{"id":1930835,"date":"2023-05-14T15:12:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T19:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-run-cities-sue-carmakers-for-not-making-their-cars-harder-to-steal\/"},"modified":"2023-05-14T15:16:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T19:16:32","slug":"dem-run-cities-sue-carmakers-for-not-making-their-cars-harder-to-steal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-run-cities-sue-carmakers-for-not-making-their-cars-harder-to-steal\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities run by Democrats sue car manufacturers for not making their cars more difficult to steal."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdem-run-cities-sue-carmakers-for-not-making-their-cars-harder-to-steal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1930835&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Democrat-Run Cities Sue Kia and Hyundai Over Skyrocketing Carjackings<\/h2>\n<h3>City authorities in Milwaukee, Baltimore, St. Louis, and Seattle \u2013 all Democrat-run cities \u2013 are suing car makers Kia and Hyundai for \u201cnot doing enough to prevent [their] cars being stolen,\u201d amid skyrocketing rates of carjackings.<\/h3>\n<p>Baltimore is the most recent city to sue the two car companies, with Democrat Mayor Brandon M. Scott, claiming, \u201c[Kia and Hyundai] have left our residents vulnerable to crime and are significantly burdening our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-congressman-considers-suit-over-unconstitutional-house-gun-ban\/\" title=\"Republican Congressman Considers Suit Over \u2018Unconstitutional\u2019 House Gun Ban\u00a0\">police resources<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore follows the city of Milwaukee, which, in March this year, announced its decision to file action against the two car companies. The Wisconsin Attorney General, Democrat Josh Kaul, alongside 22 other state representatives, penned a letter to Kia and Hyundai wherein they demanded that the companies \u201ctake swift and comprehensive action to remedy\u201d what the city describes as \u201congoing consumer harm and undimmed public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decision to sue the companies has not received the unanimous support city authorities perhaps expected. One Milwaukee resident, Amanda Mattefs, who has had her Hyundai stolen twice, questioned the sense in suing the manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Without Merit.<\/strong> Unsurprisingly, car manufacturers are denying responsibility for the soaring crime in Democrat cities, with Kia arguing that the lawsuits are \u201cwithout merit.\u201d The companies even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-run-cities-sue-carmakers-for-not-making-their-cars-harder-to-steal\/\" title=\"Cities run by Democrats sue car manufacturers for not making their cars more difficult to steal.\">issued steering wheel locks<\/a> to over 4,000 owners in an effort to counter the trend, but the success has been minimal.<\/p>\n<p>All of the cities suing the manufacturers have defunded or re-oriented local police forces following the Black Lives Matter riots that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-atf-nominee-has-long-history-of-anti-gun-statements\/\" title=\"Biden ATF Nominee Has Long History of Anti-Gun Statements\">left dozens dead<\/a> and cost billions in damages. Milwaukee, for example, has cut over 120 police officers from the force, and Minneapolis slashed $20 million from policing budgets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TikTok Trend.<\/strong> In late 2021, a trend involved a group called the \u201cKia Boyz\u201d began on the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s influence app TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Milwaukee, the group posted videos on the social media site demonstrating the ease with which one could steal a Kia or Hyundai. Since then, the trend has gone viral and been copied across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>In the first three months of 2023, 373 Kias and 304 Hyundais were stolen in Milwaukee. Carjackings involving a Kia or Hyundai rose 95 percent, representing 41 percent of all the vehicles stolen in the city.<\/p>\n<p>In Minneapolis, Kia and Hyundai carjackings increased 836 percent in 2022 compared to 2021. St. Louis witnessed a 1,090 percent increase, and in 2022 alone, Chicago reported over 7,000 car thefts involving the two brands.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes as even the nation\u2019s capital city, Washington, D.C., is experiencing a dramatic escalation in violent carjackings, with Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser ostensibly unfazed by the matter.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Democrat-run cities are suing Kia and Hyundai for not doing enough to prevent carjackings.<\/li>\n<li>The car manufacturers deny responsibility for the soaring crime.<\/li>\n<li>The cities suing the manufacturers have defunded or re-oriented local police forces.<\/li>\n<li>A TikTok trend called the \u201cKia Boyz\u201d has gone viral and been copied across the United States.<\/li>\n<li>Carjackings involving a Kia or Hyundai have risen dramatically in several cities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 9, 2023 Democrats Voted AGAINST Making Indecent Exposure Towards Children A Felony, Admitting It Bans Drag Shows. 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