Another Car jacking

Greenmachine

According to independent.ie there was another car jacking this time in Crumlin.

A guy stood in the middle of the road with a baseball and forced a car to stop. :eek: What would you have done in this situation. Would you have stopped and begged for mercy or not stopped. No need to be more specific don't want anyone to incriminate themselves.
I would have slowed down and swerved past him.

Heroditas

A 99D Fiesta by all accounts. Was it plated with gold? Who in their right mind would go for a car like that?

junior_apollo

Link for anyone who wants to read it:

Carjacking Link

Banjo String

Heroditas wrote: »

A 99D Fiesta by all accounts. Was it plated with gold? Who in their right mind would go for a car like that?

You're assuming these lowlifes are in a right mind?

anncoates

Greenmachine wrote: »

A guy stood in the middle of the road with a baseball and forced a car to stop. :eek: What would you have done in this situation..

I would have regrettably not been able to brake or swerve in time to avoid a collision.

Joe Duffy..

Stood in the middle of the road with a baseball, leathal weapons them baseballs.

SnakePlissken

Some years ago I was driving through a fairly rough part of Dublin one sunny afternoon with my two daughters. We rounded a corner and were confronted with a scene straight out of Braveheart, two dozen or so scruffy faced barbarians in Celtic jerseys, wielding hammers and planks of wood, who when saw us all charged collectively toward our car. In hindsight, I probably had sufficient time to reverse out of danger, but with two girls under five in the car, instinct took over and I put my foot down and aimed straight for them. I am thankful that they all saw sense and jumped from our path, but honestly had they not I don't think my conscience would be too badly weighed down

Gone Drinking

Joe Duffy.. wrote: »

Stood in the middle of the road with a baseball, leathal weapons them baseballs.

According to the report, two others came at the car, one with a knife.

Granted there's no gun involved, i wouldn't be stopping. Hit the central locking and keep on driving.

donegal__road

you can get this security film fitted on your car windows. There are a few companies that will give you a quote to get it fitted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyKlP2trTrc

No Pants

Gone Drinking wrote: »

According to the report, two others came at the car, one with a knife.

Granted there's no gun involved, i wouldn't be stopping. Hit the central locking and keep on driving.

Probably no central locking in a 99 Fiesta. However, you're correct; keep all doors locked and drop a gear. Brakes are unnecessary.

How are these folks expecting to stop a car with a knife?

DrumSteve

I just don't see the problem with running them over if they are threathening you.

You can use them as a human car jack to prop up your car.

Super-Rush

I didn't see him your honour, he jumped straight out in front of me and when I reversed to see if he was ok, he somehow managed to get trapped under the wheels.

Alf. A. Male

I would have accepted his sporting challenge. If he can swing, connect and get a home run by batting away my 4x4, well fair play to him.

Wibbs

anncoates wrote: »

I would have regrettably not been able to brake or swerve in time to avoid a collision.

This. Run them down and keep on driving. Baseball bat and knives? Deadly weapons. Car? A lot deadlier. Remember that.

That security films is a good idea. Was gonna get some fitted years ago, but something came up and I didn't. Sorry I didn't. Have an antihijack system fitted to the car, but as sods law would have it the damn thing went on the blink last month. :rolleyes:

Keep your doors locked folks. Keep aware at traffic lights.

Gone Drinking

With all these reports, people will be aware and wiser. I'm betting its not long before one of these hijackers gets run over and rightly so.

Wibbs

No Pants wrote: »

How are these folks expecting to stop a car with a knife?

Fear. People usually freeze and the scum know this. They also have an instinct for picking out those more likely to freeze. People on their own. Women. One victim was a heavily pregnant woman that they assaulted FFS another had her two young kids with her. This is the level of human detritus we're dealing with here. The sooner one of these animals - and that's an insult to animals - is taken out the better.

Mycroft H

I would have found second gear and dropped it. Personal safety and all that

My car locks when you start driving anyway so hit the accelerator...
That's the one thing that's been drummed into me since I was a kid by my grandmother, always lock the car doors when driving!
Prefer if they took a swipe at it as I was driving by and that was all, rather than anything else

Super-Rush

Stop and every time he gets to the car drive on a little further.

DHFrame

El Horseboxo

I'd consider my car a far greater weapon than their bats or knives.

DeanAustin

I understand the sentiment of keeping going but:

1. It would take a lot of balls to keep driving. What would be the legal position if you run them over, potentially kill them and leave the scene?
2. You may not realise what's actually happening until it's too late. I don't assume that everyone who wanders into the road is a carjacker. If the weapon is visible fair enough but if it's dark, you may not see that until you've stopped.

These people are proper filth.

Gringo180

Knock the cuunts down, preferably at high speed. When having accomplished this, proceed to reverse over said dirtbag to finish off the job.

Stheno

I was stopped in minor traffic a few years ago, when some bloke opened my passenger door and tried to get in.

I put my foot down and accelerated and he fairly rapidly let go of the door, grabbing his shoulder.

Ever since, I have the doors locked.

No Pants

DeanAustin wrote: »

If the weapon is visible fair enough but if it's dark, you may not see that until you've stopped.

If the doors are locked, then you have that extra time to wave goodbye with a "terribly sorry old fellow, must dash", engage first or second gear and drive away. There is nothing that the hijacker can do to stop you at this point.

