The federal government says it is providing $121 million for police in Ontario to target gun and gang violence with a particular focus on the surge in auto thefts and carjackings.
The federal government says it is providing $121 million for police in Ontario to target gun and gang violence with a particular focus on the surge in auto thefts and carjackings.
So fucking stupid… Giving cops more money isn’t reducing crime. Give people a tax rebate and an insurance incentive for having a tracker / immobilizer installed, and all glass etched with tracking numbers.
I’d much rather see people upgrade the security of their cars, and the trackers used to find the lost cars (and criminals).
How about the federal government hold manufacturers (HONDA) responsible for producing a vehicle that can be unlocked and have a new keys programmed to it without having physical access to the original keys.
An unmodified car straight off the lot, particularly one with a totally electronic ignition, should be nearly impossible to steal. Keys could be digitally signed by the manufacture to prevent new keys from being enrolled without the manufacture’s digital signature and wouldn’t take any extra hardware, it’s basically the same idea behind SSL keys for HTTPS websites.
The police won’t do shit without incentive to t up on those trackers though. And money ain’t the right incentive.