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First HUMMER, now Prius: Hybrids Targeted by Vandals, Too

Posted September 08, 2008 10:01 AM

From Autoblog:

Vandals who mess with other people's cars are scum -- bottom-feeders who are beneath contempt. It doesn't matter what the vehicle being damaged is. Cars are a major purchase, there's often an emotional connection to them, and most importantly, they generally represent the owner's primary source of mobility -- getting him or her to work, to the store, to pick up the kids, and so on. SUV owners know the deal, and it sucks. Stories of drivers (and dealers) finding trucks partially or completely trashed in the name of saving Mother Earth are nothing new, and now it seems that Prius owners are getting their own taste of this nonsense.

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09/08/2008 1:22 PM

even though I thought the people who purchased hummers other than maybe celebs, had a self esteem problem.

But the types of people that would do something like that to vandalize a car ANY car or vehicle, when or if caught, should be held accountable not only for the vandalism, but also for the emotional duress they would cause the owner of the vehicle.

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09/09/2008 5:00 AM

<...But the types of people that would do something like that to vandalize a car ANY car or vehicle, when or if caught, should be held accountable not only for the vandalism, but also for the emotional duress they would cause the owner of the vehicle....>

Such as preventing them from breeding, perhaps?

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09/09/2008 6:25 AM

<...But the types of people that would do something like that to vandalize a car ANY car or vehicle, when or if caught, should be held accountable not only for the vandalism, but also for the emotional duress they would cause the owner of the vehicle....>

Such as preventing them from breeding, perhaps?

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09/09/2008 9:09 AM

<<Such as preventing them from breeding, perhaps?>>

Yeah, and the victim should be allowed to sell raffle tickets for the rights to be the one who gets to perform a certain horrific surgery on the vandal(s). The money raised would, of course, be kept by the victim for damages. I can't think of a better deterrent.

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09/09/2008 11:26 AM

It's a start...

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09/09/2008 9:39 AM

I wonder if the person who vadalized the Priuses might have been Sarah Palin? Perhaps she was making a political statement in hopes of being nominated? If so, it apparently worked.

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