In a troubling sign of how brazen vehicle crime has become, a man who stopped to help in the aftermath of a car crash found himself carjacked by the very person he was assisting. The incident turned an act of kindness into a victimizing ordeal.
Stories like this make people hesitant to lend a hand, eroding the goodwill that helps communities function. It is a disheartening example of how rampant theft can poison even the simplest acts of compassion on the road.