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I've never known the term "chop shop" to also include stolen-parts swap meet, so by homeless people "involved in" chop shops, I read it as you saying that they

I've never known the term "chop shop" to also include stolen-parts swap meet, so by homeless people "involved in" chop shops, I read it as you saying that they are running chop shops. Which is an undertaking that requires tools and at minimum, semi-permanent secluded space. It's now clear to me that you did not mean that, and rather meant something like "Homeless people that are street thieves."

TulliusCicero 4y ago
> Which is an undertaking that requires tools and at minimum, semi-permanent secluded space. A few tools, yes, but secluded space no. https://abc7news.com/chop-shop-bicycle-theft-san-jose-downtown/5698704/ https://abc7news.com/chop-shop-bicycle-theft-san-jose-downto... The ones I'm more familiar with are for taking apart bikes. I imagine that's much easier to do, in terms of tooling and space, than cars (and also less likely to bring down the cops). > It's now clear to me that you did not mean that, and rather meant something like "Homeless people that are street thieves." No. Both the stealing and the taking apart of bikes seem linked to the growing homelessness issue we're seeing.
- WalterGR 4y ago
  > The ones I'm more familiar with are for taking apart bikes. Chop shops are by definition for taking apart motor vehicles. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chop_shop https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chop_shop https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20shop https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20shop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chop_shop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chop_shop https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/chop-shop https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/chop-... https://www.dictionary.com/browse/chop-shop https://www.dictionary.com/browse/chop-shop https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/chop-shop https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/chop... That's why the title of the article you link to is "San Jose neighbors describe bicycle 'chop shops,' share concerns about additional criminal behavior" with 'chop shops' in single quotes. I'm sorry we can't agree on a common vocabulary. Take care.
  - TulliusCicero 4y ago
    > Chop shops are by definition for taking apart motor vehicles. Using the term to describe taking apart bikes has also become common. Language evolves. Don't blame me, take it up with *gestures at all of human history*.

TulliusCicero 4y ago

> Which is an undertaking that requires tools and at minimum, semi-permanent secluded space. A few tools, yes, but secluded space no. https://abc7news.com/chop-shop-bicycle-theft-san-jose-downtown/5698704/ https://abc7news.com/chop-shop-bicycle-theft-san-jose-downto... The ones I'm more familiar with are for taking apart bikes. I imagine that's much easier to do, in terms of tooling and space, than cars (and also less likely to bring down the cops). > It's now clear to me that you did not mean that, and rather meant something like "Homeless people that are street thieves." No. Both the stealing and the taking apart of bikes seem linked to the growing homelessness issue we're seeing.

WalterGR 4y ago
> The ones I'm more familiar with are for taking apart bikes. Chop shops are by definition for taking apart motor vehicles. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chop_shop https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chop_shop https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20shop https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20shop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chop_shop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chop_shop https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/chop-shop https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/chop-... https://www.dictionary.com/browse/chop-shop https://www.dictionary.com/browse/chop-shop https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/chop-shop https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/chop... That's why the title of the article you link to is "San Jose neighbors describe bicycle 'chop shops,' share concerns about additional criminal behavior" with 'chop shops' in single quotes. I'm sorry we can't agree on a common vocabulary. Take care.
- TulliusCicero 4y ago
  > Chop shops are by definition for taking apart motor vehicles. Using the term to describe taking apart bikes has also become common. Language evolves. Don't blame me, take it up with *gestures at all of human history*.