Cry baby car thief

So did they bust the chop shop?

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Originally Posted by KG4CGC

So did they bust the chop shop?

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They didn't say.

Then they probably didn't. I'm sure if they did, they would have mentioned it.
I wonder why?

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Originally Posted by KG4CGC

Then they probably didn't. I'm sure if they did, they would have mentioned it.
I wonder why?

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What difference does it make?

As it stands, they did nothing to remove they people willing to buy stolen vehicles, therefore the market is still there and as long as it is still there, even if they keep busting little wanna-be street thugs, new ones will be there to take up the slack, keeping the system in place going and the cycle continues.

Street crime like stealing cars to take to a chop shop is just a symptom of the greater problem that isn't addressed because it isn't lucrative for the system, the status quo as it is today. At least make it harder for the car thieves to find a fence.

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Originally Posted by KG4CGC

As it stands, they did nothing to remove they people willing to buy stolen vehicles, therefore the market is still there and as long as it is still there, even if they keep busting little wanna-be street thugs, new ones will be there to take up the slack, keeping the system in place going and the cycle continues.

Street crime like stealing cars to take to a chop shop is just a symptom of the greater problem that isn't addressed because it isn't lucrative for the system, the status quo as it is today. At least make it harder for the car thieves to find a fence.

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Most of the vehicles stolen on the show are taken for joy rides, and along they way they try to steal whatever they can find inside. The point is, nobody is forcing them to steal the vehicle. They have the option of walking by, but they don't because they are thieves.

I'm with Charles on this one.

I don't like seeing police work made into entertainment and I also think that if they were truly serious about reducing car theft, they'd wait until the perp got the car to wherever he was headed and bust the fence. Judging by the one time I watched an entire Bait Car show, though, I think that most of the thefts were nothing more than joy rides so, now, they're mostly making felons out of stupid kids by giving them an almost irresistible opportunity. These kids will then go on to do time in the joint where they'll be exposed to real criminals and come out much worse that they were to begin with.

It's bad police work. They should put that effort into the community. I'm not trying to defend car thieves. I do think these sting operations that target this particular segment is like shooting fish in a barrel.
"Dude! It's an Escalade!"
Make the same show using older type cars that rappers don't care about and watch what happens. You might start catching some career criminals. The way it's set up now, it's like they are just trying to pad their bottom line.

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Originally Posted by KJ6BSO

I'm with Charles on this one.

I don't like seeing police work made into entertainment and I also think that if they were truly serious about reducing car theft, they'd wait until the perp got the car to wherever he was headed and bust the fence. Judging by the one time I watched an entire Bait Car show, though, I think that most of the thefts were nothing more than joy rides so, now, they're mostly making felons out of stupid kids by giving them an almost irresistible opportunity. These kids will then go on to do time in the joint where they'll be exposed to real criminals and come out much worse that they were to begin with.

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Many of the people people getting busted on these shows already have priors.

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Originally Posted by KG4CGC

It's bad police work. They should put that effort into the community. I'm not trying to defend car thieves. I do think these sting operations that target this particular segment is like shooting fish in a barrel.
"Dude! It's an Escalade!"
Make the same show using older type cars that rappers don't care about and watch what happens. You might start catching some career criminals. The way it's set up now, it's like they are just trying to pad their bottom line.

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They were saying that In some of these town like Compton, Car theft is out of control. They have to do something to try and slow it down. Maybe if they just asked these poor babies nicely to stop stealing cars ..............