I Totally agree with your comments about the law enforcement not being interested in stolen goods, unless it's a traffic offence they just don't care!

BUT

If someone broke into my car I'd feel personally violated and if there was any way to find out who it was then believe me I'd get the boys in the back of a truck and pay them a visit!

I work hard for my posessions and someone that smashes their way into your car with no regards for what they are doing has no values and should be stopped, even if that means using extreme force!

I think that emplode/jemplode could check serial numbers and maybe offer a little hope for crime victims, even if only to block updates or trash the hard drive of the computer trying to run the stolen goods!

Personally, I take my player out of the car every night, but I know the grief I felt when someone done thousands of pounds worth of damage to my car to steal low value accessories, probably just for beer money!