Responsible Reporting?….
I don’t think so!….. Here’s a news story that ran on local TV over the past week that should have never been broadcast…… “Due to the high cost of fuel, thieves are now drilling holes in the bottoms of gas tanks with cordless drills in order to steal gas”….. Why do I think this is Irresponsible Reporting?…. #1 – Unless you have a garage or plan to sleep in your vehicle, there’s not a lot you can do to prevent it….. #2 – They just gave every yo-yo in the world the knowledge of a very quick, although very dangerous, way to steal gas, not to mention the huge repair bill the owner faces to repair/replace the damaged tank…… I mean, if they busted a locking gas lid and/or a gas cap and stole the gas, you could at least drive the vehicle after the fact….. I wonder if the automotive repair industry has anything to do with this?….. Maybe they want their cut of the billions of profit dollars the oil industry is raking in………
So-o-o, get ya a cordless drill and low profile pan and hit the local unguarded apartment complex and get ya a free fill-up or two – if you don’t blow yourself up in the process….. The media forgot to mention the dangers of drilling into a gas filled tank and free flowing gas into a pan…..
To give out information like this that does more damage than good is totally irresponsible…… I really think something should be done about the media doing stupid things like this……
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Mr, I totally agree. It’s bad enough anyone can learn how to do any dastardly deed they desire, through the Internet. However, with the net, you have to get the idea yourself & then find it on the web. Takes a little effort on the lazy bastard that doesn’t wish to honestly earn a living.
June 4th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Shocked. Shocked and Stunned.
-The Rutles
Burnt. Burnt and Blowed Up.
-The Thieves
June 4th, 2008 at 11:21 am
We can only hope that Darwin was right.
June 4th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Which side was Darwin on?….. The one with the cordless drill or the poor guy with a full tank of gas in an open parking lot?……
I go with Jek – I was shocked that the media would pass something like this along to the general public….. I hadn’t thought of it…… Of course, I’m not inclined to resort to such a thing, even if I couldn’t afford fuel for the gas hog Raider of mine……
And, as Sunn points out, it is bad enough that you can find info on most any illegal act on the Internet, but, to blatantly give the legally challenged the idea free and clear is despicable (Daffy Duck)…… I’m surprised the media didn’t offer free drills and pans for those who couldn’t afford them…..