It’s vandalism- that’s it. Not your property, don’t touch it.
I’m all for making a political point be it through peaceful protest, consumer empowerment (make your opinion known with your wallet), or bombarding your elected representative with correspondence until they listen.
But when you target fellow civilian citizens with acts of terror, regardless of how benign- you have just become a terrorist.
It’s vandalism- that’s it. Not your property, don’t touch it.
I’m all for making a political point be it through peaceful protest, consumer empowerment (make your opinion known with your wallet), or bombarding your elected representative with correspondence until they listen.
But when you target fellow civilian citizens with acts of terror, regardless of how benign- you have just become a terrorist.
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I hear you. But do city dwellers need these huge SUVs? Isn't it a bit daft? Are they bad for the environment?
I amended my comments just as you were responding:
I do agree however that unless you are hauling a trailer, hauling construction materials or doing remote forestry work, there is no need to drive a Suburban, Armada, F250 or whatever massive vehicle is hot this year. We did just fine going to soccer practice in my mother’s Datsun 280z.
It is conspicuous consumerism IMO to have more than you really need, and that’s not just in terms of luxury items vs practical. A vehicle larger than what is practical for your needs is a waste of gasoline- agreed. The argument that someone feels “safer” in a large vehicle is total bullshit, they are actually less due to their higher center of gravity, and larger mass which results in longer times to stop. In addition, a house that’s a gross consumer of resources (2 floor foyers, 15ft high ceilings, empty bedrooms for guests that may show up once a year) is just as wasteful. Green lawns in drought prone states- these are all status symbols that speak to a lack of sensitivity to our shared environment.
But, these are choices made by individuals and the best way to aid in them seeing the potential harm they may be doing is by education and incentivizing alternative products not acts of vandalism.
Some people may need an SUV for a portion of their transportation needs and can't afford to buy, license, garage, and maintain a second vehicle for local use.
IMO most people don't. In fact in my street where a lot of these acts took place ( over 100 in the neighbourhood) most of these SUVs are second cars. A Fiat 500 or mini clubman for the local runaround and the SUV for who knows what.
Please tell us the state you live in so I could stay the fυck away. I could probably guess it’s in the northeastern part of the USA
That said the pedestrian safety issues and the mess they make in crashes due to not aligning with the bumpers of cars is rather frustrating.
Cars had to have pop up headlights killed off and increasing requirements for them to be safe for pedestrians have heavily influenced the front end design of cars today, yet SUVs continue flattening people without much change.
Yes, vandalism, that is the perfect way to get a person to change their opinion on a topic.
Sounds like pure speculation on your part, but just for giggles, what's your point? That they are not driven very much? If that's the case, then the SUV's aren't causing much harm if they're mainly just sitting on the street. Only the owner really knows how or why they use the vehicle, and IMO it's incredibly presumptuous on your part to judge them without knowing their circumstances.
There are many ways to decrease one's CO2 footprint, and while individual action is important, systemic changes, like wide-scale electrification (ultimately with sustainable electric generation), are arguably even most important, and can affect residential and commercial as well as transportation. If you want to have impact, work on passing laws to build out that infrastructure. I guarantee the new EV law in California is going to have a big impact on that. Our town recently passed a law requiring electric appliances/HVAC in new construction and major remodels.
Anyway, I don't condone the vandalism and I'm not sympathetic to their actions. This whole thing sounds like a way for a group of people to pose as activists and feel superior. They could have left the note on the windshield and left it at that. Hopefully nobody had an emergency situation where they needed to use their vehicle immediately. If they did, the vandals could be liable.
