GREELEY, Colo., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A Greeley, Colo., man is facing charges after allegedly breaking glass pipes at a convenience store in an apparent anti-meth act.
David Scott is no longer welcome at Sherry's Market in Greeley after breaking every glass pipe in the store, KUSA-TV, Denver, reported.
Surveillance footage shows Scott at the counter grabbing a display case full of the pipes.
"Then he just tore it off the shelf and threw it on the floor," store clerk Irving Payne said.
Scott says he did it because his brother became addicted to methamphetamine after smoking out of a similar pipe just one time and says his children shouldn't have such easy access to the pipes.
"Meth is terrible; it scares me," Scott said.
"They said that they make a lot of money off of selling these pipes. … There's no state law right now that says that he cannot sell it to a 10-year-old."
Store owner Mo Choudry said, "People have no right to come in, be violent and make a point."
Scott said he hopes his action paves the way for others to do similar things.
"That was my way of making a statement, for someone to see this action and maybe come up with a different way of keeping pipes away from kids," Scott said. "They are ruining people's lives."
However, the store clerk said Scott didn't accomplish much more than making a mess.
"He essentially wasted his and our time, and that's all he accomplished," Payne said.
Scott was charged with criminal mischief and faces a $150 fine.
