Jaysus, Joel Connelly is right...the P-I (the P-I!) has been running the story of an arrest in the Mia Zapata murder since mid-morning, and youse are still clueless about it. Too much staff turnover, or are you like Amazon and sack anyone over 30?
@16: tagging a tree, while aesthetically awful, is not going to actually harm the tree. There are areas in the world where seemingly every fucking urban and highway lining tree is painted from root to about 6' and they do just fine.
Is The Stranger against public posting on phone poles (and light standards)? If not, then first amendment no censorship not even if (merely) advertising eating puppies alive (freedom of speech is a bitch, but a worthy one)
@#16
In addition to what @#17 wrote, the tree-tagger is in an asshole contest with LaRouchies. I mean, that's premier-league asshole competition there. You wouldn't normally expect a rank outsider to stand a chance.
@#18
1) informational posting, something with meaningful content or a serious artistic intent and execution, is not the same as the mindless vandalism of tagging
2) Although the tree isn't likely harmed by the tag, it would be harmed by common methods of removing or obscuring tags, so it's not crazy to take tree-tagging more seriously than tagging items that can be cleaned or even replaced.
@19, well if tree taggers aren't low enough for you to out asshole LaRouche supporters (which, by the way, is like being offended by George Wallace for God's sake), maybe this is:
One is a group of idiots that always show up at large gatherings of people to promote their blindingly stupid political ideas and candidate. But it is possible they actually do believe in them/him.
The other is behavior equivalent to a dog pissing on the tree, only urine washes away in the rain. Whoever is responsible should be forcibly fed their chosen "artistic medium," be it an entire can of spray paint or grease pen.
"The vandal who defaced larger-than-life murals of Native Americans in North Seattle over the weekend destroyed in one day what took the artist 12 years to create, the artist said."
Read: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news…
@15 It's pretty desolate out there right now, KIRO used to be a good liberal source of info, as long as you didn't listen to the dorky munson show. He's about the worst conservative asshole on the planet. If rush limbaugh and dori got together they could change the world! Ignorance and apathy would be the way they would run this country. That's the republican motto, ignorance and apathy, everyone in the south is tuned into these idiots. The "Leaders" tell them to vote republican and they say O.K. Just send us some money.
Whereas if the asshole with the spray paint has extenuating circumstances, they're not visible from context.
But any others?
Tagging, but vadalizing a living tree in particular, makes me think the Singaporian justice system is on to something.
@15 http://horsesass.org/ (understandably) has a lot of the original slog spirit.
In addition to what @#17 wrote, the tree-tagger is in an asshole contest with LaRouchies. I mean, that's premier-league asshole competition there. You wouldn't normally expect a rank outsider to stand a chance.
1) informational posting, something with meaningful content or a serious artistic intent and execution, is not the same as the mindless vandalism of tagging
2) Although the tree isn't likely harmed by the tag, it would be harmed by common methods of removing or obscuring tags, so it's not crazy to take tree-tagging more seriously than tagging items that can be cleaned or even replaced.
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news…
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news…
Taggers are scum.
The other is behavior equivalent to a dog pissing on the tree, only urine washes away in the rain. Whoever is responsible should be forcibly fed their chosen "artistic medium," be it an entire can of spray paint or grease pen.
Larouchebags are losing their edge.
"The vandal who defaced larger-than-life murals of Native Americans in North Seattle over the weekend destroyed in one day what took the artist 12 years to create, the artist said."
Read: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news…