Deadly Risks

Terms

Repossess
To possess again, or regain ownership or return something to its owner

Background check
Is a process of looking up official information about a person.

Licensed
Authorized or permitted

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It has become extremely dangerous for repo men who jobs are to take cars from people. A man almost died when he repossessed a car and then to get away rode on train tracks. A amtrack train almost hit the man but her jumped from the car in time enough. People are also taking matters into their own hands and using weapons against the men who are repossessing their car. Three to four million vehicles are repossessed every year.

This is happening because the repo men are not licensed and trained. They are only told to get the vehicle or they don’t get paid. People tend to become violent when money is involved. Also people don’t want their vehicles taken away from them. Recently 54 cases were reported that includes people getting hurt and some resulting in the repo man driving away with children in the car. Also fire arms are mostly involved.

Repo men don’t have to be licensed and many are ex-cons and some carry weapons. This is a recipe for disaster. Taylor thinks that repo men should be subject to a background check before being hired. It is a extreme danger to our society. The television show Operation Repo is a negative depiction of the real situation. The show makes things extra while glamorizing the unsafe issue.

I think that people who apply to be a repo man should have a background check done on them. It is better to be safe. Also we as a people shouldn’t want to increase danger in our society. The government should implement this requirement for the safety of everyone. Even though someone in the article said that it would disrupt the court system I think that if they were required to have a background check it would be very simple and the courts would not be disrupted.

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