Jamie Hull, who drives an electric Fiat, grew apoplectic recently when she discovered herself nearly out of a charge, unable to get home to Palo Alto. She found a charging station, but a Tesla was parked in it and not charging. She ordered a coffee, waited for the driver to return and, when he did, asked why he was taking a spot when he was not charging. She said the man had told her that he was going to run one more errand and walked off.
“I seriously considered keying his car,” she said.
That's not okay. Damaging someone else's property because they were being inconsiderate isn't acceptable.
Russians have a very good way of dealing with people like that Tesla owner - Google for StopXam (aka. Stop the Douchebag) initiative. If you're being a douche by, e.g. driving on the pedestrian routes to avoid traffic or parking in a way that blocks a part of the road, you'll get a big sticker on your windshield. They record videos of those actions, lots of fun to watch.
Why is damaging someone's paint job less acceptable than blocking someone's ride home?
A person could wave a key in the part of the world where the Tesla has no right to be, and the Tesla owner is responsible for making contact with the key.
Or they could fire a gun towards the driver seat when he gets back in the car. Not supposed to be there, right? Do you see how stupid that reasoning is? Just because someone is out of place is not free reign to break the law.
Also, blocking someone's ride is not damaging property AND this lady is equally at fault for making her path home depend on on charger. What if a car was plugged into that spot? She would have nobody else to blame for her poor planning.
