"Evan" wrote in message
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People who are bat-**** crazy about protecting their mailboxes
from being batted away by passing carloads of vandals should
locate those mailboxes far enough away from the side of the
road so that they can not be reached with a baseball bat out
of a vehicle's window -- problem solved...

If a vandal with a bat can't reach it, I'm guessing the mailman would have a
hard time getting to it as well.

The only way to deal with mailbox smashers is a good enough video or
photographic surveillance system to catch them in the act. Once you get
even a fairly fuzzy picture, someone will recognize them, especially if you
can get in published in the local news. If they're bustin' your box,
they're problem doing it to your neighbors, too. If it's the sheriff's or
some big-wig's son, well then you still might be stuck. (-: There's always
another route to justice:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0972883/ "Red"

"An older, reclusive man's best friend is his dog RED. When three teens kill
his dog for no reason, the man sets out for justice and redemption within
whatever means possible, legal or otherwise."

--
Bobby G.