Cali Cops Go Ballistic at Car Show

well I think all the clicks have scared off the police because they are growing so rapidly so they just turn there attention to the white kids in moddifed cars. I mean seriously 100 police officers? great time to rob a bank.

Well, one thing I know is that a parking lot is actually not considered private property under law. The police still have reign over parking lots. Well, at least that is the way up north here in Canadia. My mother got pulled over in a parking lot for no seatbelt.

Most likely under California law having your car modded visualy gives them enough “probable cause” to search the vehicle for illegal aftermarket parts. Either way it’s stupid, now I’d understand if the cops just sat around the corner waiting for them to race or something but if they were just hanging out and not doing anything illegal then I really dont see why they have to do such a thing.

As someone who is both a car enthusiast, as well as on the wrong side of the big 5-0, sweeps like this really troubles me. First off, it breeds contempt and disrespect for the law enforcement community, who for the most part, are honorable men and women who deserve our respect and support. In fact many of them are car enthusiasts themselves…I know this because over the years I’ve been pulled over many times just out of curiosity for what I was driving.

But what happens when the police should pull this stunt at something like the high-end car event like the now legendary Cars + Coffee show held each Saturday morning in Irvine? Dare I say that more than a few of the 300+ cars on display are violating some obscure regulation in the California Motor Vehicle Code. I wonder what one of Orange County’s well-heeled enthusiasts driving an Enzo with too loud an exhaust system would do in the same situation? Can you spell H-A-R-R-A-S-M-E-N-T? Or L-A-W S-U-I-T? One of the earlier posts mentioned that activities like this do seem to prey on those least likely to fight such charges or retain the services of proper legal representation.

And worst of all, public funds, apparently from motor fuel taxes, are used to pay for such activities. With all the real crime out there, isn’t there a better way to deploy law enforcement assets.

Don’t get me wrong, I have no problem for someone getting a ticket for street racing, or even having their car impounded, if justified, especially if alcohol or drugs are involved. But clearly that wasn’t the case in this instance. Illegal search and seizures are just that, illegal and are just as reprehensible here in California 2008 as they were in Germany in 1936. A class action law suit is clearly called for here. If the authorities found themselves on the wrong side of a legal judgment, these activities would stop. Where is the ACLU when you need them?

Wow, this is amazing. Its a good thing we pay for these cops to do stupid stuff like this. I definitely have to agree that something has to be done.

Sorry. I can’t contain myself. The cops were assholes for doing that. Complete assholes.

i was in a lot a few weeks back when the cops busted in funny thing is they walked right by the camaros,stangs, monte carlos, and chargers. but all the import cars got rounded up like sheep, an checked some even left on tow trucks. i live in cali and i am not leavein be cause of a few hatein ass pigs(cops)

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screw the cops u want 2 track down on smoething thing track down the dumb ass kids tagging up my hood and stop fuckin with hard working people who like 2 have fun hookin up there rides

im from cali and i know from personal experience that the cops in cali are hella shady. i got pulled over one time(in san diego) for having altezzas on my integra. he said that they didnt go with the vehicle safety code or some shit like that and fined me $50 for that. in this case i would get a gang of friends and sue those a$$holes!!!!!!!!!!! give them what they diserve.

Wow! I would agree that a class action suit against the Cops is in order. That’s total BS. God I hate “Kulli-forn-yah”

commie bastards.

I would bring up a team lawsuit. Not only was this violation of personal rights and properties, but for the fact that vehicles were parked, not in motion, and that the parking lot they were in was probably privately owned. California is getting out of control and is an embarrassment to the Law Enforcement in the US. This reminds me of the Narcotics Team for the NYC Police Department in the 90s where what they were enforcing ultimately gave them financial benefits.

What’s also confusing is that these people were organized on private property, not driving on public roads. I’m curious what laws they were breaking that gave the police the right to enter the private property.

That reminds of the time I was hanging with my import buddies (even though I was driving the Elco) at a parking garage late at night. We had clearance from the owners there to be hanging out down there since it’s free parking on weekends.
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Anyways, There were maybe 15-25 cars there and about 10 cops show up and block all exits. They searched through a few cars and wrote one guy up on illegal exhaust, one for improper vehicle height (for real?) and another for illegal window tint.
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Yet, They walked right by my Elco and this guy’s TT Camaro without batting a single wink at them. The nailed all the import kids.
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I agree, the coppers have got the chill out with this garbage. Citing someone for street racing when they are parked, and have been parked for the past 3 hours? Wow.
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One more reason why I won’t even visit California.

cops really need to just chill out.

Do you think they bust up hot rodders like that? Can you imagine cops blocking in a cruise-in full of 40-50 year old men in Chevelles?

Of course all those tickets will be thrown out if contested, but what a hassle for all those guys and gals.

Once again, we see the government preying on the tuner crowd, who mostly consist of younger people that lack the resources to effectively fight bulls–t like this in court.

Yeah.
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Me too.
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I used to live there.
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Never again…

More reasons to add to the list of why I will never live in California…