Suburban Paradise!

So you move to the 'burbs partially to avoid scenes like this;

But this is basically the scene that confronted me and a train load of other commuters as we returned to our little hamlet yesterday evening.  There, in the middle of a permit-only town owned parking lot, up on four jacks, was a beautiful new shiny red Nissan Maxima with it's tires stripped off!  Unbelievable!  In broad daylight, in a lot where cars are regularly ticketed for expired registrations/inspections or for parking head out so that the permit sticker required on the rear bumper is not visible.  And reportedly this is not the first incident of this kind.  We have a very visible police presence in our town.  From cruisers to mountain bike patrols.  You never have to look far to spot a town police officer.  And one look at your annual property tax bill is all the reminder you need of what such visibility costs.  But somehow it seems that the main focus of our peace officers has devolved to revenue generation for the town coffers.  Many of the times you notice them it's because they're engaged in issuing someone a ticket for some traffic or parking infraction.  It's somewhat ironic that they seem to focus on activities that will bring in the revenue needed to perpetuate their own employment.  Perhaps a little less focus on the inspection status of the vehicles in the town lots and a bit more on the teams of lowlifes stripping them down is needed? 

Just a thought.