Police Probe Threatening ’1 Percent’ Graffiti Left On Atherton, CA Homes

[Purveyor]

ATHERTON (KPIX 5) – Vandals have targeted one of the Bay Area’s wealthiest communities and their handiwork has gotten the attention of the FBI.

Last Sunday, multi-million dollar homes in Atherton had offensive graffiti sprayed on them. The graffiti was found on walls, fences and even a car.

Many of the messages said “F*** the 1%,” a reference to the income inequality between the top one percent of Americans and the rest of the population.

“It’s terrible,” said one neighbor who identified herself as Diane. “Yeah, it’s a terrible thing to do and to be here in town.”

“We go out and collect evidence and interview neighbors,” said Atherton Police Lt. Joe Wade. “We look for anything we can to lead us to the person who did this.”

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http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/02/25/police-probe-threatening-1-percent-graffiti-left-on-atherton-homes/

[Rex]

1. Wealthy home vandalized, police and FBI mobilize.

Homeless man freezes to death, nobody cares.

[DJ13]

7. Spot on

[murielm99]

2. Does anti-gay graffiti, or

racist graffiti get the same attention? What if someone painted anti-union graffiti around town?

[Vashta Nerada]

3. Looks like one has to be a 1%er for the FBI to help them.

[wocaonimabi]

5. Today Spray Paint tomorrow Guillotine’s!

Attention 1% YOU will pay back what you stole from the 99% one way or another!

The people are getting a voice and angry!

[RBStevens]

6. Threatening. Hmmm.

Interesting way for the article to headline - I don't see that as threatening. If the graffiti had said something along the lines of *DIE 1% SCUM* or *The 1% will PAY with their BLOOD* I'd take that as "threatening".

[HappyMe]

8. Oh no! Poor dears!

What? The Marines weren't called in too?