Thieves Jamming Down Gas Pedals & Turning Them Loose as Missiles

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Thieves Jamming Down Gas Pedals & Turning Them Loose as Missiles

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Hi to all

What kind of Sick Individuals are we dealing with. How absolutely mindless can they be???

Were it me, when caught i'd put them in Jail for a long, long time. Sick Trash that they are. :irate:
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Cars rigged for crashes

THIEVES JAMMING DOWN GAS PEDALS

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THIEVES ARE turning stolen cars into driverless missiles, sending them hurtling down streets and into buildings in the Prairie provinces, say police. "It goes way beyond what the public sees," an unnamed Winnipeg police officer told the local Free Press. "I can think of 15 cars easily in the past two weeks which I have recovered (that have) had their accelerator pedals jammed and sent flying down back lanes and highways, across lakes and ditches, ending up crashing through homeowner's fences, garages and property."

On Monday, three vehicles were set running, the first of which caused $50,000 in damage to a Winnipeg apartment building when it crashed into a ground-floor suite, landing in a bed that was empty only because the tenant had gone to visit relatives for the holidays.

Shortly after, someone jammed a snow scraper onto the gas pedal of another stolen vehicle and rammed it into a building. About 25 minutes after that, a school parking lot was used as a launching pad to send a flaming vehicle into the garage of a home across the street.

On Dec. 17, thieves jammed the gas pedals on four vehicles and launched them onto the Assiniboine River.

No one was injured in any of the incidents, but officials warned it's only a matter of time before one of these vehicles crashes into bystanders.

Edmonton cops are also searching for thieves who crashed stolen cars into four businesses over the holidays.

Early Tuesday morning, a Honda Civic that had its accelerator jammed down with a snow brush caused $15,000 in damage when it crashed into an empty pub, smashing through tables, chairs and a pool table.

An hour later, a driverless Dodge pickup, which also had its gas pedal rigged, was aimed at a shopping centre. The pickup got hung up on a parkade railing and didn't hit the mall.

On Boxing Day, another empty car, also with the gas pedal pressed to the floor, crashed through the window of a beauty shop.

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Post by mountainman »

A few years in a good "Federal Pound-me-in-the-ass-prison" would serve them well.

....and, Boxing Day ?
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Post by Dakota »

I use to do that. With Tonka trucks and model cars when I was like 12. And then I grew up. I like MM's answer. :D
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Good morning mountainman & Dakota

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i agree. mountainman has the Right Idea!

Several Jammings applied to Them might break them of this activity. :irate:

Thanks Guys and do enjoy your day :)

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Post by Izzo »

Oh great, I sure hope Iraqi insurgents aren't checking out speedguide forums because this is not an idea i'd like to see planted in their pin heads.

Whatever happened to just egging people's houses n stuff
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minir wrote:Several Jammings applied to Them might break them of this activity. :irate:
:rotfl:
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Post by minir »

Hi Izzo & Dakota

Izzo
No need for Terrorists to use this method when they can coerce their own to do the deed, unfortunately.

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Post by YeOldeStonecat »

:rolleyes: Good grief. Hopefully one of these turds gets dragged by the car and put in the hospital, or the ground, as they try to rig their next one.

Risk of innocent life
Damage of public and private property
Damage to the environment (driven into rivers, etc)

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Thats whack ****, the lives you put at stake doing that. Complete BS :irate:
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Post by minir »

Hi YeOldeStonecat & lefty


Pretty much devoid of all common sense and decency, as you say fellas. They'll no doubt catch those responsible and it will be a group of 5, or 6 kids doing it for kicks :irate:

Hopefully they do catch them quickly and give them the harshest of penalties. Its only been good fortune so far that a death has been avoided.

Punks all.

Getting scary out there.

Thanks Guys and do have a great evening :)

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Post by furiousfords89 »

i am willing to bet that those kids got that idea from watching the movie ' 2fast2furious' , because i remember a part in the movie when some guy does exactly what the kids were doing. :rolleyes:
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Hi furiousfords89


I've never seen that Movie, but i'd accept that, as kids do emulate that kind of crap. Can't blame the Movies though as they should know better.

A real A$$ Beating should correct the error of their ways though. Lets hope its not far off.

Thanks for your reply and do have a great evening :)

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