Vandals!

[same_sky]

M left for work this morning and promptly returned with foul tidings. Being us, we have photographic evidence.



"I lick pussy" and "Fucktards" written out, and the art, should you be unable to piece it together (as I was) is a crude penis entering a vagina. Yay! Classy!

[Cut for a photo with potentially offensive language and "artwork" (for lack of a better word) I would still call it safe for work, though, but if you work in a really conservative place, be warned, etc.]

So M was late for work because he came in to find his gun call the cops. They came out pretty promptly, which was nice because you could hardly call this an emergency.. though I guess most criminals are still sleeping at eight AM. ;) We were gone this weekend--we left Saturday at one or so and got back late last night. We're pretty sure it happened while we were gone because for one thing, there was a broken egg under the car we were gone in--oh, they also egged our garage door. It seems to be chocolate pudding from snack cups dumped on top of the car, as judging from the empty snack cups littering the bushes beside the car. M pointed that out to the cop and suggested that when the full CSI team came out, they might want to start there, but he got barely a chuckle in return. Of course they can't do anything, but at least we called them and can get a police report on the incident if we need it. (FYI: police reports cost $2 to pick up. Is that not why I pay taxes? To pay for the administrative work of public officials?)

Fun! At least it is clearly the work of stupid kids and not the real criminal element. And at least I do not have to drive the pussymobile (as I am now referring to it) anywhere today. M will be bringing home paint thinner in an attempt to remove it... And let's just hope that he never finds the kids who did it because I can laugh about it already but he is still flying pissed, and when he starts talking about WinXP-powered robotic firearms, it is a little scary. (Although not as scary as finding out that there are such devices being used in Iraq. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?)

Comments

[blookum.livejournal.com]

If you want the CSI team to come out, there have to be actual losses approaching $1000.

Ahem.

I inflated the value of some of Shawn's gear when his apartment was broken into a few years ago. That time, we could see a hand print on the window where they broke in & we were determined that they'd catch these kids. The cop told us it had happened several times in that complex - same kids, same MO. They stole my engagement ring that night - Shawn hadn't given it to me yet. Because we'd paid it off (Shawn had no renter's insurance there), we decided to go ahead with getting married rather than spend money on another engagement ring and postpone the wedding itself.

My heart goes out to you - how upsetting.

Hey, if M wants to fire something at the vandals, may I suggest viewing the Water Hobo website for inspiration?

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing that they didn't catch the kids then either? I know they have much bigger problems but sometimes I wish they'd at least pretend that they're going to DO something about it.

I am trying not to encourage M in any form of firing things. ;)

[geeklibrarian.livejournal.com]

Oh geez, that's AWFUL. And what a hassle to deal with too :p

Gang kids are repeatedly tagging the brick pillars at Peter's nearby church and the big white fence of the private home next to it. I just don't understand the need to deface someone else's property!? Especially a church?

(but hahaha "pussymobile" -- that's good!)

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

I know! What kind of kid thinks that's a good way to spend time? I am just thankful that they went after the car and not the house with that spray paint.

[reebert.livejournal.com]

Man, that really sucks!

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it did. But it did come off, thankfully!

[stewlis.livejournal.com]

I'm curious...just in case I ever need to know...how did you get the spray paint off the car without harming the car's paint job? (And, very glad it came off btw).

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

You mean, you wouldn't have wanted to drive around in a pussymobile?? :) The cop that came out suggested paint thinner, I think, as it took it off his car. I think M ended up buying some graffiti-remover at Walmart that worked well. I believe there's still a smudge on the tire but nothing much else than that.

[carrieb.livejournal.com]

Oh my god! That's just awful. What a bunch of stupid little jerkface jerkity jerks! I want to get a gun and shoot them too. I think M needs any and all weapons. I would feel so violated if that happened to me. I hope you guys are able to get all that paint off.

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

It came off! I am so happy about that!

[marketeer]

I am so sorry that that happened to you all.

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

Thanks. At least it came off so no permanent harm done!

[sunflower-pixie.livejournal.com]

omg. that's horrible. :( i'm so sorry that happened to y'all :(

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it sucked. But at least it came off!

