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A young man was recently caught on CCTV kicking a Tesla in a carpark in Nexus, Bangsar South and setting off its alarms. What’s worse, he then returned to SPIT on it.
The owner shared that he has since lodged a police report but due to the car not being damaged, the police officers mentioned that no action could be taken. This prompted the Tesla owner to then name and shame the culprit on social media.
The video went viral under 24 hours
Image via paultan. Org
The post by the Facebook user soon got over 8k shares with many netizens feeling outraged and even gobsmacked!
First reason: While the 20+ year old was doing this irresponsible act, his parents walked on seemingly unconcerned.
Secondly, the ‘thug’ came back to spit on the Tesla even though the alarm was already set off – showing his lack of remorse.
Third, the police are not doing anything on the matter which shows there’s no consequence for such actions.
And most of all, many netizens pointed out that such irresponsible individuals may do similar actions to other innocent car owners.
Dashcam footage from the victim’s tesla sentry mode, obtained via facebook.
Car vandal named and shamed on social media
Many netizens speculated why such a random act of juvenile vandalism was necessary, with most accusing the man of being ‘jealous’ for not having a Tesla.
However, the vandal and his family themselves were seen leaving the carpark in nothing less than an Audi Q8 e-tron – which by the way is worth RM 402,990, more than double the price of a Tesla Model 3 (RM181,000). If not envy, then what?
According to the Facebook user, neither the vandal nor their parents are known to him, so the motive does not seem to be personal in nature.
A few netizens have already started doxxing the vandal, revealing his full name, phone number, and other personal information. They even doxxed the family’s car number plate!
The Facebook post has since been taken down, but it is unclear whether it’s because the culprit has come forward to apologise or if other actions have been taken.
What can you do if your car gets vandalised?
Image via Motomalaya.net
It’s not uncommon these days for people to park their cars, only to return and find that they’ve been deliberately keyed or dented. Unfortunately, there’s often not much you can do to get compensation in such cases – even if you manage to get CCTV footage from the parking operator.
You might be surprised to hear this, but Malaysia doesn’t actually have specific laws against vandalism – instead, the Penal Code Section 425 does allow for punishment of those who cause mischief, but only when there’s tangible damage.
As for Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) bylaws, these only cover city property.
If we do come up with an anti-vandalism law, it should include community service for vandals and jail time for repeat offenders.
However, until such laws are passed, victims like this Facebook user don’t have many options except for publicly calling out the perpetrator on social media.
But really, do we Malaysians need laws to tell us not to be a public nuisance? Regardless of how you feel about a car or its owner, damaging someone else’s property is inconsiderate, rude, and borderline criminal – that should be a given.
What do you think should be done about antisocial behaviour like this?
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