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sl8

(16,245 posts)
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 12:05 PM Jan 2020

'Penis Man' Graffiti Artist Arrested

From https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/penis-man-arrested-by-tempe-police-over-graffiti-taggings-11431581

'Penis Man' Graffiti Artist Arrested by '25 Heavily Armed SWAT Officers'

RAY STERN | JANUARY 25, 2020 | 7:37PM

Accused "Penis Man" graffiti tagger Dustin Shomer announced on Facebook early Saturday morning that "25 heavily armed SWAT officers" had arrested him on January 23 at his Phoenix condo.

Tempe police confirmed on Saturday afternoon that they had arrested Shomer at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Phoenix New Times published an article just before 5 p.m. on Thursday about the investigation, which police launched after numerous instances of a tagger scrawling "Penis Man" across public and private buildings and other objects since late November. The taggings had received nationwide attention on social media and on news sites including ABC-15 News and New Times.

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'Penis Man' Graffiti Artist Arrested (Original Post) sl8 Jan 2020 OP
A SWAT team? Seriously? Arkansas Granny Jan 2020 #1
Absolutely, according to the 'Penis Man' himself. sl8 Jan 2020 #2
they needed penis substitutes since penis man apparently Fresh_Start Jan 2020 #3
38? Most people his age have better things to do than this +yet somehow he is penis man but lunasun Jan 2020 #4
Meet Mr. UP Vogon_Glory Jan 2020 #5
Seems like kind of a dick Bob Loblaw Jan 2020 #6
If they send 25 SWAT officers to arrest me, I probably won't stand there and count them. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #7

sl8

(16,245 posts)
2. Absolutely, according to the 'Penis Man' himself.
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 12:15 PM
Jan 2020

I think the reporter is leaving it up to the reader how much credence to place in the 'Penis Man' account.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
4. 38? Most people his age have better things to do than this +yet somehow he is penis man but
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 02:00 PM
Jan 2020

he is anti-identity politics ?


38 yrs old !

Vogon_Glory

(9,571 posts)
5. Meet Mr. UP
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 02:43 PM
Jan 2020

I’m reminded of a grafitto I saw inside a former Union Pacific railroad caboose back in the day when the UP still had cabooses. Mr. UP wore a shirt and a jacket, but the less said about his headpiece, the better.

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