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Banksy Thiefs Arrested (London)

4 pointsby getwiththeprogover 1 year ago

3 comments

jevotenover 1 year ago
You&#x27;d think such a subversive, underground, anti-establishment artist wouldn&#x27;t get much police protection. You&#x27;d think vandalizing a traffic sign might even be treated as a crime itself. Yet this low-level theft of a graffiti&#x27;d sign resulted in two arrests in just two days, while the police are told to ignore shoplifting, car crime, and criminal damage [1]. Strange priorities.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.independent.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;uk&#x2F;crime&#x2F;met-police-spending-cuts-400-million-funding-london-crimes-not-investigated-burglary-assault-a8002746.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.independent.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;uk&#x2F;crime&#x2F;met-police-spend...</a>
ksajover 1 year ago
Good to the point of being famous street art is for the people. Not those two guys.<p>I hope they are treated appropriately, because that one guy might be recognized infedinitely.
ggmover 1 year ago
Ah, that famous movie &quot;as thick as thiefs&quot;<p>Is thieves not part of the US lexicon?<p>(The abc news, in Australia, did not write this headline)