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In continuing to follow this it's difficult not to comment again.
First, I'm wondering how on earth the thief could avoid prosecution since he "had access to the keys." I'm sorry, but if I walk into a convenience store can I not be prosecuted for shoplifting for stealing a candy bar sitting there on the shelf, since I had "access" to it?
Second, the dealer has no responsibility to control their employees 24/7, and there is no possible way to control even a marginal fraction of their behavior on OR off the clock, which is why you have some sort of safegaurd (lock box, safe, etc) in place for closed hours. The dealer is at fault; there's no getting around that. Their public statement trying to lay it on the shoulders of the thief while they play the victim sends quite a bad message, though at this point I'm beating a dead horse. I'm willing to consider the sentiment that they are following some terrible advice from their attorney and/or insurance company, but in the end it's the president/owner/GM who's responsible for what they put out.
Third, I am not at all convinced that all the Hoopers are after is a new car. I think that if it were ME, I'd be sickeningly and hopelessly mortified, as well as superfluously angry. Next, I'd have no idea what I'd want. I'd want my car back, but that ain't happening.
Fourth, I've developed a level of trust in the idea that the powers that be, i.e. the attorneys, General Motors, and insurance companies are at some level handling this, and that there will be a favorable outcome for the Hoopers. As for the dealership, I really don't care. A good portion of them have no business being in business to begin with, though that view may be tainted by my area (military). This one, however, just doesn't seem to have a grasp of how to run a business, from the lack of foresight resulting in a theft from their lot (come on, who wouldn't consider this?) to their statements on Jalopnik, and finally the joke of a public announcement on their web site.
Finally, I've got the strange suspicion that GT500 and maybe one or two other low-post-count new members just might be plants by the dealership or worse, actual employees or shareholders in the dealership. I HOPE I'm wrong.
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