They vandalized my car today because my sticker said "Out of Iraq Now"

[Keseys Ghost]

While visiting my father-in-law who lies dying in a hospital.

So, who are these Nazis of whom the president speaks?

The time is now.

Onward.

[proud patriot]

1. Cowards vandalized your car

I hope it wasn't to bad :hug:

[Keseys Ghost]

19. Already fixed

I got the windshield replaced.

Worried about the brazen allegiance.

[proud patriot]

I'm glad it's fixed , I have some advice though

Put another sticker on your car ...

give them a clue about your resolve .

Also is there a security camera in that parking lot ?

[B Calm]

53. You would think there is a security camera. I would write a LTE

and scare the shit out of the person who did it!

[abluelady]

2. I'm So Sorry

I had the opposite experience today. A gentleman told me he loved my bumper stickers. We proceeded to Bush bash for 30 minutes in a parking lot!

[Synnical]

9. Me, too

A gentleman helped me put two cases of copy paper into my trunk at Office Depot today. I thanked him, he replied, no problem. Then complimented me on my Bumper Stickers. But, I live in the Bluest County in Florida - Broward.

-Cindy in Fort Lauderdale

[immoderate]

24. Two cases of paper?!

Leafleting?

I won't take a chance on bumper sticker, even here in Broward. (My car gets banged up enough in parking lots as it is.) It only takes one schmuck.

BTW, I've proposed that we should have a meetup after the election. Your thoughts on this are welcome.

:hi:

--IMM

[Keseys Ghost]

25. My thoughts?

"After the revolution, I shall buy you a hat".

[immoderate]

34. That does it! The revolution is a go!

:)

--IMM

[Synnical]

26. It was for the office

But, yeah I've passed out leaflets in Fort Lauderdale. You should join me some time! I wear my goofy protest hat and bar junkies ignore me, but I try, every now and again.

After the election? How about before, to get us all riled up?

-C.

PS - hope you're well, IMM.

[immoderate]

32. Thanks. I'm pretty much alive.

And likewise.

My thinking was that a lot of us would be very busy before the election, and it would be difficult to get people loose from their various campaign activities. But I'm good for whenever.

Ach! I'm so bad at commitments! But leaflets sound attractive.

--IMM

[petgoat]

46. I've got a cardboard sign I put in the back window when I'm

commuting or driving interstate. I take it out when I'm
parking.

[Greeby]

3. Sorry to hear that

:hug:

Bastard scum, just give me five minutes alone with em.... :grr:

[driver8]

4. They are cowards, just like their Chimp in Chief.

They are afraid to stand up to people who don't agree with the war, so they vandalize your car when you aren't there. They are low life, cowardly, pieces of shit.

But, they are probably good Christians.

[Cobalt-60]

50. they probably say they're good Christians

I just can't see Jesus hammering in a car's wind screen over a bumper sticker.

[Sydnie]

5. I am sorry that you were the victim of the rabble rousers that blivet**

is stirring up. That's just despicable.

I am also very sorry to hear about your father-in-law. I hope that he is resting comfortably tonight. :hug:

edit - because I can't spell tonight. :blush:

[Keseys Ghost]

7. Thank you. His daughter is with him.

We trust that God will be kind.

As to the rat bastards who thought they'd make a point...well, ... onward!

[bluestateguy]

6. If I caught somebody vandalizing my car in the act

I'd rip their nuts off right there.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

21. I drove to "Red" California and back with this

on my car. I also had my shotgun in the seat next to me. I was almost hoping some redneck would get in my face about my first amendment right to free expression so that I could show them my second amendment right to protect my first amendment right.

[rman]

48. So, some are done with ignoring and ridiculing us, and moved on

to hurting us. Next phase: we win.

[Warpy]

8. Contact the hospital

and ask if there are security cameras in the parking lot. If there are, they may review the film themselves, or they may allow you to review it, too. In any case, the film in question can be turned over to the police.

The law is on your sight. Use it. Fight back. Throw those little bastards into jail for a night. Fine them. Give them police records.

[Nikki Stone 1]

11. Great idea

:kick:

[Keseys Ghost]

12. Did it.

I know some guys around here.

Problem is, I fear, we have stepped through the looking glass.

I fear for my young daughter far more than I fear for my wife's dad or even myself. The kids.

We are at war, people.

It won't be easy.

