Quote: Originally posted by TheJesus on 19 May 2004
it really sux m8, its a difficult decision. if you do retaliate make sure you have CCTV as when they come back again at least you will be able to have em done for it... your line of defense would be that your car must have been done by the same people that did theirs
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Bit of a long story follows, here goes...
My work colleauge kept having his and his wifes car (whichever car they hadnt garaged that night) keyed, just a scratch at a time, over a period of time. It was pissing him off no end but he had no idea who was doing it. He suspected his neighbour because of previous disagreements but couldnt prove it. Each time it happened my mate reported it to the police.
Last week when his missus was taking their kids to school she got talking to another mother who lived a little futrher down their street. Turned out she had had trouble with her neighbours in the past and had had CCTV set up in her front room to watch the front of her house. She offered my mates missus to park their car outside her house to see if they could catch anything on the CCTV.
2 days later the woman called round with a video tape from the CCTV (it records 30hrs on one tape). On viewing the tape they spotted a bloke walk along the road at 0445 in the morning, pause, get something out of his pocket, and then walk by the cars. This happened twice on one tape and tallied up with marks on their cars.
The police were called, they came round viewed the tape and took it away to examine further. Turns out my mate knows the bloke on the CCTV and it wasnt his neighbour, anyhow, the police are going to procecute him, apparently he is also now in the frame for vandalising other cars in the area. Part of his punishment is likely to have an ASBO issued against him - if this happens he may also loose his home as he lives in a council house and the council have a zero tolerance with anti-social tennants!
My point is 1) Tell the police, even if they appear uninterested they may be able to charge someone later on. 2) Consider the CCTV option, it isnt guarenteed to catch the t**sers, but if you do then theyre screwed. 3) Think carfully before considering retaliation. It could be that the culprit isnt who you think it is. It could just escalate the problem if it is, and remember that if you must.. revenge is a dish best served cold.