Canadian Car Thieves Run Hot and Cold
The Winnipeg Free Press reports a Manitoba court ordered four “chronic” car thieves to attend counseling sessions, to learn the error of their ways. Plainclothes police re-arrested three of the teens minutes after their first session at the Winnipeg Training for Youth (TRY) program ended. You guessed it: they were about to drive off in a stolen car. The youths, aged 16 and 17, told officers they went to class in a hot car because it was "too cold to walk." ( NPR reports that it was “40 below” in Winnipeg that day.) “Police said this is the first case they've seen where people allegedly stole a car so they could attend programming to learn about not stealing cars.” Uh-oh. Does that mean the story fails the modern media test (i.e. all bad news must represent a trend)? Not if you stretch… "This is what's pandemic in the whole auto-theft culture,” Crown attorney Scott Cooper announced. “These kids just don't think it's a big deal.” Gee, I wonder why…
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Here in Canada we have a slew of left leaning, text book acaedemic lawmakers who insist on believing that if you're under 18, you can't be guilty (& therefore not held accountable in any way) of any serious offence. Why the general population here keep accepting it and voting the same lame duck people into power is an indication of where the real problem lies. If you are from Canada, when's the last time you actually contacted your mp or mpp to actualy gripe abut ANYTHING? That's what I thought. I HAVE btw. Many times.
As have I. But do they listen? Reading this story shows why Winnipeg is the car theft capital of Canada. Back last spring, I think, a cop had his unmarked patrol car stolen from his driveway. I wonder how long it will be before a cop has a car stolen from the police station.
Just the under 18's are considered innocent? In Canada, even gun-totin' criminals are back in the street before the judge gets home. Drive an MB, Bimmer, Infinity, Lexus, Esky in Toronto suburbs? Carjackings are common here, mainly because we cannot arm ourselves for self-defence. Liberal policy again. Only the bad guys "carry" here. My solution: I drive a stripper Crown Vic. Bad guys give me the wide-eyes and a wide berth. Canadian licence plates in the U.S.? An invitation for criminals. U.S. people? Think about this when you are in the voting booth.