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Related: About this forum'Penis Man' Graffiti Artist Arrested
'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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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
38? Most people his age have better things to do than this +yet somehow he is penis man but
lunasun
Jan 2020
#4
If they send 25 SWAT officers to arrest me, I probably won't stand there and count them.
CaptYossarian
Jan 2020
#7
Arkansas Granny
(31,827 posts)1. A SWAT team? Seriously?
sl8
(16,245 posts)2. Absolutely, according to the 'Penis Man' himself.
I think the reporter is leaving it up to the reader how much credence to place in the 'Penis Man' account.
Fresh_Start
(11,341 posts)3. they needed penis substitutes since penis man apparently
had lots of penis to go around
lunasun
(21,646 posts)4. 38? Most people his age have better things to do than this +yet somehow he is penis man but
he is anti-identity politics ?
38 yrs old !
Vogon_Glory
(9,571 posts)5. Meet Mr. UP
Im 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.
Bob Loblaw
(1,900 posts)6. Seems like kind of a dick
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)7. If they send 25 SWAT officers to arrest me, I probably won't stand there and count them.