My wife just had a Freeper write on our car while she was in it.

[sellitman]

She is at a dance recital with my 16 year old daughter and was sitting in the car before my daughter had to go on stage and she noticed this creep in the rear view mirror. I have a "W" sticker with a red circle and a red line through the W sticker and an oval sticker than reads " FW" (the white Euro sticker with the black border"

She gets out of the car and yells "just what the heck are you doing? HIS REPLY IS "I WAS WRITING SOMETHING...IT'S STILL A FREE COUNTRY" She sais clean it off and then the bastard walks away. (It was written through the dirt on the back window of my Volvo.) This mind you is a parent of one of the dancers.

All I can say is I'm glad I wasn't in the car too. I would probably be in jail now for assault.

Now she wants the stickers removed.

What should I do?

[NMDemDist2]

1. what did he write?

and ask her if she's willing to give up your right to free speech because there are assholes in the world?

[sellitman]

9. He wrote "Pig"

:grr:

[Smarmie Doofus]

23. In view of the ad hominem nature of "pig"....

... and the circumstances surrounding it , I'd look into filing a harassment complaint. This assumes, of course, you are living in a politically neutral jurisdiction.

A 'higher road' response ( and less bureaucratic): write him a letter and ask him to apologize.

Or perhaps speak to him directly.

Then there's always the public embarrassment option: letter to the editor.

Really, the police should do something. It's vandalism, at a minimum.

Pleae don't take the stickers off.

[A HERETIC I AM]

102. Writing in the dirt on a car window with your finger is hardly vandalism.

It was a stupid, invasive and ignorant thing to do but unless i missed something completely, it didn't hurt the car.

That moron freeper's sentiment will be gone permanently in two seconds with a wet towel.

Sure, confront the guy if you know who it is, write a ltte if it makes you (the OP) feel better but to suggest this somehow vandalized the vehicle is a bit of a stretch.

[Tesha]

105. If you think it's not vandalism, try writing it on a Police Car.

> Writing in the dirt on a car window with your finger is hardly vandalism.

If you think it's not vandalism, try writing it on a Police Car.

When you get out of jail, you can report back on the improved
state of your education.

Tesha

[A HERETIC I AM]

106. Whether or not it is a police car has nothing to do with the definition.

Again, writing in the dirt on a car window is hardly vandalism. It might be mischief, but it doesn't devalue the car, it doesn't permanently scar the car and therefore it doesn't rise to the level of vandalism. Writing "Pig" in the paint with a key is entirely different, but that is apparently not what happened.

"If you think it's not vandalism, try writing it on a Police Car.

When you get out of jail, you can report back on the improved
state of your education."

Yes, that is how i test every legal claim or question made on DU. I go test it on a police car. I'll get right on it and report back.:wtf:

As for education, here, try some for yourself;
http://www.answers.com/topic/vandalism

http://definitions.uslegal.com/v/vandalism/

It is stupid, ignorant, mischievous and intrusive but it isn't vandalism.

[Tesha]

116. Actually, writing in the the dirt on a car does scratch the paint.

And like I said, if you're so sure you're correct,
just go run the experiment I proposed. I assure you
you'll find that you will rapidly be accused of
having broken several laws.

Tesha

[Make7]

120. The paint on the back window?

 

From the opening post:

(It was written through the dirt on the back window of my Volvo.)

- Make7

[A HERETIC I AM]

123. This conversation is not about scratching paint!

From the original post;
(It was written through the dirt on the back window of my Volvo.)

That is not vandalism.

Had the account been related with the words "Written in the dirt on the rear of my car" the situation would be different.

I spent 12 years of my life polishing and detailing vehicles like this;

I am VERY aware of the damage a finger can do on a dirty paint job.

Instead of me running an experiment for you, why don't you go and try and find a police officer willing to arrest or even ticket someone for writing in the dirt on a cars glass. More than likely, you'll find the cop will tell you to get over yourself, wash it off and stop wasting his time.

[Tesha]

129. I'm sure the cops will take the time to draw the fine distinction. (NT)

[Bake]

130. Given that it was threatening and she was in the car,

it might actually constitute terroristic threatening. Which IS a crime.

Big bad freeper. Needs to learn some damn manners.

