JFABNRGR said:

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Wow. Thats the intersection of Barton Springs and S. Lamar. First vid is filmed from the put put golf.

What is telling to me is that only one unit responded to this and then nobody came to his/her support.

Since the officer did not ram through the crowd and backed away this is only going to embolden the thugs and innocents are going to get hurt.

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That intersection is a nice area . Used to be 6th St is where trouble migrated to, now Barton Springs?? Not good….

With the Legislature in session, it would seem like they could use this to push to move the Austin Police under the DPS. Of course they have to move the DA under the Attorney General or it doesn't accomplish much.

Infection_Ag11 said:

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Muy said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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Muy said:

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Loser take over streets like they are badasses living in a dystopian world. The result of playing stupid video games their entire lives.

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This stuff predates the existence of video games by a couple decades, let alone the type of video games you're talking about.

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Provide examples of losers like this doing this decades ago for no actual reason other than knowing they can get away with it.

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Illegal US street racing gatherings date back to the 1960s. They used to call it "hot rodding".

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Grease is the word.

That's not a street race. The words you're looking for are "American Graffiti"

Greased Lightning.

P.H. Dexippus said:

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That's not a street race. The words you're looking for are "American Graffiti"

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Rebel Without a Cause

Detmersdislocatedshoulder said:

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someone should have thrown some nails in the middle
if the intersection.

What part of town was this?

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Reaction starting...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chaotic-austin-street-racing-incidents-saturday-night-fuels-local-policing-discourse/ar-AA17GaXH?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=3c9b6406b95746559c7f63471b9dd581

Edit to note that MSN is Microsoft News.

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Ol_Ag_02 said:

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Street racing and street racing culture is trash.

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That's not street racing, thats dip****s doing donuts at an intersection.

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Okay. Then let me clarify. What they were doing and street racing is for trash people.

You wanna race, go to the track.

I understand streets in the area were barricaded to set the course in preparation for the half marathon this morning. Thugs took advantage of the situation and turned the route into a street race course.

They need more common sense auto control laws. That'll fix it.

There was a time when Austin PD would wade into that crowd with nightsticks.

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i'd support the officer flooring it and running through the crowd.

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Even better than the officer flooring it and damaging their vehicle is a Bond type gatling gun mounted on the front and just permanently eliminating all those hoodlums in the street.

UTExan said:

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There was a time when Austin PD would wade into that crowd with nightsticks.

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I think that in the past that would have been labeled a riot as soon as the crowd attacked and damaged the police vehicle (and police) thus justifying riot control methods.

Until folks are held accountable for their conduct by the criminal Justice system, behavior like this will increase and continue unfettered. And with the ineptitude that continues to occur with the city council, there may not be many Austin cops left to take care of business by the time the pendulum swings the other direction.

https://powerandpurpose.com/austin-police-staffing/

Rongagin71 said:

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UTExan said:

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There was a time when Austin PD would wade into that crowd with nightsticks.

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I think that in the past that would have been labeled a riot as soon as the crowd attacked and damaged the police vehicle (and police) thus justifying riot control methods.

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Effective "Riot control" methods have been all but neutered by the Austin city council.

op_06 said:

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Until folks are held accountable for their conduct by the criminal Justice system, behavior like this will increase and continue unfettered.

https://powerandpurpose.com/austin-police-staffing/

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Combine this with a swift moving justice system and you have something that will change society for the better.

Street racing of old is not anywhere close to this *****

These are groups of ****sticks that go out and cause mayhem. They block off main streets, clogging up traffic, and will thrash, maybe even kill, anyone who complains.

I-45 here in Houston has been blocked off multiple times by the hoodrats. Same around some Galleria intersections.

Was street racing a good idea back when we did it? No. But, as one person put it, it was a different culture. We were out there to swing our dicks, not purposely cause problems.

Muy said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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Muy said:

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Loser take over streets like they are badasses living in a dystopian world. The result of playing stupid video games their entire lives.

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This stuff predates the existence of video games by a couple decades, let alone the type of video games you're talking about.

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Provide examples of losers like this doing this decades ago for no actual reason other than knowing they can get away with it.

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In the metroplex back in the 80's it was Emerald St near I-35 and 635.

Actual drag races would occur on the east bound 635 service road just before I-35.

Think of "Street Outlaws" before street outlaws. Cars unloading from trailers. Drag slick swaps.

We would pull off the east bound shoulder of 635 and park on the embankment looking down. Gave a stadium view of the racing going on below.

Cops would show up occasionally, but it was tolerated to an extent.

Good times...

Gator92 said:

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Muy said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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Muy said:

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Loser take over streets like they are badasses living in a dystopian world. The result of playing stupid video games their entire lives.

