Memorable car of the day:
1935 Buick one beautiful car.
For today: Crime of opportunity....
That is what it is
called. If you leave your car running
when you get gas, or you leave it running in your driveway to warm up in the
winter. If your car gets stolen, CAN YOU
BE ARRESTED? That is crazy!
If the door of a bank
is left unlocked during working hours and a crook walks through to rob it, is that
the bank’s fault?
I mentioned in a previous entry that our little home town has a
much higher crime rate than I could even imagine. We see the news from back home as we
travel. Just this morning a man went
out, started his car to let it warm up. He went back inside for his coffee. When
he went out his truck was gone, stolen. Just incidentally his brother's ashes were in the back seat.
The reporter noted
that had it been in Charlotte, just across the river, it would have been the
driver’s fault, he had created a “Crime of Opportunity”.
Isn’t all crimes a crime of opportunity?
In my mind, meaning the crook thinks he can get away with it. If he didn’t he would not do it.
My thinking does not
go with the present world’s ideas. I
will be truthful, it might not be smart to leave your keys in the car, BUT if
one does it doesn’t give the thief the right to take it. The same with an unlocked house. Fact is if a thief really wants your car he
will get it with or without the keys.
Same with entering a house.
I once installed the
strongest dead bolt sold at an owner’s request. Just a month later the home
owner called me to replace the door and lock, there was a huge size 12-15 shoe
print on the bent door and it tore out the 2x4s trim and frame that held THE
DEAD BOLT.
It would have been cheaper for the owner had he left the door
open. THAT is a SAD statement, but true.
He lost his valuables along with buying a new door and lock.
If I am not mistaken Taryterre's door was kicked in a year or so ago. Scaring them half to death....
The bad guys are bad enough, without
criminalizing Joe or Mary Citizen. Oh
well, just my wild thoughts for today.
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6 comments:
What on earth?!? A 'Crime of Opportunity'? That makes about as much sense as Criminal Justice. Then again, coming from a reporter ...
I wanna know when we're going to see Victim's Justice.
Yes, I remember when Taryterre's home was broken into; that's terrifying. I predict one of these days a 'bad guy' is going to come face-to-face with angry, armed homeowner.
It's me, again. I just noticed, at the bottom of the meme it shows you posted this at 6:54PM ... but it didn't appear in my feed until late morning.
Up here we start our Vehicle sometimes twice before going out to leave to go somewhere, mind you it is 25 below zero, the car is in the Garage and inside the Garage it is 20 below zero. That way can is warm when we get in it, we have the remote car starter, if you get in it without the key you can not put itin gear, if you step on the gas it shuts off. Great thing to help stay warm !! Stay Warm, We have a Nor Eastern Storm coming in !!!! sending down love, Gary and Anna Mae !
Just read on our Next Door app some lady had left her purse in her unlocked car overnight in her driveway. You know the rest of that story. Purse taken. I don't think she would have wanted to call it a crime of opportunity, having to deal now with changing over her driver's license and the like. Just a careless thought that I bet she won't ever do again. What saddened me was how many people might have been roaming the neighborhoods looking for unlocked vehicles. That's a little frightening!
betty
It's a sad world indeed. Time was when people left their doors open. These days churches are locked when not in use. Ours has been broken into.
God bless.
Sad but true there is always going to be some one to take advantage of an opportunity to steal a car warming up in a driveway, but I don't think we should be at fault for that after all the car is on our property. Our news was just warning people not to start their cars and leave it sitting alone in the driveway. The bad guys are all over the place. We can not live our lives in fear though, it may never happen to us. At least we hope and pray so. All we can do is our best to stay safe. From there on it's their responsibility.
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