Feds Off the Hook for Wrecked $750,000 Ferrari

[JTsyo]

Was this the scene from The Rock? that was a Lamborghini though.

I would think the government would be responsible for private vehicles in their care. The car wasn't even impounded for an owner's crime. That law seems bogus and a conflict of interest. The government giving itself immunity.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Idiots thought they could beat on a Ferrari like they can a vtec...


yo



quick somebody make a gif

 

[Red Storm]

Ah the F50, seeing that car takes me back to my days of playing Need 4 Speed 2 for hours on end.

Screw that judge and the agent who crashed it.

 

[Mike Gayner]

The owner needs to write a big fat check to his senator... and make the senator bitch slap those agents.

That's not how it's supposed to work....

 

[Patranus]

If the car isn't in police custody (agent/prosecutor took it for a joy ride) then would the car have not only not have been in place custody but the agent/prosecutor should be brought up on grand theft auto?

 

[Josh]

Was this the scene from The Rock? that was a Lamborghini though.

I would think the government would be responsible for private vehicles in their care. The car wasn't even impounded for an owner's crime. That law seems bogus and a conflict of interest. The government giving itself immunity.

In The Rock the car was a Ferrari...the guy even says a somewhat famous quote "Hey man you just fucked up your Ferrari..." Nicholas Cage responds, "It wasn't mine.."

 

[Josh]

I would like to point out that the party getting shafted here is the insurance company.

IIRC from what I've heard of this over the last few years:

- Car was stolen
- Insurance co paid out for it
- Car was recovered
- Insurance co now wants the car since they paid for it
- FBI wrecks it
- Insurance co sues FBI

So the owner is probably long since over this, & is on to an Enzo or wherever one goes from an F50.

Viper GTS

Well the F50 is a collector item at this point since they aren't produced anymore. It's going to cost him a decent amount to get one and depending on how much he was insured for he probably may have to come out of pocket somewhat.

 

[BrokenVisage]

The system works people... for the system

 

[The Boston Dangler]

here's a picture of the cop:

 

[Lifted]

So what you're tell us is that the insurance company didn't have insurance on the car.

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[Newbian]

So what you're tell us is that the insurance company didn't have insurance on the car.

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Who insures the insurers?

It's like who watches the watchers.

 

[Josh]

Who insures the insurers?

It's like who watches the watchers.

You never heard of reinsurers?

 

[thegimp03]

Ah the F50, seeing that car takes me back to my days of playing Need 4 Speed 2 for hours on end.

That's what I was thinking too, reminded me of the cover of NFS2.

 

[Wreckem]

You can't have things both ways. If a company is responsible for the actions of it's agents(affirmed through thousands of court cases), then the government is responsible for the actions of it's agents.

Unless there is a law that forbids it. There are plenty of laws that prevent lawsuits against government actors.

And there probably was negative consequences for the agent and maybe the federal prosecutor.

 

[highland145]

Unless there is a law that forbids it. There are plenty of laws that prevent lawsuits against government actors.

Heh, looking at your user name.....


j/k

 

[Genx87]

Why? The government didn't do anything wrong. The agents did.

The agents are the govt.

 

[Lithium381]

UTTER BS..... just like SWAT and other teams that accidentally bust down the wrong door don't have to reimburse the homeowner..... or if they tear up your house "looking for teh evil drugs" there is nothing to be done for the homeowner, regardless of the results of the search.

 

[lxskllr]

Unless there is a law that forbids it. There are plenty of laws that prevent lawsuits against government actors.

And there probably was negative consequences for the agent and maybe the federal prosecutor.

That doesn't make it right. Law should be based of truth, not what's convenient for the ruling class. That's tyranny.

Personally, I'm fine with absolving the government/corporations of responsibility. Every individual is responsible for their own actions. It needs to be treated equally though. No one gets a free ride.

 

[goobernoodles]

how does a car like that get stolen?

 

[Baked]

here's a picture of the cop:
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Brothers should just stick w/ cars imported from Detroit.

 

[Sonikku]

If you're blowing 3 qtrs of a million dollars on just your car, the government isn't the only one "taking you for a ride".

 

[andylawcc]

Enjoy the next five minutes...brought to you by the FBI:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5Le9dOdxxY

lol at the "shit just got real" end.

 

[Josh]

lol at the "shit just got real" end.

 

[brblx]

If you're blowing 3 qtrs of a million dollars on just your car, the government isn't the only one "taking you for a ride".

it's an F50. it's not exactly losing a lot of value (unless you wreck it).

hell of a lot better investment than buying a $750,000 house.

 

[blinblue]

OK, so how do you lose control if you aren't driving it recklessly. So since they were driving it recklessly it hardly seems that they were doing it on official business (this car is supposed to be evidence after all), so go get those bozos fired for destroying evidence and for destroying a perfectly nice car!