I HATE CRIME

Of all crimes, I think I react most viscerally to acts of vandalism. Yesterday in Seattle some very sad misguided people decided to paint swastikas on two local synagogues. I am guessing these sad misguided people intended to send a message of hate, but they are primarily vandals.
What irks me most is that vandalism is a crime with a victim, but no good reward for the perpetrator. Acts of vandalism are signs of troubled wayward minds somehow ineptly striking out at institutions which they feel have hurt them.However, this revenge is not sweet.
Unless reported on the news, the vandals get no real recognition for their errant behaviors. Hell, they don't even go back to the scene and gloat "wow, what I great job I did breaking all this stuff.Hey, look at that glass strewn all over the floor"
In the case of the swastikas, many vandals don't even know the difference between the Native American symbol and the German Swastika which is a mirror image. Of course that doesn't matter to the criminal; his or her expression of hate is clear to us.
The act of vandalizing a structure more or less sacred, is also an act of cowardice. How can we reply to the vandal and discuss all the reasons for his animosity towards us? How can we communicate with him allay his fear of Jews and our secret plot to master the world? How can we bring him into the fold and give him solace and comfort.? We can't because this criminal is a cowardly yellow-bellied anonymous blot on humanity