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In reply to the discussion: Game to destroy CCTV cameras: vandalism or valid protest? [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)My son woke up Saturday morning to this:

Now, someone had to show up in the middle of a very cold night with enough people and a vehicle to cart off all four wheels.
Here's part of the process of at least stabilizing it long enough to find some wheels and tires we can afford:
Step 1 - remove milk crates:

Step 2 - the critical "what do we do now" phase:

Steps 3-15 - Apply the "Tower of Hanoi" algorithm to stabilize the vehicle:

He commutes to school and works a part time delivery job. If it wasn't solely for the fact that he's purely lucky enough to have a father who can spring for emergency expenses - something a lot of people do not have - then he'd be completely fucked.
After working through that puzzle all afternoon, do I wish there were surveillance cameras at his apartment complex - you bet your sweet ass I do.
And, by the way, that's a 13 year old car without comprehensive insurance coverage. For what the new tires and wheels - with locking hubs of course - are going to cost, we could put in a pretty good camera system.