I am embarrassed to admit that I enjoy the movies in the Fast & Furious franchise. I like exotic cars, which the films have in abundance. And there is something virtuous about Dominic Toretto, the character played by Vin Diesel. A downside of the series is that the films, particularly the early ones, glorify the spectacularly dangerous and irresponsible sport of street racing. Paul Walker, a star of the early movies, died while driving a Porsche at high speeds through the streets of Los Angeles. WRAL reports here that a bill moving quickly through the General Assembly targets street racing and street takeovers in North Carolina. Language has been added to S91 that would criminalize “operat[ing] a motor vehicle in a street takeover” or otherwise participating in or facilitating such an event. Drivers would be guilty of a Class A1 misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class H felony for later crimes. Vehicle seizure would also be possible under the law. Keep reading for more news. Report finds Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide was made possible by a “combination of negligence, misconduct and outright job performance failures.” Recall that in the summer of 2019, financier Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on federal sex trafficking charges. A little over a month later, he hung himself while in custody at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York. Four years later, the Office of the Inspector General within the Department of Justice has issued a 128-page report examining the incident. The Associated Press summarizes here that [...]
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