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Got too agree Hammer.i didn't mean to insinuate that this was similar to the martin case, just that if the citizens were to take action against the offenders, something similar to the martin case would be a very real possibility.
i certainly am not making any generalizations about law enforcement officers. i'm sure most of them are just like anybody else, they go to work and try to do the best that they can. and i certainly respect that. i was trying to point out that Philly has a major problem. not just with stolen atv's roaming the streets like a pack of wild dogs, but big problems. when someone commits a crime, they usually do so thinking that they can get away with it. these guys obviously are not afraid of the police department, or they wouldn't so obviously be breaking the law, in plain view of anyone who cared to look out of a window.
the original intent of this thread was that if this is the only exposure many voters have to ATV's, then i can see where they would vote down legislation that allow ATV use.
I am against any vigilantism. Vigilantes are all hyped up with emotions which can lead real bad judgment. A group of vigilantes develop a mob mentally feeding off each others emotions. Thing can go south real fast with to charged up mobs. Vigilantes are not trained in dealing with people that have total disregard for the law. That group looks completely fearless that makes them real dangerous. The best that any one can do is to start or keep complaining to the authorities be it the city police, the city council, state officials, and the Governor. Bombard them with emails and letters and phone calls. Appeal to all the other legal riders to write in. Start a petition.