"Worth a slap on the wrist and a good talking to, nothing more."? C'mon.
I enjoy the art. I even enjoy the guerrilla artist thing. But I'd enjoy it even more if these people had the decency and same self-initiative to "guerrilla cleanup" their "nudge-nudge, wink-wink, have-a-laugh, and unexpected bursts" after thieving their free publicity and gallery space.
The fact that the property owner has no say in the "art" is what makes it a violation. Just imagine if you were out in your best suit and someone sprayed "art" all over it, "nudge-nudge, wink-wink, have-a-laugh, ha-ha", or someone did the same to "improve" your car, "improve" your make-up, or "trick-out" your laptop, how would you like it?
The fact that they never bother to clean it up or pay for the expense and effort required to do so is what makes it irredeemably malicious.
It probably cost the guy no more than 10 minutes and an adrenalin rush to pour $60 worth of cheap paint. But to clean it up, with cost of scaffold rentals, labour, materials, insurance liability for workers, etc., you're probably looking at minimum $7-10,000 worth of repairs.
Grow a brain. Be an adult. There's a reason parents use magnets to display their kids' "art" on the fridge door instead of letting them spray-bomb the family home.
I enjoy the art. I even enjoy the guerrilla artist thing. But I'd enjoy it even more if these people had the decency and same self-initiative to "guerrilla cleanup" their "nudge-nudge, wink-wink, have-a-laugh, and unexpected bursts" after thieving their free publicity and gallery space.
The fact that the property owner has no say in the "art" is what makes it a violation. Just imagine if you were out in your best suit and someone sprayed "art" all over it, "nudge-nudge, wink-wink, have-a-laugh, ha-ha", or someone did the same to "improve" your car, "improve" your make-up, or "trick-out" your laptop, how would you like it?
The fact that they never bother to clean it up or pay for the expense and effort required to do so is what makes it irredeemably malicious.
It probably cost the guy no more than 10 minutes and an adrenalin rush to pour $60 worth of cheap paint. But to clean it up, with cost of scaffold rentals, labour, materials, insurance liability for workers, etc., you're probably looking at minimum $7-10,000 worth of repairs.
Grow a brain. Be an adult. There's a reason parents use magnets to display their kids' "art" on the fridge door instead of letting them spray-bomb the family home.