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> By that point, remote disabling of vehicles might be mandatory. Congratulations, you've created a massive black market in the US. If the penalties are stiff

> By that point, remote disabling of vehicles might be mandatory. Congratulations, you've created a massive black market in the US. If the penalties are stiff enough to actually prevent people disabling it, you've massively increased the prison population, too.

vkou 3y ago
Most people with enough shit to lose to own a car won't throw themselves on the grenade of going to prison over this. The ones that would are either pro-cop (and are willing to overlook an incredible amount of police overreach and abuse, as long as it's directed against the right people), or the counter-culture antifa types that get demonized by the press, and are hated and feared by the first group. I suppose there's also a few comfortably-privileged libertarian types that talk a big game about these issues, but when push comes to shove, don't actually push.
- rpmisms 3y ago
  And yet straight pipes are still a thing.
  - vkou 3y ago
    It's true that the police generally don't enforce the law against morons who illegally mod their vehicles... Unless they have some other reason to dislike your tribe, in which case you might get the book thrown at you.