That sounds like an awfully good idea... You were on a roll until you came up with a bad example.

Actually, I think a lot of people would LIKE to rip the offending sirens out of the cars, paricularly when they go off in a residential section late at night. It's a nice fantacy, as long as your're awake at night, to take your trusty shotgun/AK-47/Patriot missle, and turn that nuisance into a quiet smoldering heap. It ain't practical, because then you are criminal and the asshole keeping you awake can further press charges that keep you awake in the pokey over night. Creating a similar nuisance, such as a large poster with very tenacious glue on his windshield thanking him for keeping you awake might be justified. On the other paw, tagging up the car of somebody who clearly doesn't give a shit about anybody else may not be the smartest thing in the world either.

The phone though, a quick grab and a toss into the bay... no clear witnesses... so much easier than throwing the phone wielder into the bay...

That's a hard idea to let go of...