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Hooded Car-Tipping Vandals Flip Over Smart Cars In San Francisco
cbs local ^ | 4-2014

Posted on 04/07/2014 6:09:24 PM PDT by doug from upland

Hooded Car-Tipping Vandals Flip Over Smart Cars In San Francisco April 7, 2014 3:00 PM

Holly Quan

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — San Francisco police are looking for vandals who tipped over four Smart Cars in two different neighborhoods early Monday morning.

Police received a call about 1 a.m. that about six to eight hooded suspects were roaming the area near Bowdoin and Sweeny Streets in the city’s Portola District around the same time that a silver Smart Car—the compact eco-friendly vehicles—was found turned on it’s backend on the corner.

Three other similar car tipping incidents were reported in the Bernal Heights neighborhood. One Smart Car was flipped over on its side on Anderson and Ogden Streets. Another vehicle other was flipped on its roof in the 200 block of Anderson. A third car in that neighborhood was found flipped on its side at Prospect and Coso early Monday morning.

“I thought it looked like they were up to no good and then sure enough they walk up to this Smart Car right here, all huddle around it, and then life it up and set it on it’s hind legs,” said neighbor Brandon Michael. The average Smart Car weighs 1,600 to 1,800 pounds, making it much easier to tip than a full sized vehicle.

There have been no arrests yet as police continue to investigate. It was undetermined whether the acts of vandalism were pranks or if there was some other motive related.

“I think they’re a lightning rod for criticism and obviously very bad intentions,” said victim Andrew Smith, who owned his car for about six moths before it was totaled overnight. “In that period of time, we’ve found a lot of people have very negative feelings about them.” There is even a Facebook page dedicated to the idea of tipping over Smart Cars, with comments including, “There’s environmentally friendly then there’s just plain stupid which these cars are…Before all the haters start, would never actually damage someone’s property, but mentally, it’s fun to picture em on their sides.”

Though the page only has a few dozen likes, the incidents of car tipping have been popping up around the country.

“I want to say I feel violated, but I don’t really care,” said Smith. “Having lived in SF for as long as I have, I’ve come to expect random acts of violence and mayhem.”


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To: doug from upland

21 posted on 04/07/2014 6:33:44 PM PDT by South40 (Liberalism is a Disease)
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To: catnipman
VW Bugs used to be subject to similar.

Heck (with >2x more manpower) we even moved a Chevy Caprice a couple of spots down the street to allow the Concrete Truck Chute access to a Brownstone basement window for a new basement floor.

22 posted on 04/07/2014 6:34:43 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: latina4dubya

30 yrs ago a math teacher who used to beat...students.../”usually girls’ he owned a volkswagon....we used to flip that over about once a week and see how long we could make it spin.....he once spun my girl friend in a circle by her hair cause she wouldnt eat her peas.....wonder if some of these were teacher cars.....

oh well


23 posted on 04/07/2014 6:35:07 PM PDT by Therapsid
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To: doug from upland

I would never drive anything that is basically a grown up golf cart that 4 high school football players could overturn with me in it.


24 posted on 04/07/2014 6:36:07 PM PDT by Trueblackman (As a Conservative, I am proud to be on the Obama's enemy list and on the right side of history..)
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To: doug from upland

Sons of obama tipping the tin cans of city dwelling liberals...That’s funny.


25 posted on 04/07/2014 6:38:09 PM PDT by ryan71 (The Partisans)
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To: doug from upland
Article I read about this earlier said one of the wretched cars had a faded Obunga/Biden bumper sticker on it.

Surprised they are not trying to call this a hate crime in SF.....

26 posted on 04/07/2014 6:38:11 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: Therapsid
he once spun my girl friend in a circle by her hair cause she wouldnt eat her peas.....

whaaaatttt?????? what grade were you in when this happened? sheesh!

27 posted on 04/07/2014 6:40:16 PM PDT by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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To: Therapsid
40 years ago we would regularly turn a history teacher's Honda car 90 degrees in its parking spot. We never damaged it, though. It was one of these:

28 posted on 04/07/2014 6:40:58 PM PDT by South40 (Liberalism is a Disease)
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To: doug from upland

This can be done with VW Beetles too.

I was in the 10th grade. About 8 of us or so picked up a VW that belonged to the Vice Principal and carried it up into the courtyard. After that, we ran like hell.


29 posted on 04/07/2014 6:40:59 PM PDT by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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To: South40

What year is that Honda?

BTW, we used to do the same thing to the vice principal’s Beetle.


30 posted on 04/07/2014 6:44:44 PM PDT by caver (Obama: Home of the Whopper)
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To: Red Badger

Auto Ping.


31 posted on 04/07/2014 6:49:37 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: doug from upland

No problem. This story is hysterical, and I just thought you might like to see some of the other comments about it too. Besides, it’s always good to see you around. :)


32 posted on 04/07/2014 6:51:46 PM PDT by lonevoice (We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality)
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To: doug from upland

Sheet. We’ve been doing that to COWS for years up here in Sconny, LOL!


33 posted on 04/07/2014 6:56:34 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: doug from upland
Practice makes perfect...


34 posted on 04/07/2014 6:59:06 PM PDT by null and void (Politics: Voting for the monkeys that are better at flinging poo at their opponents...)
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To: caver

1971 or so.


35 posted on 04/07/2014 7:08:41 PM PDT by South40 (Liberalism is a Disease)
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To: outofsalt
As high school kids we used to pick up VW Bugs and move them to a different parking place.

My High School Art teacher drove one of these. We found it fit perfectly in the enclosure built for the trash dumpster, sideways. No damage was done, but it took her awhile to get it out...

36 posted on 04/07/2014 7:23:36 PM PDT by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: doug from upland; JoeProBono; GeronL

Ghost of Treyvon?


37 posted on 04/07/2014 7:31:54 PM PDT by Morgana (Wagglebee please come home we miss you!)
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To: doug from upland

My Dad talks about the pranks they used to do with Nash Metropolitans. Never damaged them but did annoy folks.


38 posted on 04/07/2014 7:40:19 PM PDT by gunnut
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To: doug from upland

I thought a wind gust did it....


39 posted on 04/07/2014 7:43:45 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (Abortion - legalized murder for convenience)
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To: Trueblackman

First time I saw a smart car was when I was in law school. Ann Arbor. A couple of us just pointed and started laughing. It looks like a golf cart.


40 posted on 04/07/2014 7:47:56 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (Abortion - legalized murder for convenience)
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