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- roosterjm2k2, on 10/11/2007, -10/+74Keep in mind, she was technically in the wrong.
As soon as the bank sets up the repo, she no longer OWNS the car...the bank does. Used to, if you fought to keep it (like, fought the repo man) you would be charged with robbery. Now, must states have pussified their laws so much its hard to repo men to do their jobs. SO banks lose more $$$ and those of us who actually pay for the things they buy get to pay higher interest. - seether166, on 10/11/2007, -3/+61You miss @roosterjim2k2's point, @buzzlightyear. He's not saying that throwing the woman on the ground is "pussified" He's saying that BECAUSE the laws have been pussified so much, there really is no recourse against the woman if she puts up a fight. So really, because the laws are the way they are, he's left with pretty much no alternative.
Frankly, I agree with him fully. I don't have any sympathy for people who buy cars they can't afford and then can't pay them. It's not like the bank repos your car immediately. At the point they do, it's really been coming for a while. - endrid, on 10/11/2007, -1/+46This motivated me to pay my car bill.
- dralezero, on 10/11/2007, -5/+47draaaank
- scootscr15, on 10/11/2007, -10/+42http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/4153/catdrivecopyuh3.jpg
- lalusr, on 10/11/2007, -3/+31im gooooooooneeee
- Crumbles, on 10/11/2007, -0/+23As opposed to having a society that thinks it's OK to not pay your bills?
- eruk, on 10/11/2007, -0/+19heres a longer clip:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SlNkoEREdCk - SnuKs, on 10/11/2007, -1/+19Someone give this black man a reality show. Adventures of Repo Man!!
- foshizol, on 10/11/2007, -0/+17Achalemoipas: Wait a sec.... You mean I shouldn't buy things I can't afford?
But then how would I get stuff? - manmademark, on 10/11/2007, -1/+16"She puts up a fight but eventually is thrown out of her own car and the repo man speeds off."
Well it's not her car now! - bstock, on 10/11/2007, -1/+14I have a friend that repo's cars. He has a truck that looks just like a F150 or something, normal looking truck with a bed cover right?
First, he spots the target. Second, drive a block away (because the equipment is loud as hell) and engage the hidden tow equipment in the bed of the truck. Third, drive up, hook on, and away he goes. Doesn't need the keys or anything. - griz, on 10/11/2007, -1/+12And it wasn't her car to begin with, hence the appearance of the repoman.
- rladley, on 10/11/2007, -3/+13It depends on whether that paper he was attempting to show her was some form of judicial process. If it was, he could have just called the police and enforced the order. If it wasn't, the secured party, or their repo agent, can only proceed without breach of the peace...which it was clear that they did not here.
The best repo agents are like ninjas - you never notice them until it's too late. - kendawg, on 10/11/2007, -1/+11He wanted to push the woman around a little more.
- HarryManback, on 10/11/2007, -1/+11@nottidredd:
You completely missed my point, most likely due to a reading comprehension deficit. Try reading it again and then feel free to comment if you think you can do it with with some level of intelligence.
And by the way, I realize that no one asked for my opinion. If nobody posted their opinions then we wouldn't have much of a site here at Digg, now would we, genius? - HarryManback, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11I worked in "collections" for a couple of summers when I was younger. It was strict policy that if there was any confrontation from the (previous) owner that we were to leave the vehicle and/or call the Sheriff's department for assistance. Physical confrontations were to be avoided at all costs for two reasons: 1) You could end up hurt or killed, and 2) the potential for a lawsuit or jail becomes very high once things get physical.
In my opinion, what this guy did was not only unprofessional but illegal as well. - roosterjm2k2, on 10/11/2007, -4/+13As far as the "breaching the peace" deal, she put hands on him first, at that point, shes the one breaching the peace, not the repo man.
Forgive me ... when you can't pay your ***** car payment, but you can dress up and go out on the night, I don't feel the least bit ***** sorry for you. - bysin, on 10/11/2007, -4/+13In a civilized society, she would have just turned her car in when she couldnt pay her loan. The repo man is only attempting to correct this problem.
- patrixx, on 10/11/2007, -2/+11@roosterjm2k2
IANAL mind you, but the woman may very well have a case in court.
See wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repossession) bottom of page:
"As an unusual provision of law, when repossession takes place, the lienholder has a nondelegatable obligation not to cause a breach of the peace in performing the reposession, or the repossession will be reversed, and the party ordering the reposession will be liable for damages (this provision is unusual in that where a duty can be delegated to an agent, usually the agent is responsible for the misconduct, but the princpal who hired the agent is not responsible for the agent's misconduct). This requirement means that whether a reposession is performed by the lienholder or by an agent, the reposessor must not cause a breach of the peace or the lienholder will be held resonsible. This requirement not to breach the peace includes even if the breach is caused by, say, the debtor objecting to the reposession or resists the repossession. In the court case of MBank El Paso v. Sanchez, 836 S.W.2d 151, where a hired reposessor towed away a car even after the registered owner locked herself in it, the court decided that this was an unlawful breach of the peace and declared the reposession invalid. The debtor was also awarded $1,200,000 in damages from the bank."
To be toosed out of a car like that during a reposession may well be a "breach of the peace in performing the repossession" that can have lead to injuries to the whoman that are liable for damage. Mr Sanchez go 1,2 mil... - oxdeltaxo, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7Gotta love your work, otherwise you wouldn't do it!
- bluelightnin90, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8"that's why I don't like messin with these black girls.....THEY CRAZY"
lol, black girls will put up a fight. All the white girls will complain and then cry, and then call their boyfriend. Have you ever seen a white girl fight a black girl, the black girl wins every time. This is not to be racist, but it is pretty true for most black girls, just as the guy said. - johnn11238, on 10/11/2007, -2/+7Well...
True, it's a little disgusting. But do we REALLY live in a civilized society??
If we did, I probably wouldn't have been giggling behind my hand through that whole vid.
I also think people who don't pay their bills, who KNOW what happens when you don't, and STILL want to get violent (she started it) with a guy doing his job, probably deserve to get pushed. Go ahead, call me "uncivilized". - roosterjm2k2, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5Wratherin
He drags it.
You know, its actually really easy to drag a car, especially if you lift the wheels in front (direction of travel) of the center of gravity.
Think of a bicycle. Tires are the same front and back. However, you can slam on the rear brake and lock it up, while slamming on the front brake will throw you over the bars. Its also why a on a car, its the front brakes that really stop you, the rear brakes serve more of a control function.
Trucks with hidden wheel lifts are common for repo guys, and what alot of repo guys will do, depending on the area, is get the car, snatch it, and drag it away quickly. If the car is in park and the drive wheels are on the ground, or if the parking brake is on, they will squeal like hell, but they can generally get a block or 2 away really quick, stop, unlock the car and disengage the brake, put it in neutral, secure the wheels, and get out of there. Even if they blow a tire pulling it away, they can just switch ends. As far as the bank is concerned, a little damage during the repo is acceptable. - oxdeltaxo, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Considering the entire economy is based on debt, the repo man is just part of what keeps the system from sliding into recession. Although if people didn't buy things, they couldn't afford outright in the first place, people wouldn't be in debt and no one would feel stupid for letting the repo man take away those things. The system works unfortunately.
- Pureeviljester, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4it must suck to have a job where everyone hates what you do. But hey, they gotta make a living.
- griz, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6The Repoman was a Newb.
- Yazilliclick, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5Smash the window, disengage the emergency brake, drive off? Cost of a window is nothing compared to the cost of the car.
- Crumbles, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Hahhaha, here's JJ the repo man asking for money from his fans:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNRMH1_SX0o - theprez, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4The thing that's wrong with this repossession is that the guy seemed to enjoy it.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5People who call them "lolcats" are lamer.
- JohnnyRad, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3i'd love to hear from more armchair repo people on digg, your views on this video matter to me...
- naymlis, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4comment from the break.com site:
"This happened to me once....:
but I wasnt black and my car didnt get repo'ed."
haha - saxmanb, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Generally all that is required for a breach of the peace is the debtor's presence and verbal objection by the debtor to the repo. If a breach of the peace occurs, the repo man's privilege to get the car has been lost. He is liable in tort for tresspass, conversion, etc. if he continues. If this happens all the time, then the repo man can get the sheriff and then the SHERIFF can use that kind of force.
IANAL (yet), but I just had a bar review lecture on Article 9 of the UCC which covers secured tranactions. What constitutes breach of the peace is different for each jurisdiction, but, generally, presence of the debtor plus verbal objection=breach of the peace for repos - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -3/+5"So now repo men can't violently throw women on the floor?"