[proud patriot]

35. indeed we are

I've been on the bumper sticker Front Lines since before
9/11 and after 9/11 the vandalism got bad . It's eased up a bit
around here lately, but these punk cowards think they can yell
insults at me . My very best response to them is "It's takes a real
man to yell at women driving down the road" dripping w/ :sarcasm:

I love to antagonize them and watch their faces turn red ,
when I ask them why they are not in Iraq.

They are cowards if they are yelling at me and not in Iraq
fighting for their "noble cause" ...I tell them that straight
to their faces .

Be brave :patriot:

[The Doctor.]

16. Absolutely, this is exactly the tactic to pursue.

There are security cameras surveilling most Hospital parking lots.
Call the hospital and ask if they have cameras there.
Or look for yourself.
Call the police, report the incident, state that you intend to press charges.

Then call the Hospital, ask to speak to an administrator, and tell him what happened in HIS/ HERS parking lot. Tell the administrator that you intend to press charges... but don't say upon whom. Tell them the police have been informed, and you intend to file a full report (which you should most certainly do).

Watch them jump to help find the perpetrators, after all... that's what you really want.

Spend some time dragging their asses to court - a couple days total - to make the point clear;

"We live in a Nation of LAWS!"

It would be worth it to me.

Oh... and recoup ALL your losses from the fucktards in court.

[Keseys Ghost]

18. I do this for a living

Criminal law and stuff.

I know how to get "even".

I'm far more concerned about the mentality which makes it acceptable amongst some quarters to behave this way.

I fear that we are in deep shit.

[acmejack]

22. They whip their half wit followers into a surly mood.

You are correct, it is inevitable that some one gets seriously injured or worse. They push and push, they defame us at every opportunity, the violence prone clods they continue to deceive are looking to do us ill.

[The Doctor.]

41. Right,

Then the only concern is whether or not that mentality has pervaded the very system empowered to prevent such chaos.

If this is indeed your life's work, then it's likely you already know the judge that will deal with this matter. In which case you can say definitively which approach would work best.

If you are in a town where you can 'get even', then you already know quite well that without a public admonishment levvied on the offenders, you beg for mortal escalation.

That is why we have laws... I assume you know that.

If these are just pissants who can't really touch you, then why would you be concerned for your family?

Only public address through standards of law can grant relief in this matter. Otherwise I hope you have a friend to help bury the bodies... and one hell of an alibi.

If the judge is the partisan only you here could know him to be, then perhaps it's best to leave such a town to it's own devices...

-Just sayin'.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

38. Good advice but don't bet on it...

During the 2004 elections we had all of our campaign posters torn off of our front windows, and then "F**king Baby Killers" hand written signs were taped all over our front doors. We put a camera inside the windows and caught several pictures of middle aged women vandalizing the office. But the officers felt that there was no real threat, even though there was only one person manning the office throughout office hours. And even though we felt intimidated and threatened because obviously pro-choice people had been murdered in this state for their views, the police didn't act as though this was at all a big deal.

[Warpy]

44. They weren't doing any damage

This was a loss, having to have one's windshield replaced.

There's a difference between petty harassment and vandalism causing real property damage.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

45. Yes, I agree. They frightened the workers but only did petty

vandalism to the property. This did not constitute a major crime. But because of the hatred expressed in the graffiti that was obviously anti pro-choice, and becuase of recent killings at abortion clinics, the workers were more than a bit on edge. They didn't expect the police to panic, but they did hope for more than a grin and a few giggles. But then again, our election headquarters were in a red state. And even though we caught the lady vandalizing on tape, there were no investigations.

[lonestarnot]

10. Couldn't this be considered a political hate crime?

I'm sorry you had to endure this bullshit on top of everything you are going through. :hug:

[Bluzmann57]

13. Ok some has to ask this

How do you know your car was vandalized just because of your sticker? Did the punks leave a message stating that's why they did it? I mean, it's too bad your car got damaged at all, but I just wonder if maybe you are jumping to conclusions? Anyway, I hope the police catch whoever did it and they at least have to pay for the damage.

[Keseys Ghost]

15. One plus one equals two

Lots of cars...

How about a broken windshield on the front and tobbacco spit on the sticker?

No other vehicles damaged?

Maybe I'm wrong....

Logic has no place in today's Amerika, I suppose....

Onward.

[proud patriot]

36. Ah yes the spit

I get that too if I park out on the street at work
it has happened twice .