Bake

[A HERETIC I AM]

134. It might even be considered assault.

Or intimidation, if nothing else. Perhaps something on the order of criminal mischief. I only responded to this thread because the claim was made that it was vandalism. It does not fit that definition. This incident might fit many other definitions but not that one. The poster above who responded to my initial post just doesn't seem to get that.

[Bake]

143. I agree it's probably not vandalism

As there was no actual property damage done. Doing it to a police car? That's just begging for an ass-whuppin'.

Bake

[Matariki]

33. You don't happen to drive an SUV do you?

I confess, I've written 'pig' on SUV's and big stupid trucks. But never with anyone in them. Yes, I know, I'm bad. And I only ever did it once :hide:

[sellitman]

34. No it's a Volvo v-70 Wagon. n/t

[Matariki]

48. Yeah I saw downthread that the guy asked about the stickers.

Love those old Volvo wagons!

[Le Taz Hot]

47. You write "pig" on my truck

and I'm fairly sure you won't like the consequences.

Lots of good people drive trucks and SUV's for perfectly good reasons which are NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!

[Matariki]

50. Really, what would you do, shoot me?

Break my face?

You so funny.

[Le Taz Hot]

54. Honey, my mouth is deadlier

than any firearm.

[Matariki]

58. Oh, I'm sure.

Your website is broken by the way.

[Le Taz Hot]

93. My website isn't even up yet.

You do understand the difference between a broken website and an incomplete website don't you?

Look, this whole thing started because you thought you had the right to rub your grubby little fingers on someone else's property. You don't.

[Maine-ah]

71. I'd consider pressing charges

for vandalism though.

[Matariki]

74. I don't think drawing in the dust on your truck would hold up well in court.

You're kind of emulating that stupid, macho "you toucha my car, i breaka your face" bumperstiker.

But I did say I was bad for the one time I did it, okay?

[Maine-ah]

76. vicky?

probably not, but you do see the point though?

[Matariki]

77. huh?

[Matariki]

78. Oh, oops.

I thought I was replying to Ms. Le Taz Hot, who claims her mouth is deadlier than a gun. Sorry.

[alfredo]

99. Malicious Mischief maybe, but it didn't destroy your property.

If he had scratched the paint or spray painted the words on, that may be different.

He could have been projecting.

[Maine-ah]

91. .

"You're kind of emulating that stupid, macho "you toucha my car, i breaka your face" bumperstiker."

huh. didn't say anything about advocating violence. but read into it whatever you want to. I do however feel that one should not screw with someone elses property.

[Matariki]

108. I saw this guy with a stupid big truck - a huge ass piece of compensation for something.

The thing had those huge 3 foot wide tires, jacked up, chromed out and covered in american flags. And a bumper-sticker that read "Kick their ass and steal their gas". I wish I was making this up. It was one of the more disgusting, stupid, selfish things I'd ever seen.

Now c'mon, tell me you wouldn't be tempted to write 'pig' on the dust on that bumper?

ps - re the 'touch my car' bumbersticker I mistakenly thought I was replying to Ms Thing. I mean Le Tza Hot. Sorry. Your reply was more reasonable than threatening violence.

[michreject]

87. What would be the actual damage?

:shrug:

[Maine-ah]

94. I was just trying to prove a point

that there are other ways to go about it...but you can scratch the paint on a vehicle doing that. Again...just sayin'

my point is, is that people need to keep their hands off of other's personal property, regardless of how you feel about them, or the statement they are trying to make on said personal property. It's not right.

[michreject]

104. I agree with you

I just don't agree with the courts getting involved. I'm not sure they would get involved, even if you wanted them to.

[GETPLANING]

109. Writing in the dirt on a car glass is permament.

The dirt under your finger grinds the message into the glass permanently. On paint, it's even worse. You definitely have a case for vandalism. I say, if you didn't back over him, take him to court and get a judgement for a new window.

[ananda]

60. I drive a compact SUV..

.. because it floods here.

When I move to an area that doesn't flood, then I
can rethink my driving options.

[MUAD_DIB]

72. Lots of dumb people drive trucks and SUV's as well,

but you should never deface aonother person's property with grime mail.

[sellitman]

52. I would re-think your hobby.

It's not right now matter what your beliefs.

[Matariki]

56. I know.

I said I was bad and only did it once - and it was in the dust on the car so no harm done.

I confess not understanding the need for a giant, polluting, gas-guzzling truck in the city though.

