Reuters is reporting that a San Diego court is pursuing charges of 13 counts of vandalism against a man who wrote anti-bank slogans on the sidewalk… with chalk. And despite the Mayor of That City’s objections, the city attorney believes the fullest extent of the law should apply towards nefarious users of children’s art supplies.
According to Reuters, city attorney Jan Goldsmith defended his pursuit of the case, saying: “We prosecute vandalism and theft cases regardless of who the perpetrator or victim might be.” No word as to how many 10-year-olds are doing time for stealing candy bars in SD, however.
The accused, Jeff Olson, 40, has no prior convictions, but could have possibly played with chalk in his childhood, which may or may not have an impact on his sentence. Reuters says Olson told ABC affiliate KGTV: “If I had drawn a little girl’s hopscotch squares on the street, we wouldn’t be here today.” Or would we?
Olson reportedly faces 13 misdemeanor counts of vandalism, each with a one-year jail term or a $1,000 fine. Here’s hoping he doesn’t hafta serve those consecutively…
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