Where’s the evidence that this stuff is even happening at a high enough rate to even be noteworthy? It seems these articles come out every couple of years, always heavy on claims and light on facts, trying to drum up FUD based on almost nothing but chatter. Last time it was a single grainy night-time video of a couple cars in a driveway where you see the lights flash and theives open the car.
The article claims insurance rates are skyrocketing due to car theft, yet their own article from January they cite states that insurance rates have skyrocketed due to record high inflation.
The article claims police close these cases out in 24 hours which means they aren’t even investigating the crimes to find out what happened. They also quote the police who stated that ‘car crimes’ are down 39% since 2010. Police aren’t stating this is an issue.
They quote a couple manufacturers who have higher rates of stolen vehicles and all they state is that they take security seriously and are working on improvements. There’s no admission or statement here that this is even occurring.
Finally the only remaining evidence is a paper written 12 years ago theorizing that this could be an issue. Hardly proof that it’s currently occurring.
To me, it just sounds like people who’ve watched too many movies like Gone in 60 Seconds and don’t understand technology very well who’re screaming that the sky is falling.
Where’s the evidence that this stuff is even happening at a high enough rate to even be noteworthy? It seems these articles come out every couple of years, always heavy on claims and light on facts, trying to drum up FUD based on almost nothing but chatter. Last time it was a single grainy night-time video of a couple cars in a driveway where you see the lights flash and theives open the car.
The article claims insurance rates are skyrocketing due to car theft, yet their own article from January they cite states that insurance rates have skyrocketed due to record high inflation.
The article claims police close these cases out in 24 hours which means they aren’t even investigating the crimes to find out what happened. They also quote the police who stated that ‘car crimes’ are down 39% since 2010. Police aren’t stating this is an issue.
They quote a couple manufacturers who have higher rates of stolen vehicles and all they state is that they take security seriously and are working on improvements. There’s no admission or statement here that this is even occurring.
Finally the only remaining evidence is a paper written 12 years ago theorizing that this could be an issue. Hardly proof that it’s currently occurring.
To me, it just sounds like people who’ve watched too many movies like Gone in 60 Seconds and don’t understand technology very well who’re screaming that the sky is falling.