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Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:27 pm
by Sojourner
Scratch = 1 - Holden Station Wagon, 2 - Mitsubishi Lancer, 3 - Holden Statesman, 4 - Nissan Pulsar, 5 - Ford XR6, 6 - Toyota Corona.

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Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:51 pm
by mick
The whole lot of 'em you'd be lucky to get $10K :lol: Crush a few more I say!

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 8:39 pm
by RustyCage
They will probably just go off and steal another one

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:09 pm
by Barto
Crushing cars is grandstanding w*ank by the cops. Break the things up for the parts and use the money for something worthwile.

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:12 pm
by southee
Total media hype.......sell them and give the $$$'s to victims of crime or innocent road crash victims.

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:23 pm
by Hondo
southee wrote:Total media hype.......sell them and give the $$$'s to victims of crime or innocent road crash victims.


Wouldn't you have to modify them back to legal standards first and would that negate a lot of the sale value?

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:47 pm
by tipper
Hondo wrote:
southee wrote:Total media hype.......sell them and give the $$$'s to victims of crime or innocent road crash victims.


Wouldn't you have to modify them back to legal standards first and would that negate a lot of the sale value?


just because the cars have been confiscated from "hoon drivers" does not mean that they are in anyway modified.

and they do sell the vast majority opf the cars that have been confiscated, and the proceeds do go into the victims of crime fund. i think (happy to be corrected) that since police have been given the power to crush "hoon drivers" cars that they have done so to a grand total of eight vehicles.... the most expensive of whice was the supposedly $5500 statesman in the above video.

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:15 pm
by Barto
Hondo wrote:
southee wrote:Total media hype.......sell them and give the $$$'s to victims of crime or innocent road crash victims.


Wouldn't you have to modify them back to legal standards first and would that negate a lot of the sale value?



Hence my spare parts comment.

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:25 pm
by Squids
I hope they are all dumped out near John Robb.

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:27 pm
by Q.
Barto wrote:Crushing cars is grandstanding w*ank by the cops. Break the things up for the parts and use the money for something worthwile.


Apparently has no deterrence impact either.

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:38 am
by Booney
Quichey wrote:
Barto wrote:Crushing cars is grandstanding w*ank by the cops. Break the things up for the parts and use the money for something worthwile.


Apparently has no deterrence impact either.


Interesting. If I had a personal loan for say, $15,000, and the subject of that loan, my 2002 Nissan Skyline with massive exhaust pipe, blow off valve, one dodgy panel ( a different colour to the rest of the car ), complete with "R.I.P Drift Pig" sticker was to be crushed, leaving me to pay the loan out with nothing to show for it, even being as daft as I am, that would be a deterrant for me.

:D

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:40 am
by woodublieve12
I think crushing cars is a great idea!

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:20 am
by Q.
Booney wrote:
Quichey wrote:
Barto wrote:Crushing cars is grandstanding w*ank by the cops. Break the things up for the parts and use the money for something worthwile.


Apparently has no deterrence impact either.


Interesting. If I had a personal loan for say, $15,000, and the subject of that loan, my 2002 Nissan Skyline with massive exhaust pipe, blow off valve, one dodgy panel ( a different colour to the rest of the car ), complete with "R.I.P Drift Pig" sticker was to be crushed, leaving me to pay the loan out with nothing to show for it, even being as daft as I am, that would be a deterrant for me.

:D


But you're a sensible parent that doesn't take risks ;)

Consequences don't seem to be important to the 'hoon' demographic:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/tough-hoon-laws-fail-to-stop-idiots/story-fn7x8me2-1226163360754

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:41 pm
by gossipgirl
should crush their nuts instead ... surely that would be a deterrent :D

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:55 pm
by OnSong
gossipgirl wrote:should crush their nuts instead ... surely that would be a deterrent :D

Ack! That is footage I do not want to see.

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:57 pm
by Drop Bear
gossipgirl wrote:should crush their nuts instead ... surely that would be a deterrent :D


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Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:58 pm
by BIG SEXY
anyone read the statistics...
dribbles on about how some cars are sold and proceeds go to victims of crime payments....so far 26 cars sold for a total of $10000 to victims of crime. so either the rann govt skimming off the top (which wouldnt surprise me at all, they have a hospital and oval to pay for) or the cars average out at $385 each!

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:24 pm
by scoob
BIG SEXY wrote:anyone read the statistics...
dribbles on about how some cars are sold and proceeds go to victims of crime payments....so far 26 cars sold for a total of $10000 to victims of crime. so either the rann govt skimming off the top (which wouldnt surprise me at all, they have a hospital and oval to pay for) or the cars average out at $385 each!


If thats the case wouldnt the previous owner of the car just go and buy the car back? Just like paying a fine I suppose - probably cheaper than a DUI/Speeding fine.

Re: Police Crush 6 Cars - footage

PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:50 pm
by Squids
Why did they only crush crap cars? If they crashed a few skylines / wrxs / silvias then you would see a reaction, no one cares about a Corolla.