[Maine-ah]

63. did you know that the mpg on this vehicle is basically the

same as some SUVs? Just sayin, cause not all people who drive SUVs are asshole freepers.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/byclass/Midsize_Station_Wagons2006.shtml

scroll down to the bottom to see the mileage for the Volovo V70.

[Matariki]

66. Yeah but the Volvos take bio-fuels.

[Maine-ah]

67. but bio-fuels are not widely available at this point.

so until that happens, they're using gas.

[SammyWinstonJack]

65. Obviously he was projecting.

[hobbit709]

2. Write something on his car

and when he complains give him his own words back at him.

[ixion]

3. Removing it is exaclty what that bastard wants you to do

I wouldn't. :grr: :patriot:

[Warpy]

26. Seconded. If you cave, HE WINS.

I know your wife is afraid that the next clown will use a marker or key the side of the car or worse, and it's a legitimate fear. However, which is more damaging, cosmetic damage to a car or losing your FREEDOM?

Put things into proportion! We all risk property damage from this scum every day. We all risk assault from this scum every day. Knuckling under, keeping silent, and giving them the obedience they seek will only give them more and more power.

They can take our right to express ourselves only with our permission. They don't have mine. Do they have yours?

(BTW, doodling in dust is small stuff. That guy is a CHILD. Pity him)

[Warren DeMontague]

133. Fill in "BUSH IS A" in front of "PIG".

That would be fun.

[Matsubara]

4. So what did they write?

As for the stickers, if it was me, I'd leave them on.

Writing on dirt? Big whoop.

[gollygee]

5. "It's a free country"??

that doesn't really apply to private property - like your car. People can't go around writing on other people's property. What an idiot.

[Kajsa]

35. Yep, he's not " free" to write

on other peoples cars.

He is a bonfide idiot, alright.

[NewJeffCT]

51. maybe

You can have ASSHOLE tattooed to the guy's forehead. It's a free country, right?

[Cabcere]

96. Exactly. What a douchebag!

:mad: I can't believe he wrote on the car while she was in it...that's just stupid, not to mention disrespectful. :puke:

[earth mom]

6. That is why I don't have stickers on my car.

Too many psycho nutjobs out there. :crazy:

[Roon]

22. I used to have the bumper sticker that said..

Doing my part to piss off the religious right...it really yanked some chains around here, but I kept it on as long as I owned the car.

[DarkTirade]

140. My best friend form high school had that on his car too

right across from his Darwin fish. Pissed off a lot of his right-wing relatives too.
Which was his whole point... he didn't care about offending strangers, just the people who he was forced to deal with on family occasions. :)

[Raine]

Same here

sure freedom of expression and all that but I'm not putting myself in danger. There are too many psychos around now days, it's not worth my life. :scared:

[Cabcere]

103. Right on.

I live in an extremely conservative area, and if I were to put a liberal/progressive/non-Bush-worshipping bumpersticker on my car, I can pretty much guarantee you that my car would be defaced - keyed, windows broken, tires slashed, etc. :( Funny how the knuckle-draggers think it's okay to do that to other people's property, and yet you know they'd have a hissy fit if anyone ever did the same to theirs. :eyes:

[TommyO]

7. Of course it's a free country

but nobody has the right to write something on somebody else's property, even if it is just in the dirt/pollen/crud on a car.

[Minimus]

8. Free country? To write on someone's property?

What an idiot! I would hate for you to take your stickers off because of jerks like him but I understand how your wife might feel after that encounter.

I would try to go to the next recital and speak with the guy - tell him how wrong he was to write on your car. If he wants to exercise his freedom of expression he can write on his own car.

Good Luck!

[OzarkDem]

10. Call the police & file a complaint

Your car is your private property, not a public place for someone to express their "right to free speech".

[sellitman]

16. She told me she was going to wipe it off.

No evidence left at this point but good idea. I wish I had thought of it earlier.

[originalpckelly]

40. Hello Officer, I'd like to report suspicious activity....

"a man seemed to be waiting for me outside of my car."

[LeftyFingerPop]

89. I would have kicked him in the nuts, but that's just me. n/t

[Joe Chi Minh]

127. Do you have reading difficulties? It's not about loitering, suspicious or

otherwise.

[postulater]

62. She has a right to be concerned about her safety

She should report the incident to the police as a threat to her safety and her property. The police should at least call up the guy and make him aware it was inappropriate activity. He might think twice next time.

