The Sinister Siren
Posted on May 14th 2015
We’ve all heard the nightmare stories about the psychotic people posing as law enforcement and putting the flashing lights in their cars to pull over and molest unsuspecting drivers. This usually occurs at night, in remote or poorly lit areas, when the victim is most vulnerable. This is a heinous violation of public trust. Some of the perpetrators have gone so far as to buy police cruisers at auctions and dress them up in full official gear. This type of criminal action should be treated as a hate crime, or at least be given the stiffest penalty possible.
Imagine for a moment, all of the public service and utility vehicles that could be commandeered and misused like this. Can you see someone with a sick mind buying an old fire truck and going on a crime spree with it? You could have a gang of bank robbers who pull up, lights blazing and sirens blaring, and empty a vault of valuables and cash in no time. What would the witnesses say? Oh, yeah, it was a crew of firemen that did it! The FBI would have a field day with that one.
What about a zombie ambulance? Somebody could rush a busy department store or mall and unleash pandemonium from the pretense of a public safety vehicle. A team of pretend EMTs could swarm the stores and overwhelm the shoppers before anyone knew what was happening. Talk about taking hostages: They could be carted away strapped to gurneys with masks strapped to their faces to keep them silent. Bystanders would only think that they were delirious if they tried to struggle.
All of this sounds far-fetched, and more like something that the Joker would dream up in a movie. But the reality is, all of these scenarios are a possibility. What about armored cars? Really, they are armored trucks; why they are called cars is a mystery. The fact is, however, that given the right surveillance and planning, a team could pull off a heist by timing their arrival perfectly just ahead of the normally scheduled truck. Given a five-minute window, the theft could be pulled off with precision in a matter of seconds. Get in, get out. Use radios to alert the inside people if the real truck were getting close.
We have covered cop cars, fire trucks, ambulances, and armored cars: What other industrial vehicle could you buy to have fun with? What about tow trucks? Talk about a way to get revenge on your enemies. There would be nothing more aggravating than having your car towed, with no clue where it was. Who is going to argue with or be suspicious of a tow truck driver when he is hitching up a vehicle? Even if you walked up on the guy towing your car, you couldn’t stop him. Have you ever tried arguing with a tow truck driver? All they do is hand you a phone number. He would be half way down the road before you even realized it was a fake number.
We can only hope that these scenarios never unfold. Hopefully, there are only good people out there who will purchase their industrial vehicles for good things.
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