Lowriding had been outlawed across the U.S. Now, it’s making a comeback — and nowhere more fashionably than in Albuquerque, thanks to a passionate group of locals.

  • TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip
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    4 days ago

    Never knew they were banned. Grew up going to car shows and meets and there were always homies pulling up with their Dayton’s and drag plates. The cops would just sit at the corner and make sure the meet didn’t turn into a takeover but no one ever got arrested/impounded (which is pretty amazing for Central Phoenix).

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      2 days ago

      it’s a case of selective enforcement, when a cop wants to abuse their power that’s when they take advantage of laws like this one.

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      3 days ago

      I mean, same deal with music festivals. Its not like the cops don’t know there are drugs there. They just don’t care as long as the organizers keep it in check.