Man Posts Stolen Part From Paul Walker Wreck Online, Gets Busted

"PRBot II" (prbot2) 12/06/2013 at 10:03 • Filed to: car crime, asshats, paul walker

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18-year-old Jameson Witty is being held on $20,000 bond after stealing a T-top roof panel off the tow truck carrying the wreckage, and then posting the evidence online, to his account entitled "Jameson Witty".

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! is the caption accompanying the evidence.

When questioned about his motives, he justified the crime by saying:

"I got it for my buddy who was driving the car we were in, so that he could always pay respect to the guy that got him into cars"

Cops had no trouble finding the asshat, and arrested him at his home in Los Angeles after obtaining a warrant according to a statement released by the Sheriff's department. A 25-year-old man is also wanted, and arranging to surrender.

"A witness saw a male exit a vehicle that was following the tow truck. The male grabbed a piece of the wrecked Porsche off the tow truck bed. The male drove away with the stolen vehicle part," the statement said.

Good luck, Witty. Try not to take Hollywood hype too seriously, and stay out of trouble. It's not worth grabbing parts from the wreck of two deceased men.

$kaycog > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:06

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Stupid bastard.

marvthegrate > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:09

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I've never understood what it is about the interwebz that causes people to cease to think rationally.

1. Pretty much a delta bravo move to steal something associated with another person's death. Whether for potential personal gain or as a souvenir, this act is pretty low.

2. Who in the hell thinks it's a great idea to post incredibly damning evidence of said theft to the most public of forums?

PS9 > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:09

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1) You don't fucking steal something like that.

2) If you do, you don't fucking post on line about it, ever. You don't even tell close friends about it. It's a personal secret that you can never hope to profit from, another reason why you don't fucking steal something like that.

EL_ULY > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:12

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"Man" ? No, fucking retard ass little kid is more suitable, little fuck nut ass shitter!

PRBot II > marvthegrate 12/06/2013 at 10:12

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There's a way to go about taking pieces of wreckage and posting it online without getting busted. Small insignificant pieces are key.

CKeffer > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:13

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So the ass hat stole something off the car that someone (2 people in this case) died in to sell off on ebay because they were famous and he thought this was ok!?! Wow, he truly is a shining paragon for all that is good in our society, his class and altruism are truely something we should all aspire to.

PRBot II > EL_ULY 12/06/2013 at 10:14

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He's 18. He's a man whether he chooses to act like one or not.

Krieger (@FSKrieger22) > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:17

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Some call it laser-guided karma. He certainly isn't living up to his surname...

Krieger (@FSKrieger22) > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:18

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Some call it laser-guided karma. And he certainly isn't living up to his surname...

PRBot II > Krieger (@FSKrieger22) 12/06/2013 at 10:18

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Good call, I didn't even catch that.

offroadkarter > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:32

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Stuff like this is pretty common in history for people to do, however it doesn't make this guy any less of a dipshit

2456634 > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:38

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Skate shoes+hoodie. No surprises here, move along.

PS9 > $kaycog 12/06/2013 at 10:39

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Best way to pay respect to the fallen? Steal their shit, apparantly. Why not? They don't need it anymore. Life is for the living. Hashtag-swag-YOLO, amirite?!

/FuckinMorons

Davos Swinney > EL_ULY 12/06/2013 at 10:41

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You should win a Pulitzer for this post.

F1guy hates duck billed F1 cars > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:41

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Too much Jameson, not enough Witty.

Vin > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:41

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I hope he gets hit by a Porsche CGT at a crosswalk.

Not hard enough to kill him, but a tap in the shins that makes him fall balls-first into the front corner of the car - as if the CGT was saying "You KNOW why!"

Garland - Last Top Comment on Splinter > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:41

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Is the car considered evidence or anything like that? I'm not sure what the procedure is for car accidents that aren't obviously foul play, but given the high-profile nature of the case I'd imagine that forensics is going to do further investigation of the car in a lab to determine exactly what happened.

Kind of a side note, but extra asshat points for this guy if he's stealing a piece of evidence from an ongoing investigation (the T-tops panel probably isn't a crucial piece of evidence, but the point remains).

