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Old 17 December 2016, 05:37 AM   #1
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Lamborghini Murcielago destroyed for illegal import

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Old 17 December 2016, 05:41 AM   #2
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Old 17 December 2016, 06:10 AM   #3
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Damn. Wish they could have found a better solution.
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Old 17 December 2016, 06:10 AM   #4
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Very dramatic. My opinion is that they should have confiscated the vehicle if it was proven that the law was broken, sold it and donated the money recovered to the needy. Just seems such a waste of money to me.
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Old 17 December 2016, 06:16 AM   #5
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Crazy. I guess they wanted to make an example!
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Old 17 December 2016, 06:17 AM   #6
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Very dramatic. My opinion is that they should have confiscated the vehicle if it was proven that the law was broken, sold it and donated the money recovered to the needy. Just seems such a waste of money to me.
Exactly. Makes no sense to destroy it if it could be put to good use.
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Old 17 December 2016, 06:20 AM   #7
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They wanted to make a point. Nothing more. I'm sure they don't do this with every illegally imported car.
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Old 17 December 2016, 06:20 AM   #8
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Very dramatic. My opinion is that they should have confiscated the vehicle if it was proven that the law was broken, sold it and donated the money recovered to the needy. Just seems such a waste of money to me.
Agreed.
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Old 17 December 2016, 06:28 AM   #9
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Who would be dumb enough to register a Lamborghini as a Ford? Should have at least taken the VIN off a wrecked Lambo.
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Old 17 December 2016, 06:34 AM   #10
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The Taiwanese Government doesn't mess around. Don't ever get caught with drugs there. This is the sign in the airport:

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Old 17 December 2016, 06:49 AM   #11
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Wow! Watched the video and noticed it was a SV too...
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Old 17 December 2016, 06:53 AM   #12
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The Taiwanese Government doesn't mess around. Don't ever get caught with drugs there. This is the sign in the airport:

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I know Singapore also has very strict drug laws. I wonder if somebody was caught with a very small amount, say a joint, how much trouble would they be in? I don't do drugs, I'm just curious.
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Old 17 December 2016, 10:26 AM   #13
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They wanted to make a point. Nothing more. I'm sure they don't do this with every illegally imported car.
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Crazy. I guess they wanted to make an example!
exactly, its not always about money

same reason they spend $100k getting the police helicopters to chase a guy who stole a cheap car
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Old 17 December 2016, 10:51 AM   #14
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That's insane.
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Old 17 December 2016, 10:57 AM   #15
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"Routine police checkpoint"............
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Old 17 December 2016, 11:01 AM   #16
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Very dramatic. My opinion is that they should have confiscated the vehicle if it was proven that the law was broken, sold it and donated the money recovered to the needy. Just seems such a waste of money to me.
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Old 17 December 2016, 01:36 PM   #17
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I have to hand it to the heavy equipment operator.

He really knows how to handle that machine.
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Old 17 December 2016, 01:39 PM   #18
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I cringed through the entire video.
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Old 17 December 2016, 01:41 PM   #19
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Far more entertaining than just dropping into a crusher, though a lambo cube would have been a nice lawn ornament.
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Old 17 December 2016, 01:41 PM   #20
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Very extreme but it is illegal
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Old 17 December 2016, 01:44 PM   #21
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just plain sad. could have sold it off and donated the money at the least.
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Old 17 December 2016, 01:45 PM   #22
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just plain sad. could have sold it off and donated the money at the least.
Maybe next time. That was a statement made loud and clear.
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Old 17 December 2016, 02:11 PM   #23
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Old 17 December 2016, 02:38 PM   #24
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What a damn shame...
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Old 17 December 2016, 03:09 PM   #25
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Very dramatic. My opinion is that they should have confiscated the vehicle if it was proven that the law was broken, sold it and donated the money recovered to the needy. Just seems such a waste of money to me.
Agreed. Morons.
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Old 17 December 2016, 03:26 PM   #26
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Just crazy, as others stated should have sold it and donated to charity
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Old 17 December 2016, 03:31 PM   #27
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The Taiwanese Government doesn't mess around. Don't ever get caught with drugs there...
Yeah, and probably death by the same method they used on the car.
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Old 17 December 2016, 04:50 PM   #28
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Yeah, and probably death by the same method they used on the car.


Luckily it would be faster for a human, than for the car.

But yes, when I saw that video my only thought was, why destroy it? Definitely better to auction it off and... more money for the state.
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Slightly off topic but gut wrenching just the same, Dodge did the same thing with pre production Vipers. Went so far as to pull them from auto shop classes that they were donated to just to crush them with bull dozers. Again more
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Old 17 December 2016, 07:13 PM   #30
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I know Singapore also has very strict drug laws. I wonder if somebody was caught with a very small amount, say a joint, how much trouble would they be in? I don't do drugs, I'm just curious.
You're unlikely to be executed but very likely to serve some jail time.
30 grams is presumed trafficking.
500 grams is a manditory death penalty.
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