Car robbery: sad and even sadder

Imagine your car was broken into. Happens a lot in Boston: a big city, high crime rate, whatcha gonna do? Actually, to think about it, pretty amazing thing, considering the hoards of  police officers I see around...

But anyway, say your car was broken into. And you weren't around, of course, because if you were, it wouldn't have happened in the first place... I hope so at least :-)

The glass is broken, the recently installed $500 radio is missing, and the mess of wires hangs out of the dashboard, sadly reminding of the great days of great music that are to be no more. And the dashboard itself is probably damaged beyond repair as well.

Sad. Annoying. Expensive (unless your insurance is really nice).

But prepare to become even sadder, more annoyed, and bear more expenses! Because, chances are, now you also owe a hundred or two to the local impound shop.

WTF?! Turns out, if a police officer walks down the street and finds a car with a broken window, missing windshield, broken door lock, or whatever else evidence of recent robbery, he may, at his discretion (meaning, he can, but does not have to), order the car impounded to by the local city-contracted impound shop.

Nice service, I guess... You know, just to keep the car from more vandalism and preserve the nice street appearance...

But here's the bummer: you pay.

Not only doesn't the city help you to get out of the mess, but it also kicks you in the groin once more, just to make sure you're really in pain.

Once again: nice job keeping people safe and comfortable. Real Common Wealth, Massachusetts. Bravo!