Thanks for recovering my stolen car...
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Well obviously the owner can recover its full value from the thief and there is no way that the thief would be judgment proof and that the whole thing will drag on for years.
Also, in the US, it is incredibly unlikely someone needs their car to go to work anyway, and they have great workers' rights and the owner can't be just fired on the spot "for cause" for this.
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I'd feel a lot better knowing the thief got caught though, rather than finding it burnt out on the side of the road.
The police burned down my house and shot all my pets but I'm just glad they arrested the thief even if he was let back out before I was even able to wipe up the blood.
Wow, just wow
An armed shoplifting suspect in Colorado barricaded himself in a stranger's suburban Denver home in June 2015. In an attempt to force the suspect out, law enforcement blew up walls with explosives, fired tear gas and drove a military-style armored vehicle through the property's doors.
courts have long held that police cannot be on the hook for property damage caused in the process of trying to make an arrest.
The suspect in the case, who was wanted in connection with shoplifting, was taken into custody after a 19-hour standoff. More than 100 officers from agencies around the Denver area responded to the incident.
Authorities say the suspect stole two belts and a shirt from a Walmart. After he left the store, police say, he broke into Lech's house for protection and was firing at officers with a handgun. Eventually, SWAT officers entered the home and apprehended him.
City officials paid Lech's family $5,000 in compensation
This is an amazing story, I'm sure it's not the only one, but an impressive nevertheless
Great news! We've recovered your stolen vehicle.
It brought the chase to an end with no injuries, that's definitely a win.
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Give it 5 years and cops will just phone in your license plate number and the manufacturer will turn your car off. Or, more realistically, lock the doors and self-drive you to the nearest police station.
Joke's on them; I drive a 20-year-old car (350Z Roadster Touring 6MT in Daytona Blue)
Well... might be that the joke is on you, as the thieves would target your car in that hypothetical.
Yeah but I live in the US. A manual transmission alone is top tier anti-theft.
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pretty sure that's a front wheel drive, wanted to see them trying to continue dragging the chasis
Amazing piece of kit those, and a lot safer than a Pit maneuver or spike strips.
I'm sure they'll figure out how to use it to kill a disproportionate amount of brown people. Just give them time.
And dogs
In before it gets used to drag people.
You know what is even safer?
Not engaging in a high speed chase.
when possible yeah, getting the license plate is a good idea.
but there are times where it's better to engage in a chase, and this is better than a pit
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You know an even safer one?
Track them via existing cameras and from the air. Then you dont need to chase them.
Yeah, the existing cameras on US back roads, and a helicopter that costs a few grand an hour to run.
Great idea.
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if there's a helicopter following someone they're still gonna run. I don't see how your idea is any better than what already happens.
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Finland was streets ahead back in 1996
Oh, you had kids in the back seat. Sorry, that's on you.
You're not making streets ahead a thing
Coined and minted! Been there, coined that! "Streets ahead" is verbal... wildfire!
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Dumbass should have just used a knife to cut the rope. Now their car is totaled and they have a felony charge.
Edit: *sigh* /s
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The device being able to lose tension is very scary. You need all drivers to be in control at all times without sudden jerk.
There's a reason you use chains over straps to pull stuck vehicles out whenever you can. The tension can build and launch hooks or even the hitch back at the other vehicle. It's not even that rare of an occurrence.
Use chains when possible and wrap it around the frame, not hitch when possible.
This kills the vehicle
The cops pulled you off? Oh my god
I think you'll find that it was the driver that pulled it off, not the cop, the cop was just chilling.
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