60
Neighbors Rally After a Manhattan Preschool’s Corn Stalks Are Vandalized (www.nytimes.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
12 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

For months, the children at the Mis Amiguitos preschool in Manhattan had tended to a bundle of corn stalks growing from a patch of dirt on a busy Upper East Side sidewalk, watching with pride as they grew to over seven feet tall.

Then, one Monday morning last month, the children arrived at the school on York Avenue between East 83rd and 84th Streets to a crime scene: The corn had been uprooted and scattered across the pavement.

The day before, surveillance video showed, a man on a bike had approached the corn stalks in broad daylight, dismounted and ripped them out before pedaling off. The police are investigating, but there have been no arrests and no word on a motive, leaving the school and the neighborhood grappling with a seemingly nonsensical act of vandalism.

...

all 12 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [S] 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

I guess Flock cameras aren't so great for people on bikes.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
    • [–] 10 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

    I never understand these types of actions(the destruction I mean). Like ok, you're a criminal... You steal from a store, you get a benefit (what ever you stole)... You kill someone, you were worried for the rest of your life(either they were going to kill or harm you or you were going to be caught and go to jail).. You rape someone, you couldn't control your emotions or desires... You drink and drive or do drugs, ok you get some sense of pleasure from the chemicals... Maybe you destroy property because you feel like it violated your rights(flock cameras). Not condoning these acts but I can kind of see the logic.

    This was like thinking "these kids don't deserve happiness" ... The fuck is wrong with you?

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 6 child comments
    •
  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I am convinced most humans have a bit of sadism built in, and some even a lot.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago

    Only thing I can think of as logical is if they think the world's happiness is zero-sum so if kids are sad there is more happiness for them to have???

    Maybe if they are sad the kids deserve to be sad too???

    Either way... Seek help because those are not good ways of thinking

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
    • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

    Neighbors be like:

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •
    [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •
    [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    Ive never understood people who hate and destroy gardens.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •