I just read that the Boston ACORN office was burglarized Wednesday night.   Apparently, some computers (and vending machine change) were stolen, which seems a bit suspicious given ACORN’s recent scandals.  

I don’t want to be paranoid (contrary to what they’ve told you), and I hate to assume a conspiracy lies in wait behind every act of vandalism.  So, out of curiosity (and because I have time on my hands as I sit on the sofa under a blanket wondering if this sore throat means the kids have shared their Streptococcus virus with me), I utitlized Google’s handy technology to scope out the ACORN’s neighborhood.  

Here is the street view for ACORN’s address:

ACORN (or thereabouts)

I did another search for computer stores in the area (supposing someone was hypothetically in the “market” for computers) and here is what I saw.   The following are street views for areas surrounding some local computer dealers:

I’m not a burglar, so I’m not really sure what criteria one looks for in choosing a location, but to my novice eyes, I’m not seeing the appeal of choosing the ACORN office instead of the other computer stores to steal…well…computers.  

Perhaps it’s time I Lysol off my tin foil hat….the kids have probably breathed all over it.