Suspended sentence for graffiti

[Wexford70]

 

Three Spanish men who spray painted the exteriors of four DART carriages as part of a "misguided artistic endeavour" have each received a suspended prison sentence.

https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2022/0708/1309200-grafitti-dart/

Edited July 10, 2022 by Wexford70

[Galteemore]

Whichever defence lawyer came up with that as a tagline deserves to be an SC if they aren’t already. 

[murphaph]

4 minutes ago, Galteemore said:

Whichever defence lawyer came up with that as a tagline deserves to be an SC if they aren’t already. 

I wonder would they like their flash car given a similarly artistic treatment.

[JasonB]

Typical. Dress it up as a "misguided artistic endeavor" and you get a slap on the wrist. Mindless vandalism is what it is. Simple as that. 

[jhb171achill]

2 hours ago, JasonB said:

Typical. Dress it up as a "misguided artistic endeavor" and you get a slap on the wrist. Mindless vandalism is what it is. Simple as that. 

VERY much so. Personally, if I was a judge, I would be exceptionally hard on graffiti vandals.

2 hours ago, murphaph said:

I wonder would they like their flash car given a similarly artistic treatment.

Totally right!

3 hours ago, Wexford70 said:

 

Three Spanish men who spray painted the exteriors of four DART carriages as part of a "misguided artistic endeavour" have each received a suspended prison sentence.

https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2022/0708/1309200-grafitti-dart/

“Suspend” it and it gives them more time to vandalise something else!

[Sean Hogan]

Probably all on free legal aid more expense for tax payer the sentence should act as a deterant not an encouragement to carry out more offences. 

[Dempsey]

Suspended sentences only survive to undermine the legal system and enables those to continually break the law. 

[Galteemore]

Graffiti is arguably a case for fines/restorative justice rather than a custodial sentence anyway. 

Edited July 10, 2022 by Galteemore

[jhb171achill]

3 hours ago, Galteemore said:

Graffiti is arguably a case for fines/restorative justice rather than a custodial sentence anyway. 

Personally, I'd throw the book at them, hard.

[Broithe]

A suspended sentence seems reasonable enough.

As long as the nearest lampposts are structurally sound enough for the job.

[Sean]

If theres no room in the Jail for anto the rapist and his 300 previous convictions then what hope is there for a trio of "Art enthusiasts" who either do not reside in the state or have an easy means to get out of it.

 

8 hours ago, murphaph said:

I wonder would they like their flash car given a similarly artistic treatment.

On the balance of it, that would be a far more serious crime.

 

Is the compensation awarded enough to cover the cost of damages and repairs?

[minister_for_hardship]

Fully grown adult MEN, not kids, who you'd think would have sense.

This activity appears to be tolerated on the continent, there should be severely fined here to make an example of them.

[Branchline121]

Didn’t IÉ spend something like €1m last year cleaning this sort of stuff? And now they’re letting the perpetrators go!?

[David Holman]

3 hours ago, Broithe said:

A suspended sentence seems reasonable enough.

As long as the nearest lampposts are structurally sound enough for the job.

And especially if we are allowed to choose what they are suspended by...

There again, if you have ever visited the Naples area, the stock of the Circumvesuvious Railway is SO plastered with graffiti that it is impossible to know what it original livery might have been.

[jhb171achill]

24 minutes ago, David Holman said:

And especially if we are allowed to choose what they are suspended by...

There again, if you have ever visited the Naples area, the stock of the Circumvesuvious Railway is SO plastered with graffiti that it is impossible to know what it original livery might have been.

I have long held onto my own principle that I will refuse point blank ever to travel by any means of transport with graffiti on it. I don't care if the taxi is 40 times the price. Greek and Italian stock looks disgusting.

[K801]

that gives the green light for others to do the same and get away with it. I bet that Judge dosn't use public transport 

[228RiverOwenboy]

On 10/7/2022 at 7:42 AM, Wexford70 said:

 

Three Spanish men who spray painted the exteriors of four DART carriages as part of a "misguided artistic endeavour" have each received a suspended prison sentence.

https://www.rte.ie/news/dublin/2022/0708/1309200-grafitti-dart/

Happens nearly all the time! Or at least, it seems like it...

There's a few videos on Youtube of censored vandalists spraying units (particularly the DART units) with paint and ruining them altogether. 

I don't know how, but people are disguising themselves as staff and head into Fairview depot to ruin these hard-working units...

[jhb171achill]

7 hours ago, 228RiverOwenboy said:

Happens nearly all the time! Or at least, it seems like it...

There's a few videos on Youtube of censored vandalists spraying units (particularly the DART units) with paint and ruining them altogether. 

I don't know how, but people are disguising themselves as staff and head into Fairview depot to ruin these hard-working units...

Scumbags. 

IE need snipers to deal with these morons.

[Galteemore]

It’s horrible vandalism but these guys have incredible precision in terms of aerosol application. I suspect they could apply those skills in a far more remunerative and positive way by spraying models and not 1:1….

[228RiverOwenboy]

13 hours ago, jhb171achill said:

Scumbags. 

IE need snipers to deal with these morons.

Oh for sure! They need a nightwatch/security around that area, and perhaps they'll save a few thousand quid removing the spray-paint off of their fleet...

[jhb171achill]

1 hour ago, 228RiverOwenboy said:

Oh for sure! They need a nightwatch/security around that area, and perhaps they'll save a few thousand quid removing the spray-paint off of their fleet...

Correct! False economy having so few.

[jhb171achill]

On 14/7/2022 at 7:08 AM, Galteemore said:

It’s horrible vandalism but these guys have incredible precision in terms of aerosol application. I suspect they could apply those skills in a far more remunerative and positive way by spraying models and not 1:1….

Snipers have incredible precision too.........................