Update: Shots fired at repo man

I'm glad that the shooter was a poor shot, but the question remains.... did he get the car?

I hope that job has great pay and benefits. Lucky guy.

It's the thrill of taking back something from someone who has fallen on hard times. It gives the repo man a sense of power over the helpless and less fortunate.That's why they work in the dark of night. Now granted, there are some people who have the money, and still will not pay their bills. These people deserve no mercy.

Yes, I'm sure this guy just totally gets off on repoessing a person's vehicle! Wait, maybe he's just trying to do his job so he does not end up in the same situation as these other people? Are you really going to side with a guy who shoots at a man just trying to do his job? Have you stopped to think that if that person did not hesitate to shoot at another person then it's probably likely to say that person is a deadbeat who could not be bothered to hold down a job to pay for their vehicle? As to the repo man working at night, would you really want to be out working during the day when people will pull this kind of crap? This man should be applauded for being willing to take such a risky job just to make sure he could make ends meet.

Let's go along with your version of the perfect world. We let all the deadbeats keep their property, because we're all such nice people! Now that we have let them keep their vehicles, without paying us, we cannot afford to pay our bills. Now I'm certain all our creditors are going to see our gesture of goodwill and not make us pay our bills either, right? Didn't think so. Unlike our liberal politicians, who feel they can give unlimited handouts, businesses are not in a position to give handouts or they will end up out of business.

There is no excuse for this person shooting at him, and the person who did it will probably easily be caught by looking at the repo man's paperwork to find out who owned the vehicle being repossessed.

It used to be when I'd heard something like a gunshot is was invariably a car backfiring. In the last 10 years, even in our subdivision, 9 times out of 10 it's really gunfire.

Lets not sugarcoat the issues: RepoMen steal for a living.

In my opinion it's ridiculous for a repo-man to cry foul at being shot-at when his job involves sneaking around peoples homes at night while people are asleep.

I'll never forget a used car I'd just purchased...
The car was completely 100% paid for but the car dealer hadn't removed it from the repo-listings (previous buyer had financial issues). A repo-man stole a paid for car from me in the dead of night while I was asleep. I needed that car for transportation to work, for shopping, for taking my kid to daycare. For the normal business of daily life.

At the time I lived in a very rough neighborhood. I kept a 12gauge riot over my beds headrest. To this day I live with the certainty that if I would have woken-up I would have shot at him for trying to steal my car.

While this attitude might seem a little cowboy of me, realize that I was and am completely innocent of any crime - while he was completely untouchable of theft charges just because he was a repo-man.

I know that some will say all this was the dealers fault and that I should be torqued at the dealer instead. But remember, I got the car back from the dealer -- and the car dealer didn't steal my car at night while me and my family were asleep. The car dealer didn't sneak into my carport and steal my car. The car-dealer didn't steal my childs baby-seat, and he didn't steal all the other personal items I had left in that car. The repo-man did all this stealing all on his own and he stole in exchange for financial gain.

The fact that everything was returned to me is immaterial. At one-time in my life my house was robbed and later the man was caught and items were returned to me - but it was still stealing!! My privacy, my home, and my families security were invaded by a repo-man thief and there was no difference in the emotional upheaval that the repo-man caused and what the house robber caused.

To this day I simply have no use for repo-men. They steal for a living from peoples homes, and they steal for money. Nothing anyone can say changes these simple facts. Don't sugarcoat! This is the reason so many have contempt for the repo-man.

If you would pay for the car and not steal the banks money the Repo man wouldn't have to steal it back from you.

"It's the thrill of taking back something from someone who has fallen on hard times. It gives the repo man a sense of power over the helpless and less fortunate.That's why they work in the dark of night."

