Guy steals his car back from repo man - GIF

[IntheGroove]

Staged. The car would have been strapped to the cradle...

[Karl_H]

Staged. The car would have been strapped to the cradle...

On the re-po and parking violation videos I have watched (though they may be staged as well) they often go a couple of block before strapping, just to get to a safe zone where they don't have to worry about the owner fighting them.

[Elizabeth Greene]

Staged. The car would have been strapped to the cradle...

It is very common for Repo trucks to "snatch" the car as quickly as possible, move a short distance to a safe location that is out of shooting range, and then strap the car down. They do this because the job doesn't pay enough to compensate for physical violence.

"But they shouldn't do that?!"

Yes, and people should surrender the car when they can't pay for it. We don't live in perfect. People are the reason People can't have nice things.