S2000 owners-1 Thieves-0
12-03-2006, 09:39 AM
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I believe that you may have "brushed this under the rug" a bit, I would have atleast had them stay there while I called the cops. That would at least scare them a little and might get them to straighten up. But I am with many when I say that I would have more than likley hit them.
12-03-2006, 09:43 AM
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for keeping you cool, and not getting thrown in jail for an antenna stub.Then again, I know I would have done something to warrant me getting thrown in jail, but would have cried self defense, or protection of property.
Glad nothing else got damage and you're still intact.
12-03-2006, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by shiesty,Dec 2 2006, 10:54 PM
Loctite would definately work in this situation... but consider this scenario. A thief trying to rip off a $30 antenna gets pissed off that the antenna won't screw loose, so they kick the rear fender of the car in anger... Far fetched? Well it happened to me last summer and I had to pay my deductable ($200) to get the dent and various scratches fixed 
And my antenna was bent to shit 
And my antenna was bent to shit 
12-03-2006, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by diondrum,Dec 3 2006, 12:37 AM
In today's PC/ACLU climate you did the only thing you could. Had you given them what they deserved, YOU would have been labeled the criminal and hauled off with a felony assault arrest. By the time you paid the lawyers to get you out of that, the hoodlums would have you in civil court where, even if you win, your pockets would be empty. 
12-03-2006, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by tbaker,Dec 3 2006, 10:02 AM
I don't think we should slap thieves on the wrists, I'm just saying I don't think it's productive to shoot them either. There's got to be a reasonable middle ground somewhere.
12-03-2006, 11:05 AM
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you're a nice guy, i have a very different view of thieves. my motorcycle got stolen after having it 6 days in san diego. a car stereo i had got stolen after one night of visiting my friends in san diego when i didnt live there anymore. if i saw someone jacking something on my s2k, they would be getting knocked hard and i'd have my knee on their throat while i dialed the cops with my cell.
like clawhammer said.. what if it was your seats? what if it was your rims or your car? i dont trust thieves, those kids could have had a knife or a gun or something stupid... to run up just screaming could just be an invitation for them to use it.
like clawhammer said.. what if it was your seats? what if it was your rims or your car? i dont trust thieves, those kids could have had a knife or a gun or something stupid... to run up just screaming could just be an invitation for them to use it.
12-03-2006, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by clawhammer,Dec 3 2006, 11:47 AM
Question to the OP. What would you have done if they had already cut the soft top and were in the process of removing your seats?
-James
12-03-2006, 11:23 AM
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This isn't the first incident my car has been in. I have also had the drivers side window bashed in and my sidemarkers stolen, so I am familiar with the feeling of being handed a raw deal.
In this incident, I just reacted. In a more serious incident, such as catching punks ripping open my softtop, I would probably react a bit differently. How I would react, I am honestly unsure of.
About a year ago, I worked with a guy who had recently finished serving a 2 year prison sentence. He was in for assaulting 2 teenagers with a deadly weapon. He told me that he came home one night to find these dudes had broken into his house and had handfuls of his stuff. He reacted by chasing them down as they fled and beating them with a golf club, a nine iron I believe he said. Now I'm not against taking matters into your own hands, I'm just trying to further establish that escalating situations may not be the best for the victim.
Come on guys, lets keep this topic friendly.
In this incident, I just reacted. In a more serious incident, such as catching punks ripping open my softtop, I would probably react a bit differently. How I would react, I am honestly unsure of.
About a year ago, I worked with a guy who had recently finished serving a 2 year prison sentence. He was in for assaulting 2 teenagers with a deadly weapon. He told me that he came home one night to find these dudes had broken into his house and had handfuls of his stuff. He reacted by chasing them down as they fled and beating them with a golf club, a nine iron I believe he said. Now I'm not against taking matters into your own hands, I'm just trying to further establish that escalating situations may not be the best for the victim.
Come on guys, lets keep this topic friendly.