Feel free to come out to my building a scrawl (in chalk) all the pro-Bush messages you wan't on the sidewalk. That's what hoses are for, and if I'm there while you're doing it my aim with the hose might be, um, a little inaccurate. If you draw anything on the building, you're busted.
If you read it, or heard what he'd actually said, you'd have noticed the part where it's been stated that it will "break down" in 2 weeks. It'll wash off in a few seconds with a little water, or during the first rain. It's powdered chalk, for crying out loud.
I've seen lot's of people here (NYC) doing large murals in chalk on the sidewalk without a hassle, let alone the kids various scrawliongs. I have never, ever seen the cops hassling anyone for this. If you've ever seen a hopscotch setup on the sidewalk, simple traffic will often obliterate most of it. It's the sidewalk. Not the side of a building, not in a area where it's unlikely to be worn or wiped away pretty damn quickly. As people really use the sidewalks for walking, I'd be amazed if the makings weren't pretty well worn away by the end of the day. Chalk is also GIVEN out by a number of city run organizations for the express purpose of drawing on the sidewalk. So I guess all the emplyess participating in those programs should be rounded up for conspiracy to deface public property. And might as well throw in corruption of minors, as much of it seems to cause 9 year olds to think it's fine to scribble obcenities on the public thoroghfares.
I seriously doubt there are any city ordinaces against the use of chalk on the sidewalks or streets. I will have to check the books on that. Even if there are, It sure hasn't been enforced in my lifetime. The worst they might have been able to charge him with is riding on the sidewalks, which can be rude if the sidewalk is crowded, and that's a traffic ticket.
And, if not completely related, all of the people being arrested without being told what they are being arrested for is really pissing me off. Just because there is a convention going on doesn't mean that should happen, nor the all too numerous instances of being held without charge for illegal amounts of time, denial of a phone call or contact with a (particularly YOUR) lawyer, etc, ad nauseum. Most of the cops are better than that, and this bugs the hell out of them too. Okay, enough spleen from me.
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Feel free to come out to my building a scrawl (in chalk) all the pro-Bush messages you wan't on the sidewalk. That's what hoses are for, and if I'm there while you're doing it my aim with the hose might be, um, a little inaccurate. If you draw anything on the building, you're busted.
If you read it, or heard what he'd actually said, you'd have noticed the part where it's been stated that it will "break down" in 2 weeks. It'll wash off in a few seconds with a little water, or during the first rain. It's powdered chalk, for crying out loud. I've seen lot's of people here (NYC) doing large murals in chalk on the sidewalk without a hassle, let alone the kids various scrawliongs. I have never, ever seen the cops hassling anyone for this. If you've ever seen a hopscotch setup on the sidewalk, simple traffic will often obliterate most of it. It's the sidewalk. Not the side of a building, not in a area where it's unlikely to be worn or wiped away pretty damn quickly. As people really use the sidewalks for walking, I'd be amazed if the makings weren't pretty well worn away by the end of the day. Chalk is also GIVEN out by a number of city run organizations for the express purpose of drawing on the sidewalk. So I guess all the emplyess participating in those programs should be rounded up for conspiracy to deface public property. And might as well throw in corruption of minors, as much of it seems to cause 9 year olds to think it's fine to scribble obcenities on the public thoroghfares. I seriously doubt there are any city ordinaces against the use of chalk on the sidewalks or streets. I will have to check the books on that. Even if there are, It sure hasn't been enforced in my lifetime. The worst they might have been able to charge him with is riding on the sidewalks, which can be rude if the sidewalk is crowded, and that's a traffic ticket. And, if not completely related, all of the people being arrested without being told what they are being arrested for is really pissing me off. Just because there is a convention going on doesn't mean that should happen, nor the all too numerous instances of being held without charge for illegal amounts of time, denial of a phone call or contact with a (particularly YOUR) lawyer, etc, ad nauseum. Most of the cops are better than that, and this bugs the hell out of them too. Okay, enough spleen from me.