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Editorial
June 7, 1919
The Laramie Republican
Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming
What is this article about?
Editorial criticizes leniency toward a 16-year-old who stole a Cheyenne man's car in Denver to attract girls, caught in Colorado Springs. Calls for treating autos as real property and imposing stiff sentences like for horse theft to deter theft.
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MUST GO TO JAIL
A boy of 16 stole an auto from a Denver garage belonging to Hon. C. L. Beatty of Cheyenne. The car was in the garage for the purpose of being overhauled to some extent. The young man drove the car to Colorado Springs, where he was apprehended. His excuse for stealing the car was that "a fellow could not get a girl anymore without having a car." If the fellows who are stealing cars for the purpose of getting girls are given a long time to think about it behind the walls of a reform school or penitentiary, it will have a salutary effect on a number of the rising generation. Cars are being stolen right and left. The courts have been very lenient in their sentences. A man is given a stiff sentence for stealing a horse, but for stealing a machine costing many times as much he is in some cases reprimanded and warned not to do it again. The time has come when an automobile should be looked upon as real property, an asset instead of liability. If automobile thieves are given the same relative sentences other thieves are given the stealing of cars will be discouraged.
A boy of 16 stole an auto from a Denver garage belonging to Hon. C. L. Beatty of Cheyenne. The car was in the garage for the purpose of being overhauled to some extent. The young man drove the car to Colorado Springs, where he was apprehended. His excuse for stealing the car was that "a fellow could not get a girl anymore without having a car." If the fellows who are stealing cars for the purpose of getting girls are given a long time to think about it behind the walls of a reform school or penitentiary, it will have a salutary effect on a number of the rising generation. Cars are being stolen right and left. The courts have been very lenient in their sentences. A man is given a stiff sentence for stealing a horse, but for stealing a machine costing many times as much he is in some cases reprimanded and warned not to do it again. The time has come when an automobile should be looked upon as real property, an asset instead of liability. If automobile thieves are given the same relative sentences other thieves are given the stealing of cars will be discouraged.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Or Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Auto Theft
Juvenile Delinquency
Court Leniency
Punishment Reform
Automobile Property
What entities or persons were involved?
Hon. C. L. Beatty
Denver Garage
Colorado Springs Courts
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Advocacy For Stricter Penalties For Automobile Theft
Stance / Tone
Strongly In Favor Of Harsher Punishments For Car Thieves
Key Figures
Hon. C. L. Beatty
Denver Garage
Colorado Springs Courts
Key Arguments
A 16 Year Old Boy Stole A Car To Get A Girl
Courts Have Been Lenient On Auto Theft Sentences
Stiff Sentences For Horse Theft But Not For Cars Costing More
Automobiles Should Be Treated As Real Property
Harsher Penalties Will Deter Rising Generation From Stealing Cars