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OfflineMicrocosmatrix
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Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV)
    #4895357 - 11/04/05 08:08 PM (18 years, 7 months ago)

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/04/mayor.thumbs.ap/index.html

RENO, Nevada (AP) -- The mayor of Las Vegas has suggested that people who deface freeways with graffiti should have their thumbs cut off on television.

"In the old days in France, they had beheadings of people who commit heinous crimes," Mayor Oscar Goodman said Wednesday on the TV show "Nevada Newsmakers."

Goodman said the city has a beautiful highway landscaping project and "these punks come along and deface it."

"I'm saying maybe you put them on TV and cut off a thumb," the mayor said. "That may be the right thing to do."

Goodman also suggested whippings should be brought back for children who get into trouble.

Another panelist on the show, state university system regent Howard Rosenberg, said cutting off the thumbs of taggers won't solve the problem and Goodman should "use his head for something other than a hat rack."


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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: Microcosmatrix]
    #4895388 - 11/04/05 08:18 PM (18 years, 7 months ago)

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Goodman also suggested whippings should be brought back for children who get into trouble.



I never knew that they had stopped. Around here we whip kids. Well, I mean spanking. Not actually with a whip or anything.


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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: Ekstaza]
    #4895415 - 11/04/05 08:25 PM (18 years, 7 months ago)

Ass whoopings saved my life!


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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: Microcosmatrix]
    #4895524 - 11/04/05 09:09 PM (18 years, 7 months ago)

I love Oscar Goodman. He is the perfect mayor for a town like this (he's an ex mob-lawyer).


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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: ToTheSummit]
    #4895907 - 11/04/05 11:17 PM (18 years, 7 months ago)

I was visiting some good friends who live in Vegas a few years back and had was at a campaign party Goodman threw at a bar. I remember him being obviously wasted and walking around shaking peoples hands...

Seemed like a cool guy. But I dont really have a problem w/ graffiti. I'd rather look at a colorful wall w/ a theme than some grey ass concrete. I say we cut the thumbs off the BAD graffiti artists.


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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: Microcosmatrix]
    #13481898 - 11/14/10 09:08 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

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http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/04/mayor.thumbs.ap/index.html

RENO, Nevada (AP) -- The mayor of Las Vegas has suggested that people who deface freeways with graffiti should have their thumbs cut off on television.

"In the old days in France, they had beheadings of people who commit heinous crimes," Mayor Oscar Goodman said Wednesday on the TV show "Nevada Newsmakers."

Goodman said the city has a beautiful highway landscaping project and "these punks come along and deface it."

"I'm saying maybe you put them on TV and cut off a thumb," the mayor said. "That may be the right thing to do."

Goodman also suggested whippings should be brought back for children who get into trouble.

Another panelist on the show, state university system regent Howard Rosenberg, said cutting off the thumbs of taggers won't solve the problem and Goodman should "use his head for something other than a hat rack."




That man had some cutting edge ideas. Maybe that would get things done around places nowadays.


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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: LobsterSauce]
    #13481904 - 11/14/10 09:10 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

I'm glad I live in Reno.  Reno's politics are a joke too, but for fuck sake Las Vegas is like a fucking child's circus when it comes to politics.

That mayor should lose their position for saying something like that.  What is this?  China?  Soviet Russia?  In soviet russia, grafitti punishes you!

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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: Microcosmatrix]
    #13481947 - 11/14/10 09:26 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

maybe pinkies not thumbs.  otherwise everyone would claim disability and their wouldn't be any handicap parking spots left to steal :frown:

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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: Microcosmatrix]
    #13481996 - 11/14/10 09:42 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

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Microcosmatrix said:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/04/mayor.thumbs.ap/index.html

RENO, Nevada (AP) -- The mayor of Las Vegas has suggested that people who deface freeways with graffiti should have their thumbs cut off on television.

"In the old days in France, they had beheadings of people who commit heinous crimes," Mayor Oscar Goodman said Wednesday on the TV show "Nevada Newsmakers."

Goodman said the city has a beautiful highway landscaping project and "these punks come along and deface it."

"I'm saying maybe you put them on TV and cut off a thumb," the mayor said. "That may be the right thing to do."

Goodman also suggested whippings should be brought back for children who get into trouble.

Another panelist on the show, state university system regent Howard Rosenberg, said cutting off the thumbs of taggers won't solve the problem and Goodman should "use his head for something other than a hat rack."




Sounds reasonable as long as you ban them from public assistance as well.


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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: luvdemshrooms]
    #13482006 - 11/14/10 09:44 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

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Microcosmatrix said:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/04/mayor.thumbs.ap/index.html

RENO, Nevada (AP) -- The mayor of Las Vegas has suggested that people who deface freeways with graffiti should have their thumbs cut off on television.

"In the old days in France, they had beheadings of people who commit heinous crimes," Mayor Oscar Goodman said Wednesday on the TV show "Nevada Newsmakers."

