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Vandal Targets Prius Cars in Arlington
NBC Washington ^ | 7/22/2013

Posted on 07/23/2013 4:30:05 AM PDT by markomalley

More than a dozen people spread throughout north and south Arlington woke up Monday morning with slashed car tires, and the vandal had a pretty specific target.

Someone punctured the tires of Priuses parked overnight on driveways, apartment parking lots and the street. Police found 15 Prius cars flat. They also got a Smart car.

Police say they found fingerprints consistent with someone leaning on the car while cutting the tires.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: arlingtonva; bluezones; priius; prius; vandalism
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Couldn't tell the difference between a Prius and a Smart Car?????
1 posted on 07/23/2013 4:30:05 AM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley
Sounds like a flat-earth leftist, who wants conservatives to be blamed.


2 posted on 07/23/2013 4:36:40 AM PDT by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: C210N

I thought the Jeep Liberty was the gay car of choice.


3 posted on 07/23/2013 4:42:16 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: C210N

Smells “false flag” to me...


4 posted on 07/23/2013 4:45:16 AM PDT by Tigerized
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To: C210N

I remember that anti homosexual graffiti. It turns out that the two lesbian girls who lived in that house did it themselves. The media dutifully gave them lots of coverage in sympathy for that alleged hate crime. The media did not spend much time on the fallout when discovered to be a hoax.

Remember in recent years, incidents in which black people reported finding nooses? Some of those were also found to be hoaxes. And those cases too were reported by a sympathetic media, to allegedly show how much racism is still out there.

Why do liberals and/or politically correct grievance groups, stage these events to gain sympathy? Isn’t the fact that these events don’t happen in real life an indication that conservatives are not full of hate?

Or do liberals just tend to be drama queens, who will do anything to attract attention to their causes????


5 posted on 07/23/2013 4:54:25 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: markomalley

Prius don’t bother me, but the arrogant fools with the “smart” cars that have plates like “We Smart” and other garbage do. Not that I’d even consider damaging them. But I do want to post a note on their windshields that states:

“You could have saved $10,000, gotten 10 more miles per gallon and gotten a real trunk with a diesel Jetta.”

That said, it does sound like a false flag; our side respects private property. My fantasy is even a bit extreme for our side.


6 posted on 07/23/2013 4:54:30 AM PDT by logic101.net (How many more children must die on the altar of "gun free zones"?)
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The owners think they own the road and Arlington is full of spiteful liberals. It looks like they have pissed off another liberal.


7 posted on 07/23/2013 4:55:09 AM PDT by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: markomalley

Is it true that hybrids take special tires? If yes, then check local tire shops


8 posted on 07/23/2013 5:04:18 AM PDT by KingLudd
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To: markomalley

I love it!


9 posted on 07/23/2013 5:04:44 AM PDT by WashingtonSource
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"The owners think they own the road and Arlington is full of spiteful liberals. It looks like they have pissed off another liberal."

Angry bicycle rider pissed off these drivers won't move over to let them pass???

10 posted on 07/23/2013 5:07:26 AM PDT by Average Al
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
I thought the Jeep Liberty was the gay car of choice

My wife has a Jeep Liberty, and she is NOT gay.

11 posted on 07/23/2013 5:08:58 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: markomalley

It’s vandalism. Shouldn’t be applauded or thought funny, IMHO.


12 posted on 07/23/2013 5:12:09 AM PDT by ZinGirl (kids in college....can't afford a tagline right now)
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To: KingLudd
Is it true that hybrids take special tires?

For some reason that comment reminded me of Henry the Green Engine, and his need for special Welsh coal.

Prius drivers are like bicyclists on four wheels. Completely self absorbed, radiating a greener-than-thou nimbus, while ignoring traffic signals and other drivers. Schadenfreude is a German word, meaning two Priuī colliding at a four-way stop. It is not true that Prius is Latin for "prick", however. It is Latin for "chump".

"Smart Car", on the other hand, is simply a cruel misnomer.

13 posted on 07/23/2013 5:21:40 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Doing the same thing and expecting different results is called software engineering.)
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you asked if hybrids have special tires...

I get your screen name, KingLudd, but most people can’t get it through their thick luddite heads that a hybrid car simply has two engines. The gas engine both powers the car and charges the batteries for the electric engine. Some of the time the car runs on the electric engine and that’s why hybrid cars use less gas.

There are no special tires!


14 posted on 07/23/2013 5:28:33 AM PDT by duckworth (Perhaps instant karma's going to get you. Perhaps not.)
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To: markomalley

I shouldn’t smile about this...private property is not to be messed with. I shouldn’t smile.


15 posted on 07/23/2013 5:30:19 AM PDT by toddausauras (FUBO x 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Subaru..


16 posted on 07/23/2013 5:32:08 AM PDT by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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Is it true that hybrids take special tires?

A little research seems to indicate that that is what Goodyear and Toyota would like you believe. Apparently any DOT approved tire the right size will work. Toyota (and Goodyear) want you use low rolling resistance tires, for better gas mileage and improve profits for Goodyear and Toyota dealers. Another compromise you need to make with a Prius - sacrifice performance (traction, comfort) for gas mileage.

17 posted on 07/23/2013 5:32:26 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Doing the same thing and expecting different results is called software engineering.)
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To: logic101.net

Most Prius owners do so to “send a message”,

and that “message” is how they are superior to you.

You’re right, a modern diesel engine is within a few percentage points of efficiency with a FUEL CELL!


18 posted on 07/23/2013 5:34:26 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: C210N

Perhaps it was one person who had finally had enough of the condescending sneers he gets from the pretentious pricks driving Prius vehicles.


19 posted on 07/23/2013 5:35:06 AM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry (Audentis Fortuna Iuvat)
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"Police say they found fingerprints consistent with someone leaning on the car while cutting the tires."

No sh*t, Shirlock? Cars parked on a public street, in the most populated area of Northern Virginia, and you found fingerprints? Shazam.
20 posted on 07/23/2013 5:37:38 AM PDT by PowderMonkey (WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
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