Italy: Speed Camera Stoned

theNewspaper.com ^ | 9/12/2010 | n/a

[Ken H]

Vigilantes in Montelupo, Italy pelt a new speed camera with rocks.

Vigilantes in the city of Montelupo, Italy pelted a speed camera with rocks just four days after it had been installed. According to the newspaper La Nazione, the automated ticketing machine on state road 67 was pelted on August 20.

"These acts were accomplished repeatedly by adults who want to show their dissent from the administration's decisions," Mayor Rossana Mori told La Nazione.

[Viking2002]

Rocks? Rocks?!? What kinda sissy goes after a stationary object with rocks? Back in my day, we could take out a sodium vapor street lamp with a Crossman .177 pump pistol doing 70! It's this damned flabby Nintendo generation nowadays. Too lazy to do anything if it doesn't involve a joystick.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[MaryFromMichigan]

[fuzzybutt]

I have been in the camera surveillance business for years. I and most folks understand the need for security cameras around homes, businesses & even public areas.

But this government run pay or else commie crap makes me want to puke. I consider the actions of anyone that destroys these cameras hero's, sparing the the public from being robbed by the criminal scum that hide in the shadows and let this technology do their evil deeds for them.

[MarineBrat]

But they need the money from those speed cameras to pay for the people who count the money from the ah... speed cameras!

[Dem Guard]

Mussies?

[paulycy]

Where I grew up we threw oranges, lemons and avocados. And we threw them at each other ‘cause anything we broke would be traced back to us and we’d have to pay for it. Our wounds would heal for free.

BTW: Have you even been hit by a well-thrown unripe avocado?

OUCH! It’s just like a rock.

[grobdriver]

But did they bury the speed camera up its neck first?

[Lakeshark]

What, the camera was an adulterous female in a muslim neighborhood?

[DB]

Sounds like a civic duty to me...

[SgtHooper]

I support cameras at intersections where the a$$holes run red lights. This is a rampant problem in downtown Cleveland. I want all redlight runners to pay bigtime. But on streets with little congestion, leave it alone already.

[Viking2002]

Try getting clocked by a 'monkey ball' (AKA Osage orange, hedge apple, Horse apple, etc.). Leaves one helluva welt if thrown overhand. Nasty fruit, overall.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[Tublecane]

“Rocks? Rocks?!? What kinda sissy goes after a stationary object with rocks? Back in my day, we could take out a sodium vapor street lamp with a Crossman .177 pump pistol doing 70! It’s this damned flabby Nintendo generation nowadays. Too lazy to do anything if it doesn’t involve a joystick.”

I’d tend to think more physical exertion is required to throw a rock than shoot a gun, considering one involves a machine doing the work for you and the other an inanimate lump which must be propelled by power of the human arm alone.

[InABunkerUnderSF]

Florentines!

And here I always thought they just made naked statues and painted stuff. Of course if it had been Legurians they would probably have stoned the politicians who put the camera up.

[Rebelbase]

We’d do it with sling shots.

[Rebelbase]

Avocados, mangoes and grapefruit here. As I kid I loved mowing my friend’s yard when it was covered in rotten mangoes. Nothing goes splat better than a rotten mango.

[Syntyr]

In the UK they fill a tire with gas, excuse me... they fill a tyre with petrol and ring it around the speed camera and burn them up.

[meyer]

I remember a web site that showed many speed cameras in the UK being destroyed. Freedom lives, at least in pockets! The “Pere LeBrun” looks like it would be a great method since it disposes of a tire and punches big brother in the eye.

[Ken H]

Now you got me thinking of Ursula Andress walking out of the sea in a white bikini singing 'Underneath the Mango Tree'. (Dr. No)

[Slump Tester]

How long can the light metering electronics last if it's pointed right at the sun?

Do the next best thing - use a green laser.