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New York City has given a guy named Halbert Burke permission to steal as many cars as he wants. So far, the city has arrested and released him 60 times.
Wordpress ^ | April 2, 2025 | Dan from Squirrel Hill

Posted on 04/02/2025 4:58:53 PM PDT by grundle

New York City has given a guy named Halbert Burke permission to steal as many cars as he wants.

So far, the city has arrested and released him 60 times.

I disagree with this policy.

But I don’t live in New York City, and I respect the right of its citizens to vote for policies that I disagree with.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: anarchotyranny; burke; crime; dystopia; halbertburke; newyork; theft

1 posted on 04/02/2025 4:58:53 PM PDT by grundle
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To: grundle

he’s not very good at it


2 posted on 04/02/2025 5:00:51 PM PDT by joshua c
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To: joshua c

That depends. Has he stolen 60 cars or 6000 cars?


3 posted on 04/02/2025 5:06:10 PM PDT by fluffy
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To: grundle

Are they gonna make a movie “Busted in 60 Seconds”?


4 posted on 04/02/2025 5:06:10 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: grundle

In much of our country the turkey vultures would be picking out the thief’s eyeballs before he got out of the driveway.


5 posted on 04/02/2025 5:11:51 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: grundle

Outside the US.
Guiness Book of World Records.
Tommy Johns of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Total number arrests 3,000. As of April, 1988.
Most common offense for him was being drunk and disorderly in a public place.

In Mayberry, Aunt Bee would have brought him a hot food tray covered by a red checkered cloth. Home made fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn on the cob with butter, green beans, hot apple pie with cheddar cheese on top.


6 posted on 04/02/2025 5:24:59 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: quantim

In much of our country the turkey vultures would be picking out the thief’s eyeballs before he got out of the driveway.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
If only that were true.


7 posted on 04/02/2025 6:43:00 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (President Trump is America's long-awaited SUPREME Commander in Chief. Deus Vult!)
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To: frank ballenger

In Mayberry, Aunt Bee would have brought him a hot food tray covered by a red checkered cloth. Home made fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn on the cob with butter, green beans, hot apple pie with cheddar cheese on top.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>..
One of my two or three all-time favorite comedy series!


8 posted on 04/02/2025 6:45:07 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (President Trump is America's long-awaited SUPREME Commander in Chief. Deus Vult!)
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To: fortes fortuna juvat

Great show.


9 posted on 04/02/2025 6:51:13 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: grundle

I’ll say it again. If I were ever to turn to crime as a way of life, I’d steal cars. My wifes car was stolen from a park-n-ride in Everett, WA and later was found abandoned because the battery went dead. There was all kinds of personal effects in the car...work uniforms, W2 tax documents, mail key, etc. The cops wouldnt do a damn thing and we had to pay the impound fee to get it back. Later I found out that someone has to get cold busted minimum 5X stealing cars before doing any real time.


10 posted on 04/02/2025 7:18:22 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: grundle

I’ll say it again. If I were ever to turn to crime as a way of life, I’d steal cars. My wifes car was stolen from a park-n-ride in Everett, WA and later was found abandoned because the battery went dead. There was all kinds of personal effects in the car...work uniforms, W2 tax documents, mail key, etc. The cops wouldnt do a damn thing and we had to pay the impound fee to get it back. Later I found out that someone has to get cold busted minimum 5X stealing cars before doing any real time.


11 posted on 04/02/2025 7:18:22 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: grundle

Because its New York City and not likely to happen, but it sounds like the dude is overdue for a meeting between himself and a few rounds of high- velocity lead.


12 posted on 04/02/2025 7:30:19 PM PDT by hoagy62 (Hail Trump! Trump won! By a lot!)
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To: know.your.why
If I were ever to turn to crime as a way of life, I’d steal cars.

Not me! I'd enter Politics!

Regards,

13 posted on 04/03/2025 12:12:30 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: joshua c

Sure he is. He’s not getting punished and having a great time.


14 posted on 04/03/2025 9:26:05 AM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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