Not evil, but random
My GF's car wouldn't start one morning, so I came to have a look. It wasn't hard to find the problem: the distributor cap was sitting proudly on top of the bonnet.

So during the night someone had opened the bonnet, removed the leads, unplugged the cap, closed the bonnet and placed it on top, then simply walked away.

Why? Just... why?
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Tue 21 Feb 2012, 10:39, 2 replies)

To prevent it being stolen?
This could be (misguided, perhaps) a random act of kindness.

Many people would simply see a machine part, not know what to do, and simply assume it wouldn't work. It's a significant plot manouvre in The Shining.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 21 Feb 2012, 11:14, closed)

Some bastard managed to get my petrol cap off and siphon out all my fuel once
I went to the cop shop to report it, and they said: "Is that a crime?"
I wasn't in the best of moods and had to bite my tongue rather than retort: "I don't know, I'm not a fucking copper, you tell me!"
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Tue 21 Feb 2012, 14:12, closed)