[DeanFL]

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Tax $$$$ ($20,000) spent by Orlando to join the Metro club with BLM street painting. Completed yesterday, paint barely dry - overnight...some folks had their graffiti fun. Now - who will pay for reparing and upkeep? hmm - tax payers perhaps? IMO this is yet another example of pandering by government. Couldn't those $$$ be spent on tangible efforts as in added education funding to needed areas? Imagine how much effort and tax $$$ will be spent now, after the grafitti continues on and on... grrrr.

yesterday's news>>>>

Orlando joins other cities with ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural in downtown

Surely you’ve seen the major US cities who’ve painted giant ‘Black Lives Matter’ murals painted on streets there to support the growing protests calling for criminal justice reform across the country.

Now, Orlando joins that list of cities that started with Washington, D.C., and includes Seattle, Austin and New York.

The stencil work on the Orlando mural began Thursday and the city says they’ll have the painting completed by Saturday morning.

The mural is being painted on Rosalind Avenue in front of Lake Eola Park near the Disney Amphitheater.

today's news>>>

News 96.5 - WDBO
46 mins ·
BREAKING: Black Lives Matter mural vandalized overnight. Crews hadn’t yet sealed the painting after it was applied yesterday.

...oh BTW - the "defacing" certainly appears to be by the "PRO BLM" folks - not those that may be "anti"...

[blueash]

One person's defaced might be another person's enhanced. The message of the original art was that Black Lives Matter, the message of the enhancements was that words are not enough they need to be matched by changes in the policing of the community.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

It looks more to me like a bunch of kids who didn't ever get to learn civics in school, decided it'd be a "funny prank" to deface a serious message. The handwriting is what gives it away - that's not the writing of a graffiti artist, it's the writing of a 14-year-old brat.

[retiredguy123]

I hope the defacing will prevent other cities from wasting money on BLM signs, murals, etc.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I hope the defacing will prevent other cities from wasting money on BLM signs, murals, etc.

agreed no reason to waste taxpayers money on this

[DeanFL]

Originally Posted by blueash

One person's defaced might be another person's enhanced. The message of the original art was that Black Lives Matter, the message of the enhancements was that words are not enough they need to be matched by changes in the policing of the community.

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...so, if you would want to "enhance" a public stop sign, Police station sign, Fire Station sign, Courthouse sign, Turn lane signage on the street... you get the drift... DOES THAT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT to Deface (whoops... 'enhance') it?

Try to argue THAT in court...of course that would require you to be arrested first, and we know how that goes lately... c'mon Man!!!
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[davem4616]

ya can't negotiate with a bully ... the police know that...sadly those that make these dumb deals don't

[mtdjed]

I have always been grateful that Florida Turnpike has kept the noise barriers free of graffitti art compared with that which exists an many expressways.

Now, Orlando and other cities are becoming the graffiti artists. Next thing you see is CSX building a new fleet of boxcars with BMM already inked onto them. Paint vendors along the Turnpike Noise barrier Walls. Tents provided along the walls so that graffitti artists can get out of the heat. Maybe contests among the original graffitti artists and the City management.

[GOLFER54]

I’m collecting gallons of WHITE PAINT, so I can paint.... White Lives Matter.
Ya think that I’ll get 20 grand for that ?

[camaguey48]

Originally Posted by GOLFER54

I’m collecting gallons of WHITE PAINT, so I can paint.... White Lives Matter.
Ya think that I’ll get 20 grand for that ?

Keep your head down and don't say anything offensive to the delicate souls. You have no rights. First amendment? What's that?

[Cranford61]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

agreed no reason to waste taxpayers money on this

Wait til you see what happens when the Harriet Tubman $20 bill is circulated.

[camaguey48]

Originally Posted by GOLFER54

I’m collecting gallons of WHITE PAINT, so I can paint.... White Lives Matter.
Ya think that I’ll get 20 grand for that ?

Probably twenty years if the mob has something to say about it. Did you not get the message? You have no right to invoke your first amendment rights. Welcome to the new freedom of speech.

[lwmilo]

Need some help.
Namvet

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by DeanFL

today's news>>>

News 96.5 - WDBO
46 mins ·
BREAKING: Black Lives Matter mural vandalized overnight. Crews hadn’t yet sealed the painting after it was applied yesterday.

...oh BTW - the "defacing" certainly appears to be by the "PRO BLM" folks - not those that may be "anti"...

Wait a minute, the large "BREAKING" headline says the tagging/vandalism WAS done by BLM advocates.

But the tiny, caveat font says it..."appears to be."

So which is it?

Recognizing of course, and until the perps are identified and caught, that's exactly what certain folks are hoping for...and want it to be.

[BiPartisan]

Interesting a "mural" that can only be seen or read from the air or a high rise. Brilliant! $20,000, wow.