HuntAndFish
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Negligent to do this?
Without any kind of lock to penetrate, Yes.
Negligent to do this?
You've created an attractive nuisance.
Because, unfortunatly, some mechanics, like any group, are thieves. Most of you folks are honest and would not touch my stuff, but I don't know which ones are not. Most thieves, and all con men, are all sugar on the outside.I work as a mechanic and let me tell you a few things:
1) My colleagues and I make enough money to buy our own stuff. With $25,000 to $100,000 worth of tools or more, why would we need to steal your stuff? I probably make more than some of you.
Whoa, hey guys....
I work as a mechanic and let me tell you a few things:
1) My colleagues and I make enough money to buy our own stuff. With $25,000 to $100,000 worth of tools or more, why would we need to steal your stuff? I probably make more than some of you.
2) Many of my colleagues are "gun nuts" too, have their own, and will respect yours.
3) We find wallets, rolls of cash, guns, jewelry in cars all the time and make a big point of leaving your stuff alone. If I have to empty out your center console for some reason, I'll put everything in a plastic bag and ensure that you get it when you come pick up your car.
4) I do not know, nor am I aware of, anyone in my industry who is "on day one of his release from prison after serving a 10 year sentence for brutal rape and armed robbery." No shop owner I know would hire someone like that.
Having said that, I work at a reputable place. If you take your car to Paco working out of his back yard somewhere off of Navigation, you get what you deserve. Same if you take it to IffyLube. but that's another thread on another forum altogether.
Remember that picking up a gun doesn't really turn people in rampaging psychopaths with the taste for blood. Thats kind of a brady group view of guns.I'd feel like crap if the guy wrongfully took my gun and shot himself or a co-worker or even me.
Is it really common sense to think that the victim of a crime is going to in some way get in trouble for being the victim of a crime? I sure hope we haven't reached the point in society where we expect or accept that.I am astonished at the number of folks who don't recognize the potential civil liability and who are so lacking in common sense.