This lady is lucky she didn't get injured or die. If someone wanted my vehicle that badly, they can have it. Objects can be replaced, you're life cannot be replaced. 

Meh, I read of a guy who shot through his bedroom wall because he thought his TV was being stolen late one night. Shot his son in the back.

Vehicles are pretty expensive objects, though.

(May 25, 2017 at 8:19 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Meh, I read of a guy who shot through his bedroom wall because he thought his TV was being stolen late one night. Shot his son in the back.

Stupid is stupid. 

I can speak from experience, not on carjacking, but trying to jump back into my van when I left it in reverse and forgot and stepped out. It took off on me, I tried grabbing the wheel to pull myself back in. Nope it ain't Hollywood. The van drug me. I was lucky because all it did was loop around an everyone saw it coming so they stopped. Nobody got hurt. But no, I will never do that again. 

I got scrapes but could have gotten myself run over by my own vehicle. 

This lady was lucky that the carjacker had some sense, but she was stupid. What if he had had a weapon, or what if he had speed up? I think Mythbusters did a episode where they did the hood thing, and no, not even the strongest man can hang on at high speeds. You see a stunt person in a TV show or movie do that, it is rigged and they are strapped on.

(May 25, 2017 at 8:32 am)Brian37 Wrote:

(May 25, 2017 at 8:19 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Meh, I read of a guy who shot through his bedroom wall because he thought his TV was being stolen late one night. Shot his son in the back.

Stupid is stupid. 

I can speak from experience, not on carjacking, but trying to jump back into my van when I left it in reverse and forgot and stepped out. It took off on me, I tried grabbing the wheel to pull myself back in. Nope it ain't Hollywood. The van drug me. I was lucky because all it did was loop around an everyone saw it coming so they stopped. Nobody got hurt. But no, I will never do that again. 

I got scrapes but could have gotten myself run over by my own vehicle. 

This lady was lucky that the carjacker had some sense, but she was stupid. What if he had had a weapon, or what if he had speed up? I think Mythbusters did a episode where they did the hood thing, and no, not even the strongest man can hang on at high speeds. You see a stunt person in a TV show or movie do that, it is rigged and they are strapped on.

You never jumped out of a moving train? It's a life experience.

(May 25, 2017 at 8:28 am)Chad32 Wrote: Vehicles are pretty expensive objects, though.

So the fuck what, that is what you buy insurance for. My vehicle isn't worth my life. No object is worth my life. Same with a robber. You stick a gun in my face and demand my wallet, you can have it.

(May 25, 2017 at 8:37 am)Brian37 Wrote:

(May 25, 2017 at 8:28 am)Chad32 Wrote: Vehicles are pretty expensive objects, though.

So the fuck what, that is what you buy insurance for. My vehicle isn't worth my life. No object is worth my life. Same with a robber. You stick a gun in my face and demand my wallet, you can have it.

When I was in LA, back when, a guy carjacked a lady and had to stop a few miles away to offload the kids in the back seat. Lesser motivation would require lesser demonstration on the driver's part.

What a pussy carjacker. He should have sped up, hit the brakes hard, and sent her flying.

(May 25, 2017 at 8:47 am)Lutrinae Wrote: What a pussy carjacker.  He should have sped up, hit the brakes hard, and sent her flying.

Ha ha ha, that is just mean.   

I am glad he had some sense of empathy and or fear.

(May 25, 2017 at 8:37 am)Brian37 Wrote:

(May 25, 2017 at 8:28 am)Chad32 Wrote: Vehicles are pretty expensive objects, though.

So the fuck what, that is what you buy insurance for. My vehicle isn't worth my life. No object is worth my life. Same with a robber. You stick a gun in my face and demand my wallet, you can have it.

Most people don't keep hundreds of thousands of dollars in their wallet. Though yeah, the smart thing to do would be check the liscence plate number, and call the cops, if it's happening right in front of you. Still, people don't always think clearly in a panicked situation.