BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 10 months agoMan arrested on suspicion of theft of Banksy street sign in Londonwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkMan arrested on suspicion of theft of Banksy street sign in Londonwww.theguardian.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
Archived version: https://archive.ph/a2OJn Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20231223201216/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/dec/23/london-police-investigate-theft-banksy-street-sign
minus-squareSmoothOperator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·10 months agoIn any case, removing a street sign is illegal.
minus-squarePeppycito@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoWouldn’t it be illegal to install a fake street sign?
minus-squareverysoft@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-210 months agoIt’s illegal to vandalise too, but there’s no police effort on that front if your name is banksy.
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoWas it an existing street sign that he painted over, or was the street sign installed by him?
minus-squareverysoft@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-210 months agoExisting. Man is a fucking idiot anyway, stole it in broad daylight on video.
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 months agoYeah, not sure why he thought he could get away with it. Presumably the sign is property of the city or the department of transportation then?
minus-squareThenThreeMorelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoShittt. Stop signs are really only used at very dangerous junctions in the UK removing it could easily cause a car crash.
minus-squarefishos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·10 months agoAnd so is vandalizing one. But no one’s trying to arrest Banksy. That’s my point. Now it’s suddenly a crime.
minus-squareSmoothOperator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoIsn’t anyone trying to arrest Banksy? Isn’t that why his identity is kept secret?
In any case, removing a street sign is illegal.
Wouldn’t it be illegal to install a fake street sign?
It’s illegal to vandalise too, but there’s no police effort on that front if your name is banksy.
Was it an existing street sign that he painted over, or was the street sign installed by him?
Existing. Man is a fucking idiot anyway, stole it in broad daylight on video.
Yeah, not sure why he thought he could get away with it. Presumably the sign is property of the city or the department of transportation then?
Shittt. Stop signs are really only used at very dangerous junctions in the UK removing it could easily cause a car crash.
And so is vandalizing one. But no one’s trying to arrest Banksy. That’s my point. Now it’s suddenly a crime.
Isn’t anyone trying to arrest Banksy? Isn’t that why his identity is kept secret?