Carjackers strike in Birmingham

[FourWheelDrift]

Only two way to deal with car thieves.

This - https://youtu.be/uRNVxHPJ0hM?t=1

Or this - https://youtu.be/Rx6WB5YJia8?t=102

both ways finish with the preferred conclusion.

[Wills2]

These vicious attacks need very strong sentences, I'd be more than willing to pay more tax to fund bigger prisons to hold this sort of scum in.

Edited by Wills2 on Saturday 24th December 21:24

[Hungrymc]

Wills2 said:

These viscous attacks need very strong sentences, I'd be more than willing to pay more tax to fund bigger prisons to hold this sort of scum in.

It may be a bit off topic (a lot)...you shouldn't have to pay more, prisons are way too expensive, they need to be simplified and made more basic (and hence lower cost) to be a better deterrent. Not that these school kids would be sent there.

[Downward]

WJNB said:

Gerber1 said:

Own an "aspirational" car and always have your wits about you, especially in some god forsaken place like Birmingham.

Or buy something grey dull dirty & shabby for Birmingham & other such cities where it will blend into the background & be ignored. Or leave your posh car at home or stay in posh rural hotel that offers a lock-up garage & taxi in.

It's an Audi Q5.
There is an Audi garage pretty close by. They are ten a penny.

Infact where it was stolen is an affluent area (well that road has nice houses anyway) and around 4 or 5 miles from the town centre.

[Hungrymc]

chryslerben said:

CoolHands said:

Beggars belief

BIRMINGHAM-no it doesn't.

You're deluded if you think this only happens in poorer areas. They go where the nice cars are, it may be more common in cities because of the population of high value cars, but this scum will follow you home and kick the st out of you on the driveway to your rural mansion if they spot you in a car they fancy.

The trouble is, when it's on your drive, they know where to come back if they don't get it first time too. I know many people who've given up on nice cars because it brought violence to their home.

[tom321]

There has actually been half a dozen car jackings in Birmingham over the past fortnight and two further attempted car jackings:

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news...

This 85-year-old was beaten up by four men who stole his Skoda Octavia:

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news...

[Vocal Minority]

55palfers said:

CoolHands said:

Not good. edit can you believe they've arrested two 15-year olds and a 16-year old in relation to (not this one, my mistake) but other carjackings. Beggars belief

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news...

Edited by CoolHands on Saturday 24th December 10:50

I suspect the miscreants will suffer less of a penalty than the Audi owner would for straying into a bus lane.

Ummm....no

[Juanco20]

The problem here is he didn't dominate his drive. He should have had strategically placed items to easily fend off the attackers

[triggerh4ppy]

And this one..

[Alpinestars]

Scumbags.

[Terzo123]

The gang who hit someone I know got a decent sentence. Although they were particularly nasty basturds and it wasn't Birmingham.

Man who terrorised Glasgow and Lanarkshire families jailed - BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west...

[JimmyConwayNW]

Juanco20 said:

The problem here is he didn't dominate his drive. He should have had strategically placed items to easily fend off the attackers

I would have a go if there was one or two.

How are you going to fight off 3-4?

[paul.deitch]

With a gun. Will make them think twice.

[RWD cossie wil]

Life sentence, no parole. Would they risk it for a car?

Time to toughen up our laws, ridiculous to let these scumbags think it is worth it.

[Evolved]

Juanco20 said:

The problem here is he didn't dominate his drive. He should have had strategically placed items to easily fend off the attackers

Ok Chuck

[chryslerben]

Hungrymc said:

You're deluded if you think this only happens in poorer areas. They go where the nice cars are, it may be more common in cities because of the population of high value cars, but this scum will follow you home and kick the st out of you on the driveway to your rural mansion if they spot you in a car they fancy.

The trouble is, when it's on your drive, they know where to come back if they don't get it first time too. I know many people who've given up on nice cars because it brought violence to their home.

There's no delusion here fella, having done the whole nice car think I just don't bother anymore. Yes I now live in a "ruralesque" area and yes I get to drive the latest models I no longer see the attraction, I have my cheap daily and that suits me fine.

The problem isn't the area it's the feral scum bags that occupy it and unfortunately for Birmingham it currently requires something just short of an end days event to fix it.

[sheepman]

Working in Birmingham this doesn't surprise me one bit, The stories I hear at work are unreal regarding car crime. We get Fords cheap on the Privilege scheme and the amount that get stolen on a weekly basis is incredible, I often wonder where all the stolen ST's end up because they're rarely recovered.

just recently my manager bought a new Yamaha R1 and had a car pull out on him which he avoided but dropped the bike only for a guy to to jump straight on it and ride off, The final kick was after he'd give up chasing after his bike (says he ran 20M) he turned round to see the original car had driven off too.

We all said it was a set up but the car had an elderly asian couple in it and the thief was a young skin head so chances of them working together are slim to none, Of course the police came up with no leads.

Its probably part of the #bikelife scene now that terrorise Birmingham streets weekly

[stevesingo]

Simple solution.

Throw the key as far as you can! Go look for it scum bags.

[MKnight702]

stevesingo said:

Simple solution.

Throw the key as far as you can! Go look for it scum bags.

Yes, coz making them angry will help, or do you expect them to run after the keys and play fetch like a trained dog?

I suspect that you would end up looking for your teeth whilst they drive off in the car with the keys they make you fetch.

Personally, I would hand them the keys, that's why I have comprehensive insurance. I'd rather have my health than keep my car and lose my teeth or worse.

[BigLion]

I'd throw the keys into my back garden - let them fight through my k9 trained dogs to get the keys .