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[PC]

Teen carjackers thwarted by 70-year-old victim’s car with stick shift

 

[Boink]

Wow... a MANUAL transmission! LOL

 

[GregW]

Where's the "D"?!!!

 

[Deleted member 8987]

Saw that when it was first reported. Watch careful. She tells you why they couldn't take it.
Clutch/start interlock.
Didn't know to push the clutch down before turning the key.

 

[HealeyRick]

This one had a happier ending:


A judge handed life sentences to two men convicted of robbing a Saugus Bank and leading police in a chase and shootout. Michael Ginnetti, 40, of Winthrop and Gabriel Megna, 49, of East Boston, were convicted on several charges, including robbery, assault and battery, and weapons charges. Ginnetti was also convicted of using body armor during a felony, according to a statement released by the Essex County District Attorney’s office.
Ginnetti and Megna, along with the deceased William Ekasala, were accused of robbing the Saugus Cooperative Bank at gunpoint on March 23, 2012. Police spotted the getaway car and gave chase as the three men drove into Malden. They men reportedly tried to carjack a women who had an infant in her car, but were unable to drive her stickshift car. During the escape attempt, the suspects opened fire on the officers. Ekasala was shot and killed during the fray.

 

[mikephillips]

I did read an article once that stated insurance companies saw fewer theft claims for manual transmission cars. The reason given was the younger you are the less likely it is you ever learned to drive one.

 

[Geo Hahn]

One of our local club members was car-jacked at gun point a couple of years ago in his Triumph Spitfire. He made a run for it while the would-be-thief tried to find reverse. The guy was still messing with the shifter when the police arrived. That fellow has had to take a few years off from driving (and a lot of other stuff).

 

[Deleted member 8987]

Make a run for it, get behind a solid object, unholster the sidearm, and aim for the head.
Oh, wait...that might upset some folks here.
Never mind.
Dave
1911

 

[waltesefalcon]

You even have good taste Dave.

 

[DrEntropy]

MEE TOO!

...but th' sidearm of choice is a bit diff'rent. :smirk:

 

[waltesefalcon]

Yeah Doc you like them fancy foreign jobbers.

 

[SaxMan]

I had to learn stick on my own. I had a girlfriend with a Corolla, but I just didn't get it. I bought a 1985 Toyota LandCruiser with a 4-speed. My neighbor taught me how to drive stick, and this time his teaching technique was much better. When I took Baby Blue for a test drive, I hadn't driven a stick in close to 6 years. I was rusty, but I picked it back up pretty quickly.

 

[Deleted member 8987]

MEE TOO!

...but th' sidearm of choice is a bit diff'rent. :smirk:

The couple of times I have needed to unholster, I found the big bore looking at the bad guy is enough to let him know this ain't no NATO injure but not kill piece.

 

[DrEntropy]

Any muzzle looks big if it's aimed at ya with a determined: "bad career move, BUBBA!" face behind it.

Matter of fact, once stopped a punk dead in his tracks by using that: "You're about to DIE!" look while going for the waist with right hand. I didn't HAVE the weapon at the time but HE knew the look and posture and beat feet the opposite direction immediately, mumbling some BS about not shooting him in the back. He had jumped out of the neighbor's bushes as Mitsy was getting into her car, thought she was alone as I was just out of his field of vision 'til he broke cover. I reacted to the circumstance as best I could.

Disclaimer: Not recommended as an action to be employed in all instances! It re-enforced the: Better to have it and not need it, etc.

 

[DrEntropy]

Yeah Doc you like them fancy foreign jobbers.

Art Deco in stainless steel! :thumbsup::banana:

 

[HealeyRick]

Matter of fact, once stopped a punk dead in his tracks by using that: "You're about to DIE!" look while going for the waist with right hand. I didn't HAVE the weapon at the time but HE knew the look and posture and beat feet the opposite direction immediately, mumbling some BS about not shooting him in the back. .