garyk/nm
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Wow! Lots of folks willing to accept the shooter's story, based on what? A very fact- and background-deficient news story and the shooter's own rambling diatribe.
Where is the other side of the story? Maybe the financing agency and the repo agent had already taken many steps to secure the collateral, but we haven't heard about any of that, have we?
Some folks get awfully possessive about "their" vehicles, when in fact, if you are making payments, it is NOT your vehicle!
I worked auto loan collections for several years after college, and have put out many a repo order. This is NOT taken lightly by the financing agency, as it is all too often a major loss to them. People who don't pay for "their" vehicles usually don't take very good care of them either; but they are quite adept at hiding them.
This guy didn't get himself in to the 220% high-risk catagory by just being late a few times; that special place is reserved for hardcore deadbeats with a strong history of stiffing the very folks who are dumb enough to lend them money. Likely a prior repo as well. (love to see HIS Bureau!)
Before we bag on the repo man for his tactics, consider that maybe, just maybe, he was aware that this guy was a hostile nut-case and was trying his best to avoid an unpleasant situation. As far as going on to private property to effect the repo, read your loan documents; you give them the right to do this when you sign up.
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Where is the other side of the story? Maybe the financing agency and the repo agent had already taken many steps to secure the collateral, but we haven't heard about any of that, have we?
Some folks get awfully possessive about "their" vehicles, when in fact, if you are making payments, it is NOT your vehicle!
I worked auto loan collections for several years after college, and have put out many a repo order. This is NOT taken lightly by the financing agency, as it is all too often a major loss to them. People who don't pay for "their" vehicles usually don't take very good care of them either; but they are quite adept at hiding them.
This guy didn't get himself in to the 220% high-risk catagory by just being late a few times; that special place is reserved for hardcore deadbeats with a strong history of stiffing the very folks who are dumb enough to lend them money. Likely a prior repo as well. (love to see HIS Bureau!)
Before we bag on the repo man for his tactics, consider that maybe, just maybe, he was aware that this guy was a hostile nut-case and was trying his best to avoid an unpleasant situation. As far as going on to private property to effect the repo, read your loan documents; you give them the right to do this when you sign up.
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