Posted on 10/19/2018 8:13:30 PM PDT by Simon Green
A couple of tourists are in big trouble in Thailand for spraying graffiti on an ancient wall in Chiang Mai.
The duo, a British man and Canadian woman were caught on video marking up the Tha Phae Gate.
The Brit, 23 year- old Lee Furlong has admitted to committing the crime, spraying the words “Scouser Lee” on the gate. BBC.com says that he “would be charged with vandalizing an archaeological site”.
The other artist involved in the crime, Brittney Schneider was arrested and charged with vandalism for spraying the first letter of her name on the gate.
BBC reports that the duo admitted committing the crime, “saying they did it because of the thrill and they were also a little bit drunk.”
CCTV from a cafe close by allegedly recorded the crime. It shows four people approach the gate at around 4:00. Two of them went up to the gate while it shows one start spraying the paint. The other two people in the video were not arrested.
Furlong and Schneider now face up to 10 years in jail and/ or a fine of up to one million baht which comes to a little over $30,000 US.
Nope, can’t produce any sympathy.
Stupid, drunk, and ugly is no way to go through life.
Cane em’.
Well that was fun. 10 years to savor the moment.
That’s a man!
Inexplicable.
Thailand?
the art world and publishing world has told them that this acceptable behavior now.
someone is supposed to pay them millions for their new take on the past.
Food should be with held unless their families provide it.
Where did two idiots like that get the money to go to Thailand?
Bangkok supposedly is the most visited city in the world, believe it or not. So it’s Like Singapore with the stricter laws.
You’ve obviously not been to the UK. Where (To paraphrase Garrison Keillor)The women are homely the men are women and the children sold as sex slaves to the Pakistani’s
Wish we could do the same with all the taggers here.
Of course, if it were up to me, I’d just shoot them on sight.
Good lord, that is one fat girl. When I lived in London, thirty years ago, no Brit was fat. Now, so many are sloppy pigs. Don’t get it.
The sun has truly set.
Tagging an ancient wall. Let them rot in a Thai jail. The level of narcissism is stunning.
I feel the rhythm of the earth
In my soul tonight
May I never fade away
And I've decided I can live
With humility
And the sad decay
‘Cause that's the English way.
The Moody Blues were such a great band. The Other Side of Life is such an amazing song.
Great lyrics.
And so poignant.
I really hate living in the waning years of civilization.
I bet there parents had other better hopes and dreams for them to grow up and be famous for.
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