[Gman]

11. Just obey she-who-will-not-be-disobeyed

it really doesn't matter and life will be easier.

[nonconformist]

119. Honey, is that you?

:P

[Gman]

145. LOL!

[lpbk2713]

12. That yo-yo is a twenty-percenter for sure.

The worst president ever with the worst ratings ever will still have his diehard idiotic groupies no matter how bad he fugs up this country.

[NC_Nurse]

13. Wow. What a stupid jerk!

What does free speech have to do with writing on someone else's property?
Not a bright fellow....

[AlinPA]

14. Ask him to meet you somewhere privately. By himself. Away from any other people.

Then settle it with the bastard.

[Double T]

15. STAND YOUR GROUND!!!

DO NOT GIVE IN TO THE INTIMIDATION FROM THE RIGHT!!!

[Nikki Stone1]

17. Isn't it amazing how freepers have no respect for private property?

Buncha socialists, I tellya.

[sellitman]

21. They have no respect for the Constitution let alone private property

I'm still livid.

You don't know how many W-04 stickers I have wanted to deface but didn't because its just not right.

I just drive by and shake my head.

How could they?

[Nikki Stone1]

29. Because they have no sense of right and wrong

They react in a knee jerk fashion and don't have any higher order brain processes to morally think through their impulses.

I wonder if the moran would have done the same if you had been in the car. Freepers are all about picking on people they think won't fight back. That's what Iraq's about, come to think of it.

[AspenRose]

141. Damn straight.

"Freepers are all about picking on people they think won't fight back. That's what Iraq's about, come to think of it."

*Bullseye.*

[originalpckelly]

39. No, they just think they own everything and more importantly:

EVERYONE!

[freesqueeze]

18. It is an interesting question...

While this guy is a jerk and was being an a-hole.

I wonder about the legal issues. You do own your car but can you claim to own the dust on it? I've wondered about this question of the space around your car since I first encountered the type of car alarm that warns you when you get within a couple of feet. Do we own the space around our car?

On your situation. Leave the mental pigmy alone.

[PA Democrat]

19. There was a guy who didn't like a local woman's liberal bumper stickers and he left a note on

the woman's windshield with some pro-Bush comments and questioning whether the owner of the car thought we should fight terror. He also left his phone number. The woman called the guy and told him to stay away from her car and the guy proceeded to call her a "commie" among other things.

The woman called the police, the guy was cited and fined for harassment, but the charges were overturned by a local magistrate (who happens to be a Democrat).

Unless what the person wrote was threatening, or your car was damaged, there's probably not much you can do.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_399675.html

[Lone_Star_Dem]

20. Did he know she was in the car?

Or did she surprise him when she stepped out? I'm just curious.

As for what you should do, not much. He didn't have a right to write on your vehicle, that's true. However, if no actual damage was done and it was only written in dust, there's no real harm.

If your wife dives the vehicle and doesn't want to be confronted then you should remove the stickers. I'm a woman and I get crap like this all the time, and always from men, for mine. I've made the decision to deal with it when I put the stickers on my car. If your wife doesn't want to, or can't handle dealing with it, take the stickers off.

[sellitman]

25. Thanks for the calmer head.

I'll talk it over with her when she gets back.


I don't think he knew she was in the car. He was caught being the A-hole ALL Freepers are.

[babylonsister]

24. Send him some enlistment forms. nt

[PA Democrat]

37. I like the way you think.

I printed a few of these off to carry with me to events where I was likely to encounter freeper types.


http://usmilitary.about.com/library/pdf/enlistment.pdf

[NYCGirl]

27. Was this a "Freeper" thing or a response to the "dirt on the back window" thing?

When I was a kid, me and my friends would write "WASH ME" in the dirt on the back of especially filhy cars.

[sellitman]

31. He asked her if she put those stickers on.

She told him that I put them on.

[tanyev]

28. So he wouldn't mind if someone had a Sharpie and wrote something on his body?

Like, oh maybe, "Asshole"?

[etherealtruth]

30. Respect your wife's wishes....

Sure there are larger political issues associated with this, this is an example of freeper mentality (and the urge may be to NOT give in to this) ... but at the end of the day, it really comes down to only this ... the feelings and comfort of someone you love

[stellanoir]

32. Maybe take the high road and

don't even dignify it with a response. His affront was juvenile and you don't want to perpetuate an irresolvable conflict that might put your mutual children at odds.

