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freshwest

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32. I doubt there is any money to investigate or prosecute crimes on federal lands anymore. It's been

Sat Oct 25, 2014, 01:55 AM

Oct 2014

done on purpose in order to devalue the heritage, natural environment of the parks, to ward off visitors and later abandon the land to private interests.

It happens in states under the guise of budget cutting resulting in degradation of the parks, then closure and after a few years of being denied access to the public, they forget about them and they are sold off to private interests.

She may be employed by a group with that intent. After numerous assaults on the Commons, the public gives in and the private forces take it away.

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What a fucking idiot..."instagram-artist-defaces-national-parks" [View all] blackspade Oct 2014 OP

Yeah - that's some serious hubris right there. cyberswede Oct 2014 #1

Only in her own mind. notadmblnd Oct 2014 #51

Her art looks like it belongs on some Chucks or a Trapper Keeper. LeftyMom Oct 2014 #2

Agree. That's not art - it's vandalism. Marie Marie Oct 2014 #16

I could draw better than that. cwydro Oct 2014 #54

Is it paint or chalk? Scootaloo Oct 2014 #3

The artist says it's acrylic. LeftyMom Oct 2014 #4

In some photos I noticed she is using magic marker theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #34

She could have just drawn on paper shenmue Oct 2014 #5

Absolute P O S . Find her stop her oh and it is not chalk it is in acrylic lunasun Oct 2014 #6

She has achieved a somewhat epic troll at least, synergizing real-world petronius Oct 2014 #7

She needs to be found, arrested, and tried for multiple counts of vandalism. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #8

^ this ^ x 1000 defacto7 Oct 2014 #19

She probably yuiyoshida Oct 2014 #41

And, possibly, was praised for it. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #42

agreed...and yuiyoshida Oct 2014 #44

That really was silly, I'm sad people fell for it. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #46

You know I really didn't yuiyoshida Oct 2014 #47

Boatbound's twitter feed says they "did it out of love for the Giants, Willie..." NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #49

They had the hashtag yuiyoshida Oct 2014 #50

Self-important... 3catwoman3 Oct 2014 #9

Whitehouse.gov petition. Spread it around! NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #10

I want to 2naSalit Oct 2014 #17

The site provides the initials based on what you enter. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #18

Thanks 2naSalit Oct 2014 #22

Six months per violation, 10 violations = 5 years. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #25

I agree 2naSalit Oct 2014 #28

This is so disgraceful, hope they got enough evidence to prosecute her on a felony charge. greatlaurel Oct 2014 #11

How awful! A Little Weird Oct 2014 #12

What a foolish thing to do and what an idiot to document it. uppityperson Oct 2014 #13

On one level she's brilliant for documenting - think of what taxpayers will save csziggy Oct 2014 #14

News coverage Goblor Oct 2014 #15

It starts at 17:10 NBachers Oct 2014 #24

Welcome to DU, Goblor! calimary Oct 2014 #62

disgustingly selfish hibbing Oct 2014 #20

1. These are Federal offenses 2. Who is financing all this travel? NBachers Oct 2014 #21

I doubt there is any money to investigate or prosecute crimes on federal lands anymore. It's been freshwest Oct 2014 #32

Interesting. You probably nailed it right there. n/t cui bono Oct 2014 #35

We had a US rep name of Richard Pombo who wanted to sell off parks to pay for the national debt. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #48

That's great, SKP! Our problem has been corporations and their fronts, the non-profits. freshwest Oct 2014 #57

Not all that costly, really 2naSalit Oct 2014 #61

I'll see this fool in jail! defacto7 Oct 2014 #23

And according to her, those who criticize her are "mansplaining" ConservativeDemocrat Oct 2014 #26

Yet another reason to hate that stupid term. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #31

that's probably *not* her fishwax Oct 2014 #38

ayup: boston bean Oct 2014 #40

I found this offensive on so many levels. blackspade Oct 2014 #27

All publicity is good publicity for these creeps. Maybe she'll be McCain's running mate next. n/t RufusTFirefly Oct 2014 #29

Not just an idiot but a criminal. NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #30

Hopefully the National Parks Service catches up with her.. Historic NY Oct 2014 #33

for some reason this came to mind. corkhead Oct 2014 #36

This story really got me in a dither. boston bean Oct 2014 #37

The punishment for this idiot ought to be ... Tracer Oct 2014 #39

Ten parks could mean 5 years total PLUS restitution. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #43

Who does she think she is...... Banksy?? NOT a kennedy Oct 2014 #45

So what makes this Banksy vandal any different? customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #53

Yosemite? Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #52

I'd like to do some "art" pipi_k Oct 2014 #55

What are the technical details on fixing this? Jim Lane Oct 2014 #56

Actually, Simple Green works great on acrylics for cleanup. blackspade Oct 2014 #58

She used magic marker in some cases theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #63

This confirms my worst fears.... theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #65

I guess it would depend on the type of ink in the marker blackspade Oct 2014 #66

I'm not so sure how well that would work with sandstone theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #67

Not even original. Her artwork looks like high school doodles. Rex Oct 2014 #59

She definitely has her head up her ass if she thinks this: CrispyQ Oct 2014 #60

A tally of this selfish, self-important asshole's damage.... theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #64