标题: 'Redneck Games' a problem for police [打印本页] 作者: 李冰 时间: 2007-8-12 13:19 标题: 'Redneck Games' a problem for police
红脖子运动会有麻烦了
More than a few athletes have been accused of doping(1) over the years — but the competitors at the "Texas Redneck(2) Games" might just be dopes.
These competitors forgo(3) the shotput(4) for the "Mattress Chuck" — in which two-man teams heave a mattress from the back of a pickup truck(5) as far as they can. And if you aren't planning on heading to Beijing for the next Olympic Games, there's always the ugly "butt-crack contest."
By the time the latest Redneck Games ended Sunday, more than 54 arrests and citations had been issued on charges ranging from public intoxication(6) to speeding, according to the Henderson County Sheriff's Department. Officials are considering charges against the organizer and landowners where the event was held.
"I'm an old fuddy duddy(7) and all that, but you got a vehicle, you got alcohol, and you got illegal dumping, and you're making a contest out of that?" said Lt. Pat McWilliams, sheriff's spokesman. "We are very fortunate that we didn't have a fatality(8)."
For years, Bobby Williams has awakened to the roaring engines of all-terrain vehicles, midnight fireworks shows and thousands of drunken revelers(9) who every so often gather across the narrow county road from his property at events like the Redneck Games and the Texas Redneck Muddy Gras.
"We're just a nice, calm community, and nobody can get any rest; nobody can get any sleep," said the 76-year-old, who had hoped his 100-acre ranch would be a scene of post-retirement tranquility(10).
Modeled after(11) similar games that have been going in Georgia for more than a decade, the four-day Redneck Games took place about 70 miles southeast of Dallas and included an estimated 6,000 people and live music.
McWilliams said the organizer, Oscar Still, could face a misdemeanor(12) charge for not having a permit, required for any gathering of more than 2,500 people.
The misdemeanor charge carries a fine of $1,000 and 90 days in jail.
It was less clear whether there was any wrongdoing by Garland Pool, the owner of the 3,000-acre ATV park where the events were held, McWilliams said.
1. dope：服麻醉品
