Violent early morning repo

Thu Aug 24 22:13:45 PDT 2006

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Leach" <bleach9 at cox.net>
To: <central-city-discuss at gcna.info>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 10:08 PM
Subject: Re: Violent early morning repo

> I'm not sure I'd publically boast about being a liberal.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michelle Steinberg" <malka16 at cox.net>
> To: <central-city-discuss at gcna.info>
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 9:54 PM
> Subject: Re: Violent early morning repo
>
>
>> Whoops, I forgot to sign my last note to Brian
>> Michelle,
>> Liberal with a capitol L and damn proud of it!
>>
>>
>>
>> VOTE today to change the world tomorrow.
>> REGISTER AND VOTE!!
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Brian Leach" <bleach9 at cox.net>
>> To: <central-city-discuss at gcna.info>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 7:48 PM
>> Subject: Re: Violent early morning repo
>>
>>
>>> In the repo man's defense, perhaps he felt threatened, making the gun a
>>> totally legitimate excuse.  Put yourself in his shoes and see if you'd
>>> think
>>> it was a barrel of fun to go repo some deadbeat's car in the middle of
>>> the
>>> night and be confronted by the deadbeat and several of his friends.
>>>
>>> Besides, guns are legal.  The right to own and carry one (or two, or
>>> fifteen) is protected under the Constitution.   Thank God the liberals
>>> haven't been able to change that - yet.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Jo Clute" <josepi at doitnow.com>
>>> To: <central-city-discuss at gcna.info>
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 6:27 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Violent early morning repo
>>>
>>>
>>>> there is no excuse for weapons.  I am not condoning that in any way.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Ivana Olson" <hazey_marie at hotmail.com>
>>>> To: <central-city-discuss at gcna.info>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 4:34 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Violent early morning repo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> That's what got me.. when I first heard the shouting I thought the car
>>>>> was
>>>>> being stolen.
>>>>>
>>>>> Financial issues aside, I think the repo person should be required to
>>>>> give
>>>>> the people a chance before assuming the worst and pulling a gun.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----Original Message Follows----
>>>>> From: "Jo Clute" <josepi at doitnow.com>
>>>>> Reply-To: central-city-discuss at gcna.info
>>>>> To: <central-city-discuss at gcna.info>
>>>>> Subject: Re: Violent early morning repo
>>>>> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:25:52 -0700
>>>>>
>>>>> A friend of mine used to repo cars and from what I know its usually 
>>>>> the
>>>>> car
>>>>> owners pulling the guns on the tow truck drivers. So the drivers are
>>>>> always
>>>>> skidish to begin with  but I had a roommates car being repod on my old
>>>>> house
>>>>> on 12th st and the event scared me so bad having someone come into my
>>>>> property and coming inches from hitting my boat that once I realized
>>>>> what
>>>>> was going on I gated him in and called the police.
>>>>>
>>>>> I then flipped out on my roommate for putting me in that position.  I
>>>>> thought I was being robbed and I was waking up being terrorized.   But
>>>>> when
>>>>> people don't make their car payments and aren't in communication with
>>>>> their
>>>>> bank, what do they expect is eventually going to happen?  fiscal
>>>>> responsibility,proper financial planning, and flexible spending 
>>>>> habits,
>>>>> are
>>>>> just so imperative.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: "Ivana Olson" <hazey_marie at hotmail.com>
>>>>> To: <central-city-discuss at gcna.info>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:12 AM
>>>>> Subject: Violent early morning repo
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> > Just recently (about 2:30am) the house had gotten quiet and I heard
>>>>> > some
>>>>> > car
>>>>> > doors slam and the neighbors car alarm was going off. I looked out
>>>>> > the
>>>>> > window to make sure it wasn't our new car, since I'm not familiar
>>>>> > with
>>>>> > it's
>>>>> > alarm yet and I didn't see anything here or across the street (which
>>>>> > is
>>>>> > where the alarms usually come from). A few minutes later I heard 
>>>>> > loud
>>>>> > shouting and lots of cuss words very clearly coming from outside.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > A man with a tow truck had backed up to my next door neighbors
>>>>> > driveway
>>>>> > and
>>>>> > hooked their car up to his truck. The neighbors heard their car 
>>>>> > alarm
>>>>> > go
>>>>> > off
>>>>> > and came outside to see what was going on. The tow truck driver
>>>>> > ignored
>>>>> > them
>>>>> > at first, continuing to hook up the the car to his truck, then when
>>>>> > they
>>>>> > couldn't get an explanation out of him they blocked his truck with
>>>>> > their
>>>>> > recycle can (I'm assuming to get his attention?)
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The tow truck driver then pulled out a gun and started yelling and
>>>>> cussing
>>>>> > at them. This was all going on when I got to the window closest to
>>>>> > their
>>>>> > drive way and was able to get a closer look. He grabbed the recycle
>>>>> > can
>>>>> > and
>>>>> > threw it back at my neighbors (2 young hispanic couples who have 
>>>>> > been
>>>>> very
>>>>> > quiet and pretty good neighbors to us). One of my neighbors ran
>>>>> > inside
>>>>> > to
>>>>> > call the police and the tow truck driver got in his truck and sped
>>>>> > off
>>>>> > with
>>>>> > their car.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > When the police got here I went out to see if everything was okay 
>>>>> > and
>>>>> > maybe
>>>>> > offer what I saw if they needed it but even with 3 policemen no one
>>>>> > would
>>>>> > talk to me, even when I told them I saw what happened. I overheard
>>>>> > one
>>>>> cop
>>>>> > telling the neighbors that the towing company called them ahead of
>>>>> > time
>>>>> to
>>>>> > say they would be picking up the car.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > None of this explained the violence used or the gun he pulled, 
>>>>> > though
>>>>> > and
>>>>> > I'm wondering if they even believed my neighbors when they were
>>>>> > reporting
>>>>> > the incident. Seeing as how they wouldn't even listen to what I saw 
>>>>> > I
>>>>> > figure
>>>>> > they were either ignoring me or they believe the neighbors story and
>>>>> don't
>>>>> > care.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Is this common practice when a car is reposessed? Is the towing
>>>>> > company
>>>>> > really allowed to come at 2:30 in the morning and pull a gun on the
>>>>> > owners??
>>>>> >
>>>>> > This really concerns me. These neighbors have never shown any loud 
>>>>> > or
>>>>> > violent behavior and even with what I saw tonight they weren't more
>>>>> > than
>>>>> > passive agressive, understandable as they obviously didn't know why
>>>>> > someone
>>>>> > was taking their car out of their driveway.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I don't know about their finances or if they were warned ahead of
>>>>> > time
>>>>> > about
>>>>> > the repo but I know they were taken by suprise and that this 
>>>>> > incident
>>>>> > really
>>>>> > scared them, as it did me.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > -Ivana
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
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