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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Comments
Can we get a moment of silence?
How much for a wheel?
no wonder some people hate the police in america
but…….why?
What…All because it’s ‘Not legal for the streets of NYC’, they destroy them all?! That’s…Just..Unfair. These bikes can be legal in other states, did you forget that, NYPD?
You can not legislate intelligence. Unfortunately those in charge are as dumb as the criminals.
They intended to crush bikes, but they crushed my heart instead.
F this country. I’m so done. Time to move to Canada
The stunt must be get all bikers and bike lovers pi**ed off
Automotive enthusiasts face v different problems in India. The average Indian will never know the joy of riding along a peaceful dirt trail. And here we see many dirt bikes being destroyed. Heartbreaking