Friday, March 30, 2012

Man's graffiti message to thief upsets neighbours

Residents in San Antonio are outraged that a home was tagged on their street. The twist is that the homeowner spray painted it himself. Now residents say the eyesore is turning their street into a parade route for all the wrong reasons. On March 10, Daryl McClain's truck was stolen from his home in the 5700 block of Clearwood. So what did he do?

He tagged his own house, and neighbours say he did not keep the message clean. "I speak my mind," McClain boasted outside his tagged garage door. "Most people keep it in." Apparently McClain doesn't just speak his mind, because anyone who drives by his home can see what he is thinking. "People get tired of this "expletive," he added.



The message reads "To the mother f----- that stole my truck. You are a dead man." McCain says he didn't mean it as a death threat. "I would just like my stuff back," he added. The message also reads "2K NQA." McClain explained that means he is offering a cash reward of $2,000 for information, no questions asked.

According to the San Antonio Police Department, McClain is not breaking the law. SAPD spokesman Matt Porter said McClain did not use profanity, because he did not spell out the expletive. Also, he says according to homicide detectives, McClain did not threaten anyone specifically. Finally, the city is not allowed to regulate what people paint on their homes.

With news video.

1 comment:

WilliamRocket said...

Golly. In a world where one so often hears of councils, governments, police and health and safety idiots proclaiming "YOU CAN'T DO THAT !" it is SO refreshing to hear someone in so called authority saying something sensible.
By the way, did you know that if you type in "I am not a robot" down below in the comment box, it doesn't make any difference.
It is stopping me commenting as much as I would, trying to prove I am not a robot all the time.
I am not a robot, I am of above average intelligence, I am even British by birth.
Yet I most often find it hard to read the anti robot words.
AND, its not really fair on robots, they have a right to free speech too !, or free typing if you prefer.