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frylock

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10. despite your opinion, graffiti IS art..

Reply to markiv (Reply #6)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 12:33 PM

Aug 2013

i'm sure he absolutely ruined the aesthetic beauty of the shuttered McDonald’s with his spray cans.

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Teen graffiti artist dies after Tasering by Miami Beach cops [View all] kpete Aug 2013 OP

How many cops have to electrocute people before they figure out that they are killing AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #1

What's the matter with people? Octafish Aug 2013 #2

Since Citizens United became law of the land? avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #15

Man arrested on felony destruction charge (Parkersburg, West Virginia) for graffiti... Octafish Aug 2013 #43

I REALLY REALLY REALLY hate taggers. THey are NOT "artists" - kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #3

This. kiva Aug 2013 #5

agreed ^^^^ magical thyme Aug 2013 #9

He wasn't tazed for vandalism joeglow3 Aug 2013 #12

Wrong move charging a cop Life Long Dem Aug 2013 #38

Safer for the cop? n-t Logical Aug 2013 #39

The ones serving and protecting Life Long Dem Aug 2013 #40

LOL, so a few taser deaths are better than a few cops getting banged up..... Logical Aug 2013 #42

I never said that Life Long Dem Aug 2013 #44

Ok, sorry. Easier for them for sure. n-t Logical Aug 2013 #46

Them against us Life Long Dem Aug 2013 #49

No downside for a cop to shoot or tase. Seldom punished. n-t Logical Aug 2013 #51

There should be a downside Life Long Dem Aug 2013 #53

+1 Auggie Aug 2013 #52

Death is a bit much but, Nunliebekinder Aug 2013 #4

Ya just a bit RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #27

this grafitti VANDAL should not have been treated this way markiv Aug 2013 #6

despite your opinion, graffiti IS art.. frylock Aug 2013 #10

Who gets to pay to remove it? joeglow3 Aug 2013 #11

how much did he cost you again? frylock Aug 2013 #21

In our town, increased property taxes joeglow3 Aug 2013 #26

right, because we don't experience that here in the 8th largest city in the nation.. frylock Aug 2013 #28

So, why do you care about Trayvon Martin? joeglow3 Aug 2013 #29

really? frylock Aug 2013 #32

No. I am applying your flawed logic to a different scenario. joeglow3 Aug 2013 #33

Youre really out there with your rationalization. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #59

Can I care if someone's car gets ripped of? joeglow3 Aug 2013 #89

so in your opinion, stealing candy is no different than murder in the first degree? frylock Aug 2013 #92

I NEVER said the crimes are equal joeglow3 Aug 2013 #103

if he sprayed it on your house or car markiv Aug 2013 #19

i don't live in, nor do i drive a shuttered mcdonald's frylock Aug 2013 #20

oh - so it's 'not in YOUR back yard' markiv Aug 2013 #23

you don't know where i live.. frylock Aug 2013 #24

Who gets to define it as "art?" joeglow3 Aug 2013 #34

I have to ask, as you seem to know the law. kentauros Aug 2013 #47

I would guess, in the city's eyes, it is not abandoned joeglow3 Aug 2013 #87

It is art like breaking windows is art. n-t Logical Aug 2013 #41

please do explain.. frylock Aug 2013 #94

i guess i can go spray paint your car rdking647 Aug 2013 #85

sure. come on over.. frylock Aug 2013 #91

and private property IS private property... magical thyme Aug 2013 #99

keep looking.. frylock Aug 2013 #100

If you graffiti on your own property ripcord Aug 2013 #106

I love this vandal's work. LWolf Aug 2013 #35

I've seen that before, and I like it, too :) kentauros Aug 2013 #50

eL Seed.. frylock Aug 2013 #95

Yes, that's beautiful work! kentauros Aug 2013 #105

He had work show in Art Basel. Twice. nt lunamagica Aug 2013 #81

The Cops High Fived each other Ichingcarpenter Aug 2013 #7

That's sick damnedifIknow Aug 2013 #58

Cops Don't Serve/Protect otohara Aug 2013 #8

Wow. That type of stereotyping is very republican-like joeglow3 Aug 2013 #13

We have a very real problem with police culture in this country. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #14

yup. not every one of them but institutionalized racism combined with La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2013 #17

no, this stereotyping is not republican like. republicans judge people on things La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2013 #16

