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With Carjackings On The Rise, Here’s How To Protect Yourself, And Your Vehicle, This Holiday Season (surrender)
WCCO via MSN ^ | November 24, 2021 | WCCO CBS Minnesota

Posted on 11/26/2021 6:57:45 AM PST by DoodleBob

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To: DoodleBob

Thou shalt not steal.
Good rule. Crying shame it only applies to the WASP community in modern America


21 posted on 11/26/2021 7:12:52 AM PST by Tupelo
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To: DoodleBob

I partially agree with the author. If carjacked with a gun in your face, surrender your car and keys.

When they go to drive away and are distracted, pull your pistol and shoot them in the back of the head. (This is legal where I live; check your local laws first.) Failing that, shoot to disable your own car. You did remember to bring your pistol, right? :P


22 posted on 11/26/2021 7:13:05 AM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

There is no such thing as a safe area.

Don’t ask me how I know unless you have a lot of time.


23 posted on 11/26/2021 7:13:29 AM PST by old curmudgeon (There is no situation so bad that the federal government can not make worse.)
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To: JPG
If they don’t know how to drive it, they can’t take it!

That will just anger them and they will kill you on the spot.

24 posted on 11/26/2021 7:13:43 AM PST by Fresh Wind (You are not a horse, you are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it.)
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To: TigerClaws
Good catch. The editor missed it.

I suspect rather that someone was attempting to "downplay" the situation.

Or perhaps the equivocation is attributable merely to the general "dumbing-down" of society.

Regards,

25 posted on 11/26/2021 7:14:08 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: G Larry

Try to draw from appendix carry while buckled up in a car. May not work the way you’d want.


26 posted on 11/26/2021 7:14:14 AM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

Thanks,. Made me laugh!


27 posted on 11/26/2021 7:15:04 AM PST by refermech
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To: alexander_busek

Excellent point. Just as with “robbery” vs. “burglary” these “experts” must see the distinction ... yet they draw the equivocation. Well done!


28 posted on 11/26/2021 7:15:41 AM PST by glennaro (Although I don't believe in "big conspiracies", neither do I believe in "big coincidences")
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To: DoodleBob

And if you’re armed, the car jacker’s life is not worth jacking your car.


29 posted on 11/26/2021 7:16:05 AM PST by SkyDancer (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: alexander_busek

FYI. Carjacking is actually a federal crime now.

https://www.johnedwardslaw.com/newsletters/criminal-law-newsletters/federal-laws-regarding-carjacking/

Car theft is another example how not prosecuting crime under $1000 results in chaos. This is the opposite of the “broken window” policy Rudy used to make NY, NY a livable place.


30 posted on 11/26/2021 7:18:57 AM PST by TigerClaws
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To: old curmudgeon; Spktyr
I worked in a big city ER for a long time. I do understand that there's no such thing...in *this* country at least...as an *entirely* safe place/area.
31 posted on 11/26/2021 7:21:04 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Balloting)
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To: refermech

“They won’t carjack my 82 Rabbit”

As I understand it a standard shift transmission is now an effective theft detereent.

Apparently criminals are so dumb these days many don’t know how to use a clutch.


32 posted on 11/26/2021 7:21:56 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: Gay State Conservative

It’s not not even a question of ‘entirely’ - recent stats have shown that miscreants are often using the mobility of modern society and traveling to rich areas to commit crimes. Seems some have figured out that committing crimes against people who know you by face and name might not be the brightest idea.


33 posted on 11/26/2021 7:22:57 AM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: TigerClaws

Lock the door?? Inside basically a glass box that’s not gonna work out.

Suspects will deliberately rear-end other vehicles and low speeds and then wait for the potential victim to leave the vehicle. Suspects will approach the victim and then rob them at gunpoint, police said. If you are faced with this situation, police advise you remain in the vehicle with the doors locked and then call 911 immediately. If possible, you are asked to leave location for a public place or police station.

A potential bait and switch scheme where suspects might ask for a car jack, then display a firearm, or feigning a flat tire to attract attention. In this case, suspects are hoping a potential victim will get out of the vehicle to offer help and then robbing the victim, potentially at gunpoint.

Suspects will follow potential victims to their home or other spots and will wait for the victim to leave the vehicle. Suspects will then rob the victim at gunpoint. People are asked to “pay close attention to your surroundings. If you feel you are being followed or feel there is a potential threat in your vicinity, you should consider driving to a public area or police station rather than to your home,” police said. You asked to remain in the locked vehicle and call 911.

https://amp.democratandchronicle.com/amp/7124703002

I had read about the low speed “crash” used also to kidnap and rape women.


34 posted on 11/26/2021 7:24:57 AM PST by TigerClaws
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Rott male is in charge of security...all 80 pounds of him


35 posted on 11/26/2021 7:26:55 AM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: DoodleBob
And don’t resist if someone tries to take your car. Your life is not worth it.

No, their life isn't worth my car. I'll be keeping my car. If someone wants to threaten my life to try to get it, well, what happens next is on them.

36 posted on 11/26/2021 7:28:53 AM PST by ThunderSleeps (Biden/Harris - illegitimate and everyone knows it.)
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To: DoodleBob

My cars are vaccinated so no worries there.


37 posted on 11/26/2021 7:28:55 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Elvis is dead and Joe Biden doesn't feel so good himself.)
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To: DoodleBob

Always have a friend with you too, like Mr.Smith Wesson or Bob Berretta. Practice shaking hands with them with your right hand too. “Gimme your ride mofo”
BANG !! Surprise you ain’t get’in it.


38 posted on 11/26/2021 7:31:16 AM PST by The Sentient Sheep
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To: Renfrew

“And if you with a woman and they try to take more than just your car?”

It’s not so much about taking your property. It’s about humiliating you so they can feel superior. In the olden days when theft was about just taking your money, the unspoken pact was if you give up your purse (you can guess how old this pact was) then you didn’t get stabbed with a sword. The phrase, hilariously coopted by a Democratic politician for a tax proposal, was, “Stand and deliver.”

I’m upgrading from a pocket carry to an ankle holster. Much easier to access when every moment counts.


39 posted on 11/26/2021 7:31:40 AM PST by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud?)
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To: DoodleBob

If everyone left a car length between their car and the one in front then few people would be able to get in the left turn lane. This could lead to frustration and road rage


40 posted on 11/26/2021 7:32:04 AM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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