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Chop shops, street racers on fed radar
OTTAWA -- The federal government is moving to bust up organized "chop shops" and stop street racers.
Justice Minister Irwin Cotler yesterday tabled proposed changes to the Criminal Code that will make it illegal to tamper with vehicle identification numbers. He also forwarded plans to stiffen penalties for street racing -- both ideas championed by Chuck Cadman, an Independent MP who died of cancer this summer.
"Both of these initiatives that we tabled today are intended to protect public safety," Cotler said. "Both are intended to protect the rights of victims, and both reflect the concerns and the commitments of the Honourable Chuck Cadman and are intended as well as an appropriate tribute to his legacy."
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Yesterday, the House of Commons paid tribute to Cadman and honoured him with a minute's silence.
Cotler said there have been "numerous instances" where participants and innocent bystanders have been killed or injured due to street racing. Proposed changes would make it an aggravating factor in sentencing and ensure a mandatory driving ban.
The other change targets organized car theft by making it an offence to smudge, remove or change a vehicle identification number.
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Well I feel safer now that the feds will be spending my tax money on cracking down on streetracing & chopshops. This is retarded, 60 something people killed this year in cold blood and they want to crack down on streetracing & chop shops...
way to go...
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