Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Neighbourhood Hooning


Hooning in Queensland neighbourhoods is becoming a serious problem.  I live next door to hoons.  We have suffered through endless nights of burnouts, the stink of burning rubber, the language, the drinking, the music, and the general noise that comes with hooning. 
We used to live next door to a gang who did burnouts under their house at 2.00am.  The noise was deafening.  Did they care? No!  Could we do anything about it?  No!  This gang not only did burnouts, but also dealt in drugs, prostitution, and illegal weapons.  And, yes, this was in Queensland.  It was in Caboolture.  Hooning therefore does not stand alone.  Along with the hooning also goes the other anti-social and criminal behaviour.
I really feel for the family mentioned in the Today Tonight story.  Hooning might be fun for those that do it, but it is not fun for those having to listen to it – day after day.  These hoons are taking over the streets.  The police don’t seem to have any power to do anything about it.  Also, how can you call the police when the hoons have scanners.  As mentioned in the article, by the time the police arrive, the hoons have packed up and moved to another area. 
I am really appalled after reading of the behaviour of the tow truck operators in the article.  Some of these people have been found to be transporting and hiding hoon’s cars from police detection.  Surely, this is illegal.  This sort of behaviour is encouraging the hoons to continue their destructive behaviour.
Something really needs to be done about the hooning, before the people affected by the hooning begin to fight back.  If that happens, we will see bloodshed on our streets. Click here for the article link to Today Tonight.

Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Chris Brown - Neighbour from Hell

Chris Brown's neighbours have called him the Neighbour from Hell.  Loud music, noise from playing with dogs, parking in handicapped spots and even vandalism.