$kaycog > PS9 12/06/2013 at 10:41

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It's disgusting. Low life.

Stephen > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:42

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At some point, he thought each of these things were good ideas:

1. run up and steal car parts off a tow truck while stopped in the middle of traffic

2. document the crime with digital photos

3. post said photos to the internet under an account using his full name

4. ...and none of this was for his benefit! his "buddy" wanted it

citizennick > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:45

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their getaway vehicle.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:46

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Ah, youthful indiscretion...

Retard.

n2oburner05 > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:46

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He has alot of legal trouble here.

1. that car part still belongs legally to the estate of the original owner and as such he is technically stealing from the estate of said owner

2. since its from a Carrera GT im pretty sure that its still worth something in the thousands of dollars even as a salvage part.

3. even though there probably is no moral argument FOR taking possesion of it, I doubt any reasonable person would agree with him

4. He is also taking evidence from the scene of the accident and can run into huge trouble with the police involved.

hangus77 > EL_ULY 12/06/2013 at 10:46

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"Little fuck-nut, ass-shitter."

That shit is fucking poetry, man.

Shit.

Kursa > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:48

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Being one of Paul's best friends also helps I assume. I'm sure everyone in the FastFamily has a small piece of the Porsche like Tyrese has.

EL_ULY > Davos Swinney 12/06/2013 at 10:49

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sweeeeet :]

945T > PS9 12/06/2013 at 10:49

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jedimario > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:49

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A couple of dumb kids did something dumb that's not really going to hurt anyone (save for themselves, with all the legal trouble). I don't see why we need to bring the hate so hard.

Old-Busted-Hotness > Krieger (@FSKrieger22) 12/06/2013 at 10:50

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Half-witty is more like it.

nappingatdesk > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:51

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blah > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:51

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When did being a complete retard become cool? Its like these idiots post this shit online to look all bad-ass. Imo, this guy has succeeded in looking like a moronic shitty person. Why to go.... bad ass! You're awesome!.......Fucktard.

Huell Howitzer > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:52

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Witty? Jameson Witty?

When they arrested him, did he have a clever comment like, "I didn't think they'd lose their top about this."

FromCanadaWithLove > PS9 12/06/2013 at 10:52

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I'm sure all proceeds would have gone to #KONY2012

SirUno > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:53

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Well, apparently I arrived about 3 minutes too late. Everything that needs to be said about this cuntwaffle, has apparently been said.
Thank you Jalops.

900turbo > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:53

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Nothing like family...

Jimmy Joe Meeker > marvthegrate 12/06/2013 at 10:54

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It's the modern american version of having a saintly relic. It's something people have done for eons. As for publishing in a public forum, that's a special kind of dumb.

Of course wreckage is rarely 100% cleaned up. People at the site of the crash likely picked up less identifiable melted bits for themselves. And because it was left behind on the street, there wouldn't be any crime in picking it up. Of course it wouldn't be some nice intact part, but rather melted and/or broken bits of this or that.

Given the expense of the car, an intact T-top even at salvage prices must be of a value high enough for felony theft.

Douche McGee > marvthegrate 12/06/2013 at 10:54

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I'm glad some people are dumb enough to post their stupidity involving crime on the web with no thought - makes it a lot easier to catch them

Astrella > 945T 12/06/2013 at 10:55

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Everyone makes mistakes or says something stupid. I forgive Michael Richards, he freaked out, that's all. He is a fantastic physical comedian, old school. One of a kind.

jalop1991 > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:58

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This guy must belong to Hollywood Stuntz.

At the very least, he's an honorary member. "Hey, let's do something incredibly stupid/illegal, and post it on the interwebs for everyone to see, har har har".

Astrella > Davos Swinney 12/06/2013 at 10:58

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Ha. Yup, that was quite an eloquent, well planned, thought provoking post.

frogberg > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 10:59

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This post is mis-titled. It should say "Boy", not "Man".

BabyClaude > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:01

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Are they sure it's the T-Top and not a piece of the floorpan?

RIP Mr. Walker & Mr. Rodas

PRBot II > frogberg 12/06/2013 at 11:05

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Man that acts like a boy.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:05

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This is one of those rare occasions where profane ad hominems actually belong in the headline, like "Subhuman Piece of Shit Posts Stolen Piece of Paul Walkers Car Online, Gets Busted."

anacanapana > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:07

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Little piece of a headlight in gutter? Grabbing that is morbid, but not completely idiotic.

