It falls into that category of things people would NEVER do in you eyesight. I walked up on a group of coworkers rubbng their hands on my cladding once, about 4 guys, they got all flusterd and afraid when I chirped the alarm, yet were bold enough to touch it when they though nobody was looking. They didn't damage anything, and they apologized, but by their reaction I knew they knew it was wrong.
What you have Panther is a simple case of vandalism, file a police report, then file an isurance claim. No fault on your part, so no increase in premiums should arise, that is unless vandalism is an ongoing problem in your area, then you and your neighbors get blanket increases, but don't sweat that.
My VX got hit by a brick last summer in the passenger side front fender cladding. It was a hot summer day with kids on a bridge with nothing better to do than throw bricks at passing cars. A year ago a person was killed when a brick tossed from a bridge crashed thru a windshield, the perp, a 12 year old kid, was eventually caught and charged with manslaughter. To make a long story short, in my case I was lucky, only my cladding got grazed by the brick and left a small scar, and the damage was below my $250 comprehensive insurance deductable. My point here is that even after a life was taken and a kid put in jail for this stunt, it continued, people still do stupid things. Some of these punks don't value their own life/future let alone your life or property, so by all means keep a watchfull eye and your insurance paid up.
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