Posted: 12/21/2009 9:07:20 AM EDT
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If you don't want to read the whole story, skip to the 3rd paragraph.
Check this out. I was goping to the desert for the weekend and decided to go out w/ my buddy's Dad. So I went over to his house early Thursday morning.looking at his house from the street there is (right to left) a fire hydrant, his truck and trailer, his driveway, the neighbors driveway, the nieghbor's mailbox. So because of all of that, I ended up parking in front of the next door neighbor's house, basically right in the middle of their property, but in a public street. Now, this isn;t some crap ass ghetto neighborhood, these are $500k homes or better. Anyhoo, park Thursday, come back Sunday. Get in my truck and it barely starts, runs really rough, barely idles and won'[t go over about 15 or 20 mph. Strange since it ran fine when I left it. Thought maybe something got in the air box, looked around, didn't see anything blocking the air. so I took it to the mechanic. They ended up finding 5 gallons of water in the gas tank. At first I thought it couldn;t be the neighbors, I mean come on, who does that? Then I started thinking. If it was some jokester kids or something, they would have to be lugging around 5 gallons of water and a funnel. now way, had to be the neighbors. So I called the guy i went with and he said he ended up calling the cops on these shitheads a few months ago. Apparently, it is a mother and 20 something son, neither works, both are on some sort of govt funding (disability or something), both have medical marijuana cards and my buddy's Dad called the cops because they kept selling weed in his side yard. So it had to be those assholes. So, my question is, what would you do? be smart and just forget it? Or figure out a way to cost them the $500 they cost me? I figure if i do anything to them at home they will know who it was and will retaliate against my buddy's parents, so any other ideas? I know you sick bastards will be abloe to come up with something. |
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I don't like it when people park in front of my house either. My car belongs there, not yours. I would never vandalize someones vehicle though. The public street is not your private property. I avoid taking primo spots in front of houses if I can, but AFAIK there's no obligation to do so in most jurisdictions. ETA: I have no idea how the Canadians do things. 
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figure out a way to cost them the $500 they cost me This is your only option. I'd go with eye for an eye, but you'd have to do it away from their, and your friend's parents, house. Even then, they'll "know". And join them in their low-lifeness? It might be fun to think about, but you'll look awfully retarded spending many thousands on a lawyer defending actions getting even on $500 worth of vandalism. A convinction would be even worse... File a report with the police to make it offical, and move on with your life. |
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I don't like it when people park in front of my house either. My car belongs there, not yours. I would never vandalize someones vehicle though. The public street is not your private property. I avoid taking primo spots in front of houses if I can, but AFAIK there's no obligation to do so in most jurisdictions. ETA: I have no idea how the Canadians do things. First off, it's a public street, so anybody who wants to park there can. YOUR car belongs in your driveway or garage, you own those places, not the street. Second, this isn't an area where parking spots are hard to come by. This is a suburban neighborhood w/ parking on both sides of the street. I bet you could fit 150 cars or more on this street if you wanted to and at the time, there were maybe 10 parked up and down it. It's not like they were pissed because they couldn't get a spot, they could have parked in any of 2 dozen other places w/ in a 25 yards zone. Or, they could have parked in their driveway. Not being able to find a spot is not the issue. The issue is they are scumbags and they were pissed that my buddy's Dad called the cops on them after they kept selling their "medical marijuana" in his sideyard at all hours of the night. |
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Revenge vandalism is never a good idea. It's like when Billy hits Johnny on the playground, so Johnny socks him one back––but the teacher only sees Johnny hitting Billy. yeah.. but little Johnny feels so MUCH BETTER after he does.. and when Johnny goes home his mom gets mad and dad takes him for ice cream,, never really saying you did the right thing... its just understood |
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Quoted: Find an old junker and tow it in front of their house one night. Yes. You need to make sure the vin cannot be traced back to you. I'm not going to help you there. Drive the car or have it towed to the exact spot your car was parked. Fill the gas tank with water. Put the keys on the neighbors doorstep with a nice note. Be creative with your note. They can have the car towed at their expense. Or they can sit and look at the car until the city decides to do something about it. Which depending on the city, could be many, many months. Yes, this makes you a dick for making this the city's problem. But sometimes these things just need done. |
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I hear they sometimes set up meth labs in their garages and those have been known to burn houses down. So if you do anything, be careful not to get too close to the house, you don't want to be nearby when they are cooking meth - poisonous fumes, and explosion risks.
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Find an old junker and tow it in front of their house one night. Yes. You need to make sure the vin cannot be traced back to you. I'm not going to help you there. Drive the car or have it towed to the exact spot your car was parked. Fill the gas tank with water. Put the keys on the neighbors doorstep with a nice note. Be creative with your note. They can have the car towed at their expense. Or they can sit and look at the car until the city decides to do something about it. Which depending on the city, could be many, many months. Yes, this makes you a dick for making this the city's problem. But sometimes these things just need done. Or neglect to leave the keys, and park it in their driveway. Then they can pay to have it towed. |
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Find an old junker and tow it in front of their house one night. Yes. You need to make sure the vin cannot be traced back to you. I'm not going to help you there. Drive the car or have it towed to the exact spot your car was parked. Fill the gas tank with water. Put the keys on the neighbors doorstep with a nice note. Be creative with your note. They can have the car towed at their expense. Or they can sit and look at the car until the city decides to do something about it. Which depending on the city, could be many, many months. Yes, this makes you a dick for making this the city's problem. But sometimes these things just need done. Or neglect to leave the keys, and park it in their driveway. Then they can pay to have it towed. Meh, scrap's starting to inch up again. You can leave all them you want at my place. 
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