Man faces graffiti-spraying charge -- Trials, Chicago

THE BLOTTER A man caught spray painting graffiti in the Roscoe Village neighborhood Monday morning was charged with a felony after he admitted to vandalizing more than 20 locations on the North Side in a single ...

[Good]

Glad to see this douchebag got caught. He'll probably get off with some probation.

[TTH]

Good job by the police. Lock him up - people like that are a blight on society, causing so much damage to other people's property. It's time to start cracking down on these scumbags.

[anarky99]

on felony count for 20 buildings vandalized? Why so easy on him? This is a very big problem in Chicago.

[cop]

we catch them all the time and all they get is a slap on the wrist! THeir faces should be spray painted!

[Impeach Todd Stroger]

Deport this turd.

[Resident]

What a jerk. These "taggers" need to get lives.

[Violet]

I'm so glad to hear the cops went after him and he's being charged with a felony. This is a big problem and it seems to be getting worse. Glad to see Chicago taking it on.

[LBL]

They should make this punk paint every wall he tagged. Maybe after all the labor he puts in he'll think next time he vandalizes.

[Cravat]

Hopefully "Preston" and "vegan" slip up next.

[kevin]

I caught a kid tagging my building once. After I chased him down the street, and beat the crap out of him, I took his spray paint, held him down and spray painted his genitals. We haven't had much of a problem with graffiti since then. You may call me crazy. I call it swift justice.

[Jay]

Cravat,

Maybe this guy is Preston or vegan (I actually clicked on this article in hope of seeing that either of those two taggers got caught). I would love to see those *ssholes get thrown in the can or, as the Las Vegas mayor once proposed, get their tagging hand cut off.

[TTH]

LOL, I'm cracking up that the Trib censors took out my description of these losers - a combination of the word soapscum and handbag. Umm, didn't realize that was somehow a verboten swear word! Talk about heavy-handed. As for "yuppie condos" - hmm, they mentioned businesses as well. I'm sure the Korean laundromat folks on the corner near me don't think of themselves as yuppies.

[da judge]

Besides removing the paint he tagged on other folk's property. How about 3 hours of community service for each of his identified offenses in the area where he did his tagging.

[Fred]

The graffitti in that area has been terrible lately...

[tired]

kevin wrote:

I caught a kid tagging my building once. After I chased him down the street, and beat the crap out of him, I took his spray paint, held him down and spray painted his genitals. We haven't had much of a problem with graffiti since then. You may call me crazy. I call it swift justice.

beat the crap out of him? swift justice? read a little about the graffiti artist TIE ONE and tell me if this story doesn't sound similar...
a little perspective might be helpful.

[BID Ed]

cop wrote:

we catch them all the time and all they get is a slap on the wrist! THeir faces should be spray painted!

hell with the face... Let's do the complete body with PERMANENT PAINT...

[Resident]

This is a wonderful improvement. I live in the area and am so happy that someone has actually been caught! Great Job Lt. John Willner!!!!!!

[You are dreaming]

kevin wrote:

I caught a kid tagging my building once. After I chased him down the street, and beat the crap out of him, I took his spray paint, held him down and spray painted his genitals. We haven't had much of a problem with graffiti since then. You may call me crazy. I call it swift justice.

Don't you wish!

[normal person]

do people that tag buildings think people even care who the hell they are?

[J-Dog]

Little shi***t should clean Lake Shore Drive with a toothbrush to get the message across to other morons who think private property is there own.