Agree to disagree.

If this was a singular incident I'd leave the sticker on. If it becomes recurrent I'd reconsider whether it's more trouble than it's worth.

[originalpckelly]

36. You see, that's a time where your wife ought to have accidentally stepped on the pedal.

"I'm really so sorry officer, I didn't even know that there was a man in the back of the car, I don't know what he could have been doing behind my car at such a close distance. Is his foot going to be OK?"

[mondo joe]

38. To my thinking, it's a matter for you two to decide together. I'd talk it through.

[CrispyQ]

41. I personally would stand up to bullies like this, but not everyone is comfortable with that.

I agree with the comments made above that these types want her to take the stickers off. He will be checking her car to see if she's removed the stickers & will derive great satisfaction if they are removed. That said, you don't want your wife driving around feeling unsafe or uncomfortable. Give her a couple of days to reflect on what happened & if she still wants the stickers off, take them off.

BTW, I tape bumper stickers in the back window of my truck. Before the 2004 election I had one that had a photo of Kerry & a photo of Bush. The text read "Patriot" under Kerry's photo & "Patriot Act" under Bush's photo. Someone took the time to wipe a booger on the window over Kerry's photo. :eyes:

The backwash are an uncouth bunch who have no respect for the fundamentals values of our country.

[blogslut]

42. He wrote "pig"?

You sure it wasn't just a commentary on his reflection in the rear windshield? :silly:

[Ethelk2044]

43. I can not believe you are asking what you should do.

[krispos42]

44. Get more stickers

Frankly, if you pull them off, you'll have big spots where they used to be. Your Volvo will bear the marks of yielding to knuckledraggers.

I would suggest perhaps a nice 4th Amendment sticker to compliment your current collection.

[lpbk2713]

45. I'll wager he won't do it again now that he's been ID'd.

If he does do it again your wife can nail him for stalking.

[Nikki Stone1]

46. This incident is what cell phones with cameras are for

Keep taking pictures. Figure out who this guy is. He does it again, go to the police.

[sellitman]

49. There are hundreds of parents at this group.

There are 3 shows. He was at the show with the younger kids.

My wife never saw him before.

:shrug:

[here_is_to_hope]

53. I used to have a few of

the 20 percenters comment on my bus stickers...not so much lately...
Plenty of dirt to leave a note though!

[rucky]

55. I thought Alec Baldwin was a Democrat? n/t

[ecstatic]

57. Wow. I take it your community is very safe

For your wife to freely confront a possible lunatic like that.

[sellitman]

59. I'm in a Blue State

She was more surprised than anything. I think she just reacted fast.

[w4rma]

61. File a complaint with the police and the folks running the dance recital. (nt)

[fortyfeetunder]

64. Sorry that happened to your wife

Had it been me, he would have thought I was a sailor! :evilgrin:

[AlCzervik]

68. help her remove the sticker.

[Darth_Kitten]

69. Can't you report vandalism/graffiti to the police?

Your wife was a witness. That guy is some deluded jerk.

[rucky]

70. That's what "reverse" is for. n/t

[Kerrytravelers]

73. If she knows who it is, she can inform the police.

[Feron]

75. Maybe as a compromise..

buy magnetic bumper stickers from now on. That way your wife can easily remove them if she feels uncomfortable.

And I would remove the current stickers if it makes her feel better. It's a shame that some people can't live and let live. :hug:

What an asshole. :mad:

[Blue Belle]

95. I was thinking that he should put more magnetic stickers on the car...

Put them on when you go to dance class, but take them off when you don't want your bumper all cluttered. That will show him you won't cave to his "Free Speech" and if he tries to take one of your stickers off, you have a better case for vandalism.

But then again, I would understand if your wife feared for her safety... I just have a hard time backing down to these assholes.

[Mrs. Overall]

79. My "no W" on the back of my old Volvo recently had a wad of chewed gum

spread over it. My reaction was to add an "M (picture of peach) W" next to it.

On the whole, I prefer bumper stickers that are a little more cryptic because it is harder for Republicans to figure them out. I live in Washington State, so quite a few people have asked me, regarding my "no W" sticker, why I hate Washington. I think the "M (picture of peach) W" will be even harder for them to decipher.

[CrispyQ]

82. The other day a woman asked me what my

"Real Patriots Don't Need an Act" bumper sticker meant.

