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Leave the car running while you go in a store! Stupid is as stupid does.

I have about as much sympathy for this victim as I do for those who leave purses/wallets in plain view on the seats of their unlocked automobiles while parked overnight in their driveways, then find them stolen the next morning.

That's a drive thru Starbucks. He didn't need to go inside.

I came back from the Ridgewood Library tonite were I saw a Jeep running in front with the speakers blasting and the windows open. I saw the driver, a young man in his late 20's, at the front desk returning a book. I wanted to drive away to prove a point. I see this once a week in Ridgewood. What's the thinking?

People should be able to leave their belongings in their own cars in their own driveways without other people stealing them. Just because this is the way it is doesn't mean this is how it should be. The thief is the one that is in error, not an unsuspecting guy probably just trying to get to work in the morning.

You guys are cold! Leaving the car doors unlocked with the engine running obviously isn't smart but c'mon, no sympathy?

Those cars should be driven off by police officers and the owners charged a big fine for emissions.

No, no sympathy.
A man does something stupid and then the taxpayers pay for it in police time and car chases across town and county lines.

We also pay in higher insurance rates when the car is not found or crashed.

Yes, the stupid man is a victim and the thief is the criminal but I am still not sympathetic.

If I deliberately left my wallet in the street, and came back a few minutes later and discovered it missing, would I get any sympathy? Yes, a criminal took it, but again, would I get any sympathy?

As someone has already pointed out, this car-owner's actions resulted in costs to the public, putting police officers and other road users lives at risk.

I have sympathy. We all should be careful, but I don't get the whole "victim deserved it because he was stupid" mentality. Should we really pick on "stupid" people? Are victimizers entitled to do their thing, hurting people, as long as their victims are "stupid?" Does this apply to mentally challenged people?

I don't leave my car running when I run into stores, but I see a lot of people doing it. Is it a new rule that people are allowed to take other people's cars if they do so?

I don't leave my car running when I'm sitting it. It's the law. Shut your cars off people.

NO SYMPATHY AT ALL.

Years ago, there was a mailbox at the Ridgewood Bus Terminal whereby a driver could deposit his mail without leaving his car. The mailbox was in a bad spot and not really convenient for the driver as the mail would have to be unloaded from the passenger seat. So, the mailbox was removed. Now, the mailbox with a drop off spot is located at the side of the main post office. You must get out of your car. I often stop there, leave the car running, get out of the car, take about ten steps and deposit my mail. As the spot is a drop off spot, I believe shutting off the car and locking the doors would cause a car backup as more time would be required to accomplish the simple task of putting a letter in a mailbox. I take my chances. So far, so good.

As my car is a hybrid with no key operation, if the car is on and it sits, there is no engine running. Also, with the electronic fob in my pocket, I just wonder what somebody would do to get away with no key and the alarm on the car being activated by me. The car is never out of my sight but there are thieves known as carjackers that might just take a chance.

I may be wrong but isn't it against the law to leave a car idling for too long? I know buses must shut their engines off if they will be more than 2 or 3 minutes

Do these idiots get their gas for free? WTF?

Melvin....don't worry, no self-respecting car thief would steal a hybrid.