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Carjacking victim arrested after police say she beat thief with an ice scraper (after the fact) (madison.com)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The only winner here is the ice scraper.

Edited headline to make it clear that the victim attacked the thief after finding the thief in traffic later on.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not that I'm a fan of vigilante justice (depending on the circumstances), but this was likely the only way for this woman to get her car back. I guarantee the police weren't going to do shit about it.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's what I'm thinking. I've heard of cases where the owner has a gps tracker on a stolen item and can tell the cops which corner of a house or garage the item is in. Cops just shrug.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

My company had someone jack a huge box truck, strip it, and leave the shell in a parking lot. The last driver had earbuds in the truck that pinged to a car shop down the road. We also have dual gps trackers in the truck that showed its trip. Cops did nothing.