Vandalism On A Mustang GT...
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With all due respect sorry about your ride captain save a hoe. My intentions are not to hijack the thread or to stray it in any way.
However a police officer will do the same exact tactics on you (the honest citizen) to get you to confess into your wrong doing so he can get a quota of traffic tickets in to his boss. Having taken classes in this area if they can get you to confess their job is done. Them saying to you, it will be ok buddy, it wont be that bad if you just tell me so I can work with you. 90% of all convictions are through confessions.
SO if there was something of interest in there for the welfare of the police department you bet you ass those cops would have gotten it outta them. Besides lets say they did catch the bastards that did this. What will they get out of it. Fines that are paid to the state in which the incident occured? Community service? Where the community benefits from this horrific act.
How about when you get it back from the body shop you get those bastards to shine it up for you at gun point and if they scratch it in the process just put x's in there eyes and call it a day. Now thats justice.
However a police officer will do the same exact tactics on you (the honest citizen) to get you to confess into your wrong doing so he can get a quota of traffic tickets in to his boss. Having taken classes in this area if they can get you to confess their job is done. Them saying to you, it will be ok buddy, it wont be that bad if you just tell me so I can work with you. 90% of all convictions are through confessions.
SO if there was something of interest in there for the welfare of the police department you bet you ass those cops would have gotten it outta them. Besides lets say they did catch the bastards that did this. What will they get out of it. Fines that are paid to the state in which the incident occured? Community service? Where the community benefits from this horrific act.
How about when you get it back from the body shop you get those bastards to shine it up for you at gun point and if they scratch it in the process just put x's in there eyes and call it a day. Now thats justice.
I would have taken their license plate number, i'm not that stupid, except it was removed from the vehicle when i found it. And when you say search for a crowbar etc... i did search the vehicle (peering through the window, no bashing) i didn't find anything but garbage. The thing that pissed me off was that the cop didn't search the RAV4 and i would have done it, except as big as i am 6'5, 210, i don't think i could take on 5 guys.
At the same time, if i were the cop, i wouldn't care too much either if a car got broken into b/c in san jose it happens all the time. (so i hear) so maybe thats what he was thinking.
And it took all i had NOT to pour something like brake fluid all over their paint and have it just peel off.
Like many of you my car is my pride and joy and its just frustrating as hell to have something like this happen, so i needed to vent to all you who could relate, sharing the same affinity for mustangs as i do. ...sigh... :damnit:
At the same time, if i were the cop, i wouldn't care too much either if a car got broken into b/c in san jose it happens all the time. (so i hear) so maybe thats what he was thinking.
And it took all i had NOT to pour something like brake fluid all over their paint and have it just peel off.
Like many of you my car is my pride and joy and its just frustrating as hell to have something like this happen, so i needed to vent to all you who could relate, sharing the same affinity for mustangs as i do. ...sigh... :damnit:
Mickey21 said:Wait a second, am I the only one that realizes you should have their license plate information and can go from there? If nothing more than to confront them on the issue and maybe submit their information to every low life identity thief there is.
In any case, sorry about the ride dude. It sucks that there are people in this world that low enough to randomly damage other people's property just for the hell of it... Just wish it happened in Texas on your property where you would have been within your right to shoot their a@@...
No, you're not. CaptainSaveAHoe, if you have a vehicle description (make, model, color), a license plate # and a description of the occupants, you can press charges and the police can do nothing but follow through and jail these bastards.
The police gave you the runaround, if you DEMAND a police officer come out and file a report, they HAVE to send one out and make a report. I found that out the hard way once... the police will avoid paperwork like the plague, and if it's not a life-threatening situation they'll try to avoid becoming involved.
People, you also have to remember he's dealing with kids here, and it's probably not the kids' cars, but Mommy's and Daddy's cars they're riding around in. So retaliating in kind against their property is different from retaliating against a property-owning adult... the kids will just go home crying to Mommy and Daddy about how a mean man f***ed their car up in a fit of road rage. Mommy and Daddy will call their insurance, file a report, and then have the car fixed, at zero cost to the kids. Teenagers can be devious little f***s sometimes... let me give you an example.
