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Sometimes they engage in graffiti vandalism to kind of establish their identity among their peers. They generally do it for recognition.

Jim Sanders

Continuing the operations and having someone there to prevent vandalism top my worries.

David Mills

Here's an example: A series of car break-ins is occurring at trailhead parking lots in your area. A reporter writes a short article about the problem, identifying some of the locations of the vandalism. As a sidebar to the conventionally written story, trail users are invited to post their experiences of having their cars broken into, including submitting photos.

Steve Outing

Those who came to the meeting were really excited about getting these block watches up and running again. We're starting to see more vandalism and burglary in the area, and a well-run block watch program can deter a lot of that kind of activity.

Dave Paul

I've been Pastor here eight years and this is our first incidence of any kind of trouble or vandalism and we're just heartbroken because of it.

Jimmy Ray

Your thefts, which are probably my biggest crime, then vandalism to cars or school desks or rooms. But what I call violent crimes like rape, murder, you don't see that inside our schools.

Larry Frazier

The incident last week was the first true act of violence that I can ever remember. Vandalism. Graffiti. Those are the types off issues we have. ... Violence has not been a common problem.

Richard Blankenship

As soon as the military goes in and can establish appropriate law and order, stop vandalism, stop the gangs running through the area, attacking people, commandeering weapons and food, we'd be more than willing to participate.

Jim Bowman

It was really good artwork, but it was vandalism.

Richard Blankenship

People got upset, people got mad. (Jones) does not admit there was any assault or vandalism. He wants to put it behind him.

Roger May

Vandalism costs... cover items such as graffiti removal, broken swings, burned equipment and broken equipment in general.

Bob Ferguson

We were really shaken by the vandalism. It was such a disruption to everyday work life.

Maria Caccaviello

This kind of mindless vandalism directly endangers the lives of those who use our rural roads and costs us all yet more taxpayers' money.

Angus Campbell

We are disturbed by the vandalism of the mosque and the high frequency of attacks that have taken place in a very short time span.

Dawud Walid

We are shocked and outraged by the nature and magnitude of this vandalism. Hate crimes like this one have the potential to polarize a school community and lead members of the targeted community to feel marginalized and insecure.

David Waren

It wasn't just theft. It wasn't just vandalism. It was the violation of a right we hold sacred. That kind of behavior needs to have repercussions.

Katie Walker

Though I've been shouting about it for years, the nature of these sites as actual monuments to our past is beginning to catch on. If we treat our national monuments like national monuments, we're less likely to get this type of vandalism.

Chuck Blanchard

It causes us issues because it's diverting our attention from real needs to what we classify as vandalism. It detracts from the university's appearance to parents and visitors when [it] is done.

Francis Gillis

It's a piecemeal mix of problems, a combination of neglect, looting and vandalism, as well as the very specific theft of art objects. When you look from afar, you think, 'war damage,' but it's really many different things.

Tony Wilkinson

And then as I looked around and noticed many other stones, all broken in the same way, I was sickened as I realized that this was an act of vandalism. When I collected myself, I was determined to figure out how to repair the stones, and help the other families repair theirs as well.

Gregory Rogers

It's pretty routine when we have to deal with vandalism and theft, be it smashed windows or wood being stolen.

Duncan Stokes

The government is now the victim of its own policies -- the only word that comes to mind is state vandalism.

John Robertson

If you have any sense of the importance of such a historical building, it was shocking to see the extent of vandalism. It's hard to believe why people would destroy something on a whim, for fun.

Susan Kane

I imagine the vandalism starting taking place in October, when the weather was mild. We discovered just how extensive the damage has been last week.

Carolyn Battaglia

People are breaking into the [apartment] units as fast as we can make repairs. There are issues over here. Some of it is the homeless. Some is vandalism.

Leslie White

Right now it is Hanford and Visalia. People will come from other areas, (such as Hanford and Visalia) and then there is increased burglaries and increased vandalism.

Gene Quinn

Vandalism happens in almost all cemeteries around the world. It has for hundreds of years. Young people seem to be addicted to it.

Terry Page

Naturally, I don?t like (the vandalism). Police sent one boy over and when it gets warmer he is going to clean and paint it. He can?t be too happy about that.

Bill Wood

We do have vandalism on occasion, but it's not a common occurrence. But when it happens, it's really tough. We're dealing with objects that are very difficult to get out.

Kent Carlson

We're seeing alumni putting money back into the houses because vandalism is down. We are seeing a real change in behavior, an indication we are making an impact.

Clarke Stroud

Acts of vandalism takes budget money that could otherwise be used to improve an area to repair existing facilities that have been damaged. It causes extra work for Department of Conservation staff and takes department funds, which are provided through fees and tax dollars from Missouri citizens, away from other project an areas.

Eric Heuring

The city isn't obligated to permit an event on a public street that encourages the vandalism of subway cars in the name of selling T-shirts and video games.

Ed Skyler