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Spectators in Sacramento-area sideshow attack truck driver, 1 arrested after high-speed chase
KCRA ^ | August 17, 2024 | Jonathan Ayestas

Posted on 08/17/2024 5:21:41 PM PDT by artichokegrower

A sideshow near the Sacramento International Airport led to both a high-speed chase and an unrelated truck driver being attacked by bystanders, officials said Thursday.

(Excerpt) Read more at kcra.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: doughnuts; sacramento; sideshow; skidmarks
CHP has these tips if you unintentionally find yourself in the middle of a sideshow:

Try to find a safe and legal alternate route to avoid the sideshow activities

If you're already caught in the middle of a sideshow, call 9-1-1 and provide descriptive information of the vehicles and people involved

Do not engage with individuals participating in sideshows, as it could put your life in danger


Ensure that you have an extra loaded magazine for your sidearm

1 posted on 08/17/2024 5:21:41 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower
What exactly is a sideshow in this context?

2 posted on 08/17/2024 5:29:41 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: artichokegrower

In a sane world, a “sideshow” would be a target-rich environment.

Better yet, they would never happen.


3 posted on 08/17/2024 5:31:03 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

I think it’s a sort of impromptu demolition derby, conducted on a public street.


4 posted on 08/17/2024 5:31:18 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

It’s what happens when the police are instructed to give people “room to destroy.”


5 posted on 08/17/2024 5:32:03 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: artichokegrower
...avoid the sideshow activities

Didn't the CHP mean "...avoid the FESTIVITIES and CULTURAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM"?

6 posted on 08/17/2024 5:50:40 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

A bunch of low-life driving low-life cars spinning donuts in an intersection. Lots of cars burning rubber and lots of spectators cheering them on.

You see black rubber circles on many roads in the San Fran Bay Area.

Tim Walz’s wife loves to be a spectator because that burning tire smell really turns her on.


7 posted on 08/17/2024 5:52:21 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: Steely Tom

“..I think it’s a sort of impromptu demolition derby, conducted on a public street...”

with pedestrians as contestants...


8 posted on 08/17/2024 5:52:48 PM PDT by strange1 ("Show the enemy harm so he shall not advance" Sun Tzu The Art of War)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
What exactly is a sideshow in this context?

From the article: Street takeovers, also known as sideshows, are when one or several drivers begin driving recklessly on a portion of a road, often accompanied by dozens if not hundreds of spectators. These sideshows can happen anywhere, ranging from parking lots, parts of the freeway or even minor roads.

(I was wondering the same thing. :-))

9 posted on 08/17/2024 5:53:59 PM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: artichokegrower
Simple solution: Toss out a few red MAGA hats and Trump flags.

Then see how long it takes for CHP to take an interest.. d;^)

10 posted on 08/17/2024 6:03:38 PM PDT by CopperTop (Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

You see the circles in Tampa FL on Sunday mornings in WalMart Supercenter parking lots and on the access roads after hearing the screeching in the wee hours of the morning Saturday and Sunday. Wide circles of burned rubber that weren’t there the previous Friday afternoon. Local po po could care less they are never around anymore.


11 posted on 08/17/2024 6:19:43 PM PDT by 4Runner
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Example:

https://www.tmz.com/2023/12/19/colorado-springs-car-street-takeover-crushed-passengers-suv-crash/


12 posted on 08/17/2024 6:51:04 PM PDT by fretzer
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To: artichokegrower

Guys doing hat kind of spectacle driving must have to steal a lot of tires.


13 posted on 08/18/2024 3:52:34 AM PDT by arthurus (covfefe ll)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Decoder: Street Racers ie Fast and Furious.


14 posted on 08/19/2024 7:58:42 AM PDT by Zathras
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