Keep an eye out for "art" in the parks

[salsabike]

I love artistic murals that are created with public and government support. There are also countries where extraordinary pieces of street art serve as vehicles for public protest and political speech where these things cannot otherwise occur without enormous risk---conditions that most of us have never had to contend with. Egypt in recent years and Brazil just before the World Cup are two places that come to mind, although there are many more. I won't post the images here but if you google those country names and "graffiti", you will see hugely compelling, beautiful, painful commentary on how people are living.

When I think of those things in contrast to the self-indulgent acts of Casey Nocket, it makes me more than a little sick.

[maillotpois]

Please!!! For anyone as appalled by this vandalism as I am - consider signing my friend's petition to the White House for the stiffest penalties available to this person: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...np-nm/1y8xJBGm

[Trek420]

I keep wondering who took the pictures. She wasn’t traveling alone. Doesn’t look like it anyway.

Hmmmm. Good point. They don't have that selfie look. While infuriated by this act whether for the bad art, the damage to our precious outdoors or both I hope we let due process take it's course. Put away that pitch fork. I mainly brought this up for the debate on the issue and as always here, it's an interesting one.

[PamNY]

Looks like NPS has officially named Casey Nocket as a suspect.

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/articl...er-5856747.php

I don't know how reliable this source is, but the author claims to have spoken with Nocket's family, and has some interesting comments from an NPS spokesperson.

http://trailmob.com/lifestyle/articl...m-investigatio

[salsabike]

And one more article about just how hard it is to remove Nocket's paint: http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/art...al-5861494.php

[Jolt]

I'd like to see her be required to clean it up...with a toothbrush!