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Car thefts are extraordinarily high across Canada, and most police forces have an incredibly laissez-faire attitude about them. Unless police can do a big dog a

Car thefts are extraordinarily high across Canada, and most police forces have an incredibly laissez-faire attitude about them. Unless police can do a big dog and pony show operation with a lot of fanfare, they don't bother. There have been numerous cases now in the Toronto area where people have found their own vehicle and the police tell them they'll get around to it but stay away. Eventually the car is shipped offshore. https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/01/20/cest-enorme--des-centaines-de-vehicules-voles-au-canada-entasses-dans-un-port-en-italie https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2024/01/20/cest-enorme--de... Everyone treats it like a victimless crime. We're all paying billions in extra insurance while crime rings proliferate and grow in capabilities and violence.

mistrial9 3y ago
> most police forces have an incredibly laissez-faire attitude about them sorry but this just screams "corruption" .. what they tell you is that are busy. Similarly with crooked towing operations across Canada.
ralph84 3y ago
The police exist to protect those in power, not solve the problems of the commoners.
mlsu 3y ago
Doesn't insurance have the incentive to go after car thefts? I've never heard of cops listening to e.g. bike theft (I had my bike stolen, didn't even bother) but I would think if you file a claim for a stolen car the insurance company would bother the cops enough for them to look into it.
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- ornornor 3y ago
  I don’t think insurers really care either. They just pass the cost on to the insured and because all insurers have the same risk in aggregate, they all raise premiums. We get screwed because we pay more but the insurance companies are doing just fine either way and the police is also happily doing nothing because that’s hard work.
hnburnsy 3y ago
>most police forces have an incredibly laissez-faire attitude about them Customs too? Here is how it gets stolen and shipped abroad... >Have a car with a push-to-start ignition? Here's how it could end up stolen and overseas https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/marketplace-car-thefts-1.6396215 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/marketplace-car-thefts-1.6396...
- llm_nerd 3y ago
  The be fair to customs, there is magnitudes more attention to things coming into the country than to things leaving the country. It's an exceptional situation for exports to be checked by customs. Over the past six months the government has ramped up export checks (given that criminal groups are basically looting the country at this point) but it's still a minor, low risk operation for exporters.

mistrial9 3y ago

> most police forces have an incredibly laissez-faire attitude about them sorry but this just screams "corruption" .. what they tell you is that are busy. Similarly with crooked towing operations across Canada.

ralph84 3y ago

The police exist to protect those in power, not solve the problems of the commoners.

mlsu 3y ago

Doesn't insurance have the incentive to go after car thefts? I've never heard of cops listening to e.g. bike theft (I had my bike stolen, didn't even bother) but I would think if you file a claim for a stolen car the insurance company would bother the cops enough for them to look into it.

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ornornor 3y ago
I don’t think insurers really care either. They just pass the cost on to the insured and because all insurers have the same risk in aggregate, they all raise premiums. We get screwed because we pay more but the insurance companies are doing just fine either way and the police is also happily doing nothing because that’s hard work.

hnburnsy 3y ago

>most police forces have an incredibly laissez-faire attitude about them Customs too? Here is how it gets stolen and shipped abroad... >Have a car with a push-to-start ignition? Here's how it could end up stolen and overseas https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/marketplace-car-thefts-1.6396215 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/marketplace-car-thefts-1.6396...

llm_nerd 3y ago
The be fair to customs, there is magnitudes more attention to things coming into the country than to things leaving the country. It's an exceptional situation for exports to be checked by customs. Over the past six months the government has ramped up export checks (given that criminal groups are basically looting the country at this point) but it's still a minor, low risk operation for exporters.