This man’s campaign against a bin left on his street is a passive aggressive 21st-century epic
Steve Hofstetter was told to call the police, but had other ideas.
When Steve Hofstetter’s neighbours decided to place a dumpster on a public parking space on his street they didn’t know what they were getting into.
The 38-year-old comedian admits he has become known for his “odd justice crusades”, and didn’t take a liking to the bin – or the handwritten note taped to it.
In reply, and to the delight of over 66,000 Reddit users where he posted the image, Steve wrote in a note of his own: “Your ‘private’ bin is taking up a public parking space. And thus, the public will use it how we please.”
Some Reddit users told Steve to just call the police about the issue, to which he replied: “But then where would I throw all my dog s***? Decisions, decisions.”
The journey was far from over at this point though. The dumpster-dumper’s response was to take down the note – but Steve was ready with another.
This second sign, also receiving thousands of upvotes on Reddit, was the final note from Steve.
Then someone else joined in.
It would prove to be the finale in an epic tale of wills, pens and tape – Steve returned to find the bin had indeed been removed, 12 days after he posted his first note and two months after the dumpster first appeared.
Posting this final picture of the empty parking space, Steven thanked those on Reddit for helping and bringing attention to the issue.
“A lot of people were saying ‘just call the cops!’ but that is the last option in my eyes,” Steve told the Press Association. “You have to live with your neighbours – so if you can solve a problem by being fun about it, I’ll take that over getting the authorities involved.”
The comedian shared another story of justice being served which went viral earlier this year, in which he got revenge on a woman who let her dog poop in Los Angeles International Airport.
As a stand-up Steve has become known for his remarkable battles with hecklers, largely from which he has over 84 million views on his YouTube channel.
