Police in Forest Park, GA, have found a great new way to prevent auto theft. They are enforcing an obscure law that makes it illegal to leave a car running, but unattended. So, they are making criminals out of people who have committed the "crime" of starting their cars and then going back in the house. This is how they prevent auto theft.

What's next, ticketing mothers who use kitchen knives in the name of preventing stabbings? Impounding unlocked bicycles? Fines for forgetting to switch your house alarm on when you leave? For unlocked windows in your house?

Oh, and notice the statement at the end of the 11alive.com article: "Forest Park police adopted an ordinance based on the 1974 state law, which means the city gets to keep the fines instead of sharing revenue with the state." "To protect and serve," indeed.