My car got keyed how should I respond, if at all?

[SL__72]

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Keying somebody's care is not a proper response to this however.

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I'm pretty sure it is.

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Please explain how this response is anywhere near reasonable.

[SL__72]

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ISSKM

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FYP

[27offsuit]

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He wasn't double-parked. He took up two spaces; there is a difference. Double-parked is much worse.

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Sorry, taking up two spaces is much more of a [censored] move.

Reason is, you know full well what you're doing, you just don't give a flying fu*k about anyone else.

Double parking is used for running into a store for a second or something. Still a [censored] move, just less so.

Personally, I always hock up the biggest, snottiest, tar-filled, phlegmolicious loogie I can muster and splat it right on their driver side window.

I also do that when people park next to me too close and their car is all angled like they just parked and jumped out, not caring about anyone else. Just like the original poster did. He knew what he was doing.....

[Cancuk]

I would have this "ranting and raving man" taken care of.

that will teach him.

I know someone, a friend of a friend, who will do it for half a case of PBR and 5 bags of cheezy doritos. Zesty will do.

[ddubois]

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Please explain how this response is anywhere near reasonable.

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Let's presume our goal is behavior modification. What other response do you envision might have an appreciable affect on the OP's behavior in the future? Will yelling a disapproving comment, as the man in this story did, leave a lasting impression? Would attaching a nasty note cause OP to be more considerate in the future? This is just a guess, but I think most inconsiderate bastards won't be affected by these less drastic measures. They will ignore them, and continue acting inconsiderately, justifying their behaviors with whatever circumstances are handy (like "I need to make this train"). But when they suffer real consequences, maybe they will think twice before they park rudely, cut someone off, cut in line, or otherwise disrespect their fellow man. Since the idea of consequnces wasn't properly instilled by their parents, maybe keying their car will correct this mistake.

[arod15]

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He wasn't double-parked. He took up two spaces; there is a difference. Double-parked is much worse.

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Sorry, taking up two spaces is much more of a [censored] move.

Reason is, you know full well what you're doing, you just don't give a flying fu*k about anyone else.

Double parking is used for running into a store for a second or something. Still a [censored] move, just less so.

Personally, I always hock up the biggest, snottiest, tar-filled, phlegmolicious loogie I can muster and splat it right on their driver side window.

I also do that when people park next to me too close and their car is all angled like they just parked and jumped out, not caring about anyone else. Just like the original poster did. He knew what he was doing.....

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YSSCKY

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Taking up two spots. Bigtime [censored] move. Keying the car? Completely unacceptable. However, it is highly likely that it wasn't the ranter who keyed your car. Few people who draw attention to themselves like that will actually follow through.

If I knew it were that guy, I would want to do something, not sure what. However, as things stand, you just need to let it go.

[tonypaladino]

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Wow I'm glad I don't live in NYC...

Taking up 2 spaces might be an [censored] move but I don't think he "deserved a key job"

Someone else's minor annoyance = really expensive damage to my property?


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You clearly haven't circled 5 blocks for two hours trying to find a spot ,several times passing some [censored]'s car who took two. Not that it relates to OP in some way, just saying.

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That doesn't mean you should key their car or slash their tires. And I really doubt that was the issue here as he was obviously parking in a residential neighborhood since the dude who yelled at him was running out of a house.

Taking up two spots is a [censored] move, obviously.

Keying someone's car because they did so is far worse.

Slashing someone's tires because they did so means you are a worthless piece of [censored].

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Since OP did this in a town with serveral available parking spaces, he did not deserve to get keyed.

As for the other area of discussion, it is absolutely correct that someone who does this in NYC deserves a keying, tire slashing or worse. You have no idea how severe the lack of physical space is here. I don't know of any other city in the US where hundreds of thousands of residents who could use and could afford cars are unable to own one because of a lack of anywhere to put one.

[DeezNuts]

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Personally, I always hock up the biggest, snottiest, tar-filled, phlegmolicious loogie I can muster and splat it right on their driver side window.

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This is pretty unbelievable to me, but wayyy better than keying the car.

I had my car keyed when the valet at a casino took it. Of course, when I complained, they told me it was there when I got it and of course showed me the ticket that they had marked it before they took it(yeah right, what valet actually marks the ticket when they get the car?).

There is no justification for ever keying someone's car, period. It's just a plain [censored] move.

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[ChicagoTroy]

A guy at the house, as in, you know where he lives? I'd make it a hobby to [censored] with him. Reverse lookup his phone number, set him up with telephone wake up services at 3:00 a.m., 4:00 a.m., send innappropriate stuff to the house, etc.

You could start a thread on how ot mess with a guy when you have whatever information you can collect, then post trip reports.

It'd make me feel better. Messing with somebody's car is way out of line.