It is wrong to vandalize property.
Mike lives next door to a person who has a yard full of signs for a cause Mike vehemently  opposes.
Mike wants to get rid of the signs.
Mike complains to the Homeowner's Association, and the neighbor is forced to remove the signs which are in violation of the covenants.
Mike rips down the signs, tearing them to bits and leaving the mess in his neighbor's yard.
The neighbor never knows who complained, and Mike no longer has to look at the signs.
Mike is reported to the police, arrested, and fined.