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They vandalized a vehicle. That’s a crime.
by prepend 5y ago
They vandalized a vehicle. That’s a crime.
- bandyaboot 5y agoI don’t mean to defend what this body shop was doing, but I fail to see how this could be considered vandalism absent intentional damage being done.
- tyingq 5y agoBody parts aren't really made to be flawlessly removed and replaced. There's probably several flaws after that happens, worn plastic connectors and holes, imperfect seams, wiring routed through panels slightly wrong, new scuffs/scratches, etc.
- prepend 5y agoThey intentionally removed parts of his car. Seems pretty vandalizing. And they claimed they were going to replace them. If you came home and someone had removed the tires off your car, would you consider that vandalism? What if they said they were just testing out some other tires and would replace them?
- bandyaboot 5y agoIf I rented my car to someone and they had taken off my tires and put different ones on and claimed they were testing, I would be pissed off. No, I would not consider it vandalism because words have actual meanings.
- brailsafe 5y agoThis is a rather absolutist take for something so open to interpretation. There are also lots of crimes being committed constantly, but law should be used as a social framework first and system of punishment last. People in that framework are expected to be capable of more conplex thought than "You did bad, time 4 jail". There is nuance, and law should be there to facilitate restitution if necessary, but ideally there are other avenues for resolving dispute
- netizen-936824 5y ago>system of punishment last. The US must have missed that memo