Ok, let’s make things clear right away, this isn’t a post about drugs, the location or contact details of drug dealers and it has nothing to do with the black market. No, this post is about a far more sinister part of society which exploits the naive and uninformed.
Recently, my younger brother, let’s call him Barry, was pulled over by the police, and had his car subsequently put under a fine tooth comb for defects. Keep in mind, this is no hotted up car, but instead a riced up 95 lancer. Now with a fake bonnet scoop I can understand why the police might want to take a look, but to the best of his knowledge, his car was totally roadworthy. The only modifications he had made to it was a new exhaust, the aforementioned bonnet scoop, new wheels, a taco (no, not a meat taco), a new gear stick and some new racing pedals. All run of the mill stuff for people into their cars (apart from the scoop, I can’t explain that). To his surprise, he was quickly defected for:
- the racing pedals : even though they were plastic as required by law
- the gear stick: simply because the gears were not marked on it
- the wheels: something about them not matching the car’s bolt pattern or something (I don’t know cars and if that doesn’t make sense then I don’t care)
So this, finally, brings me to my point.
WHY THE HELL CAN YOU BUY THESE THINGS IN SHOPS IF THEY ARE ILLEGAL TO ACTUALLY PLACE ON YOUR CAR!!?!
Why can you just waltz down to the local Supercheap or Autobarn and buy racing pedals and gear sticks that if you actually use them for the intended use, then you are going to get a fine and taken off the road?! To quote one of my favourite movies, “It’s f*cking stupid”. Most people, myself included, would just assume that anything you buy at a shop specialising in car equipment would be legal to actually place on your car. I know, it’s a crazy assumption.
Why don’t they just sell guns too? Sure, they are illegal to operate without a license, but that’s not the shop owner’s concern, it’s up to the customer to be responsible and not use it after purchase. It’s the same thing with bongs being sold in tobacco shops. They have no other use (as far as I know anyway, I’m no druggo so if I’m incorrect on this please, don’t tell me, I don’t care) , apart from allowing people to smoke illegal substances. Now if we can’t legally own weed, then why on earth would we possibly have the need to own a contraption purposefully made to use the stuff.
There is a slight difference, however, in selling car parts and bongs. First of all, people buying bongs know very well that what they are going to use them for is illegal, but it’s the innocent victims of defective car parts that need assistance. Places selling these parts should be made to include a disclaimer on all possibly defect-inducing products. The end.
Posted by ch00nz 