~heavy sigh

[LiberalHeart]

80. My daughter had bumper sticker that offended....

....folks who used a church parking lot where she parked. She was told she couldn't park there again if she didn't remove the bumper sticker. She made a sticker to cover the old one -- just one word: Tolerance.

[Gato Moteado]

81. don't back down to fascists.....ever

when confronted, freeptards and other fascists always run away scared.

confront this piece of shit and ask him who he thinks is a pig. make him justify his vandalism and his love for fascism. make him explain why it's ok to deface someone's property and ask him why he's calling people pigs? then explain to him who the pig really is.

then watch him turn and run.

happens every time.

freeptards=human garbage. that goes for anyone that votes repuke. they should be treated like all other nazis.

don't ever back down to freeptards.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

83. Dude was just ASKING to be backed up over. The balls.

[seabeyond]

84. if it is the car she drives,respect what she wants. shit if it is her car

it is none of your business, it is all her decision and you are not a part of it. it is her car. for a good two years i had ten stickers on my car. my hubby didnt like it. wouldnt have done it. and left it all to me to do, and said not a word about it. my car. i took them off after 2006 election cause in a few days i had too many aggressive 20 yr old male drivers angry and aggressive. i took them off, concerned for children safety. my kids health overrides my political statements. since, i have purchased 8 new stickers and will be putting them on my car once i wash it. again my hubby has no say. it is mine to do. and further he embraces knowing it is important to me. i would not voice his individual decisions, he does ot do it with me.

respect

[Jed Dilligan]

85. Stalking

Is there a stalking law where you live? Tell the police he is stalking your wife.

[MessiahRp]

86. This is where the camera in the cell phone comes in handy

Turn around, get a picture of the guy without him noticing and when he's done take a picture of what he wrote. Hell, quietly follow him to his car and take a pic of his license plate...

Then go to the police. It may not be spray paint or keying your car but it's still writing hate speech on your car and no it's not a free country to do that.

Don't remove your stickers, arm yourselves with a cell phone or digital camera in the future.

Rp

[femrap]

88. I'd find out who it was and have a

pleasant face-to-face with the dude. Remind him of civility, manners, and keeping his fat little fingers off of things that do not belong to him. Then mention filing a police report.

Bullies need to be called on their behavior or it will never stop.

[noamnety]

90. Respect your wife's autonomy

You're not her dad, it's her car. It's her choice how to deal with it. Whatever mindset you are in that wants to see yourself as the person who knows better how to solve her problems, drop that. If she wants your help, give it, but if she doesn't, what you see as protecting in a good way can be perceived by others as treating her like a child.

It's very frustrating to be in a relationship where the other person always knows better than you how you should handle your own affairs. Spend more time listening, less time solving.

Personally, I probably would have immediately wiped it off, and then regretted not having the presence of mind to keep it, and add "John Doe (except his real name) wrote this on my car because he didn't like my bumper sticker."

Let him own it.

In fact a piece of masking tape across the back window saying that is still an option, even though it's gone now. "John Doe wrote PIG on my car. You might want to keep a camera available if you see him near your car."

But, you know, that's wishful thinking here, not something you should tell her to do. :)

[Ezlivin]

92. Use your technology: Turn on the rear wipers (if you have 'em)

I adjusted the "squirters" on my rear window to squirt out. If someone tries to write something on the rear window, they get a blast of water.

It's also useful for squirting the windshields of tailgaters. They tend to back off when the water hits their window.

Of course you just enrage the Neanderthal by doing this, so have your concealed handgun ready....

Welcome to Amerika.

[distantearlywarning]

97. "It's a free country"

People are free to vandalize other people's property in America? :shrug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

98. He could be charaged

what he did was deface private property

[proud patriot]

100. This proves why having the stickers on is so Important

Please try to keep them on .. I have found I get more positive notes
then negative ones .

I once had someone write Bomb Iran on the back of my car...:grr:



On edit , I re-read and this is your wife's car , She has the right
to be bumper sticker free . I wouldn't push too hard . I'm a woman
and at times it can be scary to be confronted by RW assholes , but
in my case it is my choice .

[Cleita]

101. Remove the stickers. It's not worth the fight with your wife.

Back in the 2002 elections some DUers posted about mounting stickers on the magnetized rubber that they make refrigerator magnets from. You could put the stickers on while driving and take them off while parked. This might be a compromise solution for you and your wife. Take the stickers off while she drives or is in the car and put them on when you use the car.

