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   From: lincoln@failed   
      
   The owner of a Kia Soul which led police in Los Angeles on a televised chase   
   has spoken out about the incident. He’s upset that the five teenagers who   
   stole and trashed his ride are now facing essentially zero consequences for   
   the crime.   
      
   Car thieves in Tijuana love to target Asian vehicles.   
      
   Armond Black watched the police pursuit unfold on live television, wondering   
   at the time if that was his stolen Kia on the screen. He told NBCLA that he   
   thought it would be ironic if it was his vehicle which had been swiped from   
   his driveway the day before.   
      
   Of course it turned out to be his ride and inside it were five teenager   
   having a blast before they abandoned the Kia and tried running away on foot.   
   Police were able to arrest the suspects, all of whom were under the age of   
   18.   
      
   The driver was booked for operating a stolen car. But the other four were   
   released into the custody of their parents. That’s what really gets Black.   
      
   He rightly points out that the kids could potentially break in and steal   
   another car immediately. After all, when there are zero consequences for   
   doing that, what’s to keep teenagers from being recreational or even   
   professional thieves?   
      
   This is something we’ve pointed out repeatedly. The old mentality of taking   
   it easy on underage offenders isn’t working out so well in these modern   
   times. Kids are committing all kinds of crimes, something we didn’t see   
   forty years ago.   
      
   In fact, there are car theft rings which actively recruit kids as young as 8   
   to boost vehicles. They do this because they know the youth won’t spend time   
   in jail and get a slap on the wrist, enabling them to keep thieving.   
      
   As for Black, he’s had his eyes opened to something many don’t want to   
   acknowledge. His Kia has been totaled, a common thing for a recovered stolen   
   car, and now he’s facing financial fallout. He believes the teens should be   
   facing consequences commensurate with the crime, otherwise he’s not being   
   served actual justice.   
      
   We agree, but many lawmakers and prosecutors don’t. And that’s the real   
   problem.   
      
   Image via NBCLA/YouTube   
      
   https://www.yahoo.com/news/autos/stolen-car-victim-mad-lack-180000895.html   
      
   Sue the parents!   
      
   When you win, sell their cars and homes.   
      
   Solve black crime.  Jail forever, death penalty, or back to Africa.   
      
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