Posted on 11/04/2005 8:58:27 PM PST by Slings and Arrows
RENO, Nev. -- Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman has suggested that those who deface freeways with graffiti should have their thumbs cut off on television.
Goodman, appearing Wednesday on the "Nevada Newsmakers" television show, said, "In the old days in France, they had beheading of people who commit heinous crimes.
"You know, we have a beautiful highway landscaping redevelopment in our downtown. We have desert tortoises and beautiful paintings of flora and fauna. These punks come along and deface it.
"I'm saying maybe you put them on TV and cut off a thumb," the mayor added. "That may be the right thing to do."
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Great, my thumbs stay in Vegas.. they'll likely have more fun than I will anyway.
Personally, I think he's on to something... they have spent millions making the city attractive and these punks think it's cool to mark it up with paint... if they want to make everyplace look like Mexico, I say go back to Mexico,it's time to take back our environment.
France and beheadings... hmmm. Peculiar timing.
Works for me.
I wish we had the same mentality on this terrism debacle that is spreading. DC and London are scared to pull the big pin...
You're talking about Nintendo, I hope.
"You know, we have a beautiful highway landscaping redevelopment in our downtown. We have desert tortoises and beautiful paintings of flora and fauna. These punks come along and deface it. "
Maybe they should have spent that money on midnight basketball programs.
Seriously though, what did they expect?
They make a sealer now that prevents these kids with spray paint from damaging stuff like this. I see more and more of it being used on highway underpasses etc.. all the time. Apparently, paint can`t sick to it, so it cleans up real easy.
*eyes shift left and right*
Yeah.. nintendo.. yeah..
/ bad ideas not generated
*chuckle*
"Just gimme the arcade machines!"
Sooner or later, a two-time loser will sue because he can't get a job as a movie critic.
I can't help but think of Ron White's routine about his dog "Tank"...but anyway, when you think that some home owner can be sued if a roller blader does a triple twirl
with a twist and winds up breaking his.....tail bone, on a railing on the property that person gets sued.
Punishing the innocent.
Doogle
Actually I think the forefinger is more appropriate because it would make it harder to press the button a can of spray paint. Second offense, cut off the other forefinger. Don't they do this already in Iran and Singapore?
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