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Rex

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

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 05:11 PM

Aug 2013

Probably going to take some uber rich and connected person, maybe it happens to their son, before anyone will do anything about it. It is obvious that the working class doesn't count for anything.

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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