> Am 27 Jun 17  18:59:00 schrob TIM RICHARDSON an GERHARD STRANGAR zum Thema 
> 
> 
> GS>>Wouldn't it be less dangerous to just steal them with a tow truck?
> TR> Where do you live? You don't appear to be familiar with some aspects of
> TR> criminal behavior here in the US.
> 
> Germany. And basically all you can do with a stolen car here, is
disassembling
> it and selling spare parts or by one that's completely burnt, repaint the
> chassis and put all the stolen parts into it. But hey, if you're
willing to be
> a machanic all day long, there's no need for criminal action.
> 
> TR> Belt-fed machine guns are rare and not usually the weapon of choice of 
> TR> street criminals. typically they are armed with handguns or a
semi-auto 
> TR> rifle.
> 
> Why? Is it, because they're easier to get?
> 
> TR> You're right. I could just choose to be completely unarmed, helpless, 
> TR> and a willing and ready `victim'. Just stand there and let some 
> TR> scum-sucker shoot me and take my vehicle.
> 
> Why would they shoot you if you're unarmed?

Dead people can't testify against them.

> TR> Thats the way `sheep' live. Are you a `sheep'? I'm not. I choose to be
> TR> prepared and take responsibility for my own safety.
> 
> Sheep don't "just stand there", sheep run away. And they do that, because
> running away gives them a better chance of survival.

Reminds me of an old joke.  Two men were running away from a hungry lion,
one says to the other "We can't outrun that lion: and the other one says
"I don't have to outrun the lion, I just have to outrun YOU."