Hope that helped, and I'm happy to answer follow ons.
This is literally something I see 5-year-olds do (put stickers on property)
Like, I get there's risk to the paint of the vehicle, but we're talking about putting a sticker (light adhesive) on a vehicle. And describing that this could rise to a felony.
This is an example that at least 4 people think obviously rises to the level of a felony.
Spray paint, I get, yes vandalism. Stickers, baffle me. Also, what does it say about your vehicle, that removing a sticker from it takes off the paint.
What a time to be alive.
I understand stickers aren't allowed. I'm saying "Are we okay with living in a world where a 5-year-old could be arrested for felony "putting a sticker on someone's car"?
That's a wild line to draw, to me.
To take your spitting example, what about spraying a passing car with a hose? Vandalism? Really? Spraying with paint I understand, but surprise carwash is vandalism?
Feels like a pretty clearcut case where the law has overreached.
As someone who has taken a sticker off of a car, that someone else put on the car, before... it was fine. I was fine. No one was harmed in the removal of the sticker. Depending on the sticker it takes between 1 and 30 seconds to remove it.
The law is not a disincentive because people don't actually know the law. It will never be a disincentive because people do not understand the law. Which leads me back to my original question:
Why are we okay with a child risking a felony when they put a sticker on someone's car? They think it looks nice? Do we want to live in the world where this is at risk of being a felony? Note, I'm not talking about anything more destructive than a sticker.
It's clear the answer is yes, I just want you to think about what that means.