His crime against society?
Dudes a fucking graff head.
Yep.
24 years in prison for graffiti.
I couldn't find any of his "vandalism" on the great interweb, but Jenn sent me a link to the story. Don't worry - the courtroom was packed with his victims when the prosecutor asked the judge to sentence him to prison time.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that graffiti is fucking awesome, for the most part I really could care less about it. I hate bad graffiti. If you don't know what the fuck you're doing please don't leave your shitty ass tag around town - I'm just going to laugh at you. It really is art, please attempt to be good at it.
Those who exist and execute their chosen "lifestyles" in the periphery are often persecuted for their actions until the mainstream can figure out a way to profit off of them. Even after the mainstream has figured out how to stack those bills, the bullshit continues (as evidenced by Ralph Mirabel). This kid has been sentenced to more years in prison than he's currently been alive. Please find the logic, because I am failing to.
Crackdown on a skateboarder:
Source^Making some money on a skateboarder:
Beautiful street art (that'll get you fined and arrested):
Make sure you're hip and you Do the Dew...cause they're cool and they get it.
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Another interesting story I found when digging around about this. Read all about graffiti in the Iraq war.
