Here’s The Horrifying Sight Of Dozens Of Innocent Motorbikes Being Crushed By Earth Movers
You might ask yourself why exactly the City of New York and the NYPD decided to obliterate a bunch of motorbikes so publicly (skip to the 29min mark for the actual crushing). Well, it’s all about proving a point. Responding to all the criticism in the comments section of the video, a City of New York Facebook page admin said:
“These vehicles are illegal in the City of New York. We are committed to making the streets of our city completely safe. That means leaving no opportunity for these things to find their way back to our roads and further endanger our fellow New Yorkers. This is the same reason we destroy the guns we confiscate.”
Putting aside the extraordinary wording which compares these machines to firearms, it’s important to note he or she is only half right: they’re illegal to ride on the street in New York, not illegal full stop. And why crush them in some daft publicity stunt which most people will see right through? As many of the commenters suggested, why not auction them off to people who’ll use them properly? Why not indeed…
Video via Lanesplitter
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I’m not a fan of ATVs or quads, but even I find that ridiculous
Stuff like this makes me pissed off
Driving an illegal vehicle is a crime, vehicles have been confiscated and destroyed….bet my left testicle that no one would have complained if criminals had their weapons destroyed.
This is only on the owner…
F*ck you NYPD.
Thats ironic, they’re committed to reducing emssion right?
but why?
I was hoping he they would fall off the pile and tip over
All those bikes were not road legal. I don’t think many people realize that.
Kids in Africa could have eaten those bikes!
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