‘Free Steering Wheel Locks’: D.C.’s Latest Handout
“I went to the nation’s capital and all I got was this lousy steering wheel lock.”
Washington, D.C. had Carjackings can be a bit of a problem This trend has continued into 2023, after it began five years ago. Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that Hyundai and Kia donated 1,000 steering wheels locks to D.C. residents who drive a 2011-2021 model car manufactured by these two companies.
DC residents with a 2011-2021 Kia and Hyundai can get a free steering lock starting Friday, February 24.https://twitter.com/DCPoliceDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@DCPoliceDept
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— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) February 23, 2023
According to Axios data, car thefts in D.C. have risen each year since 2017. The city saw 485 instances of vehicle theft in 2022.
According to the outlet, Robert Contee, Chief of Police in October 2022 was noted by the outlet. WUSA9 was told “our young people are showing up in crimes involving shootings, crimes involving carjackings at a pace that I have not seen in my 30-plus year career here with the Metropolitan Police Department.”
Contee says that lockdowns during COVID could explain some of the teens’ increased violence.
“As we kind of transition away from some of the restrictions that we saw during the pandemic, some of those social connections that our young people may have been lacking, I think it’s really starting to show up now,” He Additional At the time.
Bowser says that social media trends encourage crime. After the thefts, Hyundais and Kias were especially vulnerable. “a social media challenge that encourages using a USB cable to steal these types of cars” The virality of the video caused an increase in carjackings.
“Car theft is a serious problem – it is incredibly stressful and often costly and time-consuming for the victims, and it is dangerous to have these stolen cars on the road,” Bowser stated this in a press release. “I encourage all DC residents who own a 2011-2021 Kia or Hyundai to pick up their free steering wheel locks as soon as possible from a District station to prevent theft.”
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D.C. received the latest freebie just weeks after it revamped its criminal code and soft-on-crime policies.
Concerned Twitter users reacted to Bowser’s tweet by giving the Democratic mayor some space of their mind:
Wtf… This is how D.C. has decided to solve its crime/car theft problem? https://t.co/PGUT5JPoLc
— Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) February 24, 2023
Beyond parody. https://t.co/fFsOLBVf8L
— Madeline Huffman (@madshuffman) February 24, 2023
Context: the D.C. City Council recently voted to *reduce* criminal penalties for carjackings https://t.co/oM9bCjhLXr
— Chad Gilmartin (@ChadGilmartinCA) February 24, 2023
What about locking up those who are committing these crimes? https://t.co/tEx4v8Sb5V
— Dave Martinez (@_dmart_) February 24, 2023
Is it not easier to resign than to do so?
— The Gambling Tailor (@KingTailorGang) February 23, 2023
Bowser will not be resigning any time soon and D.C.’s problems won’t be solved in a hurry either. It would seem that the motto of the city is still being lived. “Justitia Omnibus” This is what it means “Justice For All” — has been replaced by “Free Steering Wheel Locks For All.*”
*Hyundai and Kia 2011- 21 owners only.
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