[sweet-pickles.livejournal.com]

I am sorry that this happened to your car. It truly is unfortunate that other humans commit such terrible deeds.

I have to admit though that I am a bit disturbed by the response of violence (albeit jokingly) to what was a non-violent crime. This especially after the violent shooting in Illinois.

The person or people who damaged your car are most likely young, not to mention someone's children. Granted, it is also likely that the parents involved weren't able to keep their children on the right path, as clearly they have stepped off the track. But this is probably one of the final times where someone can intervene and get them back on track before things get completely out of hand.

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

You know, I have spent the last two days trying to figure out exactly how to respond to this. I've thought of several different things I could say, ranging from humor to sarcasm to bitchy to nice to just not replying at all. In the end, I think I'll go with honesty because I just don't know what else to say.

Don't you think it was a little weird that you were disturbed by the violence in the responses to the vandalism? First of all, no one was serious. Secondly, we're never going to find out who did it so it's potential violence with no hope of happening. When it comes right down to it, though, WE were the victims, not the kids who did it. We don't have to shove all of our negative emotions away because these might be unhappy or unloved at home. You know what? It doesn't matter. They might be (otherwise) great kids from a loving home or they might be awful little brats who will do nothing with their miserable little lives until they die alone in a gutter from an overdose of meth. I don't know, because they crept in while we were gone to cover my car with obscenities. They didn't do it to be polite, ya know?

I don't hate whoever did this--it's not that big of a deal to me. It's over and done with--the paint came off, the eggs cleaned up. I would like to see them get in trouble for it because they need to learn right from wrong, but the simple fact is that they are NOT the victims here. You seem to have a tendency to defend the criminals in any situation and put the blame on society or their parents or someone else besides the person doing the crime. It's not the first time I have seen evidence that you think that way. Truthfully, I am disturbed by that much more than hearing people express their anger. I don't understand the concept at all. Anger at my property being vandalized is not even in the same league as going out to shoot a lot of people on a college campus. The two are not connected, end of story. I am obviously shocked and upset when something like that happens, but the blame rests on the gunman, NOT the average people who just kind of exaggerate anger over a painted car.

[sweet-pickles.livejournal.com]

My point was that vandalism is not a violent crime. Everything in this incident indicates this act was random, and not someone out to get you personally. So it was disturbing to me that a non-violent random act be met with jokes of wanting to react with violence. To me, it isn't funny to joke about wanting to hurt to kill someone. And in this case all indicators were that the someone in question were most likely under 18.

I never said that anger wasn't an appropriate response to this. I do believe that anger is a healthy response to being wronged. And you and your family were wronged. Your car was damaged and you had to deal with the consequences left behind. That isn't fair, and I said that I was sorry to hear that this happened. I am glad to hear it has been fixed without too much difficulty.

I also never said that I thought that the people who did this should get away with what they did. I said quite the opposite. I wanted them to be caught so that they could be dealt with now when the consequences were less serious and hopefully would lead them back on the right track.

I do believe that people should be held accountable for their actions. But I also believe that in many cases people are acting because of things that happened in their lives. Here is a good example. And I think it is important to look at this so that we learn as individuals as well as a society. We need to be more compassionate. We need to be more forgiving.

I also believe that little things can become big things if left unchecked. I do believe that if we say a little cheating is okay, that we shouldn't be surprised when people keep getting away with it, that they keep doing it. Look at what just happened at the bank in France - that affected world markets including the US. This case is still unfolding and today it was revealed that there were 75 indicators that this trading was going on, and yet the bank did nothing.

I think that the recent shootings are connected in that when we think it is okay to even joke about killing another person, or just getting the guns out to scare them, we shouldn't be surprised when a 14-year old walks into his classroom and kills a fellow student because he thought he was gay or that when a young man goes off his meds he gets it in his head to buy a couple of guns and open fire in a college classroom. The little things all of us do can impact the world around us as well as the world at large. It doesn't happen overnight, but because I believe that we are more connected than we know, little by little it adds up.

[courtesy.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness! You poor things! AWESOME drawing though :)

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

Yeah, isn't it, though? *laugh* It came off, thankfully!