Just Sharing How A Sweet Kid otohara Aug 2013 #25

my sister changed when she became a cop. no one likes her SummerSnow Aug 2013 #37

The cops dont serve and protect - they KILL! darkangel218 Aug 2013 #56

So now tagging carries the death penalty? Brigid Aug 2013 #18

Brigid, this is America. Everything carries a death penalty since we turned the stupid up to 11. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #22

LOL: "consider graffiti taggers to be vandals, not artists" cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #30

police state sosuaslayde Aug 2013 #31

Note to Banksy: LWolf Aug 2013 #36

Cops sure are killing a lot of nonviolent people lately. It's epeidemic, and alarming. nt Zorra Aug 2013 #45

Charging at the police is non "nonviolent". Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #48

Not taser them. taser can cause cardiac arrest in ALOT of people!!!! darkangel218 Aug 2013 #57

Tackling somebody has a greater chance of injury Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #60

Life isnt the movies? have you seen the stats of how many people died darkangel218 Aug 2013 #62

Yes, in fact it has been studied a bunch. Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #65

Im an RN in training at the moment, i know what a taser can do. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #67

I was taser certified, tased myself, and was EMT certified Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #69

None of the emts i know have beem tasered in their training!! darkangel218 Aug 2013 #70

Yes Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #72

Yah, no wonder. i went to school for CJ before going to nursing. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #73

I am quoting scientific studies Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #74

Hahahahahahaha!! we ignore science!!!! darkangel218 Aug 2013 #75

bad decisons sometimes Niceguy1 Aug 2013 #108

and when he's tackled he cracks his skull on the concrete rdking647 Aug 2013 #82

Yet another taser-related death... PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #54

God mother fuking pigs!!! darkangel218 Aug 2013 #55

He ran toward the cops? I am surprised they didn't all whip out pistols Rex Aug 2013 #61

So maybe he didn't know the "rules"! or had a mental disorder! darkangel218 Aug 2013 #63

Just making a comment don't kill the messanger. Rex Aug 2013 #64

Im not telling you not to speak your mind. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #66

Good question, they seem to be completely out of control around the nation. Rex Aug 2013 #68

lets say instead of tasering rdking647 Aug 2013 #71

They didnt need to crack anyones skull. it was a teen we were talking about. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #76

how many teens are gangbangers rdking647 Aug 2013 #80

lmao!! darkangel218 Aug 2013 #88

He was not an "artist" he was a vandal and actively breaking the law. boomer55 Aug 2013 #77

BS!! tasers are deadly!! darkangel218 Aug 2013 #78

he charged the cop rdking647 Aug 2013 #83

that's their account 0rganism Aug 2013 #86

he was an artist, although he was apparently also a vandal actively breaking the law 0rganism Aug 2013 #79

For me it always boils down to if you dont do the crime you dont suffer the potential consequences. boomer55 Aug 2013 #93

False: innocents often suffer what you call the "potential consequences" of uncommitted crimes 0rganism Aug 2013 #104

why would he make an effort to escape, and then charge at them? frylock Aug 2013 #96

IKR? 0rganism Aug 2013 #102

have you ever exceeded the speed limit? frylock Aug 2013 #98

Very sad BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #84

maybe areas should have a large cement wall where graffiti "artists" can practice. Then they can do KittyWampus Aug 2013 #90

this kid was an artist, not a tagger.. frylock Aug 2013 #97

If he's doing artwork on someone else's property then he is a criminal. You don't have to explain KittyWampus Aug 2013 #101

you can't be an artist and a criminal? frylock Aug 2013 #107