Someone's keying my car is there anything I can do?
06 September 2012, 01:17 AM
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06 September 2012, 02:53 AM
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call the police and tell them he was racially abusing some muslim in the street, the police will probably remand him and question him for 7 days
06 September 2012, 07:24 AM
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It's interesting to read how some people seem to think the best solution to someone scratching a car is violence Very brave, especially against a supposed old man!
This place is very strange sometimes.
Get the cops to sort it, you'll zero sympathy from the law if you get physical
This place is very strange sometimes.
Get the cops to sort it, you'll zero sympathy from the law if you get physical
If a fit bird is banging a really ugly bloke it's ok.
So why can't us keyboard worriers bang his face on a curb
Like American history X. Besides he is old enough to be responsible for his actions and expect the punishment.
Reguardless of age I would still set my dogs on them. They would run and my dogs would give chase. They wouldn't do anything as they are wimps but it would be fun to watch...
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06 September 2012, 08:32 PM
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Get a proxy alarm fitted with a huge amped up speaker and custum warnings so if and when he approaches you car can shout "**** off you old git" that loud it will scare the frickin shyte out of him 
06 September 2012, 09:57 PM
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An indirect threat might work. For example, stop him and say "have you noticed anyone hanging around who might have scratched my car?" he'll probably say no. Then just say that you're looking for them, tell him you WILL catch them and when you get your hands on them.. Blah blah.
It usually works and you've also not directly threatened them
I had a problem with some kids round my way who were harrasing an elderly neighbour. He came to me shaken up that they'd been targeting his car. They were too young to go wading in to them but one day I saw them a few streets away, I swung the car round and jumped out. Rushed up to them and said "you lads haven't seen anyone harrasing my neighbour, some lads threw a fence stake at his car and he's pretty shaken up" was met with lots of head down and "nah mate" so I said "well, let me know if you see anything because I'm looking for them and they're going to be in for some grief"
Never even saw them in our road again, let alone had any trouble.
I reckon if I'd directly threatened them it could have made things worse. But doing it this way gets the point accross and almost makes them feel like they're on your side.
It usually works and you've also not directly threatened them
I had a problem with some kids round my way who were harrasing an elderly neighbour. He came to me shaken up that they'd been targeting his car. They were too young to go wading in to them but one day I saw them a few streets away, I swung the car round and jumped out. Rushed up to them and said "you lads haven't seen anyone harrasing my neighbour, some lads threw a fence stake at his car and he's pretty shaken up" was met with lots of head down and "nah mate" so I said "well, let me know if you see anything because I'm looking for them and they're going to be in for some grief"
Never even saw them in our road again, let alone had any trouble.
I reckon if I'd directly threatened them it could have made things worse. But doing it this way gets the point accross and almost makes them feel like they're on your side.
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It's interesting to read how some people seem to think the best solution to someone scratching a car is violence Very brave, especially against a supposed old man!
This place is very strange sometimes.
Get the cops to sort it, you'll zero sympathy from the law if you get physical
This place is very strange sometimes.
Get the cops to sort it, you'll zero sympathy from the law if you get physical
Try and get it on CCTV; you can get kits that don't cost much these days and record to your HD.
If it is him, then go to the police. Don't confront him as even if you're peaceful, he may claim you intimidated him etc.... His behavior is hardly that of a model citizen after all!
10 September 2012, 06:01 PM
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There is no excuse for causing wilful damage to someone else's property. His age/status is irrelevant and I think you've shown a lot of restraint not putting the **** in to an early grave. If you tolerate this James it's just giving him free licence and increasing his bravado to cause more damage.
11 September 2012, 09:19 AM
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I am going to have a word with him when I see him in the street and do as Jameswrx said. ive seen him a couple of times and ive run over and hes shut the door and wont answer, so ile just have a chat with him in the street when I see him next.
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