Austrian Artists Arrested for Concrete Football Stunt

[icymist]

Two Austrian performance artists have been arrested for placing concrete-filled footballs in parts of Berlin during the World Cup with signs inviting people to kick them. Two unwitting passers-by sustained foot injuries as a result of the stunt, devised as a "symbolisation of the mass phenomenon poured in concrete."

Police said they had arrested two men, aged 26 and 29, who had set up a workshop in western Berlin where they made the real-looking footballs and signs reading "Can u kick it?"

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The things some people will do for attention.....:eyes:

[democracyindanger]

1. Now they're "artists"?

Should just call 'em what they are: Assholes.

[icymist]

2. Yup! Give a whole new meaning to 'kicking the sh*t around', huh?

eom

[Redstone]

3. Seconded.

Redstone

[Blue_Tires]

4. prankster punks

[JVS]

6. All true art offends!

[Schema Thing]

5. Hah! They should have videod the kick, and then set upon the victims

beating them mercilessly while said victims were writhing in pain from their broken ankle and foot bones.

They'd be rich!

[AngryAmish]

7. Best joke ever!

[JVS]

8. Wait until I introduce the "Gasoline-filled Fire-extinguishers"

That is going to kick ass!

[Kellanved]

9. The balls did look tempting, no doubt about it.

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