Diner owner may have thwarted another Obama mural attack

[TexasTowelie]

The owner of the Breakfast Klub on Sunday night may have stopped a possible vandal from damaging the much-defaced mural of President Barack Obama on the restaurant's storage building on the southern edge of Midtown.

Officers were dispatched about 7:45 p.m. to 3710 Travis near West Alabama after Marcus Davis called authorities saying he had spotted a man carrying an open can of paint near his restaurant, said Kese Smith, a spokesman for the Houston Police Department.

Smith said Davis detained the man until officers arrived.

Officers investigated the case and contacted the Harris County District Attorney's Office. The man was not taken into custody and no charges were filed because no crime had been committed, Smith said.

More at http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Diner-owner-may-have-thwarted-another-Obama-mural-4288008.php .

[kentauros]

1. Good!

I made the mistake of looking at the comments on the previous story on this mural. The knuckledraggers were all over the comments, often suggesting they were up for doing a little creative vandalism themselves. I would assume the same type of comments are all over this story.

I wonder if he's installed any cameras yet?

[Politicalboi]

3. As someone pointed out in the comments

The owner is carrying an assault weapon. I guess that beats a camera. But a camera is better.

[TexasTowelie]

6. See the link in the thread I just posted.

Cameras are set up.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10786330

[Politicalboi]

2. Someone out there needs to tell this man about

Ever Dry. I would imagine vandals couldn't paint over his mural anymore.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

4. Wow!

I'd think you could sell that stuff to cities, railroads, business owners................ :O)

[kentauros]

5. By the looks of how protected the person spraying it is,

I'd say to coat a mural, you'd have to not only close down the whole area, but enclose it in some kind of fully sealed barrier. A coating as impressive as that would kill you through suffocation.