Philosophically, it's just bully-badger-and-harass people for the climate kind of thing. According to "Tyre Extinguishers" you too can change the weather 100 years from now by dressing like a bank robber, and prancing around in the dark making other people's lives more difficult. "Bravo" eh?
The same evangelists don't seem to be concerned with even heavier EV's made with child labor, the solar panels made by slaves, or the landfill toxic waste, destruction of forest, birds and bats by renewables. It's just a tribal performance art to impress their friends and fill the spiritual vacuum in their lives.
When will the grown-ups in the environmental movement condemn vandalism? It's time the Greens were asked if they support this.
Radical climate activists pushing to 'inconvenience SUV owners' by deflating 4ร4 tyres in major citiesPresumably, if this becomes common (which seems unlikely. How many people really get a thrill from this?) then SUV owners will respond by buying tyre valve locking caps, security cameras, and consuming more resources buying air compressors.
By Alex Blair, News.com
A radical movement purporting to save the world from climate change has declared war on SUV owners, encouraging the public to actively sabotage cars in the street.
The Tyre Extinguishers is a guarded organisation that has built a global following in recent months, attracting what some have described as "extremist" activists who want to rid the roads of these "massive and unnecessary" vehicles.
The group's manifesto says activists should "inconvenience and expense SUV owners" by deflating their tyres wherever possible.It's a great way to make the average punter resent all forms of climate impost and see it for the fake religion it is.
"SUVs are bigger and heavier than other cars, they are more polluting and use more fuel," the group's website reads.
"This makes them a disaster for our climate. International Energy Agency researchers were shocked in 2019 to find that SUVs are the second-largest cause of the global rise in carbon dioxide emissions over the past decade - more than shipping, aviation, heavy industry and even trucks."
Wealthy SUV owners have lockable garages, so this will hurt the workers more than the rich. It will also hurt EV owners when daft minions can't tell the difference between a gas powered and battery fueled car (the group have a page that looks like it was written by a 14 year old, to help activists figure out what an SUV is). But the truth is there are only a sporadic few incidents of this around the world in the last month, 30 cars in Paris, 30 in Brussels, 38 in southern France, 18 in one German town and 46 in Czechia. There were some incidents in the UK and France in April. Most of the news stories on it date from last year.
What will they say when workers who own SUV's miss medical appointments, can't pick up children, get to hospitals, or care for aged or disabled people? How will they feel when they get charged with trespass? One Doctor has had her tyres slashed twice and leaves a note in her car saying she needs the car for on-call medical work and home visits.
Few heroes in history saved the world with vandalism.
They are also painting cars โ like true vandals
This surely would be illegal if it was done with permanent paint (which apparently it was, and would cost ยฃ200 to have it removed). "Avon and Somerset Police said the incidents were being treated as criminal damage."
Here's the narcissistic, childish note they want to leave on your car.
Reader Comments
Thankfully, as the author of the article says, their ignorant actions are not making them, or their organization(s) very popular with the majority.
I watched a video of a fed-up motorist in England get out of his car and start dragging 'Extinction Rebellion' protesters off the road. I'll never know why he didn't use a tyre iron; maybe the English are just nice that way.
These are not fellow members of your society, don't treat them as such.