<prompt> Human: So some of you might remember me as the 17 year old kid who live in a hotel room with my parents because my family is homeless. But anywho I have a question about car dealerships. So my dad decided to get a car which monthly payments are way more than he could afford. He hasnt paid in a long time. As in a few months, a woman from the dealership called my mom saying they reported the car stolen. Im very stressed about it but heres his plan. Hes going to drop the car off somewhere, call the dealership, tell them where it is, and then they come pick it up and boom were free. His logic is that there isnt such a thing as debtors jail. in the United States. But anyways, he said he was gonna do that last Saturday, ...and also today but hes not here. So even if that plan were going to work, hes just not doing it. So um what the hell am I supposed to do? EDIT: DAMMIT I MESSED UP THE TITLE UGH IM 17 SORRY IM STRESSED  <response>: a woman from the dealership called my mom saying they reported the car stolenAs long as he made some payments since the day he purchased it they cannot report it as stolen. That would be filing a false police report as failure to make a car payment is a civil matter. They are saying that to get him to do exactly what he wants to do. By the ways what the lady did is actually against the law. It is illegal to threaten someone with jail over a debt as it is a violation of the FDCPA. As long as no fraud is committed they cannot have you arrested. 