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LETTERS to the editor in recent weeks have entered some nominations for the title of Meanest Thieves, and it must be said that the incidents described have been distressing. Vandals or thieves who remove or damage plants and trees take a toll in love and time and dreams which cannot be measured, except in terms of despair.
The letters coincided with numerous reports heard over recent years of similar outrages committed against homes which may not be constantly occupied, but only visited on weekends or during vacation periods. The owners lavish just as much love and care on these homes as if they were living in them around - the - calender, and in many cases, these places are planned for retirement years. It is as heinous to maim and deface and rob these homes as any Other.
To write of such matters as these is to belabor the obvious. Of course, people should not steal other people’s things. Of course, people should not commit mayhem just for the warped pleasure derived from destroying something beautiful or defacing something precious. Of course, people should be good citizens and obey the law.
But, just as obvious, such basic tenets of good citizenship are not accepted by everyone. It’s these people who are threatening to give Rappahannock County a bad name, and in the absence of the massive police organization which would be needed to thoroughly guard against all such instances, maybe the requirements of citizenship need to be reasserted.
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