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Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts

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Re: Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts

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No it's completely ridiculous that police think this is a car manufacturer issue. This is a failure of the police

It’s the only car manufacturer in the city with this problem, how is it the police’s fault? And P.S. the police in the city have been handing out steering wheel locks and educating affected owners, so I believe you are misinformed.

Does Korea have a major car theft issue?

Re: Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts

#602

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"You left your house unlocked? It's your fault" "You dressed like that? It's your fault"

Sorry, just to get this clear, you are likening an argument over a manufacturer creating defective products with arguments that might come from a rapist's defense attorney?

Yes, they’re the same.

Re: Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts

#603
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Would you care to elaborate what you believe this problem is, and how you've deduced it?

The poster wants to imply the population is black Americans even though similar ethnic groups in other countries don’t have nearly the same violent crime rates. Either there are structural factors at play or black Americans are somehow a specific distinct population from people of that diaspora around the world. This is where the analytical skepticism of people who insinuate these ideas tends to fall apart.

I mean…they are a distinct population. The history of racial discrimination in the US has resulted in a very different black population than that of other countries.

Re: Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts

#604

Away from the story a bit, looking at the US from afar I see millions of people entering the US from the southern border - how is this expected to play out? Will these people fit fairly easily into the economy, or will they likely be resorting to crime to get by?

As a lifelong Texan, my instinctual answer is that Hispanic immigrants tend to be really industrious and entrepreneurial. Obviously there are exceptions, but I think they’ll be fine for the most part and their kids will do really well.

Re: Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts

#605

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"and is far more harmful to society than the actual crime." I doubt the victims see it that way. If we just let people steal, it can turn into a runaway chain reaction due to a lack of consequences.

That's not how society works.

That is exactly how society works.

If people work for my living and see someone just steal for theirs with absolutely no consequence, what they learn is that social dysfunction is optimal, and that doing otherwise is being a chump.

Re: Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts

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Back in those days crime rate was higher in every big city. Not sure what your point is.

>I'm fucking sick of dumb motherfuckers saying a microscopically-minuscule annual statistical blip is SHIT GOING TO HELL.

>Things are just about as good as they've ever been in the history of the United States of America. Baltimore, too.

>Turn off the Fox News.

Re: Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts

#607

I should point out to those not from the US that this is how Americans view the US. There is a lot of crime, the government and NGOs are on the side of the criminals etc. It is up voted to the top as well, with agreement in the replies, this is how Americans view the US. The US incarcerates more people than China, despite China having more than four times as many people, but the view obviously is the incarceration ra…

We could also compare the demographics of China and America. What percentage of Chinese are from other countries/cultures with other rules and laws? How many young people are in China vs the US?

Re: Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts

#608

Maybe this is naive, but wouldn't the solution be not to sell the cars in Baltimore? It's not that large of a market and there are local car manufacturers there as well. Maybe require in the user agreement not to drive to Baltimore either, similar to the rental car agreements that don't allow for the cars to be driven to Mexico?

You can't legally purchase a firearm in Baltimore..

Indeed. Yet in Baltimore I've seen GrubHub drivers openly carrying and wearing body armor.

Re: Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts

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post #595

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The poster wants to imply the population is black Americans even though similar ethnic groups in other countries don’t have nearly the same violent crime rates. Either there are structural factors at play or black Americans are somehow a specific distinct population from people of that diaspora around the world. This is where the analytical skepticism of people who insinuate these ideas tends to fall apart.

Ah. I had guessed as much, but figured that was an awful assumption to apply to someone. Now, looking at their post history, I see they also advocate for the idea that similar groups of people are less intelligent based on their skin color. Truly disappointing.

The irony is on a different post he described building a system to identify racist journalist tweets.

Re: Baltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over spike in car thefts

#610

I should point out to those not from the US that this is how Americans view the US. There is a lot of crime, the government and NGOs are on the side of the criminals etc. It is up voted to the top as well, with agreement in the replies, this is how Americans view the US. The US incarcerates more people than China, despite China having more than four times as many people, but the view obviously is the incarceration ra…

Americans view the US in every conceivable way, you haven’t said anything.
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