"Hey, everybody! I stole this off the back of a tow truck! It's legal if it's out in the open, right?"

tskphd > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:09

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Yes this was wrong and he is a twit. But I think you are missing the real crime here. He stole it at a stop light??? Oh hell no!! He needed to whip that car in reverse on the highway jump from the roof to the tow truck, almost get thrown off, grab the part and slide down some winch line shot from a crossbow attached to the still driving backwards car and take an exit ramp at 75 mph in reverse do a Jake turn and slide through an intersection onto a major street and drive away. Now THAT is how you steal a part from Paul Walker! I could respect that...but a stop light??? No no...that is sad!!!

Pixel > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:09

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Carrera GT roof panels are selling for $6500-$6900 a set on ebay . So just as a part alone this thing is worth upwards of $3,350.

California statute says something is a Grand Theft( and is a Felony rather than a misdemeanor) if the stolen item is worth over $400 .

So even if we ignore everything except the fact he stole this part, he is still guilty of a felony. Well done you absolute waste of blood & organs.

Stef Schrader > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:09

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And definitely don't do this while they're still looking at the scene or the car. "Tampering with evidence," etc., etc.

SaabMcViggerton > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:12

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I agree that it is in poor taste...and it is not something I would do..

HOWEVER

There are a ton of people that collected pieces of the Hindenburg when it crashed... and you see them for sale as collectors items all the time....

Show me the difference...

anacanapana > n2oburner05 12/06/2013 at 11:12

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I see a pair on eBay - asking $6500.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2005-Porsc…

CA: Grand theft is committed when the value of stolen property exceeds $400.

What a moron.

Sergio526 > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:13

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This is why I absolutely LOVE social media. I don't use it myself, but since the majority of criminals are stupid and the majority of people use social media, then it ends up being another opprotunity for stupid criminals to do something stupid and get caught. Police must love facebook!

guesticulating > $kaycog 12/06/2013 at 11:13

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Not so "witty" after all.

AMC/Renauledge > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:18

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Another shining example of parents naming their kid after the vehicle responsible for their conception.

Jameson Witty. Jameson Whiskey. Unbefuckinglievable.

WarShrike > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:20

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Sadly this reminds me of my senior year in high school. Small class (15 at the time), one of the girls was killed in an accident. Kids were trying to climb the fence to take things from the car as a memento. Some people just don't seem to get it...

nafsucof > citizennick 12/06/2013 at 11:20

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Nice fmlp.

ChronicVw > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:20

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Or 13 if hes jewish, and 26 according to science which is when the brain fully develops. Either way hes a dick.

ChronicVw > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:20

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Or 13 if hes jewish, and 26 according to science which is when the brain fully develops. Either way hes a dick.

945T > Astrella 12/06/2013 at 11:21

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Meh, I say plenty of completely stupid shit too, especially when people push my buttons. I just don't have people recording me constantly. He genuinely felt bad about it.

$kaycog > guesticulating 12/06/2013 at 11:24

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Replace the w in witty with sh.

LugNutz > Jimmy Joe Meeker 12/06/2013 at 11:25

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A good friend of mine was killed in his '93 Z28, and after the crash I went to the junkyard to look at the car. The Z28 emblem from the side left in my pocket and 15 years later still sits inside the yearbook page with his picture. There are definitely ways of getting items for remembrance that don't seem as dirt bag.

Der Sportwagoner > AMC/Renauledge 12/06/2013 at 11:28

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Named for what brought him into the world one drunken night 19 years ago.

David E. Davis > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:28

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Someone is going to blow their top over this ghoul profiting on Paul's death.

TheGreatGouki > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:30

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For some reason this reminds me of the things taken off of Bonnie and Clyde and their death car....

Ecklesiastik > LugNutz 12/06/2013 at 11:34

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I feel for you man. Also it's a whole different kettle of fish when it's friends and family grabbing a small memento.

Have Jeep, will travel. > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:34

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Some sick individuals. I don't know why you would want a piece of the death car..... well sick AND stupid. Steal it, post pics online. Brilliance.

