CIUF
NOTE: This "organization," CIUF
(http://ciuf.cadaverous.org/index.php?p=ridc)
which, according to them, stands for Crank It Up, Fuckers, was created in response
to the crime-related news articles posted in the Boom Car Noise section of
www.lowertheboom.org.
What CIUF has done is
numbered and quoted each item with which it was discontented, and then, using
bold text, refuted the respective article's content.
The CIUF Web site content begins below the
following horizontal line.
(Another Note: Please accept our apologies
for the language -- but, it is what it is, we see a lot of it, and its
inclusion is essential in allowing these individuals an accurate self-description.)
The
following is a list of 13 car audio related crimes copied from
[www.lowertheboom.org]. The original bullshit is in plain text and my comments
are in bold, because they don't deserve any fancy text effects.
1.) In 1995, in
Los Angeles, California, an innocent family took a wrong turn on a city street
in their family car. Gang members had gathered in the area where this family
happened to find themselves. Seeing the car, the gang members opened fire on
them, killing a 3-year-old child and wounding the 2-year-old child. The gang
was known for their violence and loud music from their car stereos. (Source -
WRONG TURN COSTS A CHILD'S LIFE, by Jennifer Auther, CNN U.S. NEWS, 9/18/1995)
So... the gang
just happened to own aftermarket car stereo systems? Well that must mean
everyone with anything not factor must be fucking evil! Guess what! Jefferey
Dahmer just happened to own a VCR so... everyone that owns a VCR must eat
people! Holy fucking shit I'm going to burn mine. See what I did with that?
That claim is totally fucking irrational, just like what they're trying to
insinuate. Yes, it's a bad thing the kids got shot and all but their choice in
car equipment had nothing to do with it.
2.) In 1999, in
St. Petersburg, Florida, a homeless man was punched and kicked to death by two
boom car boys. The two young men murdered the 51-year-old homeless man after
"he or someone with him complained about their loud car stereo as they
cruised by." (Source - HOMELESS MAN MURDERED AT BUS STOP IN SAINT PETERSBURG,
FL, USA, by Tom Boland, 8/12/1999)
Right. Like any
other hobby on earth there will be a few dipshits who like it as well. I don't
condone what they did and hope they rot in prison, but not everyone is that
idiotic
3.) In 2003, a
boom car owner was murdered by a local resident tired of hearing the blaring
"combination of rap and hip-hop music" from the parked car at 12:50
a.m. The boom car owner, Carlos Perez, was 44 years old and an executive chef.
Unhappy with the music blasting in the middle of the night, the resident went
to confront Perez. Words were exchanged, and the two men got into a fistfight.
Perez, the boom car owner, died during the scuffle. (Source - SF.com 2/5/2003,
FIGHT OVER LOUD MUSIC TURNS DEADLY IN SF, by Bay City News Report/SF.com
2/6/2003, POPULAR CHEF DIES IN FIGHT: LOUD MUSIC IN CAR LEADS TO FATAL
FISTICUFFS, by Henry K. Lee and Steven Rubenstein, San Fransisco Chronicle)
Finally, one of
you idiots get the balls to actually do what you say you're going to. Good job
dumbass! Was the music reallt that annoying? Is getting woken up a valid reason
to beat someone to death? No. The man was a fucking master chef, but wait, I
thought all car audio enthusiasts were criminals?
4.) In 2002, a man
was shot twice by a boom car owner. The man was visiting a friend when both
became irritated with the boom car owner's loud car stereo. When they asked him
to turn it down, the boom car owner left the area. He left long enough to
retrieve a .25-caliber pistol. The boom car owner came back to the local
residence of the complainants and promptly fired four shots. Two of the shots
hit one of the men who complained. The man was injured so severely that he will
walk with a limp for the rest of his life. The boom car owner was 18 years old
and had a history of run-ins with the law. Two 'juvenile girls' were in the
boom car at the time of the shooting. (Source - the Cincinnati Enquirer,
COVINGTON MAN SHOT IN LOUD-MUSIC DISPUTE TESTIFIES, by Jim Hannah, 6/20/2002)
5.) A woman was
stabbed to death when she complained about a neighbor's loud stereo at 11 PM.
The loud stereo was located in an apartment building. The two women involved
"had called police on each other about loud music at least eight times
since 1999." (Source - Dayton Daily News, GREENE WOMAN STABBED TO DEATH:
OBJECTIONS TO MUSIC VOLUME LEADS TO HOMICIDE, by Amelia Robinson)
Numbers 4 and 5
are two cases of random idiots. Don't kill someone because they bitch at you to
turn it down. Instead, just turn it up to be a dickhead. Fight bitching with rudeness,
not bullets and blades.
