Except that they were doing it on PRIVATE PROPERTY!

Pat McWilliams objects to the Mattress Chuck (an event where "teams of two slam a 12-pack of beer, get in a pickup truck and start driving, then climb into the bed and throw the mattress as far as possible")at the Redneck Games:

"I'm an old fuddy duddy 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, public information officer for the sheriff's department.