Richardson Couple: Someone Killed Our Dog Over Clinton Sign

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RICHARDSON (CBSDFW.COM) – A Richardson couple thinks a series of cruel attacks on their home is the result of a Hillary Clinton campaign sign in their front yard.

Matt Steadman says he wasn’t surprised when three separate signs were stolen from their yard almost as fast as he put them out.

“I just kind of thought ‘oh well the third sign is still there no big deal,’ ” said Steadman.

But last week that third sign was also taken, followed by an ominous note left under the doormat.

“It said ‘Hillary for Prison 2016,’ ” Steadman said.

The next day the family’s SUV was vandalized to the point an auto shop said it’s unrepairable.

“Smelled the inside of my gas tank and there was bleach,” said Steadman. “I’ve never heard about bleach and gas tanks and cars.”

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These motherfuckers need to be stopped.

[shenmue]

1. Son of a #%&$@!

[Person 2713]

2. They could be next. That is scary .

And really sick . These haters are diseased at this point

[malaise]

3. The the fugging Trump supporters are still walking free?

Good effin' grief!

[Ohioblue22]

4. Sit across the street with a rifle

[Rose Siding]

39. And do what? Murder whoever you suspect did those awful things?

[chillfactor]

5. unbelievable!

these people who do such horrendous things are really demented....this is the kind of hatred t-rump has caused with his foaming-at-the mouth rants.

[get the red out]

6. I am not at all surprised

I will never again have any kind of political identification around my car or our home. We aren't dealing with rational people. Trump supporters/tea party are dangerous. I have no doubt they killed their precious dog. Anyone who could hurt an innocent dog like that isn't quite human. Think about what kind of monster they are facing, that's the face of the right at this point, whether sane Reps want to face it or not.

[narnian60]

18. +1

[Ilsa]

24. Hopefully, the perps will mouth off some threats at

Sec. Clinton and that will be the end of them after the Secret Service picks them up.

[gopiscrap]

25. I totally agree

[BlancheSplanchnik]

36. ++

Good advice.
So sick This is horrible.

[awoke_in_2003]

41. I remember the first time I donated to DU

It was at a time when we still received DU bumper stickers. I had it on my truck for a week before taking it off. I was receiving all kinds of hate, and there are too many damn guns down here (DFW metroplex)

[tenderfoot]

7. Not at all surprised - conservatives are sick fucks

eom

[KittyWampus]

8. A part of me thinks this is just the beginning. The amount of hate coming across

on my Facebook newsfeed is increasing.

[Warpy]

10. It is just the beginning

If you think the racism was bad, wait until you see the misogyny. It's both wider and far, far deeper than racism.

I live in a dark blue area and I don't have anything on my car. I know what those people are like and now they're really spoiling for a fight, and even my outward appearance as a sweet little old granny lady won't deter them.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

42. Yes. Absolutely.

ugh I had a lot to say but was interrupted.
Maybe just as well, for now.

[niyad]

44. I have been saying for years that the hatred and ugliness of the reichwingnutjobs during the

obama years is going to seem mild compared to the hatred and misogyny we are seeing, and will see, during HRC's years.

[Calculating]

9. This is why I don't even have political bumper stickers

Never know if a car mechanic might screw you over after seeing your stickers. Best to keep a low profile politically.

[napi21]

20. I don't either. I live in Ga. now. Used to live in San Antonio.

I've never felt I could put up a yard sign or a bumper sticker on my car. In both places I was in the minority being a Democrat, and moth places have some very vindictive people. It only takes a second to key a car very badly, and both places are very very strong about their second amendment rights!

[vinny9698]

11. Just wait till he loses and Trump starts with the election was stolen nonsense

You will see the crazies come out. Have your cameras ready to film the night of madness that is coming our way.

[Angry Dragon]

12. and you thought it was bad when racism inceased when Obama was elected

[colsohlibgal]

13. One Needs To Be Careful

The Trump/Cliven Bundy types are crazy...it is why I don't do yard signs or bumper stickers so I do not get my car keyed or whatever. I never thought of bleach in a gas tank but again, this crowd is insane and vindictive.

[NightWatcher]

14. That's why I don't advertise my political preferences in front of where my child plays and sleeps.

You know some repukes are f'ed in the head. Don't tempt them.

[rockfordfile]

15. Hopefully they find the un-American Trump supporters and arrest them

[SunSeeker]

16. Yep, that is why I am afraid to put out my Hillary yard sign.

I live in a very Republican neighborhood.

[Demobrat]

17. I wore a Dean for President tee shirt to go jogging once.

Never again. And I live in San Francisco.

[Photographer]

45. I so know. I live in a very red and redneck state.

[bucolic_frolic]

19. Each time I post on a certain site

my phone rings, and they hang up

Also had a call in the middle of the night

just saying, no thinking on it

[gg4usa]

21. Yeah, it's like putting a target on your back

I once had the manager of a Cracker Barrels restaurant (will never frequent that restaurant again) spit in my food because I had an Obama sticker on. So instead we need to mobilize behind the scenes - no signs, no targets just an ambush on election day.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. Put up video cameras and catch and prosecute these kinds of jerks there & elsewhere.