Goodman said the city has a beautiful highway landscaping project and "these punks come along and deface it."

"I'm saying maybe you put them on TV and cut off a thumb," the mayor said. "That may be the right thing to do."

Goodman also suggested whippings should be brought back for children who get into trouble.

Another panelist on the show, state university system regent Howard Rosenberg, said cutting off the thumbs of taggers won't solve the problem and Goodman should "use his head for something other than a hat rack."




Sounds reasonable as long as you ban them from public assistance as well.




Then you're saying we should cut off the hands of all thefts and put all drug users to death right?  (Pot or heroin it don't matter, it's a drug, you get your head blown off like in China).

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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: Maverick]
    #13482026 - 11/14/10 09:48 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

Way to leap to a foolish assumption. You're awesome!

Drug use is a personal choice which the government should not involve themselves in.

Theft or public vandalism affects the property of others, which no-one has the right to do.






Now... steal someones drugs and the punishment should be swift and terrible.

Leap to moronic conclusions and you should be lobotomized.


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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: Microcosmatrix] * 1
    #13482037 - 11/14/10 09:50 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

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Goodman also suggested whippings should be brought back for children who get into trouble.





"Raise 8 boys only I turned bad.... didn't get he lickins that the other ones had"

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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: memes]
    #13482133 - 11/14/10 10:14 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

they should contract a few street artists to do murals on the spaces people are vandalizing.

thats what we do in Philly...







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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: frith]
    #13482145 - 11/14/10 10:16 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

For the state of NV, it's cheaper to whack off a finger than to pay for the paint.  Our state's economy is Fucked.  It started long before the economical collapse, it started when indian casinos started taking root all across the nation.

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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: Maverick]
    #13482153 - 11/14/10 10:18 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

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For the state of NV, it's cheaper to whack off a finger than to pay for the paint.  Our state's economy is Fucked.  It started long before the economical collapse, it started when indian casinos started taking root all across the nation.



if they build an interesting art scene then people may want to move there.. :shrug:


build a big fuckin thing..  :smile:



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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: frith]
    #13482173 - 11/14/10 10:23 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

I don't know if you've seen the desert around Las Vegas or not, but a couple of paintings on their brick walls won't make their flat dusty dirt brown shithole town better lol

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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: frith]
    #13482250 - 11/14/10 10:44 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

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they should contract a few street artists to do murals on the spaces people are vandalizing.

thats what we do in Philly...






we've had a number of property owners in the atlanta area that had
done the same as part of revitalization programs and I'd rather have
my tax dollars spent directing them in a positive direction than spent
on incarcerating them

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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #13482271 - 11/14/10 10:50 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

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we've had a number of property owners in the atlanta area that had
done the same as part of revitalization programs and I'd rather have
my tax dollars spent directing them in a positive direction than spent
on incarcerating them



agreed.

im down with anything that promotes the arts.. fewer and fewer people are nowadays..


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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: Maverick]
    #13482493 - 11/14/10 11:40 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

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I'm glad I live in Reno.  Reno's politics are a joke too, but for fuck sake Las Vegas is like a fucking child's circus when it comes to politics.




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I don't know if you've seen the desert around Las Vegas or not, but a couple of paintings on their brick walls won't make their flat dusty dirt brown shithole town better lol



And then the morons in the rest of the state wonder why we fucking hate them. :rolleyes:

Don't forget that if it wasn't for Las Vegas financially supporting all you freeloaders up North you'd be completely fucked.  Its about time to move the capital from Carson City (Carson City? Seriously?) to Las Vegas and then just cut off all the funding for you dipshits up there.  Let you collect the taxes you need from your own citizens for a while instead of suckling the Las Vegas Teat (while bitchin constantly about how much we suck).

Maybe we should just cut off the Reno/Tahoe area and give it to California.  Good riddance.


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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: ToTheSummit]
    #13482498 - 11/14/10 11:41 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

Why would we want to move the capital to that hell ridden place?  Have you been up north yet?  The only thing you know about is the politics up north, the people are fine, the politics are fucking retards.  But that goes for our entire state politics.

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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: Maverick]
    #13482509 - 11/14/10 11:43 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

Why not move the capital here?  We have most of the population and support this whole damn state financially.  Just because you don't like the desert doesn't make it any less logical.


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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: ToTheSummit]
    #13484702 - 11/14/10 07:53 PM (13 years, 7 months ago)

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Why not move the capital here?  We have most of the population and support this whole damn state financially.  Just because you don't like the desert doesn't make it any less logical.





Eh, most of Reno's support comes from tourists who come during the winter months to the ski resorts and Hot August Nights brings in millions.  I hate street vibration but it brings in a lot of cash too.

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Re: Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti 'punks' (NV) [Re: Microcosmatrix]
    #13485955 - 11/15/10 01:33 AM (13 years, 7 months ago)

Thats obviously against the US constitution, but i'm pretty sure its totally acceptable to offer something like that as an alternative sentence/plea bargain type deal.

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