# Your reaction to cops "helpfully" locking your car door?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-reaction-to-cops-helpfully-locking-your-car-door/951133>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 22, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-reaction-to-cops-helpfully-locking-your-car-door/951133 "2021-09-22T19:55:56Z")\
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**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:** [September 30, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-reaction-to-cops-helpfully-locking-your-car-door/951133/181 "2021-09-30T16:14:25Z")

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> [@enipla](#):
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> And hasn’t it been said that **it’s not the duty of police officers to protect the public?** My wording my not be right, but something like that. -

They still can if they feel like it.

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-reaction-to-cops-helpfully-locking-your-car-door/951133/182 "2021-09-30T18:09:47Z")

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> [@enipla](#):
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> uh… They are stealing catalic converters now. No need to get in the car.

There was a rash of cars in my neighborhood having their catalytic converters stolen.

My mom got worried that they’d target my car, so she bought me a [Club](https://winner-intl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/auto_x2_v2.jpg).

Which may seem ridiculous, but in fairness, I’ve had that thing sitting in my back seat in the original packaging for six months, now, and nobody’s touched my catalytic converter.

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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-reaction-to-cops-helpfully-locking-your-car-door/951133/183 "2021-09-30T20:41:42Z")

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Cousin had her catalic converter stolen. But they took the entire car first. They also took two wheels and made a mess of the inside. This is a first gen Honda CRV. Happened a few months ago.

I was stunned. So was she. She bought a club steering wheal thing.

The police found it.

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