Off with their thumbs

Mayor: Cut thumbs off graffiti artists

Friday, November 4, 2005; Posted: 11:00 a.m. EST (16:00 GMT)
From AP - "The mayor of Las Vegas has suggested that people who deface freeways with graffiti should have their thumbs cut off on television.

"In the old days in France, they had beheadings of people who commit heinous crimes," Mayor Oscar Goodman said Wednesday on the TV show "Nevada Newsmakers."

Goodman said the city has a beautiful highway landscaping project and "these punks come along and deface it."

"I'm saying maybe you put them on TV and cut off a thumb," the mayor said. "That may be the right thing to do."

Goodman also suggested whippings should be brought back for children who get into trouble.

Another panelist on the show, state university system regent Howard Rosenberg, said cutting off the thumbs of taggers won't solve the problem and Goodman should "use his head for something other than a hat rack."


Kudos to Howard for his amazing improv and as usual, being blunt as all hell. As for the thumbs, woostercollective.com is collecting images of thumbs to send as a mass mail to the mayor. Either add to their thumb-dune or send your own. The address for the mayor is...Mayor: Oscar B Goodman
- Address: 400 Stewart Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89101, USA
- Tel: +1 702 229 6241
- Fax: +1 702 385 7960
- Email:
mayor-ogoodman@ci.las-vegas.nv.us
- Website:
http://www.ci.las-vegas.nv.us

Have fun and while you are at, cut off your own thumb and overnight it to his office.