Man is dragged by car after defending Christmas decorations from vandals

Chicago Tribune ^ | Dec. 2, 2007 | Jeff Long

[FocusNexus]

A Hoffman Estates man said Sunday that he is recovering from the minor injuries suffered when he was dragged by a car carrying youths who stomped on and broke pieces of the Christmas display that has illuminated his yard for 17 years.

"There was about seven or eight boys just absolutely destroying our Christmas decorations," he said. "Just stomping, ripping and breaking them to pieces."

OBrill, 46, of the 4000 block of Winston Drive, said he stood in front of one of the two vehicles that the vandals jumped into.

"I got in front of the first car, thinking it was going to stop," OBrill said. "He just kind of ran me down."

OBrill's hand got caught in the windshield wiper, was dragged a short distance and his left foot was run over. He did not get the license number of either vehicle.

[khnyny]

Sounds like what this guy needs is a paintball gun with balls loaded alternatively with neon paint and hot pepper powder.

LOL. I like the way you think.

[tioga]

My husband has spent days putting up our outdoor decorations............this is SICK. White, black, Hispanic, Muslim? Not one word as to a description of the vandals.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Infested is the perfect word to describe them.

[Lexinom]

IN retrospect, it was not a good idea to have left his pistol at home.

Police carrying a firearm is the exception?

[spunkets]

"Not one word as to a description of the vandals."

They were spoiled rotten white kids. Probably daddy's, or mommies car. The guy should have marked the windsheild with a brick.

[tioga]

White spoiled brats? Figures.

[spunkets]

I think you wanted to ping FocusNexus.

[spunkets]

Yes. That’s the make up of the ‘hood, and a not so rare occurrence.

[Dustbunny]

I wonder if these “boys” were members of a certain “tolerant” religion that gets offended easily?

I wondered the same thing.

[familyop]

It’s their way of thanking everyone for supporting feminism, the divorce industry and fatherlessness.

[BurbankKarl]

We need some gunplay to clear up this tomfoolery

[Dustbunny]

Sounds like what this guy needs is a paintball gun with balls loaded alternatively with neon paint and hot pepper powder.

What an excellent idea!!

[Marie2]

I’d like to see people in his neighborhood get together and help him get it all put together again.

[TheThinker]

Anymore, with advances in digital technology, it makes more and more sense to put cameras around ones home. Face it, there a lot more haters of all different stripes out there.

[RipSawyer]

I was thinking the Amish

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More likely Mennonites ;>)

[ArrogantBustard]

near a large infestation of Christian hating muslims

"Infestation" is the perfect term for them.

We speak of an "infestation" or mice, rats, cockroaches, lice, fleas ... mohammedans.

[from occupied ga]

Too bad this wasn’t about an armed homeowner defending himself and his property...

Armed???? This is the kingdom of Daley we're talking about here only the mayor's jbts are allowed to use firearms against other thugs. (Isn't Moron's Grove aroud there someplace too)

[reagan_fanatic]

I would like just five minutes alone in a room with these punks. Just five minutes. And immunity from prosecution.

[from occupied ga]

When properly applied can significantly reduce vandalism and recidivism.

[Dustbunny]

Me too.