What do you guys think about those SUVs being torched by ELF?

[LittleHuntinFool]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,95447,00.html

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SUVs Vandalized, Torched at L.A.-Area Dealerships


Friday, August 22, 2003

WEST COVINA, Calif. "” Fires destroyed dozens of SUVs (search) and a warehouse at an auto dealership Friday, and vehicles there and at three other dealerships were spray-painted with slogans such as " Fat, Lazy Americans."





" With all the evidence ... it' s highly likely it' s an arson fire," said Rick Genovese, fire marshal for West Covina, a Los Angeles suburb.

The radical group Earth Liberation Front (search) issued an unsigned e-mail Friday calling the incidents " ELF actions," and the FBI was investigating the dealership fire as domestic terrorism, Police Chief Frank Wills said.

The underground group has claimed responsibility for a slew of arson attacks (search) against commercial entities that members say damage the environment. It is suspected in a multimillion-dollar arson fire Aug. 1 that destroyed a five-story apartment complex under construction in San Diego, though an ELF e-mail claimed the group had not been in contact with those responsible in that case.

The blazes at the Clippinger Chevrolet dealership broke out about 5 a.m. Friday. Flames destroyed about 20 vehicles, mostly Hummer H2s, which are luxury SUVs patterned after the military' s workhorse Humvee. Another 20 vehicles were badly damaged. A separate blaze caved in a warehouse roof.

There were no reports of injuries, but damage was estimated at $1 million.

SUVs at dealerships in nearby cities of Arcadia, Duarte and Monrovia were also vandalized, though there were no other fires.

Among the slogans written on the sides and hoods of vehicles were " I (heart) Pollution" and " American Wastefullness." " ELF" was written on at least one vehicle.

General Motors Corp. (search) spokesman Brian Akre called the blaze a " reprehensible criminal act" and said the Detroit-based company, whose brands include Hummer (search) and Chevrolet, was thankful that the fire didn' t result in injuries.

" If this was some kind of misguided attempt to make a political statement, those responsible should know that committing arson and putting property and people in danger is not the way to gain public support for their position," Akre said.

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I mean seriously, how pathetic is this? I dunno what to even think, I know this has been done before too. Makes me sick.

[Big Country]

Hey, these people are entitled to their opinion too!

They should also be entitled to absolutely cost free extermination. But don`t waste a good tree for a pine box to put `em in.

Worm dirt.

[bigbulls]

Hummmmmm. I wonder how much polutants were put into the air from the 20 hummers going up in flames. I' d guess that those 20 hummers together wouldn' t put out the polution in 10 years driving that the blaze did in the few hours that it might have burned. Boy, they sure prooved their point.

Here' s your sign dumb a$$!!!!

To top it off they probably drove there in some old broken down VW van leaking oil, spitting blue smoke, and back firing.

[TREEDOG]

There nothing more than terrorist who are lucky no one was killed or injured in the fires. I agree 80 rubber tires burning plus all that other junk has got to put a TON of pollution in the air. But people like ELF members arent known for doing smart things.

[bigbulls]

Hey TREEDOG, that would be 100 tires.[:@] Don' t forget the full size spare.

I hope that they catch these people and give them the maximum allowable sentence.

[CalHunter]

I agree with Big Country. These terrorist scumbags should be worm dirt. Failing that, they should get an extra long prison sentence and a new cellmate.

[Boats]

Santa is Pi$$ed! Don' t ask for a SUV for Christmas.

[Briman]

These people are true idiots. REmemeber a few years ago when they burned down a ski lodge because it was madefrom redwood trees? The lodge owners rebuilt the lodge and made it much bigger sing redwood again

With all of the war on terrorism, I want to know why the government doesn' t spend a tiny bit of its resources to go after these terrorist whackos. Put them in prison in a strong, healthy meat eating cellmate who is looking for a girlfriend.

[1eyedfish]

Federal prisons to good for that bunch- like yall said lets stop poluttion by burning all that?[:' (]
it be likeBurning down the forest so ppl cant use it in stoves etc? [:@]

evil lill f*****.Elfs I think some come to public land here during the hunt etc wear the fit in orange vest..... call me paranoid[]. Least im not a turnip brained elf/peta.

[logs]

I have wondered for a long time why these terrorist do not see the folly in arson as a means to make their point. How blinded by the zeal are they that they can not see they are the destroyers of just what they claim to protect.
Damn fools, each and everyone of them.