Are people really THAT dishonest??

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Generally I try not to rant on my blog but I figure it is entertaining for you and cathartic to me. Plus, people tend to give me reasons to rant.
When I was working at the elustrious shelter I used to park my car in the underground parkade (for staff only). One day as I was gracefully leaving work I thought to myself "I wonder if someone would leave a note on my car if they scratched it with their car door?" The answer came about thirty seconds later and became extremely ironic. Someone did in fact scratch and dent the door and did not leave a note. I knew who was parked beside me and asked him if he hit my car door and surprisingly said no. What a surprise. I then asked the other person who was parked there in the morning and surprsingly she had the same answer. Both stated that they would leave a note had they done something like this. My next thought: You are so going to hell for lying to me right now.
C'mon people, you KNOW when you hit someone's door with yours. You KNOW because you check to see if you left a scratch or a mark... You KNOW because that you use your thumb or finger to wipe away the evidence or to see if there is a scratch...
Case in point: a person (name withheld for insurance reasons) drives into a parking lot at the mall and the passenger (name witheld for insurance reasons) opens their door and hits the one beside them. The passenger looks at the driver and says "Um, yeah, we can't park here. We need to move." Granted there was no damage but still... there was the knowledge of hitting and the checking... hmmm.
I digress. At work the other day I came out to the parking lot (not underground and any tom DICK and harry can park there) and noticed a nice three part scratch on the door. Seriously?! How stupid can you be to hit the car not only once but twice and wait... three times? I guess people are that stupid. And they didn't leave a note.
I'm not here to get money from people it is the principle of the matter. I would not call their insurance company. I would thank them for their honesty (if they leave their number) and leave it at that because it's just a car. I just wish people would be more honest.
As I sit here and rant about this I am sure you are wondring if I would leave a note. The answer is no I wouldn't because I wouldn't hit someone's door with mine.