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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think juvenile carjackings are terrifying and a real problem, but I think it would probably work better to improve technological deterrents to doing it over putting the offenders in jail for a decade. [/quote]

What type of technological deterrent? Like a spike strips for kids on atvs? I have no idea what you mean? Like tracking cell phones or something?[/quote]

Same. What do you mean??

Car theft= stealing a car that's in someone's driveway. This is harder to do now because it's harder to hotwire cars.

Car jacking= someone opening your car doors while you're in the car (gas station, stop light or parking your car), forcing you out by gunpoint and driving away with your kids in the backseat. There isn't a way to deter this with technology. I mean they often have the keys and the car is running. [/quote]

Better trackers, ways the "brick" the car if it's stolen (like a cell phone).[/quote]

Basically, if car companies wanted to, they could install software that would allow for the car to be slowed down/stopped remotely.  They could also "brick" it by wiping the car's computer system so it won't turn on.[/quote]
Yes, they could do it. But also it would be an invitation for hackers to hack into and brick any car on the freeway. Will GM accept liability for continual operating system and firmware updates to these critical software packages?[/quote]

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