u/alex-mayorga

I gotta rant about this, I am pissed.

My friend's automower (automatic/robot lawnmower) was stolen in Henrietta this morning by a group of kids and when police finally located it (which was just down the street from where it was taken), it was completely wrecked. The kids had cut all the wires/cables, severed the power supply, and even fucking spray painted it. (See photos)

Seriously, what kind of hell spawn does this? It's bad enough that they stole the mower (& from their neighbor no less) but to completely destroy something someone else spent obviously a lot of their hard earned money on just for ~funsies~ is beyond fucked up. They clearly had zero intention of trying to use it at all, otherwise why destroy it? What kind of fucked up person does that, much less a group of them?? They can't even claim they thought it was trash since it was in the middle of mowing the god damn lawn!

The police did talk to the parents and they'll be paying for a replacement, which my friend is satisfied with, as long as they pay. But personally, I think those kids deserve to be punished. I call them "kids" but they're definitely old enough to know better and they need be taught a lesson for once in their life.

Unfortunately, the parents are most likely going to be the ones paying for replacement so those kids are basically just getting away with it and will probably do it again. It's not like I want them locked up or anything but maybe if they were charged or something it'd teach them that there are real consequences for their actions. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Part of me wants to just post their names/address and publicly shame them/let the internet do its thing but my friend doesn't want me to and I (kinda) agree morally. I just wish those fuckers would get whats coming to them, then grow up to be decent citizens...

Side note: Normally, automowers getting stolen isn't actually too much of an issue since most have great anti theft features. Most have location trackers that are incredibly accurate (like exact gps coordinates accurate) & the location tracking usually can't be turned off without completely disconnecting/severing its power supply. Plus, they're pretty much bricked outside your property. Police typically get them back to you within a day or two.