Off with their thumbs, says Mayor

Off with their thumbs, says Mayor Nick Papps 05 November, 2005

A US mayor has called for graffiti artists to have their thumbs cut off on television.

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman says anyone who sprays graffiti on his city's freeways should suffer the medieval torture.

Mr Goodman, a former Mafia lawyer, told a Las Vegas television show "in the old days in France, they had beheading of people who commit heinous crimes".

Ed. Very true, the rest penalty should be brought back for heinous crimes - the politicians however have decided that we don't want it though, again without asking the people...

"You know, we have a beautiful highway landscaping redevelopment in our downtown," he said.

"We have desert tortoises and beautiful paintings of flora and fauna. These punks come along and deface it. I'm saying maybe you put them on TV and cut off a thumb. That may be the right thing to do."

Ed. Singapore is an excellent example for law and order, the way they deal with graffiti is give them a caning, just ask American Michael P. Fay. I would give them a caning AND order them to clean up other graffiti along with charging them with the expenses of the clean up equipment and perhaps defering their ability to obtain their driving licence for several years...if they still don't get the picture...they may just have to forfeit a thumb of their choice...

Mr Goodman also called for the flogging of naughty children with whips and canes.

Ed. Definitely bring back the cane in school, for the teachers as well, knock that communism out of 'em...

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