In article >,
richard > wrote:
>On Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:48:57 -0500, necromancer wrote:
>
>> I'm watching this show on TruTV called, "Bait Car," where the LAPD
>> essentially baits car thieves with an expensive car left in the 'hood,
>> generally with keys in ignition and unlocked. Of course, the car is
>> equipped to shut off when the cops send the signal.
>>
>> What amazes me is just how stupid some people are that they take the
>> car anyway eventhough anyone with two functional braincells would see
>> it for the trap that it is.
>
>Responses I've heard on similar shows:
>"It's my car I just left the paperwork at home."
>"It's my friend's car he asked me to move it for him."
>
>At least one guy saw the bait car as it was, opened the door, saw the keys
>and called the cops.

Anyone ever just torched the thing where it sat? Since the cops most
likely stole the car themselves through some forfeiture law, that
would serve them right.
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