Handy tip: If you're going to break into vehicles, the police vehicle service center is probably a bad place

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Mat Hall says:

July 27, 2006 at 11:51 am

The story below that one is another example of nominative determinism — Warren Burns is Bothell’s new fire chief. :)

Rhomboid says:

July 27, 2006 at 6:14 pm

Life is tough for narcoleptics.

::wendy:: says:

July 27, 2006 at 7:23 pm

if you are homeless and potentially likely to be beaten-up by thugs, a police car provides an initial warm safe dry place to sleep. The you get arrested so you get an even safer place to sleep. For some reason the article appears to ASSUME that he was breaking into the car with the intention of ‘stealing’ rather than using state resources and processes to innovatively get some temporary shelter.

required says:

July 28, 2006 at 10:05 am

you get arrested so you get an even safer place to sleep

Only if Bubba lets you and doesn’t just want you to "squeal like a piggy, boy!"

Paul Coddington says:

August 7, 2006 at 11:09 pm

"For some reason the article appears to ASSUME that he was breaking into the car with the intention of ‘stealing’ rather than using state resources and processes to innovatively get some temporary shelter."

It amazes me how many crimes could be prevented if society would face up to addressing its problems rather than continuing to twist them into stereotypes.

No money exists for solving causes, but endless money exixts for addressing symptoms and consequences.

Date:	July 27, 2006 / year-entry #254
Tags:	non-computer
Orig Link:	https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20060727-15/?p=30323
Comments:	5
Summary:	And you probably shouldn't fall asleep in the van you break into.

Handy tip: If you’re going to break into vehicles, the police vehicle service center is probably a bad place