The JP parking Nazi

There's no coming together of the local minds on the guy who allegedly spent seven years vandalizing neighbors' cars for supposed parking infractions.

Miki: Who the hell is THIS guy to take things into his own hands and "enforce " city parking rules vigilante-style?

Tim doesn't condone his actions but says he can't help but sympathize:

... I do believe people need to know that their selfishness while on the road, and while parked, affects other people.

He links to a site where you can buy stickers to place on the windows of obnoxious parkers, and says he doesn't like using the word "Nazi" in connection with the guy.

Jay: Keys and screwdrivers, bad. We know that.

But how about throwing/placing/smearing rotten tomatoes on cars that are illegally parked?

Carpundit: Don't do it:

They are acidic, and can cause permanent harm to a car by damaging the paint. By causing damage to the car, as opposed to one of its discrete parts, you are probably committing a felony because it is unlikely that the repair can be accomplished for less than the $250 threshold (See M.G.L. c. 266, § 127). ...

He suggests contacting the authorities to deal with parking scalawags. But failing that, well, just let the air out of the tires.

City Councilor John Tobin, who represents JP, praised the police for apprehending the guy:

Finally, the elusive Jamaica Plain parking bandit has been caught! Our office over the years has received complaints from residents whose vehicles were vandalized by the alleged perpetrator. ...

We give the final word (for now!) to John Van Horn, founder, editor and publisher of Parking Today Magazine, who, like Tim, deplores the methods but appreciates the thought behind them:

... Here are people who are breaking the law complaining that someone has done something about it. Now I do agree that keying the cars and covering them with dog doo might be a bit out of line, but the chocolate syrup has a certain poetic justice. ...