Incendiary Little Thugs
A highly respected institution, The Salvation Army. We send charitable donations to them in support of their valuable work assisting the homeless, the troubled, the indigent within our population. I will also go out and do a door-to-door canvass on their behalf, asking my neighbours for their charitable dollars in support of this worthwhile institution.Whenever we have items we no longer have any practical use for we donate them to the shops. I've never quite understood why middle-class households will hold "garage sales" instead of donating their unwanted goods to this worthwhile enterprise. We have even, on the rare occasion, rescued perfectly good items set out for garbage collection and transferred them to the Salvation Army Thrift Shop.
The Salvation Army operates many Thrift Shops throughout the country. These shops are an ongoing source of funds for the institution, and they are also a provider of jobs for people who are themselves on the lower economic echelon in our society. In fact, we've found that these thrift shops (we call them Sally Anns) are an excellent source of hard goods, mostly used, sometimes new. Fact is, in those shops which operate in upscale neighbourhoods even gently used designer garments can be found.
Our own neighbourhood shop, a sizeable and very well stocked building employing quite a number of individuals is a source of purchasing inspiration for a wide range of clients, not only those on fixed and limited incomes. Ourselves included. This place has been, in fact, my most favourite shopping venue for some number of years.
So why on earth would anyone, even stupidly bored teen-age slugs deliberately undertake the destruction of such a place? Looking for excitement. Planning on some action of their own, if none can be found otherwise. So in the space of an hour a community institution, a good employer, a highly respected charitable enterprise is completely gutted.
The police are looking for a gaggle of dimwits who, upon wreaking their stupidity upon the community hastily took off in a black SUV. People in the neighbouring houses surrounding the Sally Ann had witnessed their presence pre-fire.
My hope is that these crepescular swine be found and their parents be made to realize the extent of their cretinous offsprings' disaffection with society. A nice hefty family fine would fit the bill quite nicely.
Family visits to the local lock-up can be handily arranged.
posted by Pieface @ Monday, March 20, 2006
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