Yeah...
So here's where I get a bit concerned. Yeah those hooligans are ********. Yeah they should be corralled and prosecuted within reason. But meting out justice with spike strips is pretty much the same as shooting at them. The corrective action does not fit the "crime"
As far as I can see their crime was traffic violations. I did not see where they put anyone but themselves in harms way. If they had threatened, or physically harmed, another innocent motorist, like in the case ionbeam mentioned above, then yes... I would want the police to step in and do whatever is necessary to protect those innocents.
But where do you draw the line? Sure, wheelies down the highway, and most of the other ****** shenanigans that they were pulling are pretty extreme in terms of risk. So what about the guy that wicks it up on his FJR on the open highway to 120 or 140 mph? Twice the speed limit? Or those riders that pass the slow moving traffic on back roads over a clearly marked double yellow line (not in Vermont).
Aren't they equally as guilty of behavior that might be interpreted as extreme hooliganism? Should they also be shot on sight, or spike stripped into a deadly crash, too?
Aren't they actually us?