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A little different perspective...
Nobody, but nobody is stupid enough to mess with a vehicle parked in front of, say, a Hells Angels clubhouse. We need to reintroduce that same level of fear and trepidation (the HA refer to it as "respect", and they might not be wrong) across our society as a whole.
As it currently stands, much of the abberant behavior we see is emboldened by the notion that, even if caught, "they can't do anything". Anything from stupid kid pranks all the way up to some very serious crime. Well, I'm sorry, but I firmly believe that the fate of these perpetrators needs to be left entirely in the hands and to the judgement of the person whom they are affecting when that person catches them in the act. No second guessing after the fact by unaffected third parties. If the perpetrator gets away then, by all means, it becomes our "authorities" responsibility to to apprehend them (we don't get to go hunt them down after the fact), but in the moment, our decision stands and cannot be questioned after the fact. Taking such an approach would go a long ways towards quelling this sort of penny ante nonsense.
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