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ripcord

(5,553 posts) Mon Jan 20, 2020, 08:14 PM Jan 2020

I swear they can't even protest gun violence right in Florida

MIAMI - Motorcyclists and ATV riders took to the streets of South Florida for their "Wheels Up, Guns Down" protest that takes place each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

WSVN reports that law enforcement warned riders about illegal ATV and dirt bike riding ahead of time.

Authorities urged motorists to stay home and warned people that unregistered ATVs and dirt bikes are not allowed on South Florida roads.

That didn't stop dozens of bikers from popping wheelies and pulling dangerous stunts through traffic.

The unofficial event encourages riders to take their ATVs, dirt bikes and other vehicles that are not street-legal on busy roads as a protest against gun violence.

“They can’t stop us,” one rider told WSVN. “There’s too many of us.”

Last year, more than a dozen riders were arrested and had their bikes confiscated.

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/motorcyclists-atv-riders-hit-south-florida-streets-for-annual-wheels-up-guns-down-protest-on-mlk-day?fbclid=IwAR01LLSNLnRvkBrNhW1B5d9I9iodWrOHE3riN7erRJnLhg2fy8s4NddoHiA

It is a school holiday, they are pulling wheelies, riding on the sidewalks and generally being assholes, does Florida just do something to people's brains?

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I swear they can't even protest gun violence right in Florida (Original Post) ripcord Jan 2020 OP

That and Trump. People are going to start ignoring the laws more and more and the first ones to do chowder66 Jan 2020 #1

Yes, this kind of crazy stuff does happens here FM123 Jan 2020 #2

chowder66

(9,088 posts)

1. That and Trump. People are going to start ignoring the laws more and more and the first ones to do

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Mon Jan 20, 2020, 08:29 PM

Jan 2020

so will be Trump humpers.

FM123

(10,054 posts)

2. Yes, this kind of crazy stuff does happens here

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Mon Jan 20, 2020, 08:37 PM

Jan 2020

but we also do other things on MLK day to honor him.....

(WSVN Miami) Before the parades hit the streets, the dropout prevention and mentoring program called the 5,000 Role Models of Excellence Project gathered in West Miami-Dade and held its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship breakfast to honor the young men that make up the Class of 2020 and the life and teachings of Dr. King.

“We set aside this day to pay homage to him,” U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., said. “We call them the Wilson Scholars, and they will be going to college. They will have no student debt, and we’re proud of them.”

https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/south-florida-honors-martin-luther-king-jr-day-with-parades-street-celebrations/

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