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This stuff predates the existence of video games by a couple decades, let alone the type of video games you're talking about.

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Provide examples of losers like this doing this decades ago for no actual reason other than knowing they can get away with it.

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In the metroplex back in the 80's it was Emerald St near I-35 and 635.

Actual drag races would occur on the east bound 635 service road just before I-35.

Think of "Street Outlaws" before street outlaws. Cars unloading from trailers. Drag slick swaps.

We would pull off the east bound shoulder of 635 and park on the embankment looking down. Gave a stadium view of the racing going on below.

Cops would show up occasionally, but it was tolerated to an extent.

Good times...

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It was a little different out in the country.

Ol_Ag_02 said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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Brittmoore Car Club said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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Muy said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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Muy said:

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Loser take over streets like they are badasses living in a dystopian world. The result of playing stupid video games their entire lives.

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This stuff predates the existence of video games by a couple decades, let alone the type of video games you're talking about.

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Provide examples of losers like this doing this decades ago for no actual reason other than knowing they can get away with it.

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Illegal US street racing gatherings date back to the 1960s. They used to call it "hot rodding". The types of individuals participating have changed for sure, which I get is why you only care about the more modern interpretations, but this stuff certainly isn't new. And "dark" people have been heavily involved since the 1980s, again long before most kids played video games and certainly before the sort you have in your head when making your statement.

Now go have a Blue Moon and calm down

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We used to go to those races. Occasionally there would be a one on one fight but it was a lot more safe and orderly than this. Driving 1/4 mile in a straight line is a lot different than hot rods doing donuts pedal to the metal next to large groups of dumbass people. You can go to YouTube and see highlights of the carnage from these events. It's super dangerous. They're just not in the same ballpark.

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Sure, but that's just a function of technology and not behavior.

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The citizens of Austin have spoken!!!!!

This is what they want!!

Multiple people were caught on fire last night during the takeover of Austin streets.https://t.co/dT427CIqSq pic.twitter.com/eesH8bTlHF

— johnnyk2000 (@johnnyk20001) February 19, 2023

^^^^ Darwin should win that battle eventually

dixichkn said:

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^^^^ Darwin should win that battle eventually

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Sadly our tax dollars will pay their incredibly huge burn center medical bill.

Perhaps rioters should just be left in the street to rot.

Austin voters getting the utopia they wanted

Meteor missed the target in Texas

The National Weather Service confirmed a possible meteor sighting over Texas Wednesday night.
https://t.co/VQhNCh0VQu

— KSAT 12 (@ksatnews) February 16, 2023

Gator92 said:

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Muy said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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Muy said:

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Loser take over streets like they are badasses living in a dystopian world. The result of playing stupid video games their entire lives.

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This stuff predates the existence of video games by a couple decades, let alone the type of video games you're talking about.

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Provide examples of losers like this doing this decades ago for no actual reason other than knowing they can get away with it.

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In the metroplex back in the 80's it was Emerald St near I-35 and 635.

Actual drag races would occur on the east bound 635 service road just before I-35.

Think of "Street Outlaws" before street outlaws. Cars unloading from trailers. Drag slick swaps.

We would pull off the east bound shoulder of 635 and park on the embankment looking down. Gave a stadium view of the racing going on below.

Cops would show up occasionally, but it was tolerated to an extent.

Good times...

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In Houston in the 80's, there was an Exxon Station on I-10. Some guy who was part of organizing the street races would park an old Camaro on the north side of it. If it was facing east, the races were on a remote stretch of Mesa, Rd. If it was facing west, a remote stretch of Rankin Rd. These were both remote industrial stretches that did not get regular traffic at night at the time.

Then when Sam Houston tollway was under construction, there was a finished stretch west of I-45 for about 4 miles, that was not connected to anything. Just go around the road closed sign and there was 4 miles of open uninhabited road.

On a good Saturday night there would be 300 cars lined up on the sides. Occasionally somebody would get a race going. I never saw anybody drinking or doing drugs. It was just car guys. The police would even make a pass by every now and then, but never shut it down. Until one night somebody lost control while racing and got hurt. Then it was shut down.

Now at no point did any of us think we could riot and chase the cops away... That is a new social development.

🚨#WATCH: As chaos erupted overnight as dozens cars takeover attacking police

📌#Austin | #Texas⁰⁰Chaos erupted in Austin Texas after a significant, coordinated street race / takeover event took place last night as multiple vehicles blocked traffic doing donuts. When Austin… https://t.co/TMjLC0hY39 pic.twitter.com/ZddAmsUM7s

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) February 19, 2023

Imagine a vigilante group showing up and clearing the intersection?

TxTarpon said:

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Imagine a vigilante group showing up and clearing the intersection?

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Actually, I'd like to imagine just that. Would put a stop to it all real quick.