I used to work at a gas station to pay for college, and I chased down thieves that stole gas without paying for it to get the money back or information for the police to arrest them. (Mustangs are good for that.) One time I chased down a teenage girl in a brand new 2005 Chevy Cobalt, all the way back to Daddy's house. As it turns out, she called Daddy on her cell on the way home saying some angry psycho was chasing her around town for no reason. So Daddy comes out with a baseball bat threatening to call the police, and it's only after 10 minutes or so that I convince him A) I've already called the police and they're on the way, B) Daddy's little girl is a thief and is about to be dragged off to jail, and C) she's also a lying little b**ch that called Daddy to try to fix her own problem for her. He ended up paying for her gas, and probably beat the s*** out of her.
Wow-those teenage jackals have some very bad karma to pay for.
I may be in the minority, but if I had a teenager that did something like that and I knew about it...Paying for the damage would only be the start of his punishment. Seriously, if you can id them it would be worth it to at least try. You might actually find a parent that holds his kids accountable. I would be upset, but I would definitely want to know if my kid was responsible for something like that.
You showed some major restraint. You know that if you had done what so many have suggested you would be going to jail. Can't you see the headline: "psycho uses alleged vandalism as excuse for abusing children"
I'm sure you don't feel any better, but you did the right thing. The cops blew it--you think they might have questioned them a little bit harder if it was a murder case. They would have had those punks confessing all over themselves.
I may be in the minority, but if I had a teenager that did something like that and I knew about it...Paying for the damage would only be the start of his punishment. Seriously, if you can id them it would be worth it to at least try. You might actually find a parent that holds his kids accountable. I would be upset, but I would definitely want to know if my kid was responsible for something like that.
You showed some major restraint. You know that if you had done what so many have suggested you would be going to jail. Can't you see the headline: "psycho uses alleged vandalism as excuse for abusing children"
I'm sure you don't feel any better, but you did the right thing. The cops blew it--you think they might have questioned them a little bit harder if it was a murder case. They would have had those punks confessing all over themselves.
whitepony03
Member
it makes no sense to me how you didnt have full coverage. Unless you paid your car off completely.
Sucks alot, I would have been furious.
But yeah, Id talk to somebody else at the insurance company and get to the bottom of that.
Sucks alot, I would have been furious.
But yeah, Id talk to somebody else at the insurance company and get to the bottom of that.
whitepony03 said:
My car is paid off completely, i had it built and paid for. i didn't go to the dealership to see what they had and took whatever was on the lot. I knew I wanted black on red, and nothing else was going to do
And i have the minimum coverage because i don't want to be paying premiums every month etc... and i already have a ticket so my insurance is pretty high. I consider myself a good driver so collisions are the only thing i really worried about until now...
The weirdest part is i had an iPod, iTrip and Passport 8500 X50 and they didn't touch a thing. They did it strictly to mess up my car.
Sorry about your car,that sucks! Hopefully you'll be able to get her fixed up as good as new.Probably some little punks driving around in mommy and daddy's car with too much time on their hands.You did the right thing though by not vandalizing their car in return because like I said above it might have been their parents car and two attacks on innocent peoples cars are worse then one.Good luck with your baby and just remember what goes around comes around and sooner or later the little brats will get what is coming to them.
rob6773 said:
thats a very poetic first post... ha
and like i said, i would have, but two totaled cars is worse than one
karazuba
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hey saveahoe,
from one bay area resident (I live in Foster City) to another, I'll make sure to keep an eye out. I am anal about where I park my car--people insist that I am just anal, but stories like this prove to me that parking out of the way and keeping an eye on the car, if possible, is always a good idea. It also proves to me that Texas and Florida's "Deadly Force to Protect Personal Property" law is long overdue for the Governator to introduce here.
I keep a club anti-theft thing in my backseat--besides being a visual deterrent (when I actually use it), it also makes a very good beating stick.
I can't believe no one saw anything, or at least couldn't take a down a license plate. When I have seen someone do something like this, I always take pictures or confront them. Camera phones are great for this sort of thing.
A good story in the same vein--in college in NYC, we'd all park in the street (obviously). A roommate went outside one morning to find two huge gashes in his rear bumper--at least an inch deep each. He looked, and the guy who parked behind him had a huge brush guard on this truck. The gashes lined up perfectly with the car in height and distance--it was obviously the guilty party. The idiot had not only not left a note, but didn't drive away to cover his tracks. This was not an 'oops--i guess i was a little closer than I thought' bump--this was a good 15-20 MPH hit.
