Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal
Crooks who can't drive stick get caught
Driving a manual shift automobile is a bit like riding a bike in that most people only have to learn once. For two young men, learning how to drive a car the old-fashioned way never happened at all. As a result, when they tried to carjack a ride with a manual tranny, they didn't know what to do with the mysterious third pedal or the wiggly stick. When faced with this situation, most people would throw in the towel and find a victim with an automatic, but the mother of 18 year-old Joshua Johnson didn't raise a quitter. Johnson and his juvenile cohort tried in vain for several minutes to start the car before deciding to run. By then, however, the police were within arm's reach, and the two boneheads were caught. Since a firearm was involved in the crime, Johnson is facing a lengthy stay behind bars. We don't think they have driver's training in most jails, so that lesson will have to wait a long time.
[Source: 11 Live]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
bestmacs 10:05AM (6/22/2007)
They should have read the, er, manual!
Cheers
David McMahon
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RoadRunnerSTi 10:06AM (6/22/2007)
Bwhahahhahahahahhahahahahahhahahahaha
This is great!!!!!!
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John R 10:06AM (6/22/2007)
In the words of Nelson from the Simpsons, "HAW-HAW!!"
Easily one of the best selling points for rowing the boat yourself.
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Christopher Watts 10:13AM (6/22/2007)
Chlorine in the Gene Pool
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Mr. Oak 10:17AM (6/22/2007)
No need to worry, at 18, he is the tender young thing the lifers have been waiting for. He'll get lots of on the job training on "How to Work a Stick".
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Ming 10:22AM (6/22/2007)
Hey wait... where is "D" ?
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icu812ru469 10:34AM (6/22/2007)
What a bunch of retards
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mickster 10:44AM (6/22/2007)
As the saying goes:
If you can't drive a stick, don't do the crime!
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Reuben 11:07AM (6/22/2007)
hahaha...great..more morons in our country.
Stupidity should be punishable by death.
Reuben 11:09AM (6/22/2007)
speaking of stupidity i cant figure out how to not have my message indented, ill get it eventually, sorry. good thing my previous idea wouldnt fly
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nate 11:36AM (6/22/2007)
Instead of clicking 'Reply' on someone's comments, just go straight to the form at the bottom. If it says replying to someone above the comments, click Undo. That's all there is to it!
Ryan 11:24AM (6/22/2007)
Candidate(s) for a Darwin Award?
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FLR 11:27AM (6/22/2007)
Only if they accidently drove off a cliff.
Rob 12:32PM (6/22/2007)
Is the concept of the Darwin Awards so damn difficult?
Common people, it only applies when someone dies due to their own stupidity.
jg 11:34AM (6/22/2007)
I didn't learn to drive stick until I was over 30. Good thing I never got a taste for stealing cars as a teenager. It was a common pasttime in my neighborhood.
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Timothy Auhll 11:53AM (6/22/2007)
Word has it Jeff Gordon's first vehicle he drove had a column lever and Jeff was wondering why an automatic would have a clutch pedal on the floor. He was informed it was a "Three on the tree". In Jeff's defense I don't know how old he was at the time.
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MikeW 11:54AM (6/22/2007)
They were caught in the clutch of a bad situation.
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NeoteriX 12:04PM (6/22/2007)
Does this mean that if we drive a manual, we can get an insurance deduction just like if we had an auto alarm or LoJack?
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Galley 1:12PM (6/22/2007)
20 years ago, when I was a pizza delivery dude, I came out to find some drunk bastard trying to steal my car (which I had left running). He was too drunk (or stupid) to get it in gear.
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hoeun kim 1:16PM (6/22/2007)
well, good to know that 99% of people in the states wont be able to steal my car... muhahaha... i kid, i kid, 98% of the people wont be able to.
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