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- hydrodev, on 06/17/2009, -40/+1096See, this is why the police suck and should realize that they are public servants, not the "law enforcement" they wish they were. In this case the people that own the barrels don't want to press charges, neither does anyone else BUT the police. That is not their job. Police are here to respond when help is needed, not to take the justice of what they believe to be right or wrong in their own hands. They are not to spend their time thwarting crime, they are to respond to it. If the owners of the construction company, the barrels and the site don't want to press charges, there is NO crime. The police need to re-learn their roll in this society.
- Foxprowl, on 06/17/2009, -22/+751Man, I wish I could be there his first day.
"Whatta you in for, kid?"
"I chopped up a couple of those orange and white traffic barrels and made a monster out of them. It was awesome. You probably saw the news story on Digg."
(awkward pause)
"Drop your ***** pants." - anexanhume, on 06/18/2009, -4/+483I think they should applaud him. People are a lot more likely to slow down for a traffic cone monster than the cones themselves.
- KrikitMedia, on 06/18/2009, -9/+333yeah, if the company's not pressing charges, then the police are overextending their boundaries...
- yngtimmy, on 06/18/2009, -7/+233what he did was wrong, destroying property. But if the company wants charges dropped, cops need to respect the company.
- Konrad9, on 06/18/2009, -1/+216Wouldn't a fine be slightly more appropriate in this case?
- presidentraygun, on 06/18/2009, -2/+164I put one saw horse on another saw horse so it looked like they were making saw horse babies. And the foreman just yelled at me. :(
- LukeBass, on 06/18/2009, -1/+133Being arrested for his art is the best part. Think about it. Which is a better memory.
When I was in college I made a big barrel monster. or
When I was in college I got arrested because I made a big barrel monster.
Suffer for your art. It makes it better. - dzhastin, on 06/18/2009, -3/+1241. See story about jail
2. Make reference to anal rape
3. Instant hilarity!!!
Your humor is both creative and timely. Congratulations. - JROXZ, on 06/18/2009, -4/+115Update-
Hamlin Associates will seek to drop charges upon signing over the "Barrel Monster" as new company mascot.
Source: Premonition - pbloem, on 06/18/2009, -2/+100Good point. People are also a lot less likely to be paying attention to the road with a gigantic hilarious cone monster trying to bum a ride though.
- akaakc, on 06/18/2009, -4/+93The only misspelled word I see is "roll" - should be role. So...what are you talking about? You act like his post is riddled with errors.
- twonjosh, on 06/18/2009, -1/+84"Do a barrel roll!"
- DarthVolta, on 06/18/2009, -8/+90"You funny. Put your funny digger mouth on my dick."
- TwoFootAfro, on 06/18/2009, -5/+83Barrel Monster > Michael Bay's Transformers
- ZenFu, on 06/18/2009, -9/+80A good post...but i'm just wondering how long it'll take the grammar nazis to jump on your mis-spelling of "role".
FYI i wholeheartedly agree. If the company doesn't want to press charges, Carnevale should be set free. Personally the police take too many liberties nowadays. It's not their job to dispense justice. It's their job to arrest perpetrators of crimes and then pass it on to a judge to decide. If the person the crime was committed against wants to drop charges, then so be it. These cops are just taking the piss. - RandomEarthling, on 06/18/2009, -2/+73This article has a few more samples of this guys work. It's pretty cool stuff.
http://www.divinecaroline.com/22344/76084-barrel-m ... - meanman, on 06/18/2009, -1/+67Seems like the police went through alot just to arrest this kid.
- wigren, on 06/18/2009, -2/+58Did I take a wrong turn at Gaming and end up in Digg's homoerotic section?
- asus2000, on 06/18/2009, -18/+74I would go to jail to be on the front page of Digg.
- Charlotte_Web, on 06/18/2009, -2/+56Trust me, this is the best thing to happen to Joseph Carnevale. The cops are against him, the public is for him, everyone has seen his work... this guy's career as an artist is gonna take off.
A few days in the slammer is a small price to pay. - Yazilliclick, on 06/18/2009, -11/+57Police are there to enforce the law, not interpret it. They're doing the exact right thing by arresting him for breaking it. If the prosecution wants to drop the charges or the judge or jury choose to find him innocent then those are the proper entities to interpret what's worthy punishment for the crime. That's not what the police are for though.
- Number23, on 06/18/2009, -9/+54Artistic vandalism is still vandalism.
- inactive, on 06/18/2009, -1/+43Awesome. It's nice to see the construction company step in and support the artist. And what a great pick up line he has to use i the future! "I got arrested for an art crime"
- ScottyAnimal, on 06/18/2009, -9/+50He stole the barrels from said company who do not wish to press charges. Therefore he should not be prosecuted. There is no crime. He didn't "steal" from the police. I agree they responded to this "crime" correctly. However with no charges being pressed by the parties involved he should now be released.
- darkism, on 06/18/2009, -10/+49Jail? Seriously?
