When a car alarm goes off, do you think that a car is being broken into? No, of course not. You think that someone’s car alarm is going off for no reason, and 99 per cent of the time, you are right. Honestly, car alarms have had such a massive cry wolf effect that they serve no purpose whatsoever anymore, other than annoying people. The device has more than outlived its usefulness when instead of wondering if somebody’s vehicle is being burglarized, you fantasize about bashing in the offending vehicle’s windshield with a baseball bat.
Worse than the alarm itself is when it goes off, and the owner doesn’t do a thing about it. I don’t care if you are out of earshot, not shutting off your alarm is extremely rude, period. People who do this, even without realizing it, deserve to get their car smashed up; and frankly, I’m surprised it doesn’t happen more often.
If you ask me, car alarms should be banned. They are irritating and serve no positive purpose. If a vehicle does have an alarm, and it goes off, the owner should be ticketed and fined.
Illustration by Amara Gelaude
