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Don't give me that other bs about watching something illegal is therefore encouraging it. You could say the samething about watching pro sports when you kno ppl (either yourself or ppl around you) ILLEGALLY bet on it. if you watch pro sports you "encourage" it. It is the same thing as what happens at Fuds; does that mean the ppl who watch those idiots do burnouts should be ticketed and arrested too? Burnouts in any place other then private properity (you own) or at a track is "illegal".
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Actually, I gotta disagree a little bit with this one. Professional sports are a legal activity; street racing is not. There are plenty of people who watch professional sports without betting on them, as there are many who watch street races without betting on them. Those watching were likely charged with trespassing if it was private property (I read the article to mean that the road was a private road). Street racing, or racing on a highway, is a motor vehicle offense enforceable by a traffic summons. I'm just guessing on this, though.
As for the street racing debate, well, we can argue about it until the cows come home but it's just like the great marijuana debate: No matter what you and/or law enforcement think about it, it's still illegal. Whether it's on a quiet private road or a busy city block, it's against the law. And if someone complains about it (Which in this case they obviously did), the cops have to do something.
While I applaud the racers for finding a quiet out of the way place to race as compared to downtown Philly, they knew the risks. They got busted. They'll have to deal with it. Life will go on. I'd be willing to bet some of them will race again.