Halloween night, 2am (so technically November 1st), some monster idiot set fire to the two cars parked outside the back of our house. They're literally right up against the back wall of the building.
Most terrifying experience of my life.

My partner just happened to be awake to see the fire start up, and called emergency services. By the time he was done on the phone to them, the flames were as high as our windows on the 2nd floor, and smoke was starting to fill our apartment. We shut ourselves in the front rooms of the building (where there is a fire escape and our pet rabbits), ready to evacuate as soon as we needed to.
Thankfully the fire brigade arrived in time to put it out before anything more than a window cracked on the building.

Had we been asleep, however, it might have gone very differently.

The reason this happened is because of some neighbours being petty about property and land that didn't belong to them. They targeted the cars that belonged to the landlady, not even considering the lives they were putting at risk.

It makes me so sick to think that anyone could really be that selfish.

I know of a friend who had the tires on his car slashed when it was parked in his private space, by a man in a nearby house who believes the parking space should belong to him.

Why are people like this?

I can't even tell you how angry I am.
Or how frightened.
The world doesn't seem safe anymore.