An anarchy sign on a random building is unnecessary in my opinion. Ripping down street signs was ridiculous. This, however, makes sense to me. Thanks Thomas In response to the recent street art that was painted on the police substations, I read this and I believe it sums it up pretty well: This is political expression. If you had a fancy art degree, like I do, you would realize that the red paint has symbolic significance. If you fought an insurgency in Iraq, like I have, you would know about asymmetrical warfare. The public that is aghast at the shooting of James Boyd recognizes that their voices are muted. They get two minutes of commentary at a City Council meeting. Some of the councilors listen. Some play on their phones. Some worry about whats for dinner. Who has apologized to the public for not only the shooting but the release of a horrifying video thought to exonerate the shooting? Yes, the video was released by the police because when the Chief of Police saw that video he thought, Thats a justifiable slaying and once I show this to the public they will stop scrutinizing this shooting. Yet the rest of us, anyone with a stomach, want to vomit all over ourselves at what is revealed in that video. That is how out of touch APD is with the reality on the ground. And our civilian leadership, just like in Iraq, dont have the moral backbone to ask the hard questions and make the hard choices. So. The public knows that their voices are muted. They know that their methods of expression must be asymmetrical in order to have any chance of being heard. I understood why Iraqi insurgents fighting a foreign occupation resorted to illegitimate tactics. They could not afford to go toe to toe with us. We had kevlar and unlimited rounds and years of training. They had an old Nissan and ammunition dating back to the Iran-Iraq War. I understand why red paint is plastered in broad angry strokes dripping down the sides of APD buildings. Blood is on our hands. You worry about taxpayer cost of political graffiti to a couple buildings? You are missing the picture, my friends. Look a little closer. There are corpses shuttered in that building that want out.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 18:20:57 +0000
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