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You mean, they're going to rob the same car? That takes some balls, because the probability of getting some high-velocity, unprecious metal in the head will in
by mynameishere 5y ago
You mean, they're going to rob the same car? That takes some balls, because the probability of getting some high-velocity, unprecious metal in the head will increase tremendously in the next week. I guess it depends on the neighborhood.
- s5300 5y agoBelieve it or not, humans in developed countries aren't exactly keen on murdering people. A portion are, but not the majority. Else, it wouldn't particularly be a developed country.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoIn more civilized societies the threat of hand amputation is an effective theft deterrent.
- s5300 5y ago"more civilized", perhaps. Not civilized, though. Unless we have wildly different definitions of civil.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoAny definition you can come up with is based on an arbitrary standard of morality. There is no absolute. Pearl clutching over thieves who supposedly can't help themselves because of unfair externalities doesn't serve much benefit to society.
- ericbarrett 5y agoThese guys are fast. They can saw off your cat while you're inside the gas station buying a drink.
- caturopath 5y agoIs that a fun way of putting it or does that actually happen?
- danlugo92 5y agoIt does happen.
- zitterbewegung 5y agoIts in the article that it can be that fast.
- caturopath 5y agoMy question wasn't whether it was fast enough, it's whether it happens. There are so many other places cars are parked that seem so much better choices, so I was asking about whether it actually happens rather than if it were feasible.
- zitterbewegung 5y agoAt my former workplace in the north suburbs of Chicago it happened to a few cars. I think they were on the edges of the parking lot.
- caturopath 5y agoYeah, at a workplace makes more sense than a gas station. Even if you can be in and out in under a minute, you might as well go somewhere someone has left their car for hours most likely. (All my friends who've had cats stolen I can think of had them stolen when parked at home.)
- erik_seaberg 5y agoIf a car has been parked for a while, the thieves can handle parts at ambient temperature rather than 900 °F.
- eps 5y ago/r/NormalDayInAmerica
- _tom_ 5y agoOne of my friends was recently hit for the second time. Same car. Insurance did not want to pay to install a shield, the first time. He no longer drives a Prius. Was in a nice part of Mountain View, CA