These crimes may seem small, but they tend to increase in severity as the offender gets bolder from not being caught -- as this case shows.

Now that they have killed a dog, a family member, how long until there is physical violence against a human being by these hateful people who don't see the irony (to say the least) in what they are doing?

[MFM008]

23. I just bought one

to put in the window at the family house.
We shall see.

[gopiscrap]

26. I always embedded my yard signs with

razor blades to deter this sort of stuff. A few sliced hands and word gets around
One time a repuke supporter got bolt cutters and cut the lock on my gate and came in and tried to get my sign and he wound up with a sliced hand and tried to sue me, but lost because he was trespassing. No one is going to mess with my Democratic yard signs

[gopiscrap]

35. thank you

[tenderfoot]

27. I find the "Be Careful!!!!" posts rather interesting.

This is why I can't get worked up about ISIS, illegals, etc when shit like this happens. I'm supposed to fear who?

[renate]

37. *exactly!*

How awful for these people that they have to fear their neighbors. Poor Abby... anybody who'd kill a dog over her owner's political signs is simply EVIL.

[BeyondGeography]

28. No investigation...yay, free speech!

Way to give a shit, cops.

[Moostache]

29. FUCK THEM! I am going to have Hillary's campaign logo plastered on my garage!

This kind of thuggish bullshit is more than over the line, it is criminal and it should be investigated, prosecuted and those responsible should pay a hefty, dear price for their actions.

I refuse to live in fear of the retaliation of thugs and bullies. They do these things under cover of darkness, in the middle of the night like the gutless cowards that they are...these people do not walk into someone's yard in broad daylight and confront them, they sneak in like thieves and steal away with their little conservative hearts pitter-patting at a thousand miles an hour hoping no one saw them.

Those with courage and conviction do not hide or tremble in fear of those who wish to shut you up, shut it down, send us out.

So, I repeat, FUCK THEM! They want a fight? Bring it on.

You want a "war" pukes?
Let's start with a war of ideas and plans to fix the problems instead of fear the other.
You have no ammo to bring to THAT fight...

You want to talk about making America greater?
(Because fuck you again, it never STOPPED being great in the first place, it' sonly been getting better for 240 years now because its DESIGNED TO DO THAT WHEN YOU STOP OBSTRUCTING EVERYTHING you racist, scum sucking bigots.)
Let's start with ways to heal the nation and build trust instead of instilling hate in the hearts of children.

You want to fight against people with real courage?
Ask the women who fought for suffrage, the minorities who fought long and hard and still fight for equal rights, and ask the members of our nation who only NOW - after a DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT YOU LOATHE gave EVERYONE the RIGHT to love who they want and be who they are. These people, the real Patriots like the Khan family and the millions of other unnamed families, they are why American is and has always been great, even in our darkest hours we come back because of that inherent design - E Pluribus Unum.

The pondscum GOP can't touch that....like the cold, life-less, blood-sucking vampires that they are, they can't stand the warmth of light and love....only fear, misery and pain. Envy and anger are no way to live.

Let's start with refusing to back down a single millimeter from these cowardly bastards who use overt shows of force (or covert sneak attacks on pets and property) and bluster to conceal their terrified little shrivelled hearts inability to circulate warmth in their bodies.

FUCK THEM.
This is NOT "their" country and they do not have the right or the might to fight us all.
Do not back down.
Do not refuse to fly the party colors or the banner of our candidate.
Do not go gently into that good night, RAGE indeed!

There are going to be 2 signs in my yard - one that says "Clinton-Kaine: Better Together" and another that says "Do Not Touch the Electrified Campaign Sign! Danger! RISK OF DEATH! RUN! HIDE! COWER IN FEAR YOU RAT BASTARDS!!!"

[Spitfire of ATJ]

30. Republicans and their supporters are a threat to National Security.

[sarae]

32. This makes me so angry.

I hope they catch the person/s who did this.

[malchickiwick]

33. This is awful. And what is also awful is how unsurprising it is!

GRRR! Trumpophiles! And they worship the "law and order candidate."

[smirkymonkey]

34. These people are rotten to the core! The hatred has twisted their puny little minds into something

dangerous and horrifying. This has gone beyond politics. I am starting to understand why the Middle East is the way it is and why there is so little hope for things ever getting better there. The hatred is just visceral.

[Purveyor]

38. No yard signs or bumper stickers for me. I need to remain neutral as I

know some of my customers are so adamant in their political beliefs that I would lose customers.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

40. Wow... that's just awful

That is so sad about the dog. I hope whoever did this is found.

I'm not worried about anyone killing my dog (she's an indoor dog), but I am concerned about vandalism. Trump people can hang up their signs and stickers without fear because Hillary supporters are not the type of people who would commit crimes against them for their political preference.

[meow2u3]

43. The couple ought to install surveillance cameras in front of their house

with night vision if necessary. This way, they'll be able to catch the criminal and have it caught on video.