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Vandals Attack Man's Hummer, Leave Note
ABC News ^ | 7/18/07 | Associated Press

Posted on 07/19/2007 6:49:03 AM PDT by freespirited

When Gareth Groves brought home his massive new Hummer, he knew his environmentally friendly neighbors disapproved. But he didn't expect what happened next. The sport utility vehicle was parked for five days on the street before two masked men smashed the windows, slashed the tires and scratched into the body: "FOR THE ENVIRON."

"The thought of somebody vandalizing it never crossed my mind," said Gareth Groves, who lives near American University in Northwest Washington. "I've kind of been in shock."

Police said they see small acts of vandalism in the area from time to time, but they have not seen anything so severe, or with such a clear political message, in recent years.

"This seems to be an isolated event," Cmdr. Andy Solberg said.

Investigators said they are searching for the vandals but don't have many leads. Witnesses said they saw two men smash up the seven-foot-tall SUV early Monday and then run off.

Now, as Groves contemplates what to do with the remains of his $38,000 Hummer, he has had to deal with a number of people who have driven by the crime scene and glared at him in smug satisfaction.

"I'd say one in five people who come by have that 'you-got-what-you-deserve' look," said his friend Andy Sexton.

Neighbor Lucille Liem, who owns a Prius hybrid, said that a common sentiment in the neighborhood is that large vehicles such as the Hummer are impractical and a strain on the Earth.

"The neighborhood in general is very concerned with the environment," said Liem, whose Prius gets about 48 miles a gallon compared with the Hummer's 14 miles a gallon. "It's more liberal leaning. It's ridiculous to be driving a Hummer."

Liem quickly added that she does not condone violence.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: brownshirts; ecoterror; ecoterrorism; environment; envirornment; envirowackos; fascism; fascists; greenreligion; oldnews; religiousleft; stalinists; tolerantleft; treehuggers; violentleft; watermelons
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To: scotiamor

A friend of mine owned the agency from which those vehicles had been rented. He told me that the Republican Party immediately reimbursed him for the damages instead of dragging it out waiting for the insurance to cover it.


41 posted on 07/19/2007 8:01:14 AM PDT by Emmett McCarthy
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To: marlon

Yeah — all sorts of “Kerry/Edwards” stickers, too. She was miffed when my husband and I started laughing.


42 posted on 07/19/2007 8:19:48 AM PDT by Malacoda (A day without a pi$$ed-off muslim is like a day without sunshine.)
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To: whipitgood
Next, put a surveillance camera on the H2 and catch the bastards next time. Better yet camp out in the H2 with a baseball bat and some mace.

Nah. This is the proper response.

43 posted on 07/19/2007 8:31:37 AM PDT by Doug Loss
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To: Melas

Lighten up.


44 posted on 07/19/2007 8:34:16 AM PDT by saganite (Billions and billions and billions----and that's just the NASA budget!)
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To: freespirited

This was on one of the morning yack shows and they interviewed a neighbor of the guy. The absolute hatred of the hag they interviewed was astounding. She mumbled something about Hummers being unfit for the earth and that they should ship “that one” to Iraq. I swear, if the guy had been standing in front of her she would have stabbed him.


45 posted on 07/19/2007 8:50:33 AM PDT by subterfuge (Today, Tolerance =greatest virtue;Hypocrisy=worst character defect; Discrimination =worst atrocity)
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To: freespirited
Ah, yes, freedom loving liberals strike again. The end justifies the means, it is for the environment(or kids, or women or you fill in the blank)and any violence is justified if it saves the world from global warming. /SAR.

The comments of the idiots that live in that neighborhood are truely communistic in content. No one should drive something they don't like, what weenies. They don't realize their prius could be on the hit list next year!

46 posted on 07/19/2007 9:29:28 AM PDT by calex59
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To: tgslTakoma

Luke is too much of a Princess.


47 posted on 07/19/2007 10:29:25 AM PDT by Doctor Raoul (What's the difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic? The Free Clinic knows how to stop leaks.)
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To: tgslTakoma
Maybe Ragging Grannies!!! SmileyCentral.com Remember you can go faster. through a rain forest SmileyCentral.comLOL Just to pee them off. [Mrs T]
48 posted on 07/19/2007 10:54:50 AM PDT by trooprally (Never Give Up - Never Give In - Remember Our Troops)
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To: freespirited

“It’s more liberal leaning. It’s ridiculous to be driving a Hummer.”

Last time I looked, this was still a free(ish) country...


49 posted on 07/19/2007 10:55:03 AM PDT by Dasaji (The U.S.A. is the Land of Opportunity and you've got 50 states to do it in!)
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