# Attacking a car with a sticky drink - Legalities **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 31, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attacking-a-car-with-a-sticky-drink-legalities/1009522 "2024-10-31T23:28:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 21
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attacking-a-car-with-a-sticky-drink-legalities/1009522/21 "2024-11-04T19:25:29Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > You have no damage, you have no proof (video), & you have no independent witnesses, only your word. I doubt the police would do much if anything. They might. They might check in with her, telling her that a report was filed, and that might be enough to get her to think twice next time. Or maybe she already has a record, and this adds to it. I’m not a huge fan of calling the police over small things–but this is out of control enough that she could be in danger of escalating to more harmful behavior. Getting her to take a gut check isn’t the worst thing in the world. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attacking-a-car-with-a-sticky-drink-legalities/1009522)._