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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. This took place in Virginia. I already looked it up. It is not against the law, so I was wondering exactly why the cops would be called in this situation. (The security guard was telling me he would call the cops.) It seems like a waste of taxpayers resources to me. Interesting that is against the law in DC and MD.

The car is on for AC.

I mean, I spent a lot of my childhood reading in the car while my mother ran errands. It doesn’t really feel like a big deal to me. But I suppose the expectation is now that we watch our children like hawks until, what? 13? 20? Then we expect them to be functioning adults? Got it. 
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You sat in the car long enough to read books while your mother did errands?   Why?

The security guard is probably aware of all the carjackings happening.

Details from Washington Post -  In 2021 in D.C. and its neighboring jurisdictions in Maryland and Virginia had about 425 carjackings, according to a Washington Post analysis of data from area police departments. By the end of 2023, that number increased to more than 1,000 per year.   A lot of the hijackers have guns too. Plus they have this remote jamming device that blocks the locked device making access easy.

Why take that risk?   It’s not worth it.      [/quote]

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