Solution to noisy vehicles

In article >,
Cartlon Shew > wrote:
>
>Years ago, there was a shooting in the apt. complex next to mine.
>Somebody fired at a car as it sped off and a number of shots passed
>through or over the wooden fence separating the 2. 1 of the shots hit
>the wall on my patio and another went through the glass door.
>
>I wasn't the only one to notice it, but the police told me I was the
>only one to report it. It wasn't that great of a neighborhood, but in
>2 years of living there, those were the only gunshots I heard.

Most people who heard a car speeding off and a few loud noises
probably assumed it was the car making the noises, not gunshots.

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On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:23:23 -0600,
(Matthew Russotto) wrote:

>In article >,
>Big Bill > wrote:
>>
>>I'm under the impressi0on that car alarms turn themselves off long
>>before such damage could be done.
>
>Guess you've never had the joy of having a car alarm go off outside
>your window all night long.

And when was the last time this happened to you?


> Of course, the nice thing about that is
>the next morning, the battery was pretty near-dead (though it was
>still anemically flashing the lights and sounding)

So it has only happeed once?

How long ago?

In article >,
L Sternn > wrote:
>On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:23:23 -0600,
>(Matthew Russotto) wrote:
>
>>In article >,
>>Big Bill > wrote:
>>>
>>>I'm under the impressi0on that car alarms turn themselves off long
>>>before such damage could be done.
>>
>>Guess you've never had the joy of having a car alarm go off outside
>>your window all night long.
>
>And when was the last time this happened to you?

Last year.

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result in a fully-depreciated one.

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:32:23 -0600,
(Matthew Russotto) wrote:

>In article >,
>Cartlon Shew > wrote:
>>
>>Years ago, there was a shooting in the apt. complex next to mine.
>>Somebody fired at a car as it sped off and a number of shots passed
>>through or over the wooden fence separating the 2. 1 of the shots hit
>>the wall on my patio and another went through the glass door.
>>
>>I wasn't the only one to notice it, but the police told me I was the
>>only one to report it. It wasn't that great of a neighborhood, but in
>>2 years of living there, those were the only gunshots I heard.
>
>Most people who heard a car speeding off and a few loud noises
>probably assumed it was the car making the noises, not gunshots.

There were enough people who came outside to see WTF happened and
recognized the noises as gunshots that someone else probably should
have called.

I imagine there were a few people who were too scared to go outside.

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:23:00 -0600,
(Matthew Russotto) wrote:

>In article >,
>L Sternn > wrote:
>>On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:23:23 -0600,
>>(Matthew Russotto) wrote:
>>
>>>In article >,
>>>Big Bill > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I'm under the impressi0on that car alarms turn themselves off long
>>>>before such damage could be done.
>>>
>>>Guess you've never had the joy of having a car alarm go off outside
>>>your window all night long.
>>
>>And when was the last time this happened to you?
>
>Last year.

And how old was this car?

"L Sternn" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 01:29:07 GMT, "PaulR" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"L Sternn" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 02:52:22 GMT, "PaulR" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd be a fool not to have an alarm.
>>>>>
>>>>don't park it next to Beekman hospital.
>>>>
>>>
>>> WTF are you talking about
>>The car (BMW) that had its alarm go off at about 2 in the AM outside a
>>hospital. By the time the police were through with it, a door had been
>>ripped off, and the wires had been yanked out from under the dash. Door
>>was
>>left in the street next to the car (this happened several years ago).
>>
>
> Odd - I can't find anything about it using Google.
>
> I would think such a story would have a bit more of a presence on the
> internet.
>
>>Apparently someone in the hospital called because the alarm was disturbing
>>cardiac patients.
>
> If the car were on hospital property, wouldn't they just tow it? If
> it weren't on their property, would it really be close enough to hear
> inside?
>
> Why didn't the cops just tow it? Don't tell me they didn't have the
> rgiht to, because I seriously doubt they have the right to do what
> they supposedly did.
>
>>
>>One can speculate if the car owner thought his car was more important than
>>the life of a patient.
>
> One could also speculate as to why the cops would vandalize a car so
> badly when smashing the window, popping the hood and disconnecting the
> battery would suffice.
>
> Perhaps it's the same mentality that would cause them to shove a
> plunger up someone's ass and pump 40 rounds of ammo into an unarmed
> suspect.
>
>>Probably just didn't think about it at all. Worse,
>>considering it was a BMW parked outside a hospital, it just might have
>>been
>>owned by a doctor.
>
> Or it could simply be an urban legend. I checked Snopes and didn't
> find any reference to it.
>
> I would think any news outlet that covered it would have mentioned it
> if a doctor owned the car. I would also think some sort of
> disciplinary action or even criminal charges would be in order for the
> vandals.
>
>>
>>Paul R
>>
>
We're going back about 15 years or so. Not much on Google of that age.
Snopes either (Snopes is a great site isn't it? <g>). Hospital isn't
recessed into a campus. It's separated from the street by a sidewalk. I
don't know that it was a doctor. My comment was "just might have been..."
Might have been a janitor just as well. Or someone with no relationship to
the hospital at all. I have no way of knowing. Why did the cops do what
they did? I have no idea.

Paul R

> Seems to me that the owner would be justified in suing the police
> department for damages. They are authorized to issue citations,or have the
> vehicle towed,but not to damage it or destroy it as described.
>
> I'd have to see some cite to believe this one.
>
I'd think so too. Don't know where the cite would be; esp. after all this
time (15 years or so).

Paul R

>>
> I'm under the impressi0on that car alarms turn themselves off long
> before such damage could be done.
>
> --
>
They do now. Not sure they did about 15 or so years ago.

Paul R

> And how old was this car?

Doesn't really matter, does it?

Problem is that MY alarm goes off and YOU pay the price for it.

Paul R

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:23:23 -0600,
(Matthew Russotto) wrote:

>In article >,
>Big Bill > wrote:
>>
>>I'm under the impressi0on that car alarms turn themselves off long
>>before such damage could be done.
>
>Guess you've never had the joy of having a car alarm go off outside
>your window all night long. Of course, the nice thing about that is
>the next morning, the battery was pretty near-dead (though it was
>still anemically flashing the lights and sounding)

Nope, never had the pleasure! :-)
If I had, I'd have called the police myself.

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