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One more post to clean up my desktop:
I got back from Vancouver and caught up on my friends list. There was this post on the Seattle community from this girl telling a story about how there was a Mercedes parked on the sidewalk on Queen Anne, and how it pissed her off so much that she kicked it until she put a dent in it. There were an awful lot of comments, so I checked out the thread.
Almost all of the comments were egging her on, and were telling her that she was totally right to have done that. One guy even posted this....
http://www.pan.ci.seattle.wa.us/commnty/judkins/crime/parkord.htm
...which is a page detailing the parking ordinance that the guy was violating.
Well, I had a feeling that putting a dent in a Mercedes wasn't exactly legal behavior, and I figured it might be a good chance to try doing some research. So after a decent amount of effort, I found this!
SMC 12A.08.020 Property destruction.
A. A person is guilty of property destruction if he or she:
1. Intentionally damages the property of another; or
2. Writes, paints or draws any inscription, figure or mark of any type on any
public or private building or other structure or any real or personal propertyowned by any other person.
B. 1. It is an affirmative defense to property destruction under subsection A1
that the actor reasonably believed that he had a lawful right to damage such
property.
2. It is an affirmative defense to property destruction under subsection A2 that
the actor had obtained express permission of the owner or operator of the
building, structure or property.
C. 1. Property destruction under subsection A1 is a gross misdemeanor if the
damage to the property is in an amount exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50); otherwise,
it is a misdemeanor.
2. Property destruction under subsection A2 is a gross misdemeanor.
...and this:
SMC 12A.02.070 Punishment of crime.
A. Every crime without a specific penalty provision, and every crime designated
as a gross misdemeanor, may be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or
by both such fine and imprisonment.
So, she had committed property destruction punishable by a $5000 fine and/or one year in jail. And had posted about it in a public community where she was readily identifiable!
Unfortunately, by the time I found all this info someone had already deleted the post. But I was pretty proud of finding that stuff regardless!
I got back from Vancouver and caught up on my friends list. There was this post on the Seattle community from this girl telling a story about how there was a Mercedes parked on the sidewalk on Queen Anne, and how it pissed her off so much that she kicked it until she put a dent in it. There were an awful lot of comments, so I checked out the thread.
Almost all of the comments were egging her on, and were telling her that she was totally right to have done that. One guy even posted this....
http://www.pan.ci.seattle.wa.us/commnty/judkins/crime/parkord.htm
...which is a page detailing the parking ordinance that the guy was violating.
Well, I had a feeling that putting a dent in a Mercedes wasn't exactly legal behavior, and I figured it might be a good chance to try doing some research. So after a decent amount of effort, I found this!
SMC 12A.08.020 Property destruction.
A. A person is guilty of property destruction if he or she:
1. Intentionally damages the property of another; or
2. Writes, paints or draws any inscription, figure or mark of any type on any
public or private building or other structure or any real or personal propertyowned by any other person.
B. 1. It is an affirmative defense to property destruction under subsection A1
that the actor reasonably believed that he had a lawful right to damage such
property.
2. It is an affirmative defense to property destruction under subsection A2 that
the actor had obtained express permission of the owner or operator of the
building, structure or property.
C. 1. Property destruction under subsection A1 is a gross misdemeanor if the
damage to the property is in an amount exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50); otherwise,
it is a misdemeanor.
2. Property destruction under subsection A2 is a gross misdemeanor.
...and this:
SMC 12A.02.070 Punishment of crime.
A. Every crime without a specific penalty provision, and every crime designated
as a gross misdemeanor, may be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed one (1) year, or
by both such fine and imprisonment.
So, she had committed property destruction punishable by a $5000 fine and/or one year in jail. And had posted about it in a public community where she was readily identifiable!
Unfortunately, by the time I found all this info someone had already deleted the post. But I was pretty proud of finding that stuff regardless!