DeanAustin

DeanAustin wrote: »

If the weapon is visible fair enough but if it's dark, you may not see that until you've stopped.

These people are proper filth.

If it's dark there's not a hope I'm stopping for anyone, anyhow!!
Sorry!!

DeanAustin

bluewolf wrote: »

If it's dark there's not a hope I'm stopping for anyone, anyhow!!
Sorry!!

Some drunk stumbles out into the road?

No Pants

Gringo180 wrote: »

Knock the cuunts down, preferably at high speed. When having accomplished this, proceed to reverse over said dirtbag to finish off the job.

That's probably a good idea. A live, former hijacker is potentially expensive in terms of claims, etc. Dead is no doubt cheaper in the long run.

DHFrame

I was driving in Leeds City center and a Leeds fan got into the car and said take me to Elland Road now. So I drove him there and when I dropped him off he gave me £50. It was horrible and weird at the same time.

SEPT 23 1989

DHFrame wrote: »

I was driving in Leeds City center and a Leeds fan got into the car and said take me to Elland Road now. So I drove him there and when I dropped him off he gave me £50. It was horrible and weird at the same time.

did you have a chat on the way there or was it an awkward silence?

No Pants

DeanAustin wrote: »

Some drunk stumbles out into the road?

He has a couple of seconds to sober up and cop on. Or assume the crash position.

renegademaster

if weapon is visible i'd personally have no problem making sure the scumbag doesn't manage to actually carjack and/or kill some poor unfortunate innocent driver and/or passengers!!

artful_codger

This didn't happen back in my day. Times were simpler. We entertained ourselves by playing Necknominations and climbing electricity sub-stations to fetch lost footballs.

DeanAustin

No Pants wrote: »

He has a couple of seconds to sober up and cop on. Or assume the crash position.

Made me chuckle but I don't think most people would run him over. F**k sake, if a dog runs out into the road, most people's natural instinct is to brake.

wazky

Don't run him over but a subtle clip of the drivers door as your going by should be sufficient.

No Pants

DeanAustin wrote: »

Made me chuckle but I don't think most people would run him over. F**k sake, if a dog runs out into the road, most people's natural instinct is to brake.

True and I suspect my first instinct too would be to brake. If a weapon is then spotted, my doors are locked and I'm probably already in a low enough gear to proceed.

henryporter

Reminds me of the time the Gardai stopped me at a checkpoint and the severely overweight Garda leaned right in the window to see if he could sniff alcohol, the german shepherd on the back seat took offence and let snap - never seen a Garda move so fast - always have a german shepherd in the car is what I say, handy for scum and Gardai

Keep a large wrench in the car door,
crack skulls.

anncoates

henryporter wrote: »

always have a german shepherd in the car is what I say

I find that door locks don't need to be trained, fed or piss in the car.

DHFrame

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

did you have a chat on the way there or was it an awkward silence?

It was awful. He was drunk. Never said a single word. I just thought, ok, I'll go to the stadium and at least then I may be able to get help there. I was 20 at the time, 36 now, so my nievity saw me through. If I tried to kick off I would probably got punched or never receive any money. Lol. I think if I was driving through Dublin now, A: my car doors lock and B: I wouldn't stop. I'd slow up maybe but I wouldn't stop.

anncoates

artful_codger wrote: »

and climbing electricity sub-stations to fetch lost footballs.

Frisbees

Just saying.

Greenmachine

A brand new jacking again today. 2 passengers stole a taxi and one of them is dead. Another scumbag gets to be part of the road safety statistics. High time individual driving or allowing themselves to be carried in a stolen vehicle are allowed to considered in this way. Death is too good for him.

Greenmachine

Greenmachine wrote: »

A brand new jacking again today. 2 passengers stole a taxi and one of them is dead. Another scumbag gets to be part of the road safety statistics. High time individual driving or allowing themselves to be carried in a stolen vehicle are allowed to considered in this way. Death is too good for him.

https://warosu.org/data/cgl/img/0076/04/1402182514724.png

Greenmachine

No idea why you linked me to what looks likes a pokemon.

Un Croissant

Greenmachine wrote: »

No idea why you linked me to what looks likes a pokemon.

Hes calling you a Slowpoke. But youre not. You're just taking it Slowbro.

zcorpian88

Heroditas wrote: »

A 99D Fiesta by all accounts. Was it plated with gold? Who in their right mind would go for a car like that?

That piece of shyte would fund a night out at best!

Greenmachine

Un Croissant wrote: »

Hes calling you a Slowpoke. But youre not. You're just taking it Slowbro.

like a meme
showing my age now I guess.

entropi

Greenmachine wrote: »

A brand new jacking again today. 2 passengers stole a taxi and one of them is dead. Another scumbag gets to be part of the road safety statistics. High time individual driving or allowing themselves to be carried in a stolen vehicle are allowed to considered in this way. Death is too good for him.

You missed this entire thread then, I presume? Right here.

Greenmachine

entropi wrote: »

You missed this entire thread then, I presume? Right here.

I searched for a thread but it brought up my old one first. Can I make most recent my default search term. Default setting most relevant is almost without exception not the most relevant thread when I run a search.