...If you go to Gandy or CCC on Saturday nights, you're part of 'the problem,' and you're asking for trouble.

I honestly don't care what arguments anyone wants to pull up against me, or if anyone thinks I'm being insensitive (in light of recent events), but I see so many threads and news stories about shit that happens there, and it's a haven for hoodlums, brawlers, trouble makers, street racing, and drunk drivers. You're going to find these types almost anywhere you go, but why the hell so many of you (I know there's quite a few attendees on the forums) flock to a weekly clusterfuck of trouble brewing is beyond me.

There's plenty of kids out there that are just going to go there because it's the cool thing to do (defying the law, risking lives, misbehaving, showing off double digit horsepower = cool), and they may or may not learn in a couple years, but there's so many people that go out there, that I honestly expected better from. I've heard countless self-declared 'mature', 'smarter' people joke about going to Gandy or CCC to "laugh at the ricers," or "watch the idiots," etc. I've seen those exact quotes countless times on these boards, as well as many other snide remarks about people driving 20+ miles to pretend they're better than anyone else out there. It's definitive hipocrisy.

If you're heading to one of the weekly culdesacs of crime to watch the drama unfold, YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM. Gawkers, criminals and showoffs only go there because so many other people like yourselves are there. Whether you're watching or participating, you're adding fuel to the fire. That's where everyone goes to race on the streets, and open a 6-pack for a bunch of misguided teenagers. Even the most well-meaning car enthusiast has no place there, as it's certainly not a wholesome place, and even the safest driver could be the next victim of derailed street racing or a DUI partyer.

At least once a month there's mention of mayhem at one of the two ricefests, usually ended with complaints of the cops breaking it up. Truth is, the cops have every right to go there and jail at least 75% of the jackoffs there, and it's about time they do so. If you're complaining about how dumb everyone else there is, try to justify yourself as being any different than another aimless trouble-seeker adding to the mess.



That's about it.