Just saw a news story on TV. Seems a man was trying to drive away in a car that wasn’t his. A fast thinking fork lift driver raised the car about 10 or 12 feet and kept him and the car up in the air until the police came along to put the would-be thief in custody.

As something of an afterthought, they added that the police were well aware of the man and he had stolen cars before.

Well, the story gave me an idea about an anti theft method for cars. It’s simple. 4 hydraulic jacks under the car. When you park the car, you press a button and the jacks raise the car about 4 feet. When you are ready, you push a button and car is lowered and you can drive off.

Of course I am sure there are a number of problems to resolve, both mechanical and safety. However, I am sure these can be resolved.

Now, just a minute. Did I say the police said they knew the thief, that he was well known for stealing cars.

Please correct me if I’m wrong. Don’t we imprison people who commit grand theft? Aren’t there laws about driving off in cars that belong to others?

Pardon me for asking, but if this car thief had been behind bars, just how is it that he would steal anything? If the guy stole cars before, why was it that wasn’t locked up?

Let’s lock up the criminals. That way, there would be less crime, don’t you think? I think we can thank the FOCs (Friends of Criminals), aka democrats for such as this little story.