Back durring the first gulf war a person or persons left a note
"support America or leave" and then proceeded to spend a lot of
effort covering my windshield in spit . It was thick and awful .

[kineneb]

37. real low-brow types

ewwwww, tobacco chaw on the sticker? Damn, they must'a let Bubba outt'a the psych ward too early.

Good luck, hang tough.

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. It's a good question, but sometimes it is obvious.

When your car is in a parking lot and you do not see a stream of damage, but instead experience isolated destruction....chances are it has something to do with messages on the car.

Random violence would result in the offenders bashing in the headlights/side mirrors of several cars in a row. Targeted violence tends to be associated with bumper stickers.

[Balbus]

40. Because it wouldn't make a good thread on DU otherwise.

[bonito]

14. Human beings have a brain to think for themselves

and other animals use their instinct it seems, but those cowards are led.

[BuyingThyme]

20. Sorry.

[Tinksrival]

23. Me Too.

They got me good....:(

[Raine]

27. Aw, that's awful

that kind of damage is expensive to repair too. :hug:

[mcscajun]

39. You might want to get over to Flickr

and blank out your license plate number on that photo.

Most do here when they post their car pics...it's a safety thing.

:)

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[ms liberty]

29. I'm sorry to hear it - it happened to me too...

but not because of a bumper sticker. The afternoon of the day the Iraq war began I pointed out to someone at work that we shouldn't be going after Iraq, as they had nothing to do with 9/11. Before noon the next day, my car (my NEW car) was keyed.

I'm still pissed about it.

[and-justice-for-all]

30. I have a friend who...

will pull BUSH stickers off cars!! I half tempted to pry those damn Icthys Fish off cars; Those jesus freaks have no idea that ITS REALLY A VAGINA!!

[Raine]

31. So Sorry

such hate in our world just cause of a differing opinion is very sad. :cry:

[bridgit]

33. yeah, they're the typical 'brown shirt' nazi's of today...

:puke:

[populistdriven]

42. My car got rammed in a parking lot by some asshole (bumper sticker)

I think it was this one:

[minnesota_liberal]

43. Sorry about your car. Keep up the good fight!

One of the advantages of driving a junker is that there's less of a downside if some knuckle-dragging neanderthal takes exception to my bumper stickers.

Either I've been lucky or mine don't inspire rage as much as others:

"We're Making Enemies Faster Than we Can Kill Them"

"Start Seeing Lies & Spin"

"Got Osama?" (in the official "Got Milk?" font)

[Swamp Rat]

47. Check for the hospital security camera tape, and any other businesses

nearby. If it happened at St. Tamany Parish Hospital at 1202 S. Tyler St., there should be other businesses nearby. There's an ASI Federal Credit Union ATM right there at the same address.

People like that are pure chicken shit. The kind of trash who destroys people's property over a bumper sticker are cowards who are too afraid to serve in Iraq.

[flyarm]

49. i use magnets ..so i can take off when parked in an open parking lit!!

you can buy computer magnet sheets ..and put your stickers on those..

then when getting out of car you can remove..

fly

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[newyawker99]

54. Hi theradicalmoderate!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[RebelOne]

52. I have 2 ribbons on my car. One reads "Out of Iraq Now" and

the other one "Bring Them Home." So far, I have not had any problem and I am in a very red county in North Georgia.

[warrens]

55. Put an ad in your local paper

Asking for witnesses to the vandalization by right-wing thugs who can no longer argue ideas but simply resort to violence against anyone who disagrees with them. Offer a token reward, $25 or so. If you get an ID, prosecute the vermin. And use the word Nazi or fascist in the ad. That way, even though it's unlikely anyone will come forward, you get to publicly taunt the punks.

[distantearlywarning]

56. A suggestion:

I seem to remember that this happened to another DUer some time ago. I think they wrote foul language on her car with spray paint next to her bumper stickers.

Her response, which I thought was an excellent "turning of the tables" on the bastards, was to print a large sign which had an arrow pointing to the obscenities and a sentence that said something like, "Right Wing Family Values".

You don't say what the vandalism was, but maybe a response like that would work for you?

Otherwise, I'm sorry they did that to you. Take it as a sign of how threatened they must be feeling right now. And remember that it's pretty much a rule historically that people who are saying and doing the right thing are harrassed by the ignorant, evil masses until the next more enlightened age comes along.