6.) In 2001, a
boom car owner in Vermont also had a laundry list of other crimes, as he stood
before the judge. These other offenses included, "possession of ecstasy
(an illegal drug), possession of marijuana, failure to appear for a court
hearing," having a role in a teenage prostitution ring, rape of a
17-year-old girl, attempted murder, and robbery. (Source - SUSPECT IN TEEN'S
DEATH WAS IN VT CUSTODY: RODRIQUEZ MIGHT HAVE BEEN HELD FOR PAROLE VIOLATION,
by Ed Sharny)
Woo, now that I
got me some car audio gear I think I'll celebrate by smoking some weed, pimping
some underage whores and raping one of them! Then I'll go rob a place and try
to kill someone! FUCK YEA! Can we say bullshit? Yes, yes I think we can. (Yes,
I'm having fun doing this =D)
7.) In 1999, a
boom car owner murdered his 18-year-old girlfriend. He was only 19, but had a
laundry list of other offenses along with his loud car stereo: DUI, "drug
paraphernalia, telephone harassment, traffic violations." (Source - The
Cincinnati Post, 3/26/1999, HAMILTON TEEN KILLED: BOYFRIEND HELD; 'DOMESTIC
DISPUTE' CITED BY GA POLICE)
See above.
8.) In 1997, Santa
Ana, California had a problem with up to 1,000 cruisers in their city. Because
of the loud car stereos, drugs, alcohol, murders, and violent conflicts between
rival street gangs, gang members yelling obscenities and firing their guns into
homes and cars, and clogged traffic, residents and businesses were leaving the
area. "Cruising, a seemingly harmless event was the cause of traffic
gridlock, noise, general disorder, crime, violence, and great fiscal
expense." When the city eliminated the cruisers, the residents and
businesses moved back in and thrived in the safe and peaceful environment.
(source - CRUISING ABATEMENT PROJECT: REDUCING STREET CRUISING AND RELATED
CRIME, Santa Ana Police Department, CA, 1997)
See, more of
those random jackasses that give the other 99% of fans a bad name. Do you focus
on the fans of sporting events that choose to riot after the game, too?
9.) Los Angeles,
California and Hollywood contain a wealth of gangs. One man lived among them
for a period of time and related this statement, "I sometimes would watch
the gangsters with shaved heads, white T-shirts, gold chains, tattoos, and
baggy pants in with their low-rider cars and loud stereos and I would wonder if
they actually wanted someone to shoot them. The gang members weren't hard to
identify! They might as well have painted targets on the back of their shirts.
These gang members were like a cancer and affected the life of the community
adversely in a myriad of different ways, both large and small. Residents of our
block simply tried to survive the best they could by ignoring, collaborating,
and/or simply putting up with them. Yet with the gangsters there ultimately
could be no doubt: the neighborhood was THEIRS!" (Source - HOLLYWOOD!, by
Richard Geib) (HOLLYWOOD DAYS! LA GANGS, RUNAWAYS, DRUGS, AD NAUSEAM - ALL THE
PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD!)
Shut up.
10.) In 2001, in
east Palo Alto, three men were arrested for attempted homicide and assaulting a
police officer. The two male victims were stabbed over an argument over
"vehicular noise." When the police arrived on the scene, they found
"active fighting in the streets" and a "crowd of dozens."
(Source - the Daily News, 8/13/2001, FIGHT OVER LOUD CARS LEAVES TWO CRITICAL,
by Christine Lias)
See? Stop your
bitching and you won't get stabbed so much.
11.) In 2002, a
Gainesville, Florida police officer cracked down on loud car stereos, as a way
to contact possible gang members. He was nominated for Officer of the Month!
These are some of the things the officer found as he pulled boom cars over: a
fully loaded .45 Glock automatic under one driver's seat (the owner was a
convicted felon and not allowed to possess weapons), marijuana, and a major pot
dealer was arrested and taken off the streets. (Source -
http://www.gainsvillepd.org/officer_of_month.htm - GAINESVILLE OFFICER OF THE
MONTH)
Woopty fucking
doo! Officer Dingleberry just happened to catch a few stray criminals harassing
people. Just think how many he could have caught if he actually did his job.
12.) In 2003, the
Savannah police were called to a residence, due to loud noises. The found a
large amount of marijuana, a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun, and cocaine.
(Source - Savannah Morning News, 6/19/2003
Loud noises?
What kind of loud noises? Be more specific.
13.) In 2003,
Savannah boom car owners have also been arrested and ticketed for engaging in
other crimes. For example: DUI, drug paraphernalia, cocaine, delinquent child
support, driving without insurance, tag registration, or license; wrong tag on
vehicle, possible arsonist, loitering, leaving a restaurant without paying,
etc. One Savannah police officer informed me that the majority of his boom car
investigations have led to finding the drivers to be involved in other crimes.
Yep, car audio
and car audio alone causes all those things to happen. Here's a few other things
car audio causes on its own: AIDS, cancer, ADD, herpes, racism, facism,
homosexuality, heterosexuality, common cold, chicken pox, lactose intolerance,
not liking onions, pimples, freckles, goiters, hemeroids, slavery,
dictatorship, war, homelessness, dandruff, bad breath, rabies, shoplifting,
narcolepsy, necrophelia, pedophelia, beastiality, animal cruelty, veganism and
any other fucking bad thing you can think of.