As reported here, car thieves in Seattle will get more jail time when caught. It's about time, as auto theft has reached "epidemic" proportions here, and up to now, the consequences have been little more than a slap on the wrist. Before this change, a car thief had to have been arrested seven times, before they saw even semi-serious jail time! That is not what I would call a deterent, you know?
Although I'm not really impacted by this problem (I own a late 1970's car - who would want to steal that, eh?), I do know some people who have been impacted by this, with one person having had their car stolen three times - by the same guy!
It is hoped that this change in attitude towards car theft will eventually have a positive impact on this situation.
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