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Posted on 11/29/2002 10:00:43 AM PST by gubamyster
Duncan Campbell in Los Angeles
Friday November 29, 2002
The Guardian
No vehicle in the United States provokes greater controversy than the sport utility vehicle (SUV), the bulky four-wheel drive that has sold in record numbers. Now it has become the target of acid-like chemical attacks by environmentalists. More than 30 SUVs in the Richmond, Virginia, area have been attacked with chemicals and hatchets over the past few weeks and had their tyres slashed. The initials ELF (Earth Liberation Front) were found after some of the attacks.
In a statement posted on its website, the ELF said that although it had "not received a communique from the cell operating in the area, graffiti and notes left at targets are legitimate claims of responsibility and indicate the Earth Liberation Front is involved in these actions. ELF actions are a reminder to SUV owners of how their personal choices affect the society and environment in which they live".
The ELF said that the SUVs were targets because their drivers "contribute to the degradation of the environment at a much greater rate than those who drive smaller vehicles - or don't drive at all".
A total of 3.8 million SUVs were sold in 2001, up from 2.8 million in 1998. There are now 20 million on American roads.
Environmentalists claim that they pollute the atmosphere at a rate five times higher than that of ordinary cars, use 33% more petrol than smaller cars and are anti-social because it is harder for other motorists to see past them on the road.
They are also three times more likely to cause fatal injuries in road accidents because they are so heavy.
It's time to park a few SUVs in some likely areas, and wait in concealment for these terrorists to show.
Then it's time to break some kneecaps with a ballpeen hammer.
Is is a pseudo-controversy invented by fascist wackos and given legitimacy by a liberal press.
"They are also three times more likely to cause fatal injuries in road accidents because they are so heavy"
This is especially unfair to liberals because the driver and passengers in SUVs are safer and those in smaller vehicles get crunched! It's no faiiiiiiiiiir - what a world, what a world. So why don't the wackos start demanding that tractor-trailer rigs be banned because they are also big and dangerous? Why don't they demand that stretch limos be banned because they use too much gas and it's not fair that some people like celebrities, athletes, politicians, corporate executives and rich liberals can afford them but the rest of us can't?
The website doamin is registered to someone. Easy to track the owner down. I'd prosecute him under RICO....
BTW -- we own a mid-size Toyota and a small KIA -- great gas-mileage and cheap ! With 2 kids in college, we can't afford a big SUV but I do think they're nice vehicles (esp. in winter) -- and most important ! FREE people should be allowed to drive whatever the heck they want !!
My thoughts exactly! When is law enforcement going to get serious with these idiots!
On the contrary, it is the smaller cars that are three times more likely to cause fatal road injuries in road accidents, because they are so light. You are much safer in an SUV.
Exactly! It is a matter of self-defense. Some prefer to protect themselves and their families by driving a vehicle that would have the best chance of surviving a collision with another vehicle. And if that someone really cares about their family, they will drive in a cautions manner as well, taking into consideration the physics of the larger, taller vehicle.
Stay safe; stay armed.
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