Michigan brewery may never recover from 'malicious' act of vandalism: 'Hard to get $200K out of 13-year-olds'

[Kyle]

DirtBag Brewing owner fears there will be 'zero accountability' for the repeated targeting of his business




Ryan Long's dreams of opening his Michigan brewing business may be dashed after a group of teen vandals left $200,000 in damages on the construction site.

"They showed up three days in a row last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday," Long began. "They broke every window, every overhead door, over 100 windows that were destroyed, ransacked the building. They destroyed a sky track that was in the building. They removed the oil cap, the hydraulic lines, they filled everything full of sand. They destroyed a 15-passenger van that we had there… to move things around and get things done. And completely, you know, put a huge setback on the building and the project to move forward."

Long described the three-day attack on the construction site as "very malicious and violent," adding he didn't know the attackers, their parents, or motive, but the suspects were previously known to police and had "little empathy" afterward.

"It's hard to get $200,000 out of three 13-year-olds," he said, adding the teens' parents have not come forward to take responsibility or offer help.

"They'll probably get a slap on the hand and have zero accountability or any recourse or any type of restitution like that."

Michigan brewery may never recover from 'malicious' act of vandalism: 'Hard to get $200K out of 13-year-olds'

Ryan Long's dreams of opening his brewing business this summer may be dashed after teens target the Michigan construction site three days in a row.

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I'm sure 13 Year Old Internal Organs are in high demand for needy patients.

 

[WingsOfGold]

Assssholes

 

[spr1975wshs]

Would not have expected such in the Kalamazoo area.

A Go Fund Me has been started to help: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ryan-long-and-dirtbag-brewery
I donated, as a long time home brewer.

 

[my-thyme]

When my GPS was stolen from my truck in the parking lot of CSM, along with numerous other vehicle break ins, I was reimbursed, supposedly by the parents of the teens that did the deed. Took a year, and a couple of small checks over the course of a year, but it I did get paid.

 

[Kyle]

When my GPS was stolen from my truck in the parking lot of CSM, along with numerous other vehicle break ins, I was reimbursed, supposedly by the parents of the teens that did the deed. Took a year, and a couple of small checks over the course of a year, but it I did get paid.

I doubt the Parents of the ####bags listed above will be as responsible.

 

[BOP]

DirtBag Brewing owner fears there will be 'zero accountability' for the repeated targeting of his business




Ryan Long's dreams of opening his Michigan brewing business may be dashed after a group of teen vandals left $200,000 in damages on the construction site.

"They showed up three days in a row last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday," Long began. "They broke every window, every overhead door, over 100 windows that were destroyed, ransacked the building. They destroyed a sky track that was in the building. They removed the oil cap, the hydraulic lines, they filled everything full of sand. They destroyed a 15-passenger van that we had there… to move things around and get things done. And completely, you know, put a huge setback on the building and the project to move forward."

Long described the three-day attack on the construction site as "very malicious and violent," adding he didn't know the attackers, their parents, or motive, but the suspects were previously known to police and had "little empathy" afterward.

"It's hard to get $200,000 out of three 13-year-olds," he said, adding the teens' parents have not come forward to take responsibility or offer help.

"They'll probably get a slap on the hand and have zero accountability or any recourse or any type of restitution like that."

Michigan brewery may never recover from 'malicious' act of vandalism: 'Hard to get $200K out of 13-year-olds'

Ryan Long's dreams of opening his brewing business this summer may be dashed after teens target the Michigan construction site three days in a row.

www.foxnews.com

I'm sure 13 Year Old Internal Organs are in high demand for needy patients.

My thoughts exactly. Take them out of the gene pool. They'll never commit a crime again, and they'll never reproduce.

 

[PrchJrkr]

What ever happened to the days of parents being held responsible for the actions of their little crotch dumplings? I remember that being held over our heads back in the days when people were truly held accountable for their actions. That, with the threat of reform school, kept us from acting like ill-bred little heathens.

 

[rio]

What ever happened to the days of parents being held responsible for the actions of their little crotch dumplings? I remember that being held over our heads back in the days when people were truly held accountable for their actions. That, with the threat of reform school, kept us from acting like ill-bred little heatens.

When my brother was 16 he and a couple of his friends went to an elderly man's house and dumped all of his outside trash cans. He was a known cranky ass. The man saw who did it and called all the parents. I remember hearing my mom's end of the conversation: "Yes sir, you're exactly right, and I'd string him up by the balls if I could". Instead my brother and his friends spent the next weekend doing yard work and general repairs for the man. All 3 boys grew up to be good men with that being their only "criminal history ".

 

[vraiblonde]

"They'll probably get a slap on the hand and have zero accountability or any recourse or any type of restitution like that."

Welcome to Michigan, buddy.

I'm against parents being punished for their wayward offspring because it's not always their fault. I do think that 13 isn't too young to be held accountable for their actions. Back in the day they'd be shipped off to baby prison.

 

[jrt_ms1995]

A Go Fund Me has been started to help: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ryan-long-and-dirtbag-brewery
I donated, as a long time home brewer.

Hey, me too! Both of those things.

 

[spr1975wshs]

Back in the day they'd be shipped off to baby prison.

My uncle Michael was a juvenile delinquent for a while. A year in reform school did straighten him out.

 

[spr1975wshs]

Would not have expected such in the Kalamazoo area.

A Go Fund Me has been started to help: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ryan-long-and-dirtbag-brewery
I donated, as a long time home brewer.

Over $84,000 thus far.

 

[rio]

Welcome to Michigan, buddy.

I'm against parents being punished for their wayward offspring because it's not always their fault. I do think that 13 isn't too young to be held accountable for their actions. Back in the day they'd be shipped off to baby prison.

When things get to the extent of what happened to this man I agree. However, if the parents would hold their kids accountable when these behaviors first start, before it gets out of hand, instead of laughing it off and/or bailing the kids out, maybe it wouldn't get to this point. After it gets to this point I agree with you. The parents have either already tried and lost the battle or just don't give a chit because they're just as bad as the kids.