Someone abandoned the car in protest, demanding a reduction in the penalty for car thieves – see what happens next

A leftist rally in Washington, D.C., in support of lowering fines for car thieves, was derailed this week after a man tried to steal a car in broad daylight.

To clarify, no, this is not a scene from the Seinfeld episode.

This golden comedy gem actually took place in our nation’s crime-riddled capital on a Wednesday afternoon outside of Union Station.

The National Bureau, owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, said a group called Hands Off DC held a rally outside the station to share their anger with the US Senate.

Lawmakers voted to overturn a city council’s fraudulent decision that would have made the D.C. criminal code more criminal-friendly.

The so-called progressive reforms were so extreme that 33 Senate Democrats effectively joined the Republicans in the House to prevent them from going into effect. Even President Joe Biden supported the repeal of the insane reforms.

Biden, or whoever maintains his Twitter account, actually mentioned the mistreatment of car thieves in a tweet about the issue last week.

I support D.C. statehood and self-government, but I don’t support some of the changes the D.C. Council made over the mayor’s objections, such as reducing car theft fines.

If the Senate votes to reverse what the DC Council did, I’ll sign it.

— President Biden (@POTUS) March 2, 2023

The Hill noted that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also commented on car thefts, stating his opposition to the city’s insane policies that specifically call for greater leniency for car thieves.

“Car thefts and thefts have become a daily routine,” McConnell said.

In short, the DC City Council lost their attempt to make it easier for people to steal cars, and the protesters were very upset about it.

But when their voices were heard, someone right in front of Union Station tried to steal a car that the delivery driver had left behind.

Freelance journalist Andrew Layden captured the ironic moment on video and posted it on his Twitter account.

“I leave Union Station and go to [attempted] car robbery,” Leiden wrote. “The courier driver left [the] the car started up and the guy jumped into it. Another person saw this and called the police. Robber escaped by running past D.C. penal reform protesters outside (seriously).”

I exit Union Station and find myself at the scene of an attempted car robbery. The delivery driver left the car running and a guy jumped in. Another person saw this and called the police. The burglar escaped by running past the D.C. penal reform protesters outside (seriously). pic.twitter.com/NWBBTP8OHr

— Andrew Leiden (@PenguinSix) March 8, 2023

The video shows the man getting out of the car as a bystander yells, “That’s my car!”

No arrests were made.

Hands off, DC is loud on the Internet about its radical program for the city.

A thorough search of the group’s website and social media presence turned up no comments about a carjacking attempt that took place during its rally in support of the carjackers.

This article originally appeared in The Western Journal.

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