The Hate Crime

The Hate Crime was a targeted act of vandalism that occurred in the early morning of September 9, 2017 at 213 Sunset Avenue.

Background
Sometime in 2016, a man from Pennsylvania named Rob taught Patrick about the drinking game Stump. Seeking to make a game board for the members of the house to enjoy this game, Patrick retrieved a suitable log from the side of the road. The game board was constructed by placing nails into the stump, and keeping a hammer nearby. By fall semester 2017, Stump had firmly secured its place in the rotation of Sunset drinking games. To facilitate faster setup of the game, the game board was placed against the house, below a window.

Crime
Sometime between 12 AM and 1 AM on September 9, 2017, an unknown assailant took the hammer from the Stump game board, and propelled it through the kitchen window.

Outcome
After Patrick put in a call to the UMass Police Department, a lone officer was sent to investigate the crime. The officer, ignoring the marijuana plant directly next to the crime scene, concluded his investigation after a cursory inspection of the window and an interrogation of the housemates. As of October of 2021, nobody who lived in the house has heard back from UMPD regarding their ongoing investigation.

Kamins Real Estate, the property's manager, claimed no responsibility for managing the property, and the members of the house were forced to pay out of pocket.

Trivia

 * The window repair shop was located fairly close to Sunrise Avenue in Amherst.