while smoking the tires, and > then fishtailed up lakeside drive before he was flagged down and > booked. > By any stretch of the imagination, this was *not* a trivial event > where he was made a scapegoat. This was lunatic behaviour within > close proximity of pedestrians and other vehicles, and he was > *always* going to get pinched for it regardless of how important he > thought he was. > If he thought he wasn't, then the bloke's as sharp as a custard tart. Agreed.
From: Clocky on 1 Apr 2010 04:41 Spooky wrote: > "Doug Jewell" <ask(a)and.maybe.ill.tell.you> wrote in message > >> That is what I heard happened too. Presumably it was a >> borrowed or hired car - if you are in a vehicle that you are >> not familiar with, and it is moderatly high powered, it is >> very easy to accidentally spin the wheels. But even if it > > Oh Rubbish! If you really believe that, or are so incapable, > hand your licence in. > >> was deliberate, so what? Wheel spin is noisy, and is >> annoying when someone does it in a quiet suburban street at >> night while trying to put the baby to sleep, but it is > > It's also illegal. wheel spin, burnouts, donuts...such an antisocial > behaviour that deserves harsh deterrent penalties. Grow up. If > you want to do burnouts, do them in your own driveway and leave > black marks on that. Not on our streets. > >> hardly a super-dangerous offence. > > Neither is not wearing P Plates, but still illegal. Burnouts > have the potential to be dangerous, but more than that, it is > a total hoodlum offence that is socially unacceptable. > >> Who's more likely to be >> dangerous - the bloke yabbering on his mobile phone totally >> unaware of his surroundings, or the bloke who spins his > > Both. Ever seen an axle break when one of these clowns > does a burnout? i have. > >> wheels in a moment of hot-blooded revelry? Now that you've >> answered that, who gets the larger penalty? > > And who deserves it? > > FFS !!! > > Spooky I for one am in complete agreeance with you, I'm not sure how some of the numpties here think it's ok to act in such an irresponsible and antisocial behavior on public roads.
From: D Walford on 1 Apr 2010 05:19 On 31/03/2010 9:54 PM, Noddy wrote: > "D Walford"<dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message > news:4bb3295d$0$27840$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > >> I do my best:-) > > Proud of you :) > >> Living in a safe seat of any party sucks big time, my protest vote will do >> sfa but we have to try. > > Well, here's hoping that everyone else in your constituency thinks along > similar lines, as if they do it'll be a safe Labor seat no longer :) I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to happen but it will change with time, the demographics of the area is slowly changing so Labour will lose their grip on the area sooner or later. I think your new place is in the Ballarat electorate which is currently held by the ALP but there isn't much in it, a swing of about 4% could see it go the other way so you could be a swinger after all:-) Daryl
From: D Walford on 1 Apr 2010 05:22 On 31/03/2010 11:46 PM, Noddy wrote: > "D Walford"<dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message > news:4bb32bc0$0$8814$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > >> Has anyone heard Hamilton complaining about being booked? > > Apparently he had a small sook about it in a press conference, and refused > to appologise for it. > That's opposite to what I heard, the report I heard on the news said he was very apologetic. Daryl
From: Noddy on 1 Apr 2010 05:58
"D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message news:4bb4654b$0$27828$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to happen but it will change with > time, the demographics of the area is slowly changing so Labour will lose > their grip on the area sooner or later. > I think your new place is in the Ballarat electorate which is currently > held by the ALP but there isn't much in it, a swing of about 4% could see > it go the other way so you could be a swinger after all:-) Cool. Wait 'till I tell the wife. She'll be over the moon :) -- Regards, Noddy. |