NYPD Detains Activists for Anti-Koch Light Graffiti at the Met

[ellenrr]

On Tuesday, three activists were detained by NYPD officers outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art after disrupting a gala honoring David H. Koch. The controversial billionaire was being fêted for his $65 million contribution to the newly reopened museum plaza, which prominently bears his name (see “Protesters Crash Koch Plaza Opening at the Met“). The three activists, Kyle Depew, Grayson Earle, and Yates McKee, were caught projecting images from a customized art truck onto the museum’s façade that read “The Met: Brought to you by the Tea Party” and “Koch = Climate Chaos”—references to Koch’s well-known role in funding right-wing and climate-denying groups.

http://news.artnet.com/art-world/nypd-detains-activists-for-anti-koch-light-graffiti-at-the-met-100321

[Earth_First]

1. FFS!

Illegal advertising.



Kudos to the Light Brigade!

[ellenrr]

2. what is ffs?

[Android3.14]

4. for fucks sake

ffs

[Smarmie Doofus]

23. I believe it derives from the Gaelic.

The American equivalent translates roughly as "Are you fucking kidding me?!"

At least in the NE USA.

[Voice for Peace]

25. for fuck sake. or for fuck's sake. or forfucksake.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

3. They are just making laws up now!

Whatever it takes to keep the 1# safe. I love this line,


The three activists were ticketed for illegal advertising. “They really should have charged us with ‘bothering a rich person’s dinner party,’” Earle told artnet News, “because that’s what it’s really for.”

[ellenrr]

9. right!

[Feral Child]

5. K&R n/t

[Billy Budd]

6. Freedom of Speech

is only for the wealthy

[PeoViejo]

7. Trespass by Photon

The whole point was to confiscate the equipment to prevent further actions by the group. Of course, the charges will be dropped, but the damage is done.
This illegal bullshit is standard practice for NYPD as well as others. A lot of this went on with OWS, and we will see more of it, until the officers who perpetrated this face personal loss.
I am pro-Union, but Police Unions are notorious for protecting these miscreants.

As far as honoring David Koch, it's his Money they honor. At least Andrew Carnegie built Libraries for the people. Koch builds monuments for the Wealthy.

http://www.npr.org/2013/08/01/207272849/how-andrew-carnegie-turned-his-fortune-into-a-library-legacy

[ReRe]

11. Monuments to/for himself n/t

[Enthusiast]

8. Kicked and recommended for the patriot activists.

Thank you, ellenrr.

[CaptainTruth]

10. This is far more about First Amendment rights than illegal advertising.

They weren't projecting messages promoting a product or service, that's advertising, they were making a statement, that's free speech. They should get a lawyer & sue.

If dollars are considered free speech, then photons are damn well certainly free speech!

[Diremoon]

12. real sorry

If money is speech, sue and see how sorry they are for violating their civil rights. Better hurry though. The Koch's have probably already hired the Supremes to find that the Bill of Rights only applies to corporations.

[ReRe]

13. K&R

Thanks for this information, ellenrr. I hope the young men can pursue this/sue NYC. David Koch and his NYPD goons need to learn the real meaning of Freedom of Speech.

[blkmusclmachine]

14. I have seen the enemy. And he is us.

[Triana]

15. Police departments exist to protect & serve wealth, not communities. n/t

[Smarmie Doofus]

16. This happened Tuesday. Today's Friday. Has anyone seen anything in the M$M re. this brilliant....

... example of what we called in the old days, "guerilla theater"?

K and R

[ellenrr]

19. I guess I missed the MSM in-depth coverage of this creative action...

happily I did see a nice piece on the origin of peanut butter.

[mrdmk]

24. In the absents of a spay can and no physical damage done, the media did not miss a thing!

Besides, its the MSM job to project what the public needs to know...

BTW: News vans were sent to the OWS protest, yet not much was
shown on the boob tube (at least that day of the filming)... Makes
you wonder who was getting the footage?

[CanonRay]

17. When legitmate peaceful protest is stymied

then other options become less objectionable. The 1%ers are sealing their own doom. I hope I live to see it happen.

[littlemissmartypants]

21. Agreed. nt

[albino65]

18. I find it odd

Turtle man McConnell bemoans the attack on 1st Amendment rights that he envisioned in the vote to end the Citizens' United ruling, and yet confiscating a projector until after a convenient time in relation to the climate talks is deemed OK. Who are the real 1st Amendment betrayers?

[littlemissmartypants]

20. I love the OLB. Thanks for your post, ellenrr.

I believe that art can save the world.

Love, Peace and Shelter.
~ littlemissmartypants

[annabanana]

22. "light graffiti" . . amazing. . . .n/t

[kimbutgar]

26. Projector will not be returned until November 5th

I wonder why that date? I hope they get another projected I would donate to a kick starter campaign. The Koch's also own the Nypd. Why isn't mayor deblasio complaining about the confiscation?

[JimDandy]

27. Because elections will be done after Nov 4.

[LiberalElite]

28. K&R