[Redcloak]

Rice pudding?

[P-40]

"It's my life in there," he said. "That's all my money. That's all I've worked for."

He should have stayed in the car.

[Still Thinking]

And besides, even if they could prove the engine was stolen, how does that justify seizing the rest of the car?

[Disturbin]

“older Japanese cars have ID stickers that can fall off.”

I’m sure they “fall off.”

“Ontario police say the program has reduced the number of street racers coming to the area by 80 percent in the past two years”

Good start!

“After Hoang’s car was seized, he got fired from his job because no one would give him a ride to work. He was kicked out of school because the long walk made him late too many times, he said.”

He should have stuck to video games and wanking in his mom’s basement.

[traditional1]

Sounds like “racial profiling” of Japanese cars ! /sarc

[isthisnickcool]

I removed the “do not remove” sticker from my mattress and pillows. I suppose the police will show up and confiscate them?

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

[Wicket]

I’m not an “at any cost” libertarian, but this seems awfully draconian to me. I could see a hefty fine because it’s dangerous and illegal, but not confiscation and destruction.

[etcetera]

I did my street racing years ago...but if you bought a brand new aluminum engine case from Volkswagen back then, it came covered in cosmoline and it didn’t have a serial number stamped on it.

[RachelFaith]

Crushed in 60 Seconds...

[sgtbono2002]

I have always said this is what should happen to repeat offenders of DUI-DWI. Also driving on suspended or revoked license.

[Lurking in Kansas]

Here

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1853790/posts

[Coulda]

Does this mean I have to worry about what I replace the parts of my car with? Is a K&N Filter now considered a modification for racing? In a roundabout way this is making the Magnuson and Moss act worthless because now your going to have to use stock looking pieces so your car doesn't get crushed. The guy that can afford the high end cars is benefiting from this one...Another reason to stay out of California.

[-YYZ-]

“Older Japanese cars bought in Japan and brought to the United States may have that problem, but American manufacturers affix mylar stickers to Japanese car parts.”

So the cops concede that there may be parts without serial numbers that aren’t stolen? Is it illegal to put an engine or tranny imported from Japan in a car, assuming it meets the smog regulations? And lots of parts for Japanese cars are imported from Japan, as there are engines and trannies available there that aren’t here, and Japanese regulations mean that cars with parts with lots of usable life left in them get junked. Were any of these guys whose cars were seized charged with possession of stolen property? If not, why not? I’m still not convinced that this is a legitimate approach to the problem of street racing.

[monday]

Stupid government officials. Destroying property that could have been sold to fund their little gestapo power trips. I guess they wouldn’t be burning through taxpayer money fast enough if they did that. Stupidity runs deep in the law enforcement community.