# Car thief versus car. Karma is so sweet. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 2, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-thief-versus-car-karma-is-so-sweet/714014 "2015-03-02T15:23:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-thief-versus-car-karma-is-so-sweet/714014/1 "2015-03-02T15:23:26Z")
Reminds me of a Knight Rider episode. KITT dealt with several wanna be thieves with similar comedic results. the video of this incident could be used in a 3 Stooges film. 😃 > **[SEE IT: Thief gets knocked out when a brick bounces off the car he’s trying...](https://www.nydailynews.com/2015/02/28/see-it-thief-gets-knocked-out-when-a-brick-bounces-off-the-car-hes-trying-to-rob/)** > > A would-be criminal in Ireland tried breaking into a car by shattering the passenger side window with a brick — but the car hit back. The thief initially tried breaking the car’s window… > [@](#): > > The thief initially tried breaking the car’s window with a small stone several times before trying a brick instead. But the boomerang brick bounced off a car and whacked the man in the face, an act of car karma caught on camera. > > The car’s owner found the thwarted thief lying in a pool of blood near the car. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-thief-versus-car-karma-is-so-sweet/714014/2 "2015-03-02T15:29:20Z")
There was a similar video on (i think) _The World’s Dumbest…_ This one involved a store front and two geniuses. After watching his buddy get taken down, the other guy picked up the same brick and tried it himself. Same result. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-thief-versus-car-karma-is-so-sweet/714014/3 "2015-03-02T15:41:40Z")
Very, very cool. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-thief-versus-car-karma-is-so-sweet/714014/4 "2015-03-02T15:46:27Z")
Rage Against the Human! Car 1, Thief 0. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-thief-versus-car-karma-is-so-sweet/714014/5 "2015-03-02T16:26:20Z")
Odd how sometimes car glass can be fragile and sometimes not. This guy spent 30 mins trying rocks to break the glass before using the brick. Amazing that it just bounced off. Car glass can be fragile. I saw a news clip demonstration warning women about purse snatching. She was boxed in at a red light with her purse on the car seat. This thief punched the passenger door glass and it shattered. He grabbed the purse and was gone in like 30 seconds. They said he had something between his fingers that scratched the safety glass and made it easy to shatter. Apparently this tactic was common with street thieves. They were warning women to keep their purse on the floor and out of sight. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-thief-versus-car-karma-is-so-sweet/714014/6 "2015-03-02T19:07:36Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > There was a similar video on (i think) _The World’s Dumbest…_ And **Meet the Fockers**. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-thief-versus-car-karma-is-so-sweet/714014/7 "2015-03-02T19:11:27Z")
Its a disgrace! You’d think a car thief from Ireland would know how to use a half-brick… ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-thief-versus-car-karma-is-so-sweet/714014/8 "2015-03-02T19:17:58Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Odd how sometimes car glass can be fragile and sometimes not. This guy spent 30 mins trying rocks to break the glass before using the brick. Amazing that it just bounced off. > > Car glass can be fragile. I saw a news clip demonstration warning women about purse snatching. She was boxed in at a red light with her purse on the car seat. This thief punched the passenger door glass and it shattered. He grabbed the purse and was gone in like 30 seconds. They said he had something between his fingers that scratched the safety glass and made it easy to shatter. Apparently this tactic was common with street thieves. They were warning women to keep their purse on the floor and out of sight. Yup. Trying hitting a window with your hand; as hard as you can. I bet nothing will happen. Take a window punch (similar to an awl) & \*press \*it against the same window & **POP** , you just shattered the glass w/o that much effort. Safety glass isn’t strong against needle-like pressure. If you’ve ever seen a rescue hammer it doesn’t have a flat hitting surface like a claw hammer that’s used to pound nails; instead, it has a small point on the head of the hitting surface. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Joker\_and\_the\_Thief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@The\_Joker\_and\_the\_Thief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Joker_and_the_Thief)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-thief-versus-car-karma-is-so-sweet/714014/9 "2015-03-02T21:36:52Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Yup. Trying hitting a window with your hand; as hard as you can. I bet nothing will happen. Take a window punch (similar to an awl) & \*press \*it against the same window & **POP** , you just shattered the glass w/o that much effort. Safety glass isn’t strong against needle-like pressure. > If you’ve ever seen a rescue hammer it doesn’t have a flat hitting surface like a claw hammer that’s used to pound nails; instead, it has a small point on the head of the hitting surface. [Of course, tempered glass has some other unique properties](http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b8d_1413049025) (skip to 2:00).