jubileeng
Awful. There is nothing interesting about police setting up traps. It is one thing to go catch active criminals, and a terrible other to provoke and create criminals. We have enough crime for them to fight, rather than them enticing minorities for TV ratings. America is a joke. This shouldn't be legal. These cops afraid to catch the real bad guys. We will so much to be "entertained" that we disregard a certain level of morals and ethics to those who should uphold them.I think their focus should be on the cars that have already been stolen, rather than sitting around waiting for someone to steal a car that they have planted. What low grade type of police work is this.....smh
Tallagator
I loved the show. Maybe, during it's run car thefts may have gone down? Where the vehicles were placed should have had no bearing on a persons decision to commit theft. I love the real life stuff where if, you can't go the time don't commit the crime should applyI saw many characters that had drugs and long extensive histories of taking stuff that didn't belong to them. Racial profiling didn't apply in the cases I saw many were career criminals that deserved to be arrested and convicted of what they were doing.think of the people living in those areas that were affected by the actions of these folks?What about those that come from other places or Cities to target certain neighborhoods?
benjaminhweaver
"Bait Car" is a great show. It is both fun and educational. I like to watch this show with my sons, so that they can see what happens when you do the wrong things with your life.***plot spoilers below***The plot is always the same, but it never gets old: a faked arrest leads to leaving the bait car on the side of the road, which is looked over repeatedly by potential criminals, until one of them finally jumps in the car and attempts to steal it. It is a lot like fishing; there is just something thrilling about seeing something take the bait. From there, "unhooking" the "fish" can get interesting. Some try to smash their way out. Some jump crazily around the cabin. Some go quietly. Some even ALMOST get away.There needs to be more shows like this that show how police try to improve their neighborhoods by targeting high-crime areas and remove criminals. The amazing part of this show is that, on "Bait Car", the criminals lock themselves away...the cops just watch the show.
crash21
I don't understand why people have given this show such a low rating. Honestly, I think "Bait Car" might be even better than "Cops", and I'm a big fan of "Cops". These shows teach you that reality shows can be made of truly real-life moments in reality, and not just of stupid games playing around with people's lives.I think "Bait Car" has some really memorable, and comical moments. One classic moment is where the girls take the bait car, get trapped in it and scream "oh my god! we're in a stolen vehicle!" Well, duh it's stolen, you stole it!"Bait Car" really shows you how many people just can't say "no" to a simple car with keys and an open door. And every once in a while, there's a nice ending with someone being honest and locking the car up so it doesn't get stolen, or calling the police to (unknowingly) report their own car.
