You have to look at society and how people work a little, but yard signs have a huge effect on the average person. You feel like a loner, or an outcast if you are considering voting for someone that "everyone else" opposes. It has a deep psychological effect on the person who is on the fence about who to vote for. I am not saying that the signs change their way of thinking, but if all you see are Obummer signs and everyone out there seems to be driving around with his bumper stickers you feel more confident going with the crowd than against it. Now from a strong conservative standpoint it really does bum me out to drive through Boulder and I actually do get mad seeing all the bullshit propaganda everywhere. If I were less of a strong willed person it might make me not speak out against Obummer or not vote at all because of the overwhelming presence of opposition support. My point here is that if you look inside yourself and think of how you react when you see the signs they really do have a big impact on voters.
I think that your father should have taken their pictures and reported them for trespassing and destruction of private property. He should have called the police on the spot when he found them and kept with them until they got there to ensure that they were cited for their crimes. This is not just some crap that we should tolerate, that is what got us here in the first place.
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And let's not forget the "Party of Tolerance" and their fine performances at "Occupy Wall Street" locations around the country.....rape, drug use and its ensuing garbage, public relieving of oneself(on LE vehicles to boot) to name a few.
I will say the only signs I have seen damaged were all Romney signs.
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Yes, the act is petty; but rather than confront them, he should have called the police. Vandalism and trespassing are still crimes.
I've only noticed vandalized Romney signs too (big one at Academy and Constitution with "Liar" spray painted on it). It happens every election.
The one case of Obama signs being trashed that I've seen was pure artistry though. Anyone else remember the story out of Texas about deer destroying the Obama signs in one man's yard? Who ever was spraying deer piss on those signs was a genius.
"Neither trespassing nor vandalism is a felony."
It is if the value of the items destroyed exceeds a certain amount.
"So it's not this bullshit "party of tolerance" you just made up."
Yeah - I made it up... and I invented the internet.
"Unless you are now suggesting that the Democratic party is entirely made up of Muslims"
You said it, not me.
I agree he should have called the El Paso sheriff, but I suspect with the response time they would have been long gone.
To balance this, KOAA (Colorado Springs) aired a Obama sign being nabbed, caught on the property owner's surveillance camera.
Idiots on both sides of the fence. Doesn't make it right, but what's wrong is saying that it's exclusively a Democratic trait.
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