My 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser was "tagged" (as they so lovingly call it) - no READ THAT VANDALIZED - by the "I Dont Care About Air" supporters. It IS VANDALISM according to the Boulder PD and they WILL arrest ANYONE found vandalizing vehicles in this manner!!
It could even go beyond misdemeanor if the paint damage is expensive enough! Removing the sticker CAN damage paint, they even admit on their website.
The "I Don't Care About Air" efforts are:
1)at the utmost - ILLEGAL - with NO QUESTION! Putting stickers (and especially designed to be difficult/impossible to remove without damage!) on a car other than your own IS VANDALISM. This IS confirmed in my police report to the Boulder PD.
On your news7 article they talk about putting them on the windows, but my SUV and several others in the parking lot that day, was done as suggested on their website - put on the bumper so as to be more permanent! In my case, it is a painted bumper!
2) DANGEROUS - One of these misguided "supporters" is very likely to be beaten by some irate SUV owner, if caught in the act of vandalism!
I am in now way condoning violence and would not do such - but there are a lot of other SUV owners I know that would.
3) MISGUIDED EFFORTS ENTIRELY:
3A) I CAREFULLY CHOSE my SUV for its mileage and low emissions. UNLIKE THEIR WEBSITE PROFILE, it is a six cylinder (not a "Detroit V-8"
that gets 15-17 MPG! I live at 10,000 FEET on a road marked 4WD ONLY. I have three big kids, plus two adults to carry! MY vehicle is also used commercially, even though not marked so on the outside!
3B)My wife and I volunteer in several environmental efforts - such as adopt-a-highway cleanup! WHY DON'T THEY PUT THESE EFFORTS TO USEFUL PURPOSES, LIKE I DO SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR!! Remember THINK GOLOBALLY - ACT LOCALLY - I do, in a LEGAL and POSITIVE MANNER!
3C) I BELIEVE THEIR EFFORTS CONSTITUTE A HATE CRIME AGAINST SUV OWNERS AND PROMOTES HATRED, NOT PEACEFUL PROTEST.
I grew up in the 60's making PEACEFUL MARCHES against global environmental issues. Damaging and vandalizing personal property is NOT peaceful protest!
This is ILLEGAL and VIOLENT IN NATURE (it is a crime against personal preperty, not to mention you CAN NOT tell me, in America, what I should drive!)
3D) Constitutes CONSPIRACY - THEY ARE ENCOURAGING AND GIVING DETAILS OF HOW TO BREAK THE LAW on their website. IN AMERICA, THAT CONSTITUTES CONSPIRACY.
4)THE STICKER WAS PUT ON THE PAINTED SURFACE OF MY BUMPER AND PLASTIC SURFACES WHERE, IF NOT PROPERLY REMOVED, WOULD CAUSE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OF SEVERE PAINT DAMAGE! THIS IS A FELONY VANDALISM IN THAT CASE!
If the environmentalists want to educate people to their cause, there are HUNDREDS of LEGAL ways to do this.
A flyer under the windshield wiper is NOT ILLEGAL, for example, and might get a postive result.
They will only anger people and NOT call them to positive action with such actions as they are suggesting on their www.idontcareaboutair.com website.
DO YOU HONESTLY THINK ANY SUV OWNER VANDALIZED IN SUCH A MANNER WILL GIVE A SECOND THOUGHT TO CHANGING HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF YOU - NO WAY. YOU ARE ONLY ENCOURAGING YOUR "SUPPORTERS" TO HATE SUV OWNERS - NOT POSITIVE ACTION.
I spend several weekends per year doing environmental cleanup, like Adopt-a-highway, what positive good has this group done?
Regards, Steve
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