05 November 2005

thumbs down



Dan's Thumb



In response to the Mayor of Las Vegas saying that he wants to cut off the thumbs of graffiti artists - if you're an artist dedicated to the streets - send us a photo of your thumb (or hand) with a little drawing or message on it. We'll collect all of the photographs, post them on the Wooster site, and then send them as a group to the Mayor.

Email photos of your thumbs to woostercollective@hotmail.com

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Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti artists

Friday, November 4, 2005; Posted: 11:00 a.m. EST (16:00 GMT)
From 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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