By Steven Symes 
A Tesla vandalism victim who lives in Berkley, California says a recent spray paint attack on his car makes him love the Tesla brand even more. That’s an interesting thing to say amidst this trend of people damaging Teslas and attacking the automaker’s stores, showing that maybe their intention of bullying people into abandoning the brand might have the exact opposite effect.
A Tesla owner is suing the man who vandalized his EV for $1 million.
In footage taken by the Tesla, you can see a man in a crappy Kia crossover pulls up next to it in a Whole Foods parking lot. As he walks up to the EV, in his hands are two cans of spray paint. He immediately starts doodling all over the electric car, then gets in his piece of junk and drives off, probably comparing his vandalism to storming the beaches of Normandy.
The Tesla owner told ABC7 he “wasn’t shocked” about the damage done to his vehicle because he’s seen how common it’s become. In fact, he said the two Berkley Police officers who responded to the call commented how many cases of Tesla vandalism they’ve been handling.
As we’ve covered before, these acts of random vandalism are an obvious attempt to harass and intimidate Tesla owners so they sell their cars and drive something else. While we see plenty of keyboard warriors cheer on the vandalism and claim people are abandoning Elon Musk, this particular Tesla owner had the exact opposite reaction.
He says the attack has led him to double down on his love for his Tesla. Good on him to not bowing to the pressure but instead driving what he wants.
We find it ironic the guy who spray painted the Tesla wasn’t in another EV but instead was driving an aging Kia. After all, we keep hearing the way to avoid driving an electric car from a company founded by a fascist is to get a Volkswagen EV.
Because this went down in Berkley, apparently both cops are also Tesla owners. We wouldn’t be surprised if their patrol cars are Teslas, too.
Image via ABC7 News Bay Area/YouTube
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