Posted on 03/14/2019 11:01:22 AM PDT by Red Badger
Police in Arizona said an 18-year-old woman admitted to slashing the tire of a random SUV because she saw one of President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hats inside, The Arizona Republic reported Wednesday.
Phoenix Police Department spokesman Sgt. Vincent Lewis said the woman admitted to slashing the tire “because she saw a hat with a political message inside the vehicle which she disagreed with.”
The car belonged to Nick Dugas, a retail security manager, who noticed something didn’t seem right after leaving the parking lot of Paradise Vally Mall.
He discovered a slash in his tire and turned back to find the security footage of the parking lot.
Dugas told the newspaper that footage showed a car pull up next to his. Four women got out and two peered into his truck, where they reportedly spotted one of Trump’s signature red campaign hats resting on the console.
Approximately seven minutes later, the women returned and got back into their car before the driver and front passenger got out again, according to the newspaper.
The front passenger could be seen scanning the parking lot as the driver squatted next to Dugas’s truck.
Footage reportedly showed his SUV suddenly dropping on the left side before the women got back in their car and left.
It cost Dugas $300 to replace the tire and he missed his mother’s birthday dinner because of the delay, he said.
“No one has a right to destroy property because they don’t agree with someone else,” Dugas told the newspaper. “Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine being the victim of pure hate because of my belief.”
Dugas recounted how he started “picking the pieces apart” of the footage in an attempt to find the culprit.
He noticed that the driver was holding a distinctive red beverage from Dutch Bros. Coffee so the security manager walked across the street and asked the manager.
The woman came into the coffee shop often so Dugas checked the business’s Instagram feed and found the women among its followers. He turned over their names to the Phoenix police.
The driver who slashed the tire was cited for criminal damage, a Class 2 misdemeanor which is punishable by up to four months in jail and a $750 fine.
Lewis told the newspaper that police did not release her name because she was not booked.
Dugas wrote in a court statement that he wanted to forgive the woman rather than “spill hatred onto you like you did to me.
“Rather than wish upon you the same fear you wished upon me that day. But I really hope that you are listening. Just because I have a different yet equally as important view as you do, it doesn’t EVER give you the right to spew hate, cause fear, and interrupt someone else’s life."
The “MAGA” hat, a symbol of Trump’s 2016 campaign and reelection bid, has sparked controversy and confrontation since before his election.
Police in Martin County, Fla., are investigating after a school bus aide allegedly grabbed a Trump hat off the head of a student.
A bar in New York City disciplined an employee who refused to serve a customer donning the cap.
I tried this in Malibu and my SUV was parked in front just to see people’s reactions.
I’M SURE “some” looked and thought about it but they kinda saw me having coffee and staring back at them. and I’m sure they knew I was gonna kick their ass and they try anything stupid..
Echos of the cannons at Fort Sumter?
“Snake!”
Forgiveness does not entail forgetting, or not requiring amends.
See my tag line.
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Interesting that the person was charged an offense that didn’t require the cops to make her name public.
Wonder if AZ has a state FOIA law, and if so, would it be useful here to get the perp’s name.
It’s why we lose. He needs to press charges to the maximum. Look what happened to the lady in Massachusetts, he pushed the charges and now she’s getting deported. Same thing with the Berkeley guy and the Covington Catholic kid. The days of turning the other cheek need to be over as of right now.
And aren’t police reports public record? Police can leave a perp’s name off a police report?
Not just forgive ‘em. Proverbs 24:17-18 says we gotta feed ‘em if they are hungry and if they’re thirsty give ‘em something to drink. Boy it’s tough being a Christian sometimes. lol
Most likely ends with a “....qua”
...reportedly spotted one of Trump’s signature red campaign hats resting on the console.
We need to get rid of "hate crime" legislation, but as long as it's on the books, we need to add in stuff like this.
Let us all where Maga hats for the 2020 election. It will drive them even more insane.
Lol. The Maga hat might get her beat up by her fellow cohorts.
Jesus forgave the thief on the cross but still let him suffer the earthly payment for his crime.
French?
The Bible doesn’t say you should arrange things to encourage the person to do it again, and that’s what this guy did, gave her encouragement to do it again because nothing’s going to happen to her.
What he did was immoral.
If this had been a conservative slashing a tire of a Hillary or Obama supporter, it would have made national news. There would be calls to pass new hate crime legislation. The MSM would ask every Republican to give a statement, and if they didn’t sufficiently condemn conservatism itself, they would declare that Republican supporting hate crimes, just as they twisted President Trump’s plain words.
FWIW, I think it’s more likely the 18 YO’s parents have some juice.
I’d really like to know who the heck she is and why she got a slap on the wrist.
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