Sunday, November 29, 2015

Police say baseball bats chained to poles are very strange

Police are investigating why baseball bats were chained to telephone poles around San Francisco, which a spokesman said was "very strange."



As many as 27 of these bats, some of which had nails protruding from them, were found in a number of locations around the city, Sgt. Michael Andraychak said.

The bats were discovered throughout Thursday, beginning in the morning. The last one was found at around 4:45pm, Andraychak said. He added that there are no indications currently of who placed the bats or why.



Police are investigating various aspects of what Andraychak described as a "very strange" episode. Police said possession could be considered a probhibited deadly weapon with a felony charge.

With news video.

5 comments:

Amy said...

Artist's Statement reads: "By leaving the piece unsigned, the artist invites the viewer to claim ownership. The simple materials (wood, metal) and the public location point us to an 'everyman' interpretation. The use of sports equipment, modified into an overt weapon suggests the artist is directing our attention to our current surveillance state and asking us to ask ourselves, what part do we play in this scenario? No matter what our role, our actions are limited to our immediate location as the quasi- now real -weapons are chained to our public utilities. Is this another way of addressing our dependence on non-renewable fuels?"

Shit, I should do this for a living.

arbroath said...

Thanks for the info, Amy!

Amy said...

Arbroath, you ever need any more bullshit, just let me know. I have an unending supply.

arbroath said...

Hahaha! :)

Anonymous said...

The part I play in this scenario is standing there going "WTF??"