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'Sharpie Parties' Fuel Rampage on Foreclosed US Homes
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| 16 Aug 2012
| Reuters
Posted on 08/17/2012 7:08:31 AM PDT by Abiotic
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:08:35 AM PDT
by
Abiotic
To: Abiotic
Inhuman Animals lashing out blindly
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:10:28 AM PDT
by
GraceG
To: Abiotic
Easy way to put a stop to all of that. They are no better than looters....Shoot to Kill.
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:14:08 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Abiotic
the end of civilization.
now 3rd world plagues like west nile virus are sweeping the US
when are we going to STOP this insane influx of foreigners into our country!!!
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:15:36 AM PDT
by
TexasFreeper2009
(Obama lied .. the economy died.)
To: Abiotic
Kids...... the same ones that voted for Obama in 2008....at least now they have something else to do besides worship/vote for “The ONE.”
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:15:46 AM PDT
by
Forty-Niner
(The barely bare, berry bear formerly known as..........Ursus Arctos Horribilis.)
To: GraceG
How are the Occupados going to re-occupy homes and reclaim them from Eeeeeeevil Capitalist Bankers if their own 99%ers keep destroying them?
To: GraceG
People are terrible creatures aren’t they.
Who would even waste their time doing something like this.
I was walking my dog on 84th street last night in Manhattan and this fellow around my age (I’m a young 30), came strolling aroudn the corner with an “Obama” t-shirt with his name and face on it.
Without even thinking I laughed right in his face (a true gut reaction to the sight of this).... he said “what?” I said “I’m sorry that was rude, I shouldn’t mock the pathetic to their faces, that isn’t classy”.
He didn’t get it and looked befuddled.
To: TexasFreeper2009
The government is doing this on purpose, so it won’t be stopped, just expanded..I.E the articles about the long DREAM applicants.
To: Abiotic
interesting way to get back at the foreclosing bank....post a party at 36 Elm Drive, tonight at 11:00pm...
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:22:40 AM PDT
by
B212
To: Abiotic
This is why people were put out on the street with little notice years ago, and why employers give notice and walk employees to the door.
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:27:03 AM PDT
by
Chickensoup
(STOP The Great O-ppression)
To: Abiotic
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:27:45 AM PDT
by
Doctor 2Brains
(If the government were Paris Hilton, it could not score a free drink in a bar full of lonely sailors)
To: dfwgator; All
Easy way to put a stop to all of that. They are no better than looters....Shoot to Kill. You do know there's nobody living there, right? Those houses now belong to the banks.
I doubt there's a state in the union that lets you shoot to kill purely in defense of property.
I don't think what the "Sharpies" are doing is right, but shoot to kill? Out of proportion.
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:28:56 AM PDT
by
backwoods-engineer
(My game is disruption. I will use lethal force --my vote-- in self-defense against Obama.)
To: Abiotic
I guess I just do not understand this stuff.
I own a home. I took out a mortgage. I have been paying it for almost 19 years now.
The bank fulfilled their obligation to me. If I lose my job, I do not expect the bank to really take a huge hit. If the value of my home drops, I don’t expect the bank to forgive me.
I appreciate the anger of someone losing their home...but I just don’t get the anger directed at the banks.
Last time I worked at a bank, we did not put guns to anyone’s head.
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:29:57 AM PDT
by
Vermont Lt
(I am NOT from Vermont. I am from MA. And I don't support Romney. Please read before "assuming.")
To: Abiotic
Banks sit on property to keep the “value” on the books. They should sell and take the hit but nooo. I would love to own a house in Kalifornia at a reasonable price, so would a lot of people.
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:31:07 AM PDT
by
central_va
( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: GraceG
"Usually [the banks] leave the damage and just drop the price," Krotic said.
I dont think for one moment my position on this is going to go over well, but Im still going to stir the pot a bit this morning with my opinion.
Home prices out here in CA are still very high. Its not as bad as they used to be but still quite unaffordable to any first time buyer. The general sentiment among the younger population is quite pessimistic when it comes to owning their own home. A college bound student has little hope of buying a home and High school dropouts or simple GED holders are in an even worse situation.
Now, Im not saying this behavior is justified, but I am saying it may be in part due to the frustration of being priced out of the market manifesting its self in the form of vandalism. Frustrated and angry youth with nothing to lose and nothing to gain will do a lot of damage.
Ironically, vandalism like this actually drives down the value of the homes and makes them more affordable. Its a bit of a stretch but in a way this is the market correcting an overprice condition albeit in an unpopular and unlawful way.
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:32:07 AM PDT
by
chaos_5
To: TexasFreeper2009
The answer is DDT! The mosquito population of the world was under control from the use of this insecticide as was Malaria until 1962 when the leftist tree hugger Rachael Carson wrote her book “Silent Spring”. Millions around the world have died because of the knee jerk reaction banning the use of DDT in mosquito control because of the allegations that were made in the book, many of which have never been substantiated by credible research.
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:34:28 AM PDT
by
Big_Harry
(Ecc10:2 "A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left")
To: Abiotic
A short stint in jail or a few months probation isn’t going to impact these morons. Put them into forced labor camps until they pay for the damage they’ve done.
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:34:51 AM PDT
by
MEGoody
(Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
To: Big_Harry
until 1962 when the leftist tree hugger Rachael Carson wrote her book Silent Spring. Millions around the world have died because of the knee jerk reaction
Sadly she was a Pittsburgh native, and the liberal Democrat skulls o' mush around here have named a bridge after her.
To: central_va
Banks sit on property to keep the value on the books. They should sell and take the hit but nooo.Buy a bank. . .then you can run it any way you want.
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:37:55 AM PDT
by
MEGoody
(Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
To: Abiotic
seems like a way to manipulate short sale purchase prices.
One sharpie party and presto, instant 10-20 grand discount.
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posted on
08/17/2012 7:40:33 AM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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