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Originally Posted by graciegirl
But what else can be done? You can't go further in arresting someone without proof. We could beat them up, a bunch of us. I think we would all end up in jail.
If back where you lived, someone vandalized the public library or they ran their car through the plantings in the middle of the street, (if you had them) and wasn't seen or caught, it would come out of the public's pocket to repair it. I don't see the difference. It was wrong, and we all pay. That is how it is in this country. We pay when someone on welfare abuses the system.
I don't know what a slush fund is, but I do know that in our family we were taught to not live hand to mouth or from pay check to paycheck, but to save for an unforeseen disaster. That way you can take care of nasty surprises when they come that are not insured. This bill, which was not caused by all of us, still has to be paid.
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Gracie, I think you're as frustrated as we are with what was done and the fact that we're stuck with the bill.
But your example of youth vandalism doesn't seem to fit.
The person or persons who did this did it for
their benefit whether it was a financial opportunity or an esthetic improvement on their property to be enjoyed by
them only.
Vandalism is kid stuff that most outgrow.