Re: FELONY Street Racing?

[Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx>]

I'm researching it.  Went to the Statehouse today to talk to State Senator who is a friend.  He was in Washington, DC. I'm going to read it over the weekend.  It's is Ohio House Bill 191.

Right now, it has not passed either the Ohio House or Senate.  But it's coming up for a vote in the House.  Senate has it in committee.

Rob Wolfe is normally to me a little extreme in his opinions.  Doesn't mean he's wrong here, just needs to be evaluated.   However, the situation leading to the legislation seems real and the punishment doesn't seem out of line FOR SIMILAR OFFENSES.  It's the rest of it that I think right now needs toned down. Some officer of the law with a wire hair up his ass taking my car because I squealed the tires going around a corner with my high HP Belvedere is ridiculous.


Akron Don Gallimore



----- Original Message ----
> From: Bill M <y1topbanana73@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: 62-65 Mopar List <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>; mml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wed, June 16, 2010 3:00:42 PM
> Subject: FELONY Street Racing?
> 
> Anyone else read the article in the new MCG about the bill they are trying
to 
> pass in Ohio? Basically it was described that a cop can construe 
> almost
anything he wants that has to do with a moving violation (including 
> simple
speeding) and charge you with "Street Racing"...and it's the officer's 
> sole
discretion as to what is street racing. This will be a FELONY and 
> you
automatically have your vehicle SEIZED...not impounded...you WILL NOT get 
> it
back. You also lose your license for 1 year minimum.

Apparently 
> some drunk punk flew onto a highway and hit a lady...seriously
injuring her 
> & putting her in a coma for 6 months. They apparently ignored
the fact 
> that he was drunk, and said it was the fact that he was "racing"
that caused 
> the accident. Now they are creating this Nazi crackdown law
instead of 
> further enforcing the drunk driving issue.

Any thought's or comments? I 
> honestly haven't had time to hunt down the
actual bill for the exact 
> language...I only read the MCG article so far.

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