What Should Happen to This Hummer Vandal?

[Lola'05]

Vorp?

[Dave_PH]

Send him to Singapore for a caning.

[galaxee]

5 minutes face to face with the owner, no self defense.
that's what i would have liked when my car was keyed.

[PA Prius]

Originally Posted by Lola'05

Vorp?

www.vorp.com

PA P

[daniel]

Hummers are evil. The guy should get a certificate of appreciation from the community. Now, if he'd towed it to a crusher I'd recommend him for a medal.

Yeah, I know people will come down on me: How dare I advocate damage to private property? How would I feel if someone keyed my car because they don't like Xebras or Priuses? Well, a homeless guy got angry at me once and threw paint on my car. A cop tried to get me to press charges. I declined.

A Hummer is the epitome of disrespect for the environment and the other people on the road. It is a statement that the owner does not give a damn about wasting a dwindling natural resource and fueling global warming. It is too wide for our streets and is therefore dangerous. Its only purpose is so the owner can pretend he's G.I. Joe.

No sympathy here for the Hummer owner.

And if the kid's parents bought him the Hummer, they definitely need to have their tax rates at least doubled.

[hyo silver]

I don't think it should make a difference what kind of vehicle it is. It's vandalism, plain and simple, for which the owner should be fully reimbursed. The guy's gonna have his name and address published anytime now, and he'll have to go in to hiding to get away from all the big trucks ripping up his lawn in the wee hours. That's probably punishment enough.

[efusco]

Originally Posted by PA Prius

www.vorp.com

PA P

Very cool, I like that a lot...VORP along with restitution I would be satisfied with that result if it were my vehicle.

Barring that option I think the restitution, fine and community service option would be my next choice...depending upon circumstances maybe no fine (ie. otherwise good kid, no history of problems, remorseful, parents that are just as pissed as me and will keep the kid reined in, etc.)

[TonyPSchaefer]

Originally Posted by galaxee

5 minutes face to face with the owner, no self defense.
that's what i would have liked when my car was keyed.

5 minutes? How long odes it take to kick a punk kid in the nads?

Oh yeah, a few times in the side while he's down. I forgot.

[dogfriend]

Originally Posted by galaxee

5 minutes face to face with the owner, no self defense.
that's what i would have liked when my car was keyed.

That is why I voted "I could not serve on the jury". Because if I caught someone vandalizing my car, I would beat the crap out of them if possible.

Also, Daniel, even though you don't like Hummers it doesn't give anyone the right to vandalize them. It is someone else's property and there is no law against a high school kid or anyone else owning one.

A couple of months ago, I was interviewed by the local paper (Sacramento Bee) about why I liked my Prius. The article was posted online. Several derogatory comments were posted, including one individual who said that he thought (probably his only thought) that Prius were ugly, so he keyed them whenever he could.

Someone who would key a Hummer is just as f*cked up as someone who would key a Prius.

[Chuck.]

Update from Dallas Morning News on Sept 17

If caught & convicted, he could get two years imprisonment and fined $10,000 - per Texas state felony law