Someone needs to tell these kids that years ago, right where they are now, Republican soldiers died so that these punks would have a country to drop F-bombs all over.
-Dan
Posted on 10/03/2004 6:57:29 AM PDT by Old Lady
Update to this article: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1232770/posts?page=51,45
This Sunday morning my husband left the house to buy a newspaper, drove by the Republican Headquarters at Chambersburg and Washington Streets, and saw graffiti written all over the plate glass windows -- some swear words and something about soldiers dying.
This Republican office is closed Sunday. We reported it to 911 (state police, as the local police have limited hours and were not on duty). We also reported it to local Rep. Stephen Maitland's office (on an answering machine as they are not open), and reported it to the AP.
As noted above in an earlier article, sometime Thursday after the presidential debate, somebody threw 2 beer bottles through a plate glass window of the same office, created a massive hole and shattered the window. We went up there to get a replacement sign as our Bush sign was stolen from our yard the night of the debate. The office opened at noon and the pregnant office worker was close to tears, worried about her safety and the safety of her baby. Approx. 2 weeks earlier, someone shot the windows with a pellet gun, damaging but not breaking the glass.
Link to the Gettysburg Times: there is a tiny article somewhere in the crime section about the broken window.
That office should install a surveillance camera, I think. In fact, I think all such offices should do so. I can't imagine why this has not already been done.
Catch the buttheads, don't just complain about them!
-Dan
I agree. Cameras are a cheap and effective way of catching vandals.
"Someone needs to tell these kids that years ago, right where they are now, Republican soldiers died so that these punks would have a country to drop F-bombs all over. "
It would be nice to publish a photo of the vandalism with the headline "In 1864, Democrats bitterly opposed a war to end slavery. They are doing the same in 2004."
Are the libs this desperate? What can they hope to accomplish by vandalizing Bush/Republican HQs? The same thing happened in Seattle yesterday, except the punks went so far as to b&e and steal some laptops. Shameful.
-Dan
Hi neighbor; I'm in the York area. I'll check the papers here and see if anything's posted...
"Use the attack to garnish a little media time. Clearly, someone is illegally interfering with your first amendment rights, and the electoral process. Don't forget to take plenty of photos, and circulate them around."
Yes. Sadly, it's not just Republican signs and stuff that are being vanadalized. Plenty of action the other way, too.
Personally, I'd like to see some serious enforcement action on the part of law enforcement against any political vandalism, no matter on which side.
As you say, these are our first amendment rights. Nothing is more precious.
Why doesn't someone work overnight to watch for this stuff and protect the offices from theft and vandalism? This and other reports-a report from Seattle of Demonrats stealing their computers. All Bush-Cheney headquarters need to be prepared and aware of this.
Excellent caption. Kerry supporters would call you part of the Republican attack machine (and I would they are right).
Grammar check: ....(and I would hope they are right).
There should have been a regular news article pointing out the broken glass incident happened the night of the presidential debate, plus the stolen Bush signs in the area.
There is nothing in the papers yet about this latest graffiti incident.
I totally agree with you.
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I tried to link this to an earlier article I posted a few days ago about the first vandalism incident, but I did not make a proper link (don't know how, sorry).
Thanks for getting the word out about these perpetrators!
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