Ecklesiastik > AMC/Renauledge 12/06/2013 at 11:36

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hey dont besmudge the name of a almost halfdecent whiskey with that asswipe

AMC/Renauledge > Ecklesiastik 12/06/2013 at 11:37

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His parents already did.

JimSlade > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:41

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what an idiot.

thankfully the cops got involved...because this is how the story would have ended otherwise...

maximum_sarge > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:45

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Well, that's a very bright idea... if you're a stupid asshat paddling your douchecanoe alongside such an unusual opportunity. How could an idiot say no? If you think about from the moron's perspective, this was essentially entrapment.

The moral? There's two sides to every story, people... Don't judge.

Yazan > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:46

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why does it matter?

it is a broken piece of a totaled car. some people may want it as a souvenir I guess but does it worth sending the police to pick up a teenager and possibly sending him to court and jail? too much trouble for a piece of wreckage.

JD > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 11:50

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I remember seeing my first wrecked exotic in person. Guy totaled his Vanquish into the brick pillar at the end of my buddy's driveway at about 6am. We were out there before anyone else, made sure the guy was ok, called police and paramedics, etc. Anywho, I had this overwhelming desire to just take one of the headlight housings, so I did (I was young but I'm almost 40% sure I asked...somebody...maybe). Anyway, that Aston Martin headlight is still a lamp in my house, I still know the guy that crashed (drives a 458 spider {helluva nice guy}) and the car, being the actual entity from which I stole, was obviously being totaled.

So back to this T top. Stealing something off the back of a tow truck at a stop light is not the same as snagging a headlight housing that shot 30 feet up into your buddy's driveway....ok maybe it is. Not my call. But this guy almost certainly had no idea that Paul Walker was in that particular car. In the end, is there any other aspect that angers you guys?

Side note: there is an overwhelming desire to take what is considered a completely obsolete piece of a clearly totaled exotic car when given the opportunity. I've felt it, and I'm far from a thief by nature. So realistically, would ANYONE care if this hadn't been the car Walker died in?

Built BMW Tough > AMC/Renauledge 12/06/2013 at 11:50

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He brings shame to the Jameson name.

Astrella > 945T 12/06/2013 at 11:54

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He did indeed. If you've seen the 'Comedians in cars getting coffee' with him you can tell.

MFEJAL grey because who knows... > Pixel 12/06/2013 at 11:55

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probation or time?

Jimmy Joe Meeker > LugNutz 12/06/2013 at 11:59

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That's a much different situation when it is of someone you know personally.

Plus junkyards usually don't care about small bits. I've never been charged for them, only the hard parts I bought. Bits of trim, bolts, light bulbs, etc they couldn't care less about if buying other stuff or paid the admission fee IME.

TheSmokingTire > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 12:00

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Just for the sake of accuracy of this article,
It was Rogers car. Not Paul's.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > $kaycog 12/06/2013 at 12:01

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Problems forming a sentence there, $kay?

Though it's justifiable for this asshat...

PRBot II > JD 12/06/2013 at 12:03

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Well if it landed 30 feet into his driveway, it might not be theft. But I'm no legal expert.

But this guy almost certainly had no idea that Paul Walker was in that particular car.

I think if he added the words "Piece of Paul walkers car, took it off a tow truck at a stop light #paulwalker #rip #comeup " then that's a pretty clear indication he knew who was in the car.

707ptown > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 12:05

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When I was in high school, some douchebag senior crashed his crazy mustang cobra (it was his fathers car, put over 15k into the motor, was supercharged and had about 500 ish HP, the cops said he was going over 100 in a 55 mph zone) killed his girlfriend, his best friend and his best friends girlfriend. He had one of his friends go to the tow yard at night and steal the hood from the car so he could put it in his room...TO REMEMBER THE CAR HE LOVED. His father was rich so he paid off the families, and the kid only had to do 100 hours of community service.

JD > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 12:06

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Exactly my thoughts. And I should have added, I personally wouldn't have taken a t-top of the tow truck. But had I somehow ended up with it then later found out it was from Paul's car, I would have been mortified, not compelled to tweet about it. I guess I think this guy is more of a douche for posting the thing than stealing it.