So, what do a few 20 year old's do? Well, we figured the brush guard was a risk to other drivers, so we proceeded to disassemble it (as an effort to increase public safety and welfare, of course), and leave the pieces on the offenders hood. I am sure he/she was not happy when they found their truck slightly disassembled, and probably even more unhappy with the scratches that the pieces undoubtably made.
Good luck with the repair. I'll keep the beating stick warm for the next offender.
from one bay area resident (I live in Foster City) to another, I'll make sure to keep an eye out. I am anal about where I park my car--people insist that I am just anal, but stories like this prove to me that parking out of the way and keeping an eye on the car, if possible, is always a good idea. It also proves to me that Texas and Florida's "Deadly Force to Protect Personal Property" law is long overdue for the Governator to introduce here.
I keep a club anti-theft thing in my backseat--besides being a visual deterrent (when I actually use it), it also makes a very good beating stick.
I can't believe no one saw anything, or at least couldn't take a down a license plate. When I have seen someone do something like this, I always take pictures or confront them. Camera phones are great for this sort of thing.
A good story in the same vein--in college in NYC, we'd all park in the street (obviously). A roommate went outside one morning to find two huge gashes in his rear bumper--at least an inch deep each. He looked, and the guy who parked behind him had a huge brush guard on this truck. The gashes lined up perfectly with the car in height and distance--it was obviously the guilty party. The idiot had not only not left a note, but didn't drive away to cover his tracks. This was not an 'oops--i guess i was a little closer than I thought' bump--this was a good 15-20 MPH hit.
So, what do a few 20 year old's do? Well, we figured the brush guard was a risk to other drivers, so we proceeded to disassemble it (as an effort to increase public safety and welfare, of course), and leave the pieces on the offenders hood. I am sure he/she was not happy when they found their truck slightly disassembled, and probably even more unhappy with the scratches that the pieces undoubtably made.
Good luck with the repair. I'll keep the beating stick warm for the next offender.
streetstang03
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keep an eye out for their cars parked in a parking lot empty somewhere.
molotov cocktail. 'nuff said.
molotov cocktail. 'nuff said.
karazuba said:hey saveahoe,
from one bay area resident (I live in Foster City) to another, I'll make sure to keep an eye out. I am anal about where I park my car--people insist that I am just anal, but stories like this prove to me that parking out of the way and keeping an eye on the car, if possible, is always a good idea. It also proves to me that Texas and Florida's "Deadly Force to Protect Personal Property" law is long overdue for the Governator to introduce here.
I keep a club anti-theft thing in my backseat--besides being a visual deterrent (when I actually use it), it also makes a very good beating stick.
I can't believe no one saw anything, or at least couldn't take a down a license plate. When I have seen someone do something like this, I always take pictures or confront them. Camera phones are great for this sort of thing.
A good story in the same vein--in college in NYC, we'd all park in the street (obviously). A roommate went outside one morning to find two huge gashes in his rear bumper--at least an inch deep each. He looked, and the guy who parked behind him had a huge brush guard on this truck. The gashes lined up perfectly with the car in height and distance--it was obviously the guilty party. The idiot had not only not left a note, but didn't drive away to cover his tracks. This was not an 'oops--i guess i was a little closer than I thought' bump--this was a good 15-20 MPH hit.
So, what do a few 20 year old's do? Well, we figured the brush guard was a risk to other drivers, so we proceeded to disassemble it (as an effort to increase public safety and welfare, of course), and leave the pieces on the offenders hood. I am sure he/she was not happy when they found their truck slightly disassembled, and probably even more unhappy with the scratches that the pieces undoubtably made.
Good luck with the repair. I'll keep the beating stick warm for the next offender.
One of my friends had a similar incedent happen when a drunk driver came home for the night and rammed his car into my friends ride so hard his rear bumper was ontop of my friends hood.
He walked half a block down the street, picked up an old toilet that was on the curb, returned and threw it through the guys windshield.
uh...pretty sure it was dark green. what difference does it make? yea it was at golfland in san jose next to oak ridge... why?
jadesville said:
oh, no i talked to the manager and a few employees...they were pretty helpful, except for not giving me the tape on the security camera b/c "it had nothing on it" apparently.
karazuba
New Member
CaptainSaveAHoe said:
That sounds a bit suspicious--did they watch the whole thing to determine that it had nothing on it? Plus--what harm can it do to give you a copy? I am sure a lawyer would have a few things to say about it.
I'd go back and ask for a copy.
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