Will Owning A Luxury Car In This Economy Make You A Target For Crime?

Will Owning A Luxury Car In This Economy Make You A Target For Crime?

Berlin resident Renate Langanke woke up shortly after midnight to a loud explosion. When the pensioner peeked out her window, she saw flames billowing from two Mercedes-Benz brand cars parked across the street.

“Fire and smoke were everywhere, you could smell burned rubber, it was awful,” said Langanke, who lives in a sleepy area with tree-lined alleys in white-collar western Berlin. “I’ve always felt safe here, now I’m scared.”

Arsonists have set fire to 26 cars in the German capital in the last two days, mainly from  Mercedes, BMW and  Audi, police said today. That brings the total number torched this year in Berlin to at least 138, more than double the figure for all of 2010.

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Joe_LimonJoe_Limon - 8/18/2011 10:05:45 AM
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I wonder if insurance covers envy burnings.


Agent009Agent009 - 8/18/2011 11:02:52 AM
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Could easily happen in Detroit


truckmantruckman - 8/18/2011 10:54:06 AM
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These guys are morons burning German cars, I think it would be safe to say that all of these aren't expensive cars, and these people that they are targeting aren't necessarily rich, I do see the beginning of a trend where there will be extremists attacking the extreme rich, and unfortunately the middle class will be targeted to because these people are so dumb due to a lack of education, it's about time we in the civilized world force education on all of our youth and brain wash them into behaving,lol ok I was joking about behaving but with an education they would have a fighting chance of making a living, and if that doesn't work and the middle class is gone I will join them , but I would just take the car instead,lol


Joe_LimonJoe_Limon - 8/18/2011 11:05:38 AM
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but we need uneducated people to run our mcdonalds. Forcing education will only devalue current general science and general arts degree lol.


truckmantruckman - 8/19/2011 1:11:07 PM
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If the world was full of educated people there would be no Mcdonalds,lol, the food is so full of sodium and trans fat....educated people generally eat better, and I believe the arts will be more valued even more with more educated people, there would be way less crime, and the students could run the healthy fast food restaurants.


Joe_LimonJoe_Limon - 8/19/2011 1:34:59 PM
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You my dear, are living in a magical world. The reason why general science and arts degrees are worthless is not because there is no appreciation for it, but because there are far too many of them. Where do you go to work with either of these degrees?


truckmantruckman - 8/18/2011 10:59:03 AM
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I forgot to mention South Africa, they are ahead of the rest of the world there, everyone is a target of the extreme poor there, exept they will kill you for just being rich, the rich/middle class can legally have flame throwers for the car jackers, the world is going in that direction like it or not, I don't like it! It would be great if your elected official could actually run the Country, don't kid your self, Obama has little control, love him or hate him, he does what he is told, just like the rest of them.


g2okg2ok - 8/18/2011 12:14:33 PM
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It's bizarre because these are all German auto brands, so why so much hate as they also provides employment for German people.


Joe_LimonJoe_Limon - 8/18/2011 12:26:20 PM
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maybe it's not a hate crime. Maybe they are doing it to stimulate their economy. The cars need to be replaced correct? lol


WillisWillis - 8/18/2011 1:38:01 PM
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LOL


bmwdrvrbmwdrvr - 8/18/2011 3:16:23 PM
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That has to be the most ignorrant statement ive ever heard....


MonopolyMonopoly - 8/18/2011 4:37:12 PM
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Typical racist Caucasian/European spreading falsehoods and propaganda. Since you seem to be a know it all, why don't you enlighten us with some actual data or statistics(facts)to back up your flawed, but hilarious assumptions. The quote you referenced is just a general statement and does not break down the "40 percent of German youth" by race or culture.

It's such a shame that the U.S.A. and it's allies, after the WWII victory didn't eradicate you pompous, overzealous German pricks!


AgentOrangeAgentOrange - 8/18/2011 6:13:57 PM
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For a number of reasons, things could get ugly in a hurry if the economy were to tank even more than it already has.
Among them the resentment that it was the financial industry and big business who were bailed out during the financial crisis and that tax cuts went to the wealthiest at the very time America initiated war on 3 fronts.
Add to that the outsourcing of middle class jobs to Asia, Mexico and India by big business and you have the potential for social trouble ahead if the economy deteriorates..


1BadMan1BadMan - 8/18/2011 10:24:31 PM
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Late last month I caught two guys at 11:27pm, just starting to spray paint my X5. They got the driver-side window, mirror and drivers door with black spray paint. These gentleman were driving a black Ford F150. So there is some truth to the article, at least for me. It is most unfortunate with these events.


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