What is wrong with these people? (Christmas decoration vandalism)

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We are having a rash of someone, or gangs of kids, tearing apart Christmas decorations. They are cutting those big blowup Santas and other pieces. My God, can't folks enjoy this time of the year without vandalism running rampant ?
I'm afraid someday that people will be too disgusted to bother anymore.
 

I have seen some of this on the news... a camera caught images of someone stabbing an inflatable Santa. It's sad. Why can't they be content with doorbell night or toilet papering trees on Halloween? It appears that's not enough! Grrrrr
 
So sad& it's happening here too. Infuriating. A lot of theft of the yard decorations.
 

Pappy said:
We are having a rash of someone, or gangs of kids, tearing apart Christmas decorations. They are cutting those big blowup Santas and other pieces. My God, can't folks enjoy this time of the year without vandalism running rampant ?
I'm afraid someday that people will be too disgusted to bother anymore.
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I don't understand it either Pappy, I guess that people are just unhappier as time goes by. My sister and I took a drive Saturday night to look at the lights. There were a few, but only like 1 out of 20 houses I figure, heck, maybe 1 out of 50. It's either they're just too tired to do it up like we used to, or finances, or maybe because of things getting stolen or destroyed. It's sad, but we have our memories;) at least:)
 
Same thing happening here too. No wonder the world is going to hell. People have no respect for others or their property, how did we get to this point?
 
Sad commentary on how some are brought up and others enjoy malicious behavior. Unfortunately times have changed and there's little respect for property by some elements of society and often no parental supervision which leads to little in the way of responsibility or punitive action beyond a slap on the wrist.


Of course, "my kid would never do such thing" is the mantra of those in denial.
 
Lots of angry people out there, and I think in a lot of cases social media adds fuel to the fire. I just noticed a deflated Santa and reindeer off to the side of someone's house the other day. I thought maybe a wind just came up and blew it away and it lost the air. Now, after reading this thread, I wonder if it was vandalism. Garden gnomes have to be locked down in many areas too, as people just steal them from other's front lawns. Nobody respects each other or their property, such a shame.
 
Someday we, that can afford it, will live in some sort of locked-down home, we won't go out unless we're in an armored vehicle (already have hummers) and our food and drink will come out of the wall like on Star Trek:( Be funny if it weren't so sad.

Oh, and the poor, and criminals will live in burned out cities like New York (remember Escape from New York?) Made sense it was easier to just turn the city into a prison.
 
This year, in our community, the UPS man drove around in a golf cart pulling a wagon with packages to be delivered. We came home from shopping and there was a package, sitting on our lawn chair just waiting for someone to come along and grab it.
We are quite lucky that we live in a fairly safe area with the occasional kids stealing coins from the unlocked cars. On our yearly police meetings, we are instructed that everyone should lock their cars, turn on porch lights at night and keep car keys by bedside to use the alarm button in an emergency. Mostly all common sense things.
 
We had this happen in my patrol area 4 or 5 years ago, so we put up remote, wireless cameras and caught a few of these morons. $800.00 in fines and costs plus restitution for the deflated Santa that was paid to the owner. Once the word got out, it stopped.
 
Maybe still, in some countries, but in olden times if you stole they wacked off your hand. Now they basically slap it.
 
Pappy said:
I read about this Hollydolly. Just plain evil and I'm sure these people will end up spending most of their lives in prison.
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Yes I'm sure they will Pappy...just a pity they won't get a life sentence for this evil act to an innocent animal...just start now lock 'em up and throw away the key, it'll prevent the poor victims in the future from suffering, of which I'm sure there will be some
 
hollydolly said:
Much as it's very irritating , just be glad your vandals are tagetting inflatable santas...and not doing anything like this...


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ty-donkey-twelve-times-forcing-miss-show.html


I honestly could seriously hurt someone when I hear about this type of horrendous event :what:
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Anyone who abuses or tortures animals should suffer exactly what they did to the poor helpless creature, that'll put a dip in activity like that. I could seriously be by your side to hurt these creeps. :mad:
 
I was afraid to come out and say that SB, but I am with you. I didn't watch the video because those pictures keep me awake at night for months. I would end up in prison myself as I know I would lose all control if I saw someone do that.
 
It seems that when these acts of vandalism occur, and the culprit is caught, it is usually some stupid teenager. What needs to happen, IMO, is when such a person is caught, his or her parents should be held liable for any and all damages incurred....and it should be broadcast, with names, on the evening news. Perhaps if some of these stupid parents got hit in the wallet, and publicly shamed, they might begin to teach their kids some respect for other peoples property, etc.
 
I agree Don. I think our criminals get away with too much, or get off easy, and that is why it keeps increasing.
 
The odds are Always in favor of the criminals. Only a small fraction of property crimes are ever solved, so they think they are immune. If they ARE caught, a slap on the wrist is about all they get. Our prisons are just a "school" where the thugs go to interact with their peers, and learn how to perfect their "craft".
 
I think that a lot these days.

hollydolly said:
Much as it's very irritating , just be glad your vandals are tagetting inflatable santas...and not doing anything like this...


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ty-donkey-twelve-times-forcing-miss-show.html


I honestly could seriously hurt someone when I hear about this type of horrendous event :what:
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That's despicable. They should do some real time for cruelty to animals.

nwlady said:
Maybe still, in some countries, but in olden times if you stole they wacked off your hand. Now they basically slap it.
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Somewhere in between those two extremes would be nice.

Don M. said:
It seems that when these acts of vandalism occur, and the culprit is caught, it is usually some stupid teenager. What needs to happen, IMO, is when such a person is caught, his or her parents should be held liable for any and all damages incurred....and it should be broadcast, with names, on the evening news. Perhaps if some of these stupid parents got hit in the wallet, and publicly shamed, they might begin to teach their kids some respect for other peoples property, etc.
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No said teen should do the time for the crime. Any law making the parents' responsible -- though holding the parent responsible for the property damage is agreeable -- assumes that someone has 100% control over another human being and no one does. Trust me, those that spoil and enable their brat kids are going to be punished if their little darling goes to jail. In mortification too. Those who wouldn't be, well, they're too far gone to reach even with jail time and have most likely already seen the inside of a jail cell and set a bad example.
 
Yeah, but too often the little darlings don't go to jail. They get off (if they're ever caught) because they had a bad childhood or some such crap. Nobody is held personally responsible for anything anymore -- and that's at least a big part of what causes the problem.

In my neighborhood this weekend there was a rash of tire slashings -- all four tires in some cases. Many people who live in this area are older and on fixed incomes, and many can't afford a new set of tires. So the little darlings have imposed a great hardship on this folks by effectively taking away their transportation. The little darlings need to be taught a sense of respect for other people's property. This kind of stuff makes me mad as hell.

And as to abusing animals -- I agree with those above. Those creeps deserve no mercy at all. . And when they graduate to killing people, everyone will say "we never saw any signs of violence -- he was such a good boy."
 

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