What Are You Doing Right Now
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Nearly all states allow it in some way. And most are looking into stopping it now that it's become so well known as a scam.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
even if they took it from your own driveway.
This is the insane part.
So I've tried to figure this bit out before and haven't ever really came to a "how does the car owner know that their car was towed vs stolen" (regardless of this case).
They'd have to call the police and find out right?
If the police just up and claim it was a rightful tow, without at all looking at the scenario there'd be heads to roll.
Imagine paying for all day parking in a lot, and then the lot attendant allows a truck to come in and just pick any cars they want. . .
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
So I've tried to figure this bit out before and haven't ever really came to a "how does the car owner know that their car was towed vs stolen" (regardless of this case).
Oh, you CAN call the police and they will tell you. That they can do. That's the ONLY way to know (AFAIK after having dealt with this.) The car is just gone, you call the police, they say that someone paid them to let them take it and the police tell you where you can go to be extorted to get your car back.
The police act as secretaries for the towing companies in a case where the tower stole your car, rather than an unregistered thief.
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
even if they took it from your own driveway.
This is the insane part.
So I've tried to figure this bit out before and haven't ever really came to a "how does the car owner know that their car was towed vs stolen" (regardless of this case).
They'd have to call the police and find out right?
If the police just up and claim it was a rightful tow, without at all looking at the scenario there'd be heads to roll.
Imagine paying for all day parking in a lot, and then the lot attendant allows a truck to come in and just pick any cars they want. . .
This is essentially what is happening all over the US.
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@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
If the police just up and claim it was a rightful tow, without at all looking at the scenario there'd be heads to roll.
That's what they do, everywhere. As long as the person that took the car 1) has a license to do so and 2) told the police that they had it, that's it. Whether or not they had the right to take it isn't relevant, the license gives them unlimited right to seize any car, anywhere, anytime, until that license gets revoked. They have to follow certain rules, but as long as they do, they are essentially untouchable.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
So I've tried to figure this bit out before and haven't ever really came to a "how does the car owner know that their car was towed vs stolen" (regardless of this case).
Oh, you CAN call the police and they will tell you. That they can do. That's the ONLY way to know (AFAIK after having dealt with this.) The car is just gone, you call the police, they say that someone paid them to let them take it and the police tell you where you can go to be extorted to get your car back.
The police act as secretaries for the towing companies in a case where the tower stole your car, rather than an unregistered thief.
That's my point, it's flipping insane. I do get that a cop isn't going to show up at every tow to see if it's a "legal tow", but to refuse to accept a report of it being "stolen" (which many people rightfully would think) is just maddening.
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
even if they took it from your own driveway.
This is the insane part.
So I've tried to figure this bit out before and haven't ever really came to a "how does the car owner know that their car was towed vs stolen" (regardless of this case).
They'd have to call the police and find out right?
If the police just up and claim it was a rightful tow, without at all looking at the scenario there'd be heads to roll.
Imagine paying for all day parking in a lot, and then the lot attendant allows a truck to come in and just pick any cars they want. . .
This is essentially what is happening all over the US.
Yes, it's not unique to any area. The laws are pretty standard, and the scams that leverage those laws are now well known and standard and they have these processes to extort outrageous amounts of money and have convinced lawmakers to grant them licenses to steal cars to do it.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
even if they took it from your own driveway.
This is the insane part.
So I've tried to figure this bit out before and haven't ever really came to a "how does the car owner know that their car was towed vs stolen" (regardless of this case).
They'd have to call the police and find out right?
If the police just up and claim it was a rightful tow, without at all looking at the scenario there'd be heads to roll.
Imagine paying for all day parking in a lot, and then the lot attendant allows a truck to come in and just pick any cars they want. . .
This is essentially what is happening all over the US.
Yes, it's not unique to any area. The laws are pretty standard, and the scams that leverage those laws are now well known and standard and they have these processes to extort outrageous amounts of money and have convinced lawmakers to grant them licenses to steal cars to do it.
remember; extortion is only illegal if you're not apart of the government .
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
even if they took it from your own driveway.
This is the insane part.
So I've tried to figure this bit out before and haven't ever really came to a "how does the car owner know that their car was towed vs stolen" (regardless of this case).
They'd have to call the police and find out right?
If the police just up and claim it was a rightful tow, without at all looking at the scenario there'd be heads to roll.
Imagine paying for all day parking in a lot, and then the lot attendant allows a truck to come in and just pick any cars they want. . .
This is essentially what is happening all over the US.
Yes, it's not unique to any area. The laws are pretty standard, and the scams that leverage those laws are now well known and standard and they have these processes to extort outrageous amounts of money and have convinced lawmakers to grant them licenses to steal cars to do it.
remember; extortion is only illegal if you're not apart of the government .
That's the problem here. It's extortion, it's theft... but it is all legal.
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just had a conversation with the salesman for grocery and it went something like this:
"do you like where you are and what you're doing? I have something to talk to you about."
M: "Is this cause x just put his letter of resignation in? Whatcha got? "
"would you want to move departments, get away from your boss, get you on salary with a raise and you take over a few things here and a few things there for Mike? "
M:"you know I have an interview Saturday right? "
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Some people apparently never travel and don’t understand what I mean when I mention the CxO saw something pretty in the airport and that is why it was bought.
This is it.
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Is that Midway?
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@Kelly said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Is that Midway?
Austin, I was leaving after doing the On the Air today.
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
just had a conversation with the salesman for grocery and it went something like this:
"do you like where you are and what you're doing? I have something to talk to you about."
M: "Is this cause x just put his letter of resignation in? Whatcha got? "
"would you want to move departments, get away from your boss, get you on salary with a raise and you take over a few things here and a few things there for Mike? "
M:"you know I have an interview Saturday right? "
Keep your options open, you may be able to play one of against the other if things go well????
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@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
have to get ready, getting interviewed by Fox News in an hour.
Is it a TV thing, or actual IT work?
TV thing for predatory towing here in Dallas. I had my car essentially outright stolen, the Dallas PD admitted that they had basically paid for a license and as long as they reported taking the car, there was nothing you could do - even if they took it out of your own driveway the license meant that the police were forced to look the other way and only the licensing board could do something.
A license for towing?
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Foundation inspector is here.
is that something to do with makeup???
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm back from my interview. That's the first time that I know of that I've been on the news.
Interview for what?
My car was towed illegally (which is really just stealing it) and that is a big thing down here. I won in court, but the towing company just didn't bother to pay. They run a scam with the apartment complex where one of them publishes one set of parking rules, and the other another, and then tow you for anything they want. It's illegal, but they've paid off the state to look the other way.
The state is aware and an attorney is dealing with it. But the state gets paid to let them do this, so they don't have much incentive to look into it deeply or quickly.
However, a senator has stepped in, so things are happening.
Holy crap mate, this could turn into a Netflix thriller.
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@siringo said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
I'm back from my interview. That's the first time that I know of that I've been on the news.
Interview for what?
My car was towed illegally (which is really just stealing it) and that is a big thing down here. I won in court, but the towing company just didn't bother to pay. They run a scam with the apartment complex where one of them publishes one set of parking rules, and the other another, and then tow you for anything they want. It's illegal, but they've paid off the state to look the other way.
The state is aware and an attorney is dealing with it. But the state gets paid to let them do this, so they don't have much incentive to look into it deeply or quickly.
However, a senator has stepped in, so things are happening.
Holy crap mate, this could turn into a Netflix thriller.
For sure.
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