Carjackings are up 135% in Chicago since Jan 1 2020. They're on pace to be up 250% by year's end.
Suddenly, politicians who were all about reducing CPD funding are calling for more cops, more license plate readers, more facial recognition, blah blah blah.
The idiot police superintendant got one thing right when he said in a press conference a few days ago, "It's only a matter of time before a carjacker gets killed doing this."
As far as I'm concerned that is the best course of action. More carjackers shot and killed in progress of car jacking, the less the criminal justice has to deal with and the fewer carjackers there will be.
An interesting side note is that it depends a lot on the brand / model of the car. One of my customers is a metal shredding facility and depending on the car, they can get more out of the converter than what they paid for the entire car. Others, not so much. My *very* limited understanding is that many European cars have pricier components in their converters.
Already happened that a victim got killed -
Retired Chicago Fire Lieutenant Killed in Carjacking
BTW that should be a wakeup call for folks who think "having a gun" is enough. The FD Lt killed had a gun and drew it and missed hitting his attackers with his gun and got killed in the resulting shootout.
Interesting (in a bad way) because even those who can and do carry, and who train and practice, may not have much training or practice in the context of a car jacking victim.
I myself have no opportunity to carry for the purpose of shooting at people attempting to jack my vehicle; however there have been a few IPSC matches in which a stage included a car or representation of one, yes this is a game but still... the differences and challenges operating a handgun from a typical car seat are considerable.
On the driving front: here in the Toronto suburbs there is definitely less traffic due to lockdown & "working from home", I am not sure if that makes the hyper-agressive driving more noticeable or perhaps more possible, but definitely noticeable in recent months. Patroling / enforcement does not seem particularly strong. But it is supposed to snow tomorrow, and the laws of physics are self-enforcing, so there is that to help a little.
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