Impromptu Fun
Where on Earth do all those privileged kids come from, the ones whose parents provide them with extravagant luxuries that most people can only dream of, then set them free to impose their society-disdainful imperatives on the public? It's hard to conjure up a mental picture of people so wealthy that the outlay of tens of thousands of dollars on automotive playthings for their sons and daughters are considered mere fripperies of entitlement.
But there it is, in Vancouver no less, where real estate prices have hit the upper ozone layer, and there is so much ostentatious wealth around that there are kids just in their teens boasting proud ownership of European luxe muscle cars like Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Masseratis, Mercedes, Aston-Martins and lesser mechanical wonders like Nissans and Audis.
And what do adventure-loving, danger-tempting kids do when they've got these vehicles? They're not simply modes of transportation, after all, these vehicles are made for speed, agility on the road, and flash. A group of young people from Vancouver took it into their heads to temporarily close off Vancouver's Massey Tunnel so they could advantage themselves with a little bit of racing fun.
More than a dozen young drivers, all under age 22, several without drivers' licenses, have now been charged by police, and their thirteen vehicles all impounded. The police garage undoubtedly has never seen such an assemblage of high-powered, pricey vehicles. Thirteen vehicles; by numerology alone they should have been aware they'd be in trouble.
But then an absurd fine of $196 levied against each of the drivers, and their vehicles impounded for seven days by the Mounties won't amount to much of a deterrent for future such events, after all. One driver was female, six of the drivers were in possession of new-driver class licenses, and a number of those charged had previous charges relating to street racing.
"These drivers seemed to be looking for attention", felt Corporal Holly Marks of the Lower Mainland District's RCMP detachment. Poor little emotionally starved rich kids dissatisfied with their parents' lack of love, and bored with an overabundance of material possessions.
But there it is, in Vancouver no less, where real estate prices have hit the upper ozone layer, and there is so much ostentatious wealth around that there are kids just in their teens boasting proud ownership of European luxe muscle cars like Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Masseratis, Mercedes, Aston-Martins and lesser mechanical wonders like Nissans and Audis.
And what do adventure-loving, danger-tempting kids do when they've got these vehicles? They're not simply modes of transportation, after all, these vehicles are made for speed, agility on the road, and flash. A group of young people from Vancouver took it into their heads to temporarily close off Vancouver's Massey Tunnel so they could advantage themselves with a little bit of racing fun.
More than a dozen young drivers, all under age 22, several without drivers' licenses, have now been charged by police, and their thirteen vehicles all impounded. The police garage undoubtedly has never seen such an assemblage of high-powered, pricey vehicles. Thirteen vehicles; by numerology alone they should have been aware they'd be in trouble.
But then an absurd fine of $196 levied against each of the drivers, and their vehicles impounded for seven days by the Mounties won't amount to much of a deterrent for future such events, after all. One driver was female, six of the drivers were in possession of new-driver class licenses, and a number of those charged had previous charges relating to street racing.
"These drivers seemed to be looking for attention", felt Corporal Holly Marks of the Lower Mainland District's RCMP detachment. Poor little emotionally starved rich kids dissatisfied with their parents' lack of love, and bored with an overabundance of material possessions.
Exotic vehicles are impounded after 13 young drivers arrested after street racing on Highway 99. Photograph by: Gary Hanney, Hanney Media
Labels: Canada, Culture, Human Fallibility, Values
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