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From: thornley@cs.umn.edu (David H. Thornley)
Newsgroups: comp.admin.policy
Subject: Re: Possibly nefarious users
Message-ID: <1991Jun14.005425.25048@cs.umn.edu>
Date: 14 Jun 91 00:54:25 GMT
References: <1991Jun7.184025.25010@eng.umd.edu>
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.
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In article <1991Jun7.184025.25010@eng.umd.edu> russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) writes:
>Oh, and if you made a habit of leaving your car unlocked with the keys in the
>ignition, and people came by and took it for a spin now and then, I suspect
>the cops would just laugh at you for being such an idiot if you tried to 
>prosecute them.

Actually, they probably would laugh at you for an idiot, but they'd also
be of some assistance.  They would accept the report and let you know if
your car turned up.  Your insurance company will be equally sympathetic
and a lot less helpful.

DHT