Why Are Some So Consumed With Envy They Do This?

[ToraToraTora]

http://news.sky.com/story/1537801/man-arrested-after-aston-martin-keyed-on-cctv
When I saw nice chattels it merely encouraged me to try harder myself, I cannot imagine deliberate damaging a strangers property for no reason.

[Jackdaw33]

Could be on tricky ground here, given the description of the alleged perpetrator, so I shall give this one a miss.

[Answerprancer]

I can't stand to see such a beautifully crafted machine being wantonly damaged but we don't know the full story. There is no 'reason' excusable for doing something like this, but there may have been mitigating circumstances.

[ToraToraTora]

the man was not in his car AP, it was caught on dash cam. I have one this is why.

[Answerprancer]

Why could he be on 'tricky ground' jackdaw-because the guy is black?

[Answerprancer]

So do I TTT - but there could have been many reasons he did this even if he wasn't in the car at the time.

[naomi24]

I can't think of a single reason why someone would do that - well at least not a rational one - nor any 'mitigating circumstances'. There can be no excuse.

[237SJ]

"there may have been mitigating circumstances" Are you kidding? I saw this video on Yahoo. I hope they catch him.

[Jackdaw33]

No AP, I meant that discussing the topic could be tricky in view of some of the negative comments which might be posted.

[Answerprancer]

"...nor any 'mitigating circumstances'"
How about: the driver of the car could have been the guy's former employer and had him made redundant on a whim, he could be a drug baron and ***ed up the neighbourhood the vandaliser lives in, maybe he was a bully-boy driver and cut him up aggressively one time too many - there could be a myriad of reasons the guy did this other than just plain jealousy.

[Sqad]

The Brits have great difficulty in dealing with success and wealth.....unloke the Americans.

My mate, son of a miner, became a consultant orthopedic surgeon and all he wanted out of life was a Roll's Royce......to him a sign of hard work and success. He attained this......bought his Rolls Royce and had to sell it 6 months later because pf persistent vandalism.

[Answerprancer]

So I had it partly correct then JD, I just missed out "tall".

[DTCwordfan]

there are similar issues in the States, Sqad though, overall, you are correct. Simply this vandal, whatever his race, religion, education, or sexual leaning is a twa-t......

[237SJ]

I remember sitting in the back of my sister`s 2 door Ford Escort when I was about 15 and some kids came past and one of them keyed the car. They didn`t know I was sitting in the car and unfortunately, (it being a 2 door car) I couldn`t get out quick enough to catch them. There will always be nasty people about who will do this sort of thing.

[Answerprancer]

Before I get totally rounded on by AB's resident fascists, I accept that jealousy over people's flashy cars does exist and damaging them is condemnable - I'm just playing devil's advocate here.

[237SJ]

I remember reading an interview with a Bond actor. I can`t remember whether it was Sean Connery or Roger Moore but he said that when you drive down the road in a RR in the USA, people will say "Wow, what a fantastic car" When you drive down the road in a fantastic car in this country, people resent it.

[Sqad]

237....LOL

Exactly.

[Answerprancer]

I can't help wondering how this discussion would go if it was found out that the owner of the Aston was also black.

[Sqad]

^^^..for me.......the discussion would be the same.......good on him.

In the 70's we saw the Nigerians in particular, come to the UK, work hard and become succesful.

[237SJ]

Maybe the owner of the Aston Martin was black. What difference does that make?