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Old 09-03-2010, 01:41 PM   #1
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Default Keys in ignition = Deserve to get car stolen.

This is a spin-off thread of Digifox's, "Hey, I'm a worthless piece of shit thief" thread, which I still call bullshit on, BTW.

ANYWAY, around these here parts it is illegal to leave your keys in your ignition while you go into the store, the mentality being if you do that then you deserve to get your car stolen. Which of course goes hand-in-hand with "Its ok to steal a car if the keys are already in it."

Everywhere we go there are signs in the parking lot reminding us to lock our car, hide our valuables, etc. etc. WTF? Should you not be able to leave your car running or unlocked or whatever and expect that no one will fuck with it? Shouldn't the police dedicate just as much effort to recovering your bicycle if you didn't put a lock on it as they would otherwise?

What do you guys think?
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Old 09-03-2010, 01:45 PM   #2
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I agree with you. In the perfect world we would need locks but we are far from that. Your insurance companys will often not cover stolen cars if you left keys in them. They call it neglagence.
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Old 09-03-2010, 01:49 PM   #3
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Stealing because somebody is a dumbass is still stealing no matter how you justify it. Taking something that doesn't belong to you without permission is theft. No ifs, ands, or buts.
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Old 09-03-2010, 01:52 PM   #4
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I was "back home" a few weeks ago and didn't think twice about running into the store with my truck running.

In fact, there were 3 other cars in the parking lot that had done the same.

It was nice to see.
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Old 09-05-2010, 09:52 AM   #5
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I was "back home" a few weeks ago and didn't think twice about running into the store with my truck running.

In fact, there were 3 other cars in the parking lot that had done the same.

It was nice to see.
People did that all the time in Upstate NY...I miss that. You have to ALWAYS lock your stuff up in Nashville.
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Old 09-05-2010, 03:08 PM   #6
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People did that all the time in Upstate NY...I miss that. You have to ALWAYS lock your stuff up in Nashville.
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Old 09-05-2010, 03:47 PM   #7
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People did that all the time in Upstate NY...I miss that. You have to ALWAYS lock your stuff up in Nashville.
depends on what part of nashville you are talking about, the south side (M'boro) in places isn't as bad, but the other areas that i have been to are nasty, the country is great
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Old 09-03-2010, 01:53 PM   #8
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Stealing because somebody is a dumbass is still stealing no matter how you justify it. Taking something that doesn't belong to you without permission is theft. No ifs, ands, or buts.
Bet if you walked outside and stepped on a dollar you'd still stuff it in your pants though
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Old 09-03-2010, 01:58 PM   #9
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ev1 hates theives, but gone in 60 seconds was a sweet movie.


as far as keys in the ignition, two words=bait car.



id like to go back to the 40's n 50's where doors were left unlocked, keys in cars, hot rodding was coming of age, etc etc-but then id have to sit in the back of resturants(if they even let me inside), not date white girls, etc etc lol
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Old 09-03-2010, 02:00 PM   #10
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ev1 hates theives, but gone in 60 seconds was a sweet movie.


as far as keys in the ignition, two words=bait car.
Original yes, crapass remake no
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