Good call.

Your car a splode

It was the only way to be sure, and playing with explosives is always fun for everyone.

Gwendolyn: It was the only way to be sure, and playing with explosives is always fun for everyone.

There is NOTHING explosives can not make better.

Let's hope this is the start of a trend.

Here is video of what blowing up a Honda might look like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjI7ZZJbYXU

Here is a video of what blowing up a VW might look like (new window)

I think we can all agree that blowing up a ricer is never a bad thing.

"riced out?" cue: that's waisis! guy.

Tunk87: I think we can all agree that blowing up a ricer is never a bad thing.


This

See, I was hoping the cops had just blown it up on principle.

...and nothing of value was lost.

Dude, where's my carbomb?

Did he still have to pay the congestion charge?

And nothing of value was lost.

FL. take note.

yea, the U.S. is pretty good at bombing brown/yellow people too.


something about the skin color/ body traits that spook us.

"I know in this day and age they have to be suspicious..."

time to unpimp your auto!

i see they know how to take out the carbage in london

i'm sure the terrorists spend most of their funding on tricking out cars before suicide bombing a market. it's all about appearance right?

Good.

So the CCTVs see him running from the car the day before a parade, and decide rather than check the vehicle registration and make a call, there's such urgency they have to asplode his car?

Terrorists take note. Next time, just leave the anthrax in a glass jar on the back seat. No need to rig an explosion, the cops will take of the dispersion for you.

/Should also be concerned that the cops can get permission to use high explosives on a city street faster than they can get info from the DMV.)

Blowing up the car seems a bit excessive.

If they're really concerned it's a bomb, why not get a bomb-sniffing dog or other detector to see if it contains explosives? If not, ticket and tow the car.

You'd think that if the police suspected the car contained explosives, that introducing more explosives -- when the original, suspected explosives have yet to be identified or located -- would be a bad idea.

Second rice-related headline of the day?

/However obliquely

Virulency: i'm sure the terrorists spend most of their funding on tricking out cars before suicide bombing a market. it's all about appearance right?

A Lamborghini LM002 used as a car-bomb.

/By Americans.

A spokesman for insurance price comparison website confused.com said...

Yes, I always refer to some 'expert' from confused.com for all my insurance litigation needs...

Weird I dont recall doing this stroy
/not really me

Brown people are so funny.

Linux_Yes: yea, the U.S. is pretty good at bombing brown/yellow people too.


something about the skin color/ body traits that spook us.

To be fair, he was seen running from the car.

They told him when they lost sight of him on camera, they carried out two controlled explosions in his vehicle

Now who hasn't done that behind the wheel once in a while? Especially with friends in the car en route to a hockey game after a small mountain of White Castle burgers and you lock the windows shut.

/good times
//pungent, but good

dark-skinned man illegally parks car in London.



/It was a funny angle!

a $30,000 REAL type R is not a "riced-out Honda"
an 88 Civic sedan with TYPE R RACING decals from Pep Boys is

heypete: Blowing up the car seems a bit excessive.

If they're really concerned it's a bomb, why not get a bomb-sniffing dog or other detector to see if it contains explosives? If not, ticket and tow the car.

You'd think that if the police suspected the car contained explosives, that introducing more explosives -- when the original, suspected explosives have yet to be identified or located -- would be a bad idea.

Logic?
Reason?

heypete: Blowing up the car seems a bit excessive.


Maybe their police-issue explosives had an expiration date?

/like "Use this to blow shiat up before Nov 22 2009"?

AbbeySomeone: Linux_Yes: yea, the U.S. is pretty good at bombing brown/yellow people too.


something about the skin color/ body traits that spook us.

To be fair, he was seen running from the car.




"A dark shinned man was seen exiting the car..."

TheHappyCanadian: a $30,000 REAL type R is not a "riced-out Honda"
an 88 Civic sedan with TYPE R RACING decals from Pep Boys is

yer an idjit!

Which one makes more noise - as I effortlessly blow them away in my 10-year old stock Chrysler? (Seriously, that's the way it usually goes - sure occasionally there is someone in an SUV or ricer that can put my car to shame but it's rare).

Ah yes. A man of middle-eastern appearence illegally abandons his car near the residence of the head of state and the route of an imminent military parade and runs away. Then he acts surprised when the police take an interest. It must be raaaacissssst.

Sgt Otter: Virulency: i'm sure the terrorists spend most of their funding on tricking out cars before suicide bombing a market. it's all about appearance right?

A Lamborghini LM002 used as a car-bomb.

/By Americans.

That thing had a 76 gallon fuel tank. I could not imagine filling that thing up.

Suede head: Ah yes. A man of middle-eastern appearence illegally abandons his car near the residence of the head of state and the route of an imminent military parade and runs away. Then he acts surprised when the police take an interest. It must be raaaacissssst.

There's no problem with the police taking an interest. I'd expect them to take an interest in any car that's parked illegally (and my experience in the UK is that their parking-violation police are incredibly attentive to the slightest violation).

Blowing it up, however, seems a bit extreme for the reasons I mentioned above.

mud_shark: TheHappyCanadian: a $30,000 REAL type R is not a "riced-out Honda"
an 88 Civic sedan with TYPE R RACING decals from Pep Boys is

yer an idjit!

Which one makes more noise - as I effortlessly blow them away in my 10-year old stock Chrysler? (Seriously, that's the way it usually goes - sure occasionally there is someone in an SUV or ricer that can put my car to shame but it's rare).

whatever helps you sleep at night

I was just pointing out the fallacy of subby glancing at the article, seeing "Honda Civic", then repeatedly slamming his forehead into the keyboard screaming "HURF DURF RICERS ZOMG LOL JAPANESE CAR AMERRUKUH IS BETTAR RITE GUYZ? I IS GONNA TAG DIS AMUSING"

and the problem is...?

TheHappyCanadian:

I was just pointing out the fallacy of subby glancing at the article, seeing "Honda Civic", then repeatedly slamming his forehead into the keyboard screaming "HURF DURF RICERS ZOMG LOL JAPANESE CAR AMERRUKUH IS BETTAR RITE GUYZ? I IS GONNA TAG DIS AMUSING"

The point stands - it's still a ricer. Subby said nothing about American cars. I did say something about my Chrysler which does in fact go faster than 99% of the vehicles I see on any given day. (yeah, it could be the way I drive it, but why would you spend twice as much on the latest Mustang or trick out a Honda if you're not going to use the horsepower?)

I think the real story here is how calm and understanding the guy is:

He said: "We have laughed about it a bit now but I'm bit gutted to be honest.

"I know in this day and age they have to be suspicious but I didn't feel this was warranted. I wasn't treated badly, but they could've been a bit more tactful..."

He's understandably put off by the whole thing, but I was expecting him to be foaming at the mouth over a seven-figure settlement and some talkshow appearances.

"Happy motoring."

Suede head: Then he acts surprised when the police take an interest. It must be raaaacissssst.

Now we have those illegals in America. Why don't we just shoot them all?