Or maybe people shouldn't purchase things they cant afford? Heaven forbid people be held accountable for their finances...

uhh excuse me repo men steal for a living no they dont they repossess the property of the bank the deadbeats arent paying for. if you dont have the title to a car and its financed that is not your property its the property of the title holder which is a bank dont wanna see a repo man pay your bills to call out a repo man means you havent made a payment in over 3 to four months and trust me the banks call these deadbeats and try to work with em

and please i have worked for dealerships for over 13 years there is no way it happened the way you said it happened we cannot sell a car without the title and the cars balance has to be paid off to the bank to clear it if the dealer had that car and sold it to you there is no way a repo man would come to YOUR address they would be searching for the prior owners and not be coming to your home if your gonna tell the story tell the whole story

As another poster stated, they dont repo your car for 1 month of missed payments, hell I know people that went 4 months without payment before repo. Hard times does not equate to months without payment. Hell usually the bank will work with you if you are paying SOMETHING - even if its just paying the "interest" and skipping the principal payment.

I did not mention the fact that people understand when they take out a loan that their property will be repossessed if they fail to repay that loan. If people cannot understand the concept of a lien on a vehicle title, and the resulting financial stake give to the bank for that vehicle, then they should not be taking out a loan. If the vehicle is involved in a crash then the insurance company would first payout the lending institution, this is because the bank has a financial stake in that vehicle.

Nobody holds a gun to a these deadbeats' heads when they go to buy a car and says to them "You have to take this loan!" These people take the loan by choice.

If you borrow someone $25 or a DVD then I am fairly sure when it is time for you to get it back you are going to expect it back.

Repo-men are not stealing they are taking back for the bank for which you neglected to pay, if you fell on hard times then you should have called the bank or returned the vehicle yourself to avoid dealing with a repo-man,

@themaninthemirror... they work in the dark of night to avoid (generally)being shot at by people who feel entitled to keep things they don't pay for.

@OPSEC, yes, let's not sugarcoat things.
When you sign a loan agreement for a vehicle, you also acknowledge that the bank or other lending institution has a right to repossess their property (it's not yours until you pay for it) should you fail to make the payments.

If you fail to make the payments the bank hires a repo man to repossess THEIR property.

You can't steal something from someone who doesn't own it.

There used to be a used car dealer on Broad St. who had a sign that said," We Finance, but if you don't pay, we'll come take it away!".

This whole situation makes me think of people who drive to the groccery store in a 2010 BMW then promptly pay for their food with an EBT card.

I see we have a couple of bleeding hearts here today. Seems as though they feel everyone else is responsible and should pick up the slack for irresponsible people who wont pay their bills and buy things they can not afford. If you can't afford the car give it back and take the bus, call a cab, ride a bike or walk. It is STEALING when you wont pay for what you buy nor return it!!!!! People in this country have a habit of living beyond their means and pushing off their responsibilities on other people. You bleeding hearts are what have given them that entitlement mentality. Thanks, keep it up, you are destroying this country!! There's a difference in compassion and common sense. Bleeding hearts do not comprehend the difference and do nothing but condone and enable these people.

I think this repo-man has it wrong...he should've came back to get this car in the morning or around noon. Deadbeats typically stay up all night and sleep all day! The only people up at that hour of the DAY are the children and maybe their mommas. Baby-daddy is usually always asleep. I've been on a couple of repo-runs with a friend of mine...a long time ago..and he taught me that little nugget. One time we followed one of the cars he was looking for into a gas station. The driver got out to get gas, and I asked my friend why he didn't go ahead and get the car. He said he was waiting until the guy paid for the gas first!!

You got that right Just My Opinion!!! Repo friend sounds pretty smart! lol

The repo-man "stole" the car? How can this be when the owner of the car hired him to retrieve it from a person who broke agreement with them? Its sad when a person falls on hard times but that doesn't mean that their commitments should be automatically forgiven. No business could survive if that were the rules.

So I guess bail recovery agents (aka bounty hunters) are a-holes too for "repo'n" bench jumpers. lol

Great points TakeAstand and Just My Opinion thanks for the best laugh of the day! :)

I've had customer's lie on a credit application, get approved, and take off with the car. Once the bank started to verify everything they realized we had been lied to. That is when I had to fly to Tx to repo my vehicle. In the time span of a week they had broken one of the windows, tore up the radio and transmission. The interior was an absolute wreck.

Not all vehicle purchasers have the best intentions. I had a guy the other day tell me that he made the money and that he would pay me for my car. This comment coming right after I asked him how much he owed on the previous repo (2006 Jaguar).