Posted on 05/02/2023 4:06:35 PM PDT by grundle
Black drivers received almost 37% of the tickets, despite Black people making up only about 16% of Florida's driving-eligible population.
'Stop being racists,' says man ticketed 5 times for loud music
Carven Exantus, 34, of Miami has been ticketed five times for loud music – at $129 each – by police in Miami Beach, including twice the same day 90 minutes apart in October. Exantus, who is Black, beat four of the tickets in court, so far. His most recent ticket was the afternoon of March 9 along Ocean Drive. He has pleaded not guilty.
He urged police and the Legislature to suspend enforcing the law: “Stop being racists, simple. Something is disproportionately affecting one group, and it's designed to be that way. If it's walking and quacking like a duck, it's a duck. It's racist.”
Exantus was ticketed driving road-legal golf carts with license plates and headlights for his business, Crew Cart Services LLC of Miami. It offers tours, pick-ups and drop-offs for tourists and locals along the beach district. The carts, with stereos, are open-air with no doors and no windows.
“We're getting harrassed to the point where I can't even conduct business,” Exantus said
His business partner, Fred Laurice Johnson, 33, has been ticketed four times in Miami Beach for loud music and contested all the $129 tickets. On Friday, he beat a ticket in court that accused him of playing Maroon 5 too loudly on Dec. 1. The judge dismissed it when the officer didn't show up to testify. Johnson, who is Black, and Exantus said they have never seen police use a sound-measuring device before writing tickets for loud music.
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‘Stop being racists,’ says man ticketed 5 times for loud music
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‘Turn down your loud crap music’ says man who’s never been ticketed for loud racist rap music
Blacks are only 13% of the country’s population but commit 50% of the violent crime.
Would be nice if they didn’t ...but it is what it is.
What is the proportion of drivers, by race, playing “music” loudly?
“The music is always crap too.”
Grade C rap?
Hang him.
Maybe because a certain demographic likes to BLAST their music?
We live in a nice quiet rural neighborhood just outside of a small Midwestern town. Well, it WAS quiet until a “diverse” family moved in two years ago.
Overnight, our quiet area was ruined. We were now treated to rap music blasting from their cars and their house. Their “diverse” friends who dropped by also cranked their car stereos. We’re talking volume so loud that it rattled the windows of our house.
After countless complaints from nearby residents for two years, they have finally toned things down after paying numerous fines for violating noise ordinances. Why does this certain demographic have to be FORCED to be considerate of other people’s feelings?
Turn your radio down dude. The racism will magically vanish....
Are headphones/ear-buds unavailable?
Some years ago, a Colorado jurisdiction forced those convicted of playing loud music from their cars to sit in a room and listen to classical music. I would make this guy listen for a couple-three hours to Bob Wills, Hank Williams, Kitty Wells and Patsy Montana.
It is amazing how many problems would go away if people would simply demonstrate some common courtesy towards those sitting next to them at traffic lights
ANy substantiating information to indicate this rate is out of proportion to the total number of folks pushing the bass?
Yeah, I didn’t think so...
“Black drivers received almost 37% of the tickets, despite Black people making up only about 16% of Florida’s driving-eligible population.”
Suggesting what exactly? Tickets should be given proportionately rather than by violation? FU.
“This gentleman is just learning to be an audiologist. Maybe he’s working on developing a high-tech hearing aid for seniors.”
No. He is entertaining his customers and advertising his business.
They are running what, 90psi in those tires?
And who is the offensive lineman driving?
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Urban blacks are more likely to have ‘boom cars’ than anyone else. Thus the tickets.
And here’s some advice from Chris Rock for these people:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj0mtxXEGE8
“I think noise pollution from guys with their muffler free pickups burn me up..”
I celebrate a cherry bomb muffler sound..like a Harley..it’s pure Americana!😀
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