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This actually happened a few weeks ago, but I'm just now getting around to posting it, partly because it just got resolved last weekend. It happened at my favorite karaoke bar one Friday night. The night was fairly uneventful, except for some loudmouth who kept yelling at the DJ. This DJ will sometimes play part of a song when he calls a singer up front, to introduce the singer, so to speak. Well, this one guy got all pissed off because he wasn't playing the entire song, and kept yelling, "You suck!" After several times of this, the DJ finally got tired of it, and announced to the bar, "I don't know who keeps yelling 'You suck!', and I really don't care. If you want me to play something, just ask me and I'll play it. However, if you keep yelling 'You suck!', I'm not playing anything for you!" With that, the loudmouth got up and walked out the door, but not before announcing, "Well I'm leaving! Because you suck!" I think most of the bar was making fun of him after he left. I know my group was. 
The next day, we were going to my dad's for the day. I headed out to my car, and noticed the driver side mirror was missing. I stared at it in disbelief, wondering how it could have happened. Could I have accidentally done it somehow, like when my wife walked into her side mirror and broke it off? Or did someone accidentally clip it when they were leaving the bar? Then my wife came out and noticed the one on the passenger side was missing as well. At that point, I knew there was no way that was an accident. Not both mirrors.
The first thing we did was drove back to the bar, to see if anyone knew anything. It turned out it wasn't open yet, but sure enough, my mirrors were lying on the ground right by where I had parked the night before. I figured it was a random act of destruction, and that I wasn't targeted. Most of the people at the bar like me, and I don't think very many people, if any, know what I drive. And I didn't think it was someone like my ex, because she doesn't know where I hang out.
Since the bar wasn't open yet, we went to my dad's like we planned, and stopped by the bar on the way back. I went inside and asked them if they had security camera in the parking lot, and I was told they did. So told them, "Some asshole broke off both my side mirrors!" They told me, "We know. And we got him."
It turned out that some jackass got all stupid drunk and went outside and vandalized five cars. I was almost certain that it was the loudmouth who was yelling at the DJ, but they told me no, it was some other guy. Apparently he hated mirrors, because he damaged several other people's mirrors as well. He also jumped off the outside wall onto the hood of one vehicle. The other vehicles that got hit were the bartender's, the bouncer's (not someone I'd want to piss off), a couple that sometimes comes to karaoke, and one other person I don't know of.
The best part? He had paid his tab with a credit card, so they knew exactly who he was. The owner talked to the police, and then called the guy up and told him, "We can do this one of two ways. You can go to jail, or you can pay for the repairs to the cars you vandalized." He wisely chose to pay for the repairs. The owner wrote each of us a check from his personal account, rather than make us all wait for the other guy to pay up. Any good bar knows to take care of its regulars, but I feel this one went above and beyond.
I was talking to the owner about it the other night, and he told me the guy was very remorseful, and didn't even remember doing any of the damage, and that he actually felt sorry for him. I told him that I didn't. I've gotten overly drunk a few times in my life, and I've done some stupid things. But never anything like that.
So...
Getting stupid drunk at the bar -- $60.
Going outside and vandalizing five cars -- $1200.
Doing it in full view of security cameras after having paid with a credit card -- priceless!
The next day, we were going to my dad's for the day. I headed out to my car, and noticed the driver side mirror was missing. I stared at it in disbelief, wondering how it could have happened. Could I have accidentally done it somehow, like when my wife walked into her side mirror and broke it off? Or did someone accidentally clip it when they were leaving the bar? Then my wife came out and noticed the one on the passenger side was missing as well. At that point, I knew there was no way that was an accident. Not both mirrors.
The first thing we did was drove back to the bar, to see if anyone knew anything. It turned out it wasn't open yet, but sure enough, my mirrors were lying on the ground right by where I had parked the night before. I figured it was a random act of destruction, and that I wasn't targeted. Most of the people at the bar like me, and I don't think very many people, if any, know what I drive. And I didn't think it was someone like my ex, because she doesn't know where I hang out.
Since the bar wasn't open yet, we went to my dad's like we planned, and stopped by the bar on the way back. I went inside and asked them if they had security camera in the parking lot, and I was told they did. So told them, "Some asshole broke off both my side mirrors!" They told me, "We know. And we got him."
It turned out that some jackass got all stupid drunk and went outside and vandalized five cars. I was almost certain that it was the loudmouth who was yelling at the DJ, but they told me no, it was some other guy. Apparently he hated mirrors, because he damaged several other people's mirrors as well. He also jumped off the outside wall onto the hood of one vehicle. The other vehicles that got hit were the bartender's, the bouncer's (not someone I'd want to piss off), a couple that sometimes comes to karaoke, and one other person I don't know of.
The best part? He had paid his tab with a credit card, so they knew exactly who he was. The owner talked to the police, and then called the guy up and told him, "We can do this one of two ways. You can go to jail, or you can pay for the repairs to the cars you vandalized." He wisely chose to pay for the repairs. The owner wrote each of us a check from his personal account, rather than make us all wait for the other guy to pay up. Any good bar knows to take care of its regulars, but I feel this one went above and beyond.
I was talking to the owner about it the other night, and he told me the guy was very remorseful, and didn't even remember doing any of the damage, and that he actually felt sorry for him. I told him that I didn't. I've gotten overly drunk a few times in my life, and I've done some stupid things. But never anything like that.
So...
Getting stupid drunk at the bar -- $60.
Going outside and vandalizing five cars -- $1200.
Doing it in full view of security cameras after having paid with a credit card -- priceless!
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