Chicago is awash in murder and lesser crimes, but the culprits are not who you might think. Gangbanging teens short on parenting and long on societal ills? They are but the brush applying the paint – whose hand held it? Whose lungs breathed the air through the trumpet of violence? The Hyundai and Kia Motors companies. According to the City of Chicago, the car manufacturers caused vehicle thefts and should now pay the city millions in damages.
The city filed suit in Cook County court, alleging that because they didn’t include one particular anti-theft technology, the car companies are at fault for stolen vehicles. If gun makers are responsible for gun crimes, why not blame car companies for car thefts? Lord knows politicians are fatally allergic to accountability, and Chicago crime statistics call out for someone to blame. Apparently, there is a limit to what may be credibly laid…