STFU, she's trying to ROB the bank's car. If a car thief tries to rob you, you have the right to defend yourself by pushing the person onto the ground. She's lucky that's all she got. - LordSpam, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Repo Man's always intense!
- blankman, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Yes he is a real repo man.
Never believe Break comments. They're a bunch of little trolls
Watch the full version of this clip and you will see his repo truck and everything.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SlNkoEREdCk - jcblitz, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Why didn't he just lock the door when he got in?
- xtmno3, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2@eruk (#7060864)
I love what he calls his little club about 3/4 of the way through. - dracostimpy, on 10/11/2007, -4/+6Most people spend their lives trying to avoid tense situations; a repo man spends his getting into tense situations. A repo man's always intense.
- qwertydvorak, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2@roosterjm2k2:
"You know, its actually really easy to drag a car, especially if you lift the wheels in front (direction of travel) of the center of gravity.
Think of a bicycle. Tires are the same front and back. However, you can slam on the rear brake and lock it up, while slamming on the front brake will throw you over the bars. Its also why a on a car, its the front brakes that really stop you, the rear brakes serve more of a control function.
Trucks with hidden wheel lifts are common for repo guys, and what alot of repo guys will do, depending on the area, is get the car, snatch it, and drag it away quickly. If the car is in park and the drive wheels are on the ground, or if the parking brake is on, they will squeal like hell, but they can generally get a block or 2 away really quick, stop, unlock the car and disengage the brake, put it in neutral, secure the wheels, and get out of there. Even if they blow a tire pulling it away, they can just switch ends. As far as the bank is concerned, a little damage during the repo is acceptable."
don't forget wheel dollies. you can put these little wheels on the back that just clamp around the wheel and then you drop an arm and it jacks the wheel up and off the ground. here's a link to pics of them: http://www.awdirect.com/finditem.cfm?itemid=6705 - cawpin, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2@roosterjm2k2 & patrixx - That depends on the state. Some are peaceful repossession, some are not.
- truman48, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Terry Tate, Repo-Linebacker
- jo3design, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1did you also see the "FAKE!" comments?
I miss big-boys.com :( - dogfuddddd, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1ok first and foremost in every state if the car is registered to someone that car is property of that person regaurdless of the ***** bank. next what that ass did was assult and the woman could have him arrested. and sue his ass. next when someone whose name is on any property says leave now. its required by law they do so. or they can be shot. i know because i have been fighting the ***** repo guys for 6 months why, not because i don't pay my bills but because i bought the car outright and the guy i bought it from filed a lost title and got a new one and i bought it and got title. well the bank obviously didn;t get their money well guess what they aren't touching my ***** car. and if they do i do three things first is show them the title with my name on it. 2nd i tell them to leave from my front lawn and 3rd if they refuse i fire a 12 gauge round into the air and let them know thats the warning shot i am required to give in the make my day law. leave or die. and they leave everytime. heres the point your repo ***** are worthless and are car thieves and thats it. i PAYED my bills and if the bank didn't get their ***** money its not my fault go after the ***** that didn't leave our cars alone.
- jo3design, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1STFU?
headphones are great. invest in a set. - rladley, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1UCC 9-609 FTW
- Lax32, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Thats pretty funny if you ask me.
My father used to own a bank and did most of the repo work himself. He wasnt as hardcore as some of the guys you hear about, he usually took the stuff when the person was gone and never really had any bad confrontations.
But he said you get some repo guys that are absolutely rediculous. You give them an assignment and they dont even care about doing it peacefully. They drive up and take whatever they want, and god help your soul if you want to mess with them. Doesnt matter if its in a rough area, if you have a man beast defending it, its all the same to them. They are supposedly up there on the list of guys you never, ever, want to mess with. - jamesmcneil, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2wow... I saw this on you-tube about a year ago or so when I got into repo, 1 things for sure he shouldn't of pushed her that hard, I have been in many situations like this and have gotten out of everyone with the car and leaving the r/o with a little dignity. To be a good repo man.........stealth is the key,...the less stories the better, this superman ***** will get you put in jail. In his defense, I get women like this all the time,... most often its black women,....I don't really understand it just making an observation. I love my job but at the same time I understand that most people are not bad people and should be treated right, as in how he tried to initially. I have been investigated a few times for misconduct but have always came out on top, for this reason.
- JoeyMTSU, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1He reminds me of Bubb Rubb...
Tha whistles go WOOOOOO! -
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