:shrug:

[GETPLANING]

107. Just back over him next time.

oops!

[sellitman]

114. That one made me smile all the way to my middle toe.

:rofl: :rofl:

[Jamastiene]

110. Does your car have one of those nifty alarms that goes off

anytime someone touches it? If so, use it and tell her the stickers can stay with the alarm enabled. It is, after all, a free country.

[WinkyDink]

111. A MAN decides to angrily deface a WOMAN'S car, WHILE she is IN IT.

It DOESN'T MATTER if the "message" can be easily wiped off.

This is WAY too attacker-wannabe to shrug off, IMO.

[xchrom]

112. have a ''chat'' with the gentleman.

[Matariki]

113. You could always buy her a gun. And keep the bumper stickers.

'Freepers' never expect progressives to have guns.

[trashcanistanista]

135. I have been considering getting a

"Democrat with a Gun" sticker to add to my car stickers to discourage that sort of behavior. I also carry a cannister of windshield wipes, like baby wipes only they are moistened with glass cleaner, available at the grocery store for when this sort of thing happens. I live on a dirt road, so I am an easy target for dirty window hate messages.

[BikeWriter]

115. I would hunt him down and write moran on his face with my fists.

[ComerPerro]

117. Hate to say this, but what you need to do if you don't want to be harassed

is take the stickers off.

My old car used to get banged up and scratched and keyed all the time. But one day I took all political stickers off. And it never happened after that.

Sad, but true.

[Matariki]

118. Gotta love all the recommendations for violence on this thread.

For touching someone's car no less. And people say Democrats are pussies. You guys make me proud.

[uppityperson]

121. Confront him together ina public place, like another dance thing

say something along the line of "hey asshole, private cars are private property and your right to free speech doesn't apply there. Vandalizing our car because you disagreed with a bumper sticker is a really stupid way to get your point across. Sneaky, nasty and something your mama would not be proud of or righteous piece of shit. I catch you near our car again and I'm filing a report with the police to get your ass hauled off for harassment, trespassing, and any other charge we can think up. Here are enlistment forms for you and your progeny to fill out since you obviously believe supporting the idiot in chief is the right thing to do. F* off asshole".

Maybe a bit more civily, but along that line.

[DuaneBidoux]

122. Just me but this one I would let go. (My wife won't "let" me put stickers anyway).

What do you actually expect from these kind of people?

[Iris]

124. Tell her it's still a free country. You're still free to have a sticker on your car. And no one

else is free to touch your car without your permission.

[TheWatcher]

125. What can you do?

These people are beyond reason, beyond logic, beyond help.

If it had been me, my Insurance premiums would be going up, and I would be paying a visit to Empire Auto Glass.

No elaboration needed.

For all those who disagree with the violent sentiments on this thread, all I can do is shrug.

What is there left to do with these people? They can't co-exist. Period.

The best advice I can give people is NEVER be the one to initiate any confrontation.

But if one of these pieces of filth gives you absolutely no choice, then show them Progressive does not necessarily mean Passive.

[Joe Chi Minh]

126. Write, "Signed, 'freeper imbecile'", under it.

[B Calm]

128. Better yet, one word: LIMBAUGH

[Joe Chi Minh]

136. Yes, better!

[AngryAmish]

131. Destroy them all

[Warren DeMontague]

132. "IT'S STILL A FREE COUNTRY". Uh, yeah- to write on your own shit, numbnuts.

Typical right-wing goon, he was probably piss-in-his-pants scared that he actually got confronted and ran away.

If you know who this person is, I suggest you follow up on it.

[Xenotime]

137. Don't give in.

It is a free country and you should be able to have your stickers.

[Redstone]

138. How about she throws it in reverse and runs the fucker over? Self-defense, after all;

she had NO idea why he was approaching and touching the car, yes? Can't be too careful, these days, a woman alone and all that.

Redstone

[Liberal Veteran]

139. If it had been me...

I would have told the freeper jerk (is that redundant?) that any part of his body that touches my car is forfeit and will not be returned.

[deutsey]

142. I would not remove the stickers n/t

[jmondine]

144. It's a good thing...

he stuck with a 3 letter word. Bigger ones like "moran" would have been too much for him.