Haven't we been here before? Only this time it's worse...
From that bastian of news reporting - News Ltd - Street racer ploughs into crowd
"AN angry mob of drag racers turned on police after an illegal street racer careered into a crowd of spectators in Sydney last night. Up to 30 people lay injured on the road and footpath as punches were thrown and officers shoved. Dozens of police raced to the scene in South Strathfield to help bring the 50-strong crowd under control."
Watch The Daily Telegraph have a field day with this. After successfully conning the NSW State Government into passing laws to keep "inexperienced P-Plate Drivers" out of high performance cars, we have 30 people in hospital after riots and fighting - and who was there on the scene before the police even arrived? None other than Channel 9 and ta-dah, The Daily Telegraph.
The cars in question here are a Datsun 1600 and a Renault Clio, 1595cc and 1394cc respectively. Far far short of the scaremongery employed a few months ago. I'm sorry but neither of these consitute high-performance vehicles no matter which way you look at it; both of these with less power than your standard hack Corolla.
I guarantee that over the next few days, that there will be a recommencement of media attention; the State Goverment will applaud itself over the new laws that it has passed and the The Daily Telegraph will applaud itself based on high-quality investigative journalism... cough cough.
In reality the NSW Government underfunds the Police as badly as the hospitals, schools, railways, roads (why do we pay taxes again?) and The Telegraph makes a living from scandalising everyone without regard for facts for the sole purpose of selling newspapers.
Laws are in place for the good order and well-being of society. It is good if one uses it properly. We also know that law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels* It only works under two circumstances, either it is obeyed or enforced. If it's not being obeyed then enforcement is the only option, either by real police or by speed cameras on every traffic light (I don't care). Clearly it has failed and I don't see either the NSW Government or The Daily Telegraph applauding themselves for that now do we?
*sounds like a quote from somewhere don't it? Amazing how much wisdom is packed in there.
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