Comments on: Hey, NYC Vandal Task Force – Follow the Money! http://antiadvertisingagency.com/vandal-task-force-is-dropping-the-ball/ The Anti-Advertising Agency Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: !!! http://antiadvertisingagency.com/vandal-task-force-is-dropping-the-ball/#comment-56192 !!! Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:01:54 +0000 http://antiadvertisingagency.com/?p=563#comment-56192 <p>The idea of an individual such as a graffiti writer expressing themselves freely scares the government because it shows a lack of control and authority, this is why they have become so criminalized by the law. Advertisement agencies who may be working illegally are putting up adds that are promoting conformity and consumerism which the stability of government thrives on so they are not prosecuted. Also the city is making huge profits on the fines they impose on the agencies, but never go as far as to take them down, which is the city making profit on illegal advertisement by proxy of the law.</p> The idea of an individual such as a graffiti writer expressing themselves freely scares the government because it shows a lack of control and authority, this is why they have become so criminalized by the law. Advertisement agencies who may be working illegally are putting up adds that are promoting conformity and consumerism which the stability of government thrives on so they are not prosecuted. Also the city is making huge profits on the fines they impose on the agencies, but never go as far as to take them down, which is the city making profit on illegal advertisement by proxy of the law.

]]> By: Posterchild’s Blade Diary » Archive » FlyerPlanterboxes! http://antiadvertisingagency.com/vandal-task-force-is-dropping-the-ball/#comment-45418 Posterchild’s Blade Diary » Archive » FlyerPlanterboxes! Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:33:29 +0000 http://antiadvertisingagency.com/?p=563#comment-45418 <p>[...] know, the New York City Transit Police Vandal Squad (now the Citywide Vandals Task Force) is a notorious department that was created to focus on subway vandalism, and Joe Rivera was one of it’s more notorious [...]</p> [...] know, the New York City Transit Police Vandal Squad (now the Citywide Vandals Task Force) is a notorious department that was created to focus on subway vandalism, and Joe Rivera was one of it’s more notorious [...]

]]> By: Emily Gallagher http://antiadvertisingagency.com/vandal-task-force-is-dropping-the-ball/#comment-43074 Emily Gallagher Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:16:57 +0000 http://antiadvertisingagency.com/?p=563#comment-43074 <p>If the vandalism task force is so big, how come the tires on my bike keep getting slashed when I park it in close proximity to the Greenpoint BK police station? I'm talking 3 times in two months. That's vandalism... but I guess it's poor person to poor person vandalism, so it doesn't matter.</p> If the vandalism task force is so big, how come the tires on my bike keep getting slashed when I park it in close proximity to the Greenpoint BK police station? I’m talking 3 times in two months. That’s vandalism… but I guess it’s poor person to poor person vandalism, so it doesn’t matter.

]]> By: Graffiti http://antiadvertisingagency.com/vandal-task-force-is-dropping-the-ball/#comment-43045 Graffiti Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:06:12 +0000 http://antiadvertisingagency.com/?p=563#comment-43045 <p>75 officers! Crazy... In Manchester there about 5 and they work for the Transport Police. They probably bust about 60 people a year...</p> 75 officers! Crazy… In Manchester there about 5 and they work for the Transport Police. They probably bust about 60 people a year…

]]> By: Gotham Gazette - The Wonkster » Blog Archive » Illegal Advertisers Off the Hook? http://antiadvertisingagency.com/vandal-task-force-is-dropping-the-ball/#comment-42444 Gotham Gazette - The Wonkster » Blog Archive » Illegal Advertisers Off the Hook? Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:03:43 +0000 http://antiadvertisingagency.com/?p=563#comment-42444 <p>[...] fact, the Anti-Advertising Agency points out that the Police Department’s vandal squad doesn’t even arrest such ad perps. Of the nearly 3,800 arrests they made in 2007, none of those arrests were for [...]</p> [...] fact, the Anti-Advertising Agency points out that the Police Department’s vandal squad doesn’t even arrest such ad perps. Of the nearly 3,800 arrests they made in 2007, none of those arrests were for [...]

]]> By: Steve Lambert http://antiadvertisingagency.com/vandal-task-force-is-dropping-the-ball/#comment-42320 Steve Lambert Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:01:43 +0000 http://antiadvertisingagency.com/?p=563#comment-42320 <p>for example: http://consumerist.com/385497/la-has-4000-illegal-billboards-but-city-looks-on-helplessly</p> for example: http://consumerist.com/385497/la-has-4000-illegal-billboards-but-city-looks-on-helplessly

]]> By: Steve Lambert http://antiadvertisingagency.com/vandal-task-force-is-dropping-the-ball/#comment-42315 Steve Lambert Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:18:19 +0000 http://antiadvertisingagency.com/?p=563#comment-42315 <p>Liz, my point is that many advertisers <em>are not</em> paying for permits. The ads are just as illegal as any graffiti writer's work.</p> Liz, my point is that many advertisers are not paying for permits. The ads are just as illegal as any graffiti writer’s work.

]]> By: Anonymous http://antiadvertisingagency.com/vandal-task-force-is-dropping-the-ball/#comment-42312 Anonymous Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:08:36 +0000 http://antiadvertisingagency.com/?p=563#comment-42312 <p>But advertisers pay the city for permits and buildings for the space to use.</p> <p>So, essentially, Advertisers are paying those detective salaries.</p> But advertisers pay the city for permits and buildings for the space to use.

So, essentially, Advertisers are paying those detective salaries.

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