Redefining hooning???..

[sudszy]

Originally Posted by Sezzy

It's the implication that the word hooning has...

This isn't a case of hooning, so much as pure and blatant stupidity.

fair enough, though, without totally being of topic, i raised the issue for discussion of the role of passengers in hooning offences and that tackling their involvement would bring a change in behaviour:

Originally Posted by sudszy

i dont really have any issue with whether its "hooning" or not. The fact was that there were nine other people who there that were also behaving badly and look like they are going to get away scott free?

Perhaps they have already been fined for not wearing seatbelts(which you can be if over 15 or 16), but perhaps if we instituted some harsh punishments and fines(losing their licence/learner's permit, being banned from getting a licence for 5 years etc) for being in a car that is "hooning" then we would make young people think carefully about egging on the driver or perhaps not even getting in the car when they know the driver is an idiot that is going to show off.

So there may be an innocent person stuck in a car with an idiot driver who gets copped with a fine, if all that happens to them good. Im predicting the detterent effect on others could see a rapid change in behaviour.

any comments?