Posted on 04/21/2023 11:28:35 AM PDT by grundle
Rather than vote in favor of a motion banning the unlawful possession of catalytic converters — a valuable automotive part — Nithya Raman, a Los Angeles councilwoman, voted against the measure and blamed car manufacturers for making the part too easy to steal.
“In this case, I think one of the things that infuriates me, is that we have a company — whatever, Toyota — who makes the Prius, that essentially has a device on their cars which is super easy to remove. It’s basically the value of a MacBook, right?” the Democratic lawmaker said.
“That is put in a place that is incredibly easy to access in your car and the thefts related to this issue have essentially — all of the costs of that — are given to us to bear instead of them [Toyota] having to manufacture a car that actually is not so easy to be stolen,” the Harvard-educated Raman added.
The motion, which passed by a vote of 8-to-4 last Tuesday, stipulated that nearly 8,000 catalytic converter components had been stolen across Los Angeles in 2022, a 728 percent spike since 2018.
“It’s a crime happening to the constituents in our community that’s hurting people and one that we are allowing, we are failing to act on, if we do not pass this today,” said Councilman John Lee, who introduced the motion.
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This Harvard educated liar...
She lives in the Silver Lake neighborhood. I am guessing this is upscale, with enough police to deter catalytic converter thieves.
Correct and it bears repeating
I knew Harvard was full of idiots so that didn’t bother me. But for MIT to give a masters degree to someone so stupid is depressing news indeed.
Same with reporters. Check the byline on the articles you read.
I thought we were passed this, but apparently she thinks if a female dresses like a slut..... well what happens, happens....
It is like all journalists live in Mumbai.
She’s pandering to her constituency!
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Wowza...
Maybe revoke the law requiring cats on vehicles and the problem will go away.
What does she have to say about Hyundai and Kia, where it is easy to steal the whole car with a $6 USB cable? Heck, some of those cost as much as a Mac Pro.
If I have the receipt for it then I bought it. If it looks like it was sawed off, then a good chance it was stolen.
Oh yes. Think about it. What type of vehicle on the roads today has no need for a catalytic converter?
I think possession of stolen property is already a crime. The authorities can use the “sawed off” condition to try and convince a jury that the converter is stolen.
If she wears a short skirt, well then its her fault.
(caveat: I have zero idea what she looks like. But I’m going with it anyway)
Born in pest hole India...
She is not dumb. She is pandering to the idiot fools who vote for her. She is very evil/calculating and a bush league demagogue.
Never turned a wrench in her life. She wouldn’t know a catalytic converter if it dropped in her lap (if she even has a lap).
There is stupid, and then there is Harvard and MIT (?!) educated stupid.
Hey Toyota should make a special retrofit just for her and reroute the coverter into and through the passenger compartment...like right under her seat. This twit wins the Red Forman DUMBASS award. It’s not the criminals, it’s the car manufacturers, and for some reason Toyota specifically.
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