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louis c

(8,652 posts) Wed Mar 20, 2019, 12:05 PM Mar 2019

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Pro-Trump Graffiti Artist Gets Nabbed by Fake Wall

<snip>President Donald Trump has struggled to convince lawmakers the US needs a wall along its southern border. But in New York, police heeded his advice to catch a pro-Trump graffiti artist: yes, they built a wall.

Transit Chief Edward Delatorre told journalists Tuesday that officers put up the fake wall to catch the tagger spraying "#LoveTrump" in a subway station in the city's Brooklyn borough.

Officers plotted with New York's transit authority to put up a plywood wall with a door, which officers hid in for a plainclothes operation starting on March 12.

Three days later, the vandal took the bait. Police identified him as Jamie Montemarano, 43, and charged him for graffiti and criminal mischief.<snip>

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Pro-Trump Graffiti Artist Gets Nabbed by Fake Wall (Original Post) louis c Mar 2019 OP

The irony of this is great, just great! Ha he ha!! nt SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #1

Maybe he can petition Trump to pay his legal fees. area51 Mar 2019 #2

We outnumber them, and we hold the actual EARNED college degrees. Chin music Mar 2019 #3

Could he also be responsible for defacing RBG's poster? MagickMuffin Mar 2019 #4

Trump: WALL! has already decreased crime! underpants Mar 2019 #5

Tiny will claim this criminal's freedom of speech is being trampled groundloop Mar 2019 #6

Just like parking & watching an unlocked SUV w/keys in it to catch car thieves. rickyhall Mar 2019 #7

A 43-year-old graffiti artist... Tarc Mar 2019 #8

What is that Busemi clip from? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2019 #11

An episode of 30 Rock from 2012. Tarc Mar 2019 #12

That's a show I missed seeing dixiegrrrrl Mar 2019 #13

Montemoron sandensea Mar 2019 #9

Only in a Democratic city would this happen. Ligyron Mar 2019 #10

SWBTATTReg

(22,130 posts)

1. The irony of this is great, just great! Ha he ha!! nt

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 12:11 PM

Mar 2019

area51

(11,909 posts)

2. Maybe he can petition Trump to pay his legal fees.

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 12:18 PM

Mar 2019

Chin music

(23,002 posts)

3. We outnumber them, and we hold the actual EARNED college degrees.

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 12:26 PM

Mar 2019

All I can say is, 'BAM. Busted'.

MagickMuffin

(15,943 posts)

4. Could he also be responsible for defacing RBG's poster?

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 12:29 PM

Mar 2019

Throw the book at him and LOCK HIM UP!!!

underpants

(182,826 posts)

5. Trump: WALL! has already decreased crime!

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 12:38 PM

Mar 2019

groundloop

(11,519 posts)

6. Tiny will claim this criminal's freedom of speech is being trampled

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 02:01 PM

Mar 2019

rickyhall

(4,889 posts)

7. Just like parking & watching an unlocked SUV w/keys in it to catch car thieves.

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 02:26 PM

Mar 2019

Brilliant. But now GA's know.

Tarc

(10,476 posts)

8. A 43-year-old graffiti artist...

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 02:34 PM

Mar 2019

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

11. What is that Busemi clip from?

Reply to Tarc (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 04:41 PM

Mar 2019

Looks rather recent...

Tarc

(10,476 posts)

12. An episode of 30 Rock from 2012.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #11)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 06:12 PM

Mar 2019

"The Tuxedo Begins"

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

13. That's a show I missed seeing

Reply to Tarc (Reply #12)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 07:17 PM

Mar 2019

but happily....streaming will rectify that.

sandensea

(21,636 posts)

9. Montemoron

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 02:39 PM

Mar 2019

And of course, the fake wall.

You just can't make this stuff up.

Ligyron

(7,633 posts)

10. Only in a Democratic city would this happen.

Reply to louis c (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 02:49 PM

Mar 2019

In the redlands other taggers and maybe even some cops would join in on the messaging fun.

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