Swastika found carved into Calabasas High School student’s car

A swastika found carved into the hood of a Calabasas High School student's car is being investigated as a possible hate crime, L.A. County sheriff's officials said today.

A school security guard noticed the large swastika about 2:45 p.m. Monday, after it apparently had been etched into the hood of the 2009 BMW with a key, said Lt. Debra Glafkides of the Sheriff's Department's Lost Hills station. The car's side mirrors also were broken off.

Deputies interviewed the owner of the car, a 17-year-old Jewish student, who said he believed the vandalism was religiously motivated. The student told deputies that twice in the last month someone had used his or her finger to draw a swastika in the dust on his car.

Authorities have no suspects.

--Tony Barboza

Comments

[Commenter]

Rather odd this happened given that the Calabasas School District is rated so highly among the parents of kids attending schools out there. But then it would be naive to assume that even the best schools are antidotes for meaningless, spiteful hatred like this.

[bigdad59]

Surley they have cameras.

[Joemamabush]

Shame an acient symbol used in such a way, while those whom live in gaza. See the star of david as a jewish swastika. While the germans stolen lots of symbols. These symbols denouced by Jews should look at them selves as the new banner of opression. In addition we do know 6 million died in the ovens while tens of millions others had died. Sorry but in democracy Jews lose. World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history. Over 60 million people were killed. The tables below give a detailed country-by-country count of human losses. copy and paste (quit cyring jews)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties

[twitter.com/cavscout90]

the perps better not just get away with a slap on the wrists...HATE should never be tolerated.

[TheBigPicture]

I'm waiting for the knee jerk reaction where they assign a team of detectives to find this dangerous person...Complete a vandalism report and be done with it...Focus on violent crimes...

[Mumia Shabazz Jenkins]

I wouldn't be surprised if this turns out to be a hoax - i.e. the "victim" did it to his own car for attention.

[Enrique]

What troubles me more is knowing that a 17 year old drives a 2009 BMW WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL... geez.

[Matt]

Too bad the offenders are cowards to face the victim fave to face. I mean really?

[idontknow]

shame on the perps...

...but why does this HS student have a 2009 BMW in the first place?

[monica]

that poor guy! i hope he gets lots of support from his friends and family. it must feel awful.

[Rich]

That Jewish student was driving a 2009 BMW in high school! If it wasn't a crime of hate, it was a crime of jealousy.

[Lisa]

A 17 year old with a 2009 B.M.W. ? If this kid or his family had true convictions as Jews they would have never purchased a German car .
Also if this had been so grievous the first swastika drawn in the dust would have meant the last swastika... Just food for thought.

[wordUp]

@joemamabush :: ummm one wikipedia is not a reliable source for information..so if you're going to post up number of casualties during a history timeframe, post up a more reliable source. two hate crimes should not be tolerated in any sense.

[the voice of reason]

surely the jewish student must have done something himself to create the conflict. lets not be one sided on this people. we always seem to be sympathetic to one side instantly just cause the news says so. this might be that it was one of the ways for a particular individual to fight a bully. i dont think anyone simply procures the courage to scratch and break somebodys mirrors on a bmw let alone find out and confirm whos bmw it is just out of racial hatred.
the swastika is just a mode of attack. this was something personal.

[KK]

Why do we assume a swatika is Nazi and hate crime? The oringin is ancient Hindu. Overkill?

[dan]

joemamabush - your spelling and grammar says it all

[steve]

Antisemitism is never acceptable, but why would a high school student take their 2009 BMW to school? In a world where teenage popularity is everything, it was bound to happen, it was probably envy. Also, no offense to any Jewish people, but him driving a German engineered automobile, it takes us a step back in progress. There is no doubt this is a hate crime, and the culprit should be found and punished.

[joehun]

Of course the Jewish kid did nothing to provoke the other studen(s)...The Jews are always victims and have never created conflict before in history?? Stop being pansies....I'm not condoning or promoting hate...but I'm tired of hearing that the only people that receive this hate are Jews and other particular minority groups

[Really]

Joemamabush: you sound like an apologist for vandalism and hate in the interest of an "ancient symbol."

Tell us how you really feel.

[Doug]

Joemamabush,

There's a difference between casualties in battle and sieges versus rounding people up for concentration camps for execution. There's also a difference between oppression and genocide. If you can't understand the difference, try keeping your thoughts to yourself. I sense some conspiracy theory posts just aching to get out.

[doo doo doo]

17 year olds with 2009 BMWs should never be tolerated

[LA Lifer]

I'd be interested to know how many other 17 year old students at Calabasas High drive 2009 BMWs to school. Perhaps this is more about basic jealousy than religion.

[anonymouse]

This is what Quentin Tarentino hath wroth.

[conservative Jew]

As a Jew, this offends me and I hope the perpetrator(s) are caught and expelled from that school. However, as a citizen of the U.S. and the World, I'm adamantly against laws that provide special penalties for "Hate Crimes" of any sort. If the person had etched a gang sign on the hood, the penalty is not as extreme as if it is a hate crime? How is that right? All crimes such as this (wanton vandalism of someone's vehicle) should bear the same penalty, regardless of motivation or belief.

Hate crime designations were created by special interest groups who felt that crimes committed agains THEM should result in a bigger penalty than crimes against the general populace. That's racist, and we should move past it.

[localguyla]

A 17-year old driving a brand new BMW is bound to bring out some bad feelings. Doesn't excuse it at all, but obviously his parents won't have any trouble paying to get it fixed. No suspects? I doubt the kid doesn't know who did it, given this is the third time this has happened. And who decided to call in the press for this incidental act of juvenile bullying? Hard to feel sorry for him.