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Friday, July 27, 2007
Vandals Spray Paint Cars in Wal Mart Lot
The Express-Times reports (read the article here) that nine cars were vandalized by spray paint in the Wal Mart parking lot at the Northampton Crossings between 10 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. Wed/Thurs.
Police ask anyone with information to call Colonial Regional police at 610-837-4557.
This blows my mind that someone could spray paint 9 cars in WalMart's parking lot, and nobody saw it. If you have ever been there, there is a constant stream of people in and out.
I just wish these skateboards would resort to less destructive crimes like taking donated money from the volunteer ambulance service.
I agree with the first paragraph, though at those times I'm sure there was less traffic than earlier.
Regarding your second comment, this site is not here for fights and arguments and your comment appears to be made to provoke a response from people by blaming a group when you have no evidence whatsoever to support the statement on either count.
Sorry, that second paragraph was extremely tongue and cheek.
When the graffiti appeared on the sides of buildings, there seemed to be a rush to judgement as to who did it (implied).
Yet, when it was reported that a volunteer stole money from the Hecktown ambulance, and justified it as not being severe, barely a word was said.
I find it interesting that when it is kids that may not be well liked, people are quick to chime in. But this "adult" who stole and violated the public trust generates nothing.
What happened at WalMart was wrong and hopefully they will catch who did it and prosecute them to the full extent of the law, as they should the ambulance volunteer that stole. There is no difference between the crimes.
My wife and I were incredulous that the embezzlement seems so common, there was Nazareth Hardware situation not too long ago, the County, and now the ambulance corps and those were just related to the Nazareth area, you see stories in other areas seemingly all the time.
Maybe I jumped on you too hard about the second paragraph and I apologize for that if you were being tongue and cheek, but there are people online and in the real world that like to provoke when they know emotions are high on a topic, and you can put skaters and the skate park in that category.
People seem to have become polarized on the issue and that is not good because when it happens there are two sides and you're with me or against me - no in-between, no room for discussion.
Further, when that happens people begin to frame other conversations based on it. A good example was the graffiti.
I personally think people made the assertion that I implied it was the skaters because I referenced the article from the day the skate park was closed, but it could have been anything closing, the point I made was in regard to access to spraypaint to conduct the protest - that amazed me.
As you say in today's case, the nonchalant attitude goes by without question (at least in the comments). I had the same reaction to the article about the park closing, I was amazed about access to the paint, so I commented about the spray paint being available, and no one cared, they were instead mad that I would insinuate skaters were graffiti artists.
The 'insuation' exists in their mind because they've framed the conversation in the context of skaters and it should have been framed within the context of all teenagers.
Thanks for the follow-up explanation and my apologies for taking it the wrong way - hazard of print - have a great weekend!
I will admit that my second paragraph was meant to provoke a reaction, realy because I saw none in response to the posting of the crime.
I am always quick to drop a dollar or two into the bucket when I see these volunteers collecting, and I do so with a degree of faith that it will support these men an women in their secondary, unpaid jobs.
What if someone were to die because a piece of equipment that cost, oh, let's say, $2500 was not available because the funds weren't there?
The ET article stated that she needed the money to pay bills, including her son's music lessons. Seems to me that if you were under financial hardship, the ideal thing to do would be to cut expenditures, not take what is not yours.
Yes, this is off topic from the intent of the post, but since that one is now way down the page, I used it as a mechanism to put this in peoples minds and ask why they aren't outraged. I know I am, and from you post, you and your wife are as well.
Will I keep dropping those dollars into the bucket when I see them? Most certainly yes. Will I do so with the secure knowledge that it will go where it is supposed to? Not any more.
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This blows my mind that someone could spray paint 9 cars in WalMart's parking lot, and nobody saw it. If you have ever been there, there is a constant stream of people in and out.
I just wish these skateboards would resort to less destructive crimes like taking donated money from the volunteer ambulance service.
I agree with the first paragraph, though at those times I'm sure there was less traffic than earlier.
Regarding your second comment, this site is not here for fights and arguments and your comment appears to be made to provoke a response from people by blaming a group when you have no evidence whatsoever to support the statement on either count.
If you do have evidence, call the police.
Ross,
Sorry, that second paragraph was extremely tongue and cheek.
When the graffiti appeared on the sides of buildings, there seemed to be a rush to judgement as to who did it (implied).
Yet, when it was reported that a volunteer stole money from the Hecktown ambulance, and justified it as not being severe, barely a word was said.
I find it interesting that when it is kids that may not be well liked, people are quick to chime in. But this "adult" who stole and violated the public trust generates nothing.
What happened at WalMart was wrong and hopefully they will catch who did it and prosecute them to the full extent of the law, as they should the ambulance volunteer that stole. There is no difference between the crimes.
They are both that, crimes.
My wife and I were incredulous that the embezzlement seems so common, there was Nazareth Hardware situation not too long ago, the County, and now the ambulance corps and those were just related to the Nazareth area, you see stories in other areas seemingly all the time.
Maybe I jumped on you too hard about the second paragraph and I apologize for that if you were being tongue and cheek, but there are people online and in the real world that like to provoke when they know emotions are high on a topic, and you can put skaters and the skate park in that category.
People seem to have become polarized on the issue and that is not good because when it happens there are two sides and you're with me or against me - no in-between, no room for discussion.
Further, when that happens people begin to frame other conversations based on it. A good example was the graffiti.
I personally think people made the assertion that I implied it was the skaters because I referenced the article from the day the skate park was closed, but it could have been anything closing, the point I made was in regard to access to spraypaint to conduct the protest - that amazed me.
As you say in today's case, the nonchalant attitude goes by without question (at least in the comments). I had the same reaction to the article about the park closing, I was amazed about access to the paint, so I commented about the spray paint being available, and no one cared, they were instead mad that I would insinuate skaters were graffiti artists.
The 'insuation' exists in their mind because they've framed the conversation in the context of skaters and it should have been framed within the context of all teenagers.
Thanks for the follow-up explanation and my apologies for taking it the wrong way - hazard of print - have a great weekend!
Ross,
I will admit that my second paragraph was meant to provoke a reaction, realy because I saw none in response to the posting of the crime.
I am always quick to drop a dollar or two into the bucket when I see these volunteers collecting, and I do so with a degree of faith that it will support these men an women in their secondary, unpaid jobs.
What if someone were to die because a piece of equipment that cost, oh, let's say, $2500 was not available because the funds weren't there?
The ET article stated that she needed the money to pay bills, including her son's music lessons. Seems to me that if you were under financial hardship, the ideal thing to do would be to cut expenditures, not take what is not yours.
Yes, this is off topic from the intent of the post, but since that one is now way down the page, I used it as a mechanism to put this in peoples minds and ask why they aren't outraged. I know I am, and from you post, you and your wife are as well.
Will I keep dropping those dollars into the bucket when I see them? Most certainly yes. Will I do so with the secure knowledge that it will go where it is supposed to? Not any more.
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