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Originally posted by 328isRob
Why is this BS?
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Well, let me break down my views on this. So all us good law abiding yuppie citizens can understand.
At times, traffic stretched more than three miles to Interstate 35. Organizers claim that some of the spectators, which they said numbered 30,000, were forced to sit in their cars for more than two hours Saturday and Sunday
Well, I would be pissed sitting in the hot sun, in the middle of the summer, in the Texas heat. All for what? So the DPS could try to prove a point?
Efficient government work? Absolutely
They must have needed to meet their quota for the month. But yes, they wer enforcing the law to a "T"
It was agitating the crowd," Round Rock police Chief Paul Conner said. "We didn't want to have a problem in the venue itself."
Obviously the local law enforcment was there, and aware of things, and had everything under control.
Police quietly watched until Sunday before deciding they'd had enough and asking the troopers to leave.
Same as above.
This was the first time in the 12 years of the show that troopers had targeted participants, President David MacDonald said. He said they are considering not coming back to Round Rock.
Why now? Why was it really necassary to do this? Its a freakin organized car show, with more than just punk teens driving there Honduhs.
DPS officials defend the action, saying each of the citations was justified. While finding a plethora of illegal modifications, troopers also ticketed for more routine violations: no front license plates -- the most common -- expired inspection stickers and failure to display registrations.
I am so glad they protect and serve so well.
"Pretty much any nitpicky thing they could give you a ticket for, they were," he said.
So true, so true. This reminds me of a similar incident in California.