We aren’t one for drama or hyperbole, however whoever tagged downtown’s iconic Golden Goose signal deserves castration by blowtorch. For starters.
On the intense aspect, vandals aren’t geniuses, and their tags are nicknames simply traced by regulation enforcement, so this explicit moron might be getting a go to from the po-po. (The Gang Crimes unit at Metro was disbanded, however was reinstated, so there’s that.)
It might be a disgrace if the arrest concerned a smidge of police brutality simply so the perpetrator doesn’t overlook such vandalism isn’t acceptable, particularly when it entails a monument to Las Vegas historical past.
Our good friend Kerry B. (Whiskey Fever on Twitter) was the primary to convey this asshattery to our consideration.
The very fact the Golden Goose nonetheless exists is a minor miracle.
The Golden Goose signal got here down on Fremont Road after 43 years (most just lately standing watch over the Glitter Gulch strip membership) when its perch was demolished to make approach for Circa Las Vegas.
The signal was donated to Tony Hsieh’s Downtown Venture and it was refurbished and placed on show south of Fremont East, at Fremont Road and tenth Road.
The signal its rotation, and mojo, again.
Now, we’ve got some imbecile, bereft of expertise or success or a clue, crapping on a beloved Las Vegas landmark.
Again in former Mayor Oscar Goodman’s heyday, he mentioned those that deface buildings with graffiti ought to have their thumbs reduce off on tv.
Castration, thumbs, no matter works.
Right here’s hoping the Golden Goose may be repainted and the dipshit who vandalized it may be delivered to justice, probably with the help of a Taser or pepper spray or Belgian Malinois.
