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Title: Police censor mural disparaging them among other agencies
Post by: vaskidmark on July 27, 2012, 02:38:32 PM: http://tinyurl.com/ct2o5zn

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Two plainclothes officers showed up at the store with buckets of paint on Tuesday and covered the inflammatory mural. DNAinfo quoted police sources as saying that the 34th Precinct decided to take action after getting complaints from residents.

Yeah, that's what they said. And they also have several bridges you can purchase.

The building's owner is apparently avoiding getting caught in the middle of any further conflict by refusing permission for the mural artist to paint "CENSORED" over the paint-over.

stay safe.
Title: Re: Police censor mural disparaging them among other agencies
Post by: dogmush on July 27, 2012, 02:54:57 PM: I wonder if the NYPD got permision from the building's owner to paint it before they did so. After all, the "artist" had secured permission to paint there from the property owner.
Title: Re: Police censor mural disparaging them among other agencies
Post by: BlueStarLizzard on July 27, 2012, 03:10:17 PM: Quote from: dogmush on July 27, 2012, 02:54:57 PM
I wonder if the NYPD got permision from the building's owner to paint it before they did so. After all, the "artist" had secured permission to paint there from the property owner.

He had permission from the business owner, who may or may not have been the property owner.

Either way, badly handled bit of business there. Residential complants about such things arn't generally handled by the police. It should be dealt with by zoning/building code type department. The fact that the police actually went out and repainted the wall themselves just smacks of illigal censorship.
Title: Re: Police censor mural disparaging them among other agencies
Post by: zxcvbob on July 27, 2012, 03:44:41 PM: I wonder who the cops will send the bill to?
Title: Re: Police censor mural disparaging them among other agencies
Post by: AZRedhawk44 on July 27, 2012, 03:55:52 PM: Quote from: zxcvbob on July 27, 2012, 03:44:41 PM
I wonder who the cops will send the bill to?

lol... off-hand reference to Ademo Freeman?
Title: Re: Police censor mural disparaging them among other agencies
Post by: TechMan on July 27, 2012, 04:12:22 PM: I wonder if a complaint will be sworn out on them for property damage.
Title: Re: Police censor mural disparaging them among other agencies
Post by: zxcvbob on July 27, 2012, 04:23:18 PM: Quote from: adively on July 27, 2012, 04:12:22 PM
I wonder if a complaint will be sworn out on them for property damage.

Nah, the storekeeper doesn't want his building burned down.
Title: Re: Police censor mural disparaging them among other agencies
Post by: AmbulanceDriver on July 27, 2012, 05:42:07 PM: Quote from: zxcvbob on July 27, 2012, 04:23:18 PM
Nah, the storekeeper doesn't want ~~his building burned down.~~ to be shot for "resisting arrest".

FTFY
Title: Re: Police censor mural disparaging them among other agencies
Post by: geronimotwo on July 27, 2012, 08:59:46 PM: Quote from: zxcvbob on July 27, 2012, 03:44:41 PM
I wonder who the cops will send the bill to?

i would bet they were on-duty and obtained the paint and supplies from the city. (oh, sorry, was that a rhetorical question?)
Title: Re: Police censor mural disparaging them among other agencies
Post by: zxcvbob on July 27, 2012, 09:15:57 PM: Quote from: geronimotwo on July 27, 2012, 08:59:46 PM
i would bet they were on-duty and obtained the paint and supplies from the city. (oh, sorry, was that a rhetorical question?)

Yes, I got that; I should have said "city". You don't think the city will send a bill?