Just like the /b/-tard who got into Sarah Palin's poorly-secured email, this is a huge overreaction to a harmless prank. - SteelChicken, on 06/18/2009, -3/+40And all the defendant has to do is make sure hes a trial by jury, and when the comapny testifies they dont want anything to happen to him, the jury will find him innocent.
- JCEEZ, on 06/18/2009, -1/+36You criticize a lot for someone who can't capitalize.
- had3l, on 06/18/2009, -2/+36DO A BARREL ROLE
- kamakazitp, on 06/18/2009, -2/+33The accident will achieve the desired effect of slowing down traffic, so mission accomplished.
- kamakazitp, on 06/18/2009, -3/+33actually, thats what the judge is for.
- PlanckTime, on 06/18/2009, -34/+63"Police are here to respond when help is needed, not to take the justice of what they believe to be right or wrong in their own hands."
So are you saying that the kid didn't break the law? If you are not, then how are the police doing "what they believe to be right or wrong in their own hands"? Their job is to enforce the law and apprehend lawbreakers. The company did not give the kid the barrels, so they were stolen. Period. Against the law.
Is it minor? Yes. Should it be dropped? Probably. Are the police and court system well within their rights to prosecute anyway because the kid broke the law? Yes. Is your comment inane and confusing (as you seem to contradict yourself a couple of times)? Yes.
E.g. - "They are not to spend their time thwarting crime, they are to respond to it."
The kid committed an act of larceny (theft) which is against the law. This is what the police arrested him for. This action by the police is what you are complaining about that they took into their own hands. Which is it? Did the kid break the law? If so, how are the police wrong for responding to it? You are calling for them to do both. - esteskid, on 06/18/2009, -6/+35The state should only peruse charges in instances where the affected party/parties is unable to press charges themselves because either:
A) They are dead
B) Their life is threatened
C) Too many victims for individual charges
Otherwise if the affected party chooses not to press charges because they feel the crime does not warrant any punishment then we should not be wasting any more money ***** dicking around out of some sort of ***** 'principle'
Police need to actually "protect and serve" not "unilaterally punish and tax" - salculd, on 06/18/2009, -0/+29Probably the Michelin Man, seeing as how he has full command over Satan's dark armies.
- Jhonka, on 06/18/2009, -1/+30You wish you could be there? You want to bear witness to anal rape?
- SteelChicken, on 06/18/2009, -1/+28thats easy. see you soon.
- NAT1V3, on 06/18/2009, -1/+27Profit!
- Charlotte_Web, on 06/18/2009, -1/+27"Raleigh police spokeswoman Laura Hourigan said the charges won't be dropped, despite the company's stance. "The police department obviously has a job to do," she said. "And if someone is going to destroy property, we're going to take care of that situation."
translation:
"We're tired of college students stealing street signs and traffic cones, and we finally caught one of the rat bastards!" - ZenFu, on 06/18/2009, -0/+26Lawl, i wonder who'd win in a fight. Barrel Monster or Michelin Man?
- JCEEZ, on 06/18/2009, -0/+25@Charlotte_Web
This guy seems awesome to hang out with. - JDLamb88, on 06/18/2009, -0/+24If I had a dollar for every time I've heard that...
- Ghostsfp, on 06/18/2009, -1/+24Breaking the law however, is
- kawaiirobo, on 06/18/2009, -2/+25SteelChicken, you would be right if we lived in a sane and logical society.
- ZenFu, on 06/18/2009, -6/+28I'm not complaining that they arrested him. In fact, i'm not surprised that happened.
What i AM complaining about is the fact that no one wants to press charges, yet the kid hasn't been released.
Also...crime against the state. Interesting. Granted, carnevale placed the sculpture behind a cordoned off section of the road, but that's just a technicality isn't it. After all, the real issue here is that he stole the barrels and the police booked him on charges of theft (larceny) and destruction of property (the barrels), not for endangering drivers-etc by placing an unauthorised sculpture on a public road. - therealrico, on 06/18/2009, -1/+23Well before I read the article I figured that people were just mad because he vandalized something and turned it into art. My stance is even if he did something cool and creative that is still vandalism. But after reading that the construction company actually likes it and wants to him to recreate, you gotta ask why are the cops still pursuing this? No harm no foul!
- Charlotte_Web, on 06/18/2009, -0/+21I just heard on the radio that this kid is looking at 6 months in jail for violating parole. That may have a lot to do with the police not wanting to drop the case.
He was arrested before for stealing a boat on the lake for a joyride (he was drunk at the time). He tried to return it, but in his drunken stupor he parked it at the wrong house. - Yazilliclick, on 06/18/2009, -1/+21He may get a fine, he may get nothing, who knows. It's not that point yet. The cops arrested him because he broke the law, it's up to the prosecution, judge and perhaps jury to determine what punishment if any he gets.
- inactive, on 06/18/2009, -1/+21Witness?
- TylerDuhrdan, on 06/18/2009, -0/+19Well, i guess if harryhood says it is not art, then it must not be. What other standards do you wish to set harry?
- DivineMonkey, on 06/18/2009, -2/+21Yea like all the ***** advertising over there doesn't already do that....This is no worse than flashy billboards.
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