A Florida teenager could face felony vandalism charges for allegedly gluing posters depicting President Obama as the Joker onto public property.
Clermont, Fla., Police Capt. Eric Jensen said the state attorney will review evidence to determine whether to charge the unidentified teenager with gluing "dozens" of the posters last week to the city's light poles, public and private buildings, bridge overpasses, road signs and a mailbox.
Jensen said damage to city property exceeded $800, and it cost roughly $200 to remove the adhesive that was used to affix the poster to the mailbox.
"If he hadn't glued them, we wouldn't be having this discussion," Jensen said. "[The adhesive] didn't come off the road signs."
If convicted of felony vandalism, the teenager could face a maximum of five years in jail.
But Shepard Fairey can put his pro-Obama posters on stop signs, and Obama is appreciative..
"I would like to thank you for using your talent in support of my campaign. The political messages involved in your work have encouraged Americans to believe they can help change the status quo. Your images have a profound effect on people, whether seen in a gallery or on a stop sign."
Messages. Images. Effect. Someone understands phenomenology. And the thing about stop signs? "He's kind of endorsing graffiti," Fairey says, "isn't he?"
Oh, and Shepard Fairey has already been arrested 14 times for outstanding warrants...
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