Stranger's unlocked car...what would you do?

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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 10:05 AM
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why the hell would you touch someone elses car? i mean yeah it would be funny if they hit your friends car and then you did something to **** with them, but thats kinda weird to randomly open the door.

I leave my doors unlocked often, since there's nothing inside to steal, and anyone can break into a frameless door in 10 seconds anyways.
Old Apr 19, 2009 | 11:13 AM
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i would leave it alone, unless theres a leo close by in that case ill inform him of it.
Old Apr 19, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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I wouldn't even lock the doors, I'd just lift the window wipers up.
Old Apr 19, 2009 | 02:03 PM
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Wouldn't even touch it. Society is so litigious these days that I'd rather be as uninvolved with ANYTHING as possible
Old Apr 19, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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wouldn't even touch it. Society is so litigious these days that i'd rather be as uninvolved with anything as possible
qft!
Old Apr 19, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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Get in the car, adjust the seat, mirrors, stereo, wiper switch...

It will freak him out when he returns
Old Apr 19, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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I wouldn't touch it, he may have a reason for not locking the doors.

Here's another question though:
You see an older model car parked with the lights on (old enough to not have the feature where they automatically turn off after x minutes). Do you go over and see if the car is unlocked to turn the lights off?

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Old Apr 19, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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car could be full of drugs and they are handing it off to someone else.
Old Apr 19, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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I would leave it alone. With my luck, they would have left it unlocked intentionally. And then they would track me down and sue me for the cost of having their car unlocked, any damages caused when it was being unlocked, plus damages from the mental anguish of knowing that someone invaded their privacy.
Old Apr 19, 2009 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by VRT MBasile
Here's another question though:
You see an older model car parked with the lights on (old enough to not have the feature where they automatically turn off after x minutes). Do you go over and see if the car is unlocked to turn the lights off?
probably wouldnt touch it. if it was parked in front of a big box store, like walmart, best buy, target, etc, i might tell a manager so they could put it on the PA
Old Apr 19, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jimmy04wrx
*cliff* what would you do with a stranger's unlocked car?
*cliff* I would mind my own stinkin business.
Old Apr 19, 2009 | 11:48 PM
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*cliff* I would mind my own stinkin business.
im just going to assume you never did or never will win any good samaritan awards
Old Apr 20, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by jimmy04wrx
im just going to assume you never did or never will win any good samaritan awards
Um, you're the one that was thinking of ideas such as leaving doors open or MOVING the strangers car to "remind" him to lock his doors, rather than just writing a note.

im just going to assume you never did or never will win any good samaritan awards

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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 12:59 AM
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if they had an older radio id turn it up and put the wipers on haha
Old Apr 20, 2009 | 09:04 AM
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Maybe they didn't lock it on purpose. Who knows, I wouldn't touch it. If I did, I would check first to see if there is a dog inside the car.



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