Scaggnetti > $kaycog 12/06/2013 at 12:07

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If the Hollywood Stuntz crew had a front man....

PRBot II > TheSmokingTire 12/06/2013 at 12:09

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Whoops. Good point.

Matt > PS9 12/06/2013 at 12:15

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I like how your number #2, in some ways, suggests stolen death souvenirs are analogous to stolen high-priced art: great, you got the souvenir, but what's next? Who will buy it? Who can you really trust telling about it? Reminds me of so many art heists, except without posting about it on an online forum, lol.

Peter Lemongello > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 12:18

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Dumbass!

Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy > JD 12/06/2013 at 12:18

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And there' s also the quote from after he got busted:

"I got it for my buddy who was driving the car we were in, so that he could always pay respect to the guy that got him into cars"

Yea, I'm pretty sure he knew he was stealing a piece of the car Paul Walker died in. Like, somewhere just under 110% sure. Let's just call it 109.9% to be lenient.

Pixel > MFEJAL grey because who knows... 12/06/2013 at 12:20

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No minimum sentencing for the crime that I can easily find, so depends on the judge.

PRBot II > 707ptown 12/06/2013 at 12:27

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Wow, that's messed up.

JD > Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy 12/06/2013 at 12:28

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Right...I think I overlooked that because it just sounds like something somebody would make up after the fact but if that's true, that just ridiculous.

Technosphere > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 12:31

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Hindering -an- investigation, good job. Posting under your real name, way to save us on the tax dollars of looking for you

sbdude > JD 12/06/2013 at 12:33

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There's the issue of stealing evidence from an accident of yet-to-be-determined cause as well. Your Aston didn't result in the death of someone, and the case was pretty much closed after he hit the pillar.

FauxhemianRhapshody > Pixel 12/06/2013 at 12:42

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So you're saying, "Dim Witty accused of Grand Theft (Auto)"?

It's a "Porch-uh" > TheSmokingTire 12/06/2013 at 12:44

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Nobody really talks about "the other guy who wasn't Paul Walker." A photog friend of mine posted some of her photos of Rodger Rodas last night - until then, no idea who the guy was: accomplished World Challenge racer, father, and philanthropist.

Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy > JD 12/06/2013 at 12:44

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Yea, either way, what the kid did was stupid. In your case, the thing landed in your buddies front yard. Hell, if it landed that far away, the tow truck guys probably wouldn't have even bothered to collect it in the first place, lol.

JD > sbdude 12/06/2013 at 12:45

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Well its not like the roof panel could tell them much about the crash....it actually seems to be the one of the only pieces not obliterated by the crash. But I see your point....once there's an investigation of any sort, especially fatalities, you don't touch anything.

TheCrudMan > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 12:46

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Shoulda sat on it and tried to sell it to the Pawn Stars $35 in 50 years.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > BabyClaude 12/06/2013 at 12:47

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It has paint on it.

Zankes > JD 12/06/2013 at 12:49

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"But had I somehow ended up with it then later found out it was from Paul's car, I would have been mortified"

So you would have been okey with it if it would have been some unknown guys car? In my opinion it doesn't matter was it Paul's or someone else's car stealing is still wrong.

Lars Vargas was hoping 2020 would be quieter > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 12:51

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Jameson Witty isn't.

YesILoveCars > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 12:51

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I wish I knew a bigger word for 'dipshit', because I'd call him that.

TheSmokingTire > It's a "Porch-uh" 12/06/2013 at 12:55

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I actually think that, despite the utter shitbag-ness of how most mainstream media outlets are treating the situation, they have done a good job of not ignoring Roger entirely, treating him as a person who will be missed (as opposed to the poor bastard who died riding shotgun with Ryan Dunn, whose name I doubt I even heard mentioned once). It's sad that Roger's legacy will be, in the long term, "that guy who died with paul," but those of us who knew him like to remind everyone we can what a good dude he was. both of them were.

jaczor > PRBot II 12/06/2013 at 12:57

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He posts it now, he's an asshole, he keeps it to himself and posts it in 10 years and it's an interesting conversation piece. (I'm not condoning his behavior, before you flame me to hell).