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bucolic_frolic

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16. Catalyic Thief Converted to Juice

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Thu Feb 16, 2023, 08:34 AM

Feb 2023

"I saw me enough," he said. "The good times rolled over me."

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Catalytic converter thief killed when driver wakes up and runs over him, authorities say [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2023 OP

Crime never pays Delarage Feb 2023 #1

Instant karma! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #2

+1 2naSalit Feb 2023 #6

Exactly. niyad Feb 2023 #33

Good. dalton99a Feb 2023 #3

Jobs are plentiful and "nobody wants to work anymore" IronLionZion Feb 2023 #4

Maybe not making enough money to cover all the costs of rent, insurance, etc Stargazer99 Feb 2023 #18

To be worth prison time, injury, or death? IronLionZion Feb 2023 #20

You mean it is a choice between being on the street or jail? How about children needing a home? Stargazer99 Feb 2023 #23

You don't make your own life easier by making life more difficult for another. colorado_ufo Feb 2023 #29

Is that the case for this now deceased? Kaleva Feb 2023 #36

Bigger question, does that mean the woman here is the bad person in the situiation? Lancero Feb 2023 #41

The people doing this car theft are thugs . They cause financial problems for others JI7 Feb 2023 #38

these thefts are a big problem in LA... my brother had his CC stolen LymphocyteLover Feb 2023 #5

Well, that works. 2naSalit Feb 2023 #7

Heh, I was just about to post the same thing. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 #9

Absolutely. 2naSalit Feb 2023 #12

I don't know that I would support death as wnylib Feb 2023 #25

I see it as... 2naSalit Feb 2023 #27

Well, he did take a life threatening risk, wnylib Feb 2023 #31

Indeed. 2naSalit Feb 2023 #32

I believe they call it an occupational hazard. Ace Rothstein Feb 2023 #42

I feel bad for the driver. Ace Rothstein Feb 2023 #8

This Ferrets are Cool Feb 2023 #19

+1 2naSalit Feb 2023 #28

Yes. niyad Feb 2023 #34

FAFO EYESORE 9001 Feb 2023 #10

It's a problem around here, they do it in the middle of the day, in public places. dem4decades Feb 2023 #11

There's an analogy here somewhere, right? Danascot Feb 2023 #13

They cause a lot of people financial troubles when they do this JI7 Feb 2023 #14

Karma rambler_american Feb 2023 #15

Catalyic Thief Converted to Juice bucolic_frolic Feb 2023 #16

You're exhausting! 😁 Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2023 #17

I don't feel sorry for the thief, the Emile Feb 2023 #21

Too bad they can't program car to drive a few feet when the catalytic converter is being tampered. LiberalFighter Feb 2023 #22

Or at least for the engine to start Captain Zero Feb 2023 #37

Who are receiving the stolen converters? Are they being held accountable too? LiberalFighter Feb 2023 #24

My thoughts too! Emile Feb 2023 #30

Dumb Crook News SouthernDem4ever Feb 2023 #26

A darwin winner? niyad Feb 2023 #35

Speed bump in the game of life. Historic NY Feb 2023 #39

Karma usually plays the long game. GoCubsGo Feb 2023 #40