[TylerLives]

Who is vandalizing the cars? Why doesn't police arrest them?

[mocana]

They have arrested some. Have heard of Teslas getting keyed too. My sense is that Elon being less in the spotlight recently has allowed some of the anger he provoked to cool off. But the brand damage, I am afraid, is permanent. https://www.wcvb.com/article/tesla-vandalism-incidents-conti...

https://youtu.be/NpFpfOemGR0?si=eMK0rMeRrv-gIKCT

[beardyw]

> But the brand damage, I am afraid, is permanent

Afraid? Are you somehow invested in Tesla?

[mocana]

I am unhappy about Tesla's slide. My car is indeed worth less as there uncertainty about the company's ability to provide parts and services long term. More importantly, Tesla was an American company making cars in the U.S. and leading the world in production and technology of EVs. Musk has stupidly pissed away Tesla's position and ceded it to Chinese companies. Perhaps this sounds overly nationalistic, but leading in one of the key industries of the coming decades in the U.S. would have been good for the country.

[triceratops]

Yes they said they own a Tesla. They may want to sell it one day. Bad publicity hurts its value.

[mrwrong]

because that's not their job?

[iwontberude]

The police are underfunded and understaffed since Covid here in Silicon Valley. They won’t pursue your vandalism cases if they are just the value of a car.

[cmxch]

Yet they probably would jump